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The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

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Freshman guard Mark Butler dribbles down the court against Lehigh. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s and women’s basketball teams lose in Patriot League playoffs

By Charlie Berman, Eric Ponieman and Grace Sanborn March 11, 2024

Both the men’s (11-21 overall, 10-8 Patriot League) and women’s basketball teams (10-20 overall, 5-13 Patriot League) saw their seasons come to an end this past weekend, as the men fell to rival Lehigh...

Junior Ali Krieger, pictured above, is the president of Empowering Female Athletes. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Meet the Empowering Female Athletes club

By Maddie Pedone, Contributing Writer March 8, 2024

Empowering Female Athletes is helping to combat the issues of gender-based violence and discriminatory behavior towards women and nonbinary athletes at Lafayette. “We just weren’t being heard,”...

Junior Arman Ganchi returns a backhand during the match against Le Moyne College.

Women’s tennis picks up win against Le Moyne, men struggle

By Lauren Peterson, Contributing Writer March 8, 2024

The men’s tennis team (3-5 overall) and women’s tennis team (5-4 overall) had another packed schedule last weekend. The women's team fell 6-1 to Delaware State University on Saturday but rebounded...

Junior guard Abby Antognoli drives past a defender during the loss to Bucknell. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Women’s basketball drops 3 games heading into playoffs

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer March 8, 2024

The women’s basketball team (10-19 overall, 5-13 Patriot League) fell to Bucknell University (12-17 overall, 9-9 Patriot League) on Saturday by a score of 56-45. Then, on Wednesday, the team lost to...

The softball team dropped all four of its games last weekend. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Softball winless at UNC Mizuno invitational

By Benjamin White, Staff Writer March 8, 2024

The softball team (2-11 overall, 0-1 Patriot League) went 0-4 last weekend at the University of North Carolina Mizuno Invitational, dropping games to Rutgers University (13-7 overall), Rider University...

Senior midfielder John Mathes evades an Army defender. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse falls to Army in Patriot League opener

By Luke Gutleber, Staff Writer March 8, 2024

The men’s lacrosse team (3-2 overall, 0-1 Patriot League) had its three-game winning streak snapped by Army West Point (5-0 overall, 1-0 Patriot League) in a 16-11 loss at Fisher Stadium on Sunday. The...

Senior midfielder Claire Culligan drives to the cage against Bryant. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse loses games against Bryant, Delaware

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor March 8, 2024

The women's lacrosse team (2-3 overall) dropped both of its games this week, starting with a weekend Athlete Ally game against Bryant University, then following that up with a rainy road loss to lacrosse...

Senior infielder Blaze Fadio slides into home against Delaware. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Baseball drops 2 of 3 at Delaware

By Dan Sullivan, Staff Writer March 8, 2024

The baseball team (1-9 overall) traveled to the University of Delaware (6-5 overall) last weekend to take on the Blue Hens at Bob Thomas Stadium. Although the Leopards dropped two out of three games in...

Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of ESPN)

Sidelines: It’s time to invest in women’s sports

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor March 8, 2024

On the heels of Caitlin Clark becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA basketball history this week, I would like to take the time to reflect on the value of women’s performances in both collegiate...

Senior guard Eric Sondberg shoots over a Bucknell defender earlier this year. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Men’s basketball ends regular season with fourth consecutive loss

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor March 8, 2024

The men’s basketball team (11-20 overall, 10-8 Patriot League) fell to Bucknell University (13-18 overall, 10-8 Patriot League) by a score of 60-50 on Saturday to close out its regular season. Senior...

Title IX legislation has been in effect since 1972. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette College Communications)

The facts about Title IX in athletics

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor March 8, 2024

The phrase “Title IX” is often thrown around with regard to higher education and collegiate athletics. What is it exactly, and how is it implemented? Title IX, which was implemented in the Education...

Senior attacker Peter Lehman evades Binghamton defenders. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse extends winning streak with Binghamton victory

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor March 1, 2024

The men’s lacrosse team (3-1 overall) notched its third win in a row on Saturday, emerging victorious over Binghamton University (1-2 overall) by a score of 19-12 at Fisher Stadium.  Lafayette’s...

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