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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...

The men's lacrosse team will take on Boston University Friday night in the Patriot League semifinal. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse wins 1st Patriot League tournament game in team history

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team closed its regular season with a win against Lehigh University before making history on Tuesday night with a quarterfinal win against sixth-seeded Navy to secure a spot in the...

The women's lacrosse team almost pulled off a fourth-quarter comeback against Lehigh in its final game on Wednesday.

Women’s lacrosse ends season with losses to #22 Navy, late nail-biter against Lehigh

By Josh Horenstein, Contributing Writer April 25, 2025

The women’s lacrosse team lost to No. 22 Navy 18-4 this past Saturday, capping off its last away game of the regular season in the loss column, finishing 3-5 in away games this season. The Maroon and...

The Leopards will face a win-and-in contest to secure a playoff berth on Friday night against Lehigh University. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse comes up short against Virginia

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor April 25, 2025

Following a dramatic victory over nationally-ranked Boston University in its last game, the men’s lacrosse team dropped a contest against the University of Virginia, falling 13-8 last Saturday. After...

Junior goalie Joe Doherty recorded 11 saves against Boston University on Saturday. (Photo by Jasmin Lara for GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse upsets #15 Boston University

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team closed out its final home game of the regular season with a monumental 11-9 win against No. 15 Boston University at Fisher Stadium on Saturday. The victory puts the team in fourth...

Senior attacker Haleigh Albrecht scored a hat trick during Saturday's contest against Colgate University. (Photo by Trent Weaver for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse splits pair of 1-point games

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer April 18, 2025

The women’s lacrosse team contested two close Patriot League games this week, coming up just short in a 14-13 Senior Day thriller on Saturday afternoon against Colgate University, but the Leopards got...

Lacrosse brothers junior Jack and sophomore Billy Irish cite their father, Ryan Irish, as their inspiration for getting into lacrosse. (Photo courtesy of Billy Irish)

Luck of the Irish brothers

By Dan Sullivan, Assistant Sports Editor April 18, 2025

Late in the fourth quarter of the men’s lacrosse team’s bout against the New Jersey Institute of Technology earlier this year, sophomore attacker Billy Irish held the ball in his stick while approaching...

Freshman midfielder Joseph Duggan scored the Leopards' first goal of the game against Navy. (Photo courtesy of Navy)

Men’s lacrosse stumbles against Navy

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer April 11, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team could not recover after a poor first half against Navy, falling to the Midshipmen by a score of 14-8 on Friday. The loss dropped the team to sixth place in the Patriot League,...

The women's lacrosse team currently stands in eighth place out of 10 Patriot League teams. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse falls to nationally-ranked Loyola Maryland

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor April 11, 2025

Despite a number of goals from the freshman class, the women’s lacrosse team fell behind early against No. 17 Loyola Maryland University en route to a 17-4 road defeat. Following a 21-2 blowout loss...

Freshman midfielder Joseph Duggan scored a third quarter goal against Bucknell University on Friday.

Men’s lacrosse bulldozes Bucknell

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor April 4, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team won its fourth straight game on Friday night, defeating Bucknell University in a wire-to-wire 14-5 victory. Catapulted by a rocket-fire start in the home Alumni Day game, the...

Senior attacker Haleigh Albrecht put up two shots in Saturday's contest against Army. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse stifled by Army

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer April 4, 2025

The women’s lacrosse team (1-3 Patriot League, 5-6 overall) suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Army on Saturday (3-1 Patriot League, 8-2 overall), falling by a score of 21-2 at Fisher Stadium. The...

The softball team went on a 5-game winning streak over the break. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Catching up on everything we’ve missed over 2 weeks

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor April 4, 2025

It has been a few weeks since we’ve covered Lafayette athletics. Here’s everything you might have missed. Baseball The baseball team (3-5 Patriot League, 6-23 overall) went 2-7 in two weeks of...

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