He said his mission remained the same as when he took the job: to win an Ivy title.
The two teams have combined to win the last 14 Ivy titles and 31 of the last 33.
Columbia has not won another Ivy title since.
The winner will clinch at least a tie for the Ivy title.
Yale has not won an Ivy title since 1999.
That result may have decided the Ivy title.
They last won the Ivy title in 1961, and it remains a distant goal.
The Green was the preseason favorite to win the Ivy title and has more than lived up to expectations.
A victory would give the Tigers their first outright Ivy title since 1964.
The two have won or shared the Ivy title all but twice since 1968.