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The Lafayette

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The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

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The field hockey team captured its second Patriot League title in 2024. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Lafayette athletics 2024-25 in review

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor May 9, 2025

Another year is in the books for Lafayette College athletics. As I prepare to sign off as sports editor, I want to take the time to reflect on the successes, championships and challenges the Leopards have...

Sophomore guard Teresa Kiewiet attacks the basket against American University on Feb. 12. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Sophomore standout steps into basketball spotlight

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

The women’s basketball team played host to bottom-ranked American University on Feb. 12. The game was a matter of personal pride for the Leopards, as the Eagles had beaten Lafayette College just two...

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,...

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...

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 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...

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...

Senior guard Makayla Andrews shoots in the paint during the victory over Lehigh. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Women’s basketball splits games against Lehigh, Navy

By Benjamin White, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

The women's basketball team (10-17 overall, 5-11 Patriot League) avenged its overtime loss to Lehigh (15-12 overall, 7-9 Patriot League) earlier in the season by taking down the Mountain Hawks 68-63 in...

Junior guard Luka Savicevic shoots over a Lehigh defender during the Leopards' loss. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s basketball drops three games in a row

By Jack Paradis, Contributing Writer March 1, 2024

The men's basketball team (12-18 overall, 10-7 Patriot League) fell to rival Lehigh University 71-63 on Saturday. With their win, the Mountain Hawks officially swept the regular season series against...

Senior forward Kyle Jenkins shoots during the game against Colgate in which he notched his 1000th career point. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s basketball defeats American, drops close game to Colgate

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor February 23, 2024

The men’s basketball team (11-17 overall, 10-5 Patriot League) will head into this weekend's rivalry game against Lehigh off the back of a win against American (14-14 overall, 8-7 Patriot League) and...

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