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Junior forward Emma Shields finished with a double-double on Saturday against American University.

Women’s basketball annihilates American, finishes season with loss to Army

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor March 14, 2025

With just over a minute remaining in the Patriot League quarterfinal against Army, the women’s basketball team faced a 15-point deficit. Staring down the end of the season, senior guards Abby Antognoli,...

Senior attacker Riley Sullivan accumulated 22 total points for the men's lacrosse team this week.

Men’s lacrosse fades against Colgate, demolishes NJIT

By Dan Sullivan, Assistant Sports Editor March 14, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team split a pair of home contests this past week, falling 19-14 to conference rival Colgate University on Saturday before defeating the New Jersey Institute of Technology 14-4 on...

Senior Shaylee Daniels qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships for the first time in her collegiate career. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Diving sends 2 to regionals, including first female athlete

By Selma O’Malley, Managing Editor March 14, 2025

Two members of the diving team competed in the NCAA Division I Zone A Diving Championships hosted by Rutgers University earlier this week. Both senior Shaylee Daniels and sophomore Landon Orth competed...

Senior épée Zoe O'Connor had the best finish for the women's team on Saturday at NCAA Regionals. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Fencing finishes season at NCAA Regionals

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer March 14, 2025

The men’s and women’s fencing teams wrapped up their seasons on Saturday, competing in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Championship hosted by Drew University.  The event featured competitors...

The women's lacrosse team begins its in-conference season on Saturday against Holy Cross. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse struggles to score against Villanova

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer March 14, 2025

The women’s lacrosse team finished its out-of-conference season on Wednesday afternoon, suffering a tough 16-5 loss on the road against Villanova University. Villanova (5-3 overall) wasted no time...

The softball team plays a series of games at home this weekend against Marist University and St. Peter's University. (Photo by Bennett Scarborough for GoLeopards)

Softball falls to 0-16 overall

By Jack Paradis, Contributing Writer March 14, 2025

The softball team participated in the Penn State Invitational this past weekend at University Park, Pennsylvania, dropping all four games by mercy rule. On Saturday, the Leopards (0-16 overall) played...

Senior infielder Michael Zarrillo picked up four hits in the loss to Manhattan University on Tuesday.

Baseball wins 1 of 5 in busy week

By Isabella Gaglione, Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2025

The baseball team hit the road to face off against the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the University of Richmond last weekend, winning one out of four games before closing out the week with a loss...

The Orlando Pride enter the 2025 NWSL season as defending champs. (Photo courtesy of NWSL)

Sidelines: NWSL enters new season looking for a direction

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor March 14, 2025

The National Women’s Soccer League is kicking off its season Friday. Here are all the biggest storylines to watch in the league, which is entering its 13th season. With more and more attention being...

The men's basketball team's bid for the Patriot League Championship came up short at American University on Thursday night. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Men’s basketball loses heartbreaker to finish season at American

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor March 7, 2025

The men's basketball team was up 11 points going into the half at American University in the Patriot League quarterfinal on Thursday night. Freshman guard Alex Chaikin was fresh off a 12-point first...

Sophomore guard Andrew Phillips attempts to finish a basket through two Holy Cross players in the men's basketball team's first-round win over the Crusaders on Tuesday.

Men’s basketball falls to BU, rebounds against Holy Cross to advance to quarterfinals

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor March 7, 2025

Before its playoff game against Holy Cross on Tuesday night, the men’s basketball team had lost seven 1-score or overtime games this season. So when the Crusaders held a 2-point lead with 6.8 seconds...

Sophomore guard Teresa Kiewiet attacks the basket against Boston University on Saturday. (Photo by Jasmin for GoLeopards)

Women’s basketball wins final 2 games, earns home play-in game

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer March 7, 2025

The women’s basketball team won back-to-back games for just the second time this season, defeating Boston University 63-58 last Saturday, securing a home playoff berth in the first round of the Patriot...

Sophomore Ida Moczerniuk won the gold medal in the 60-meter dash at the Patriot League Indoor Championships. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Track athletes medal, break school records at indoor championships

By Dan Sullivan, Assistant Sports Editor March 7, 2025

The track and field team secured several all-time performances at the Patriot League Indoor Championships at the Naval Academy last weekend. The women finished seventh out of 10 teams, while the men finished...

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