Built in 1981 to serve as the home of Yale’s soccer and lacrosse programs, the stadium received new lights and a state-of-the-art artificial turf during the first phase of renovations that concluded in 2007. The turf makes it possible to schedule practices and games in any weather. The recently completed second phase of renovations created four new air-conditioned team rooms, an enhanced press box and VIP seating area, the Kempner Family Plaza and expanded bleachers that can accommodate up to 1,450 fans. Additional improvements allow coaches to film players and view the footage inside the facility and one of the smaller touches the student-athletes appreciate is the MP3 player dock that allows them to listen to music during hours of practice.
In their design of the facility, Centerbrook Architects and Planners aimed to create a stadium that would serve the student-athletes and integrate well with the surrounding Yale Bowl and Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center. The structure uses the same barrel vaults and arches found on facades of the other two buildin