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The football team celebrates a last-minute victory against Monmouth. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Football lands first win of the season with stunning finish

By Dan Sullivan, Staff Writer September 13, 2024

The football team (1-1 overall) rallied for its first win of the season in come-from-behind fashion against Monmouth (0-2 overall) on Saturday at Kessler Stadium in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The Leopards...

Senior goalkeeper Griffin Huff makes a save against Binghamton. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s soccer draws with Villanova, loses to Binghamton

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer September 13, 2024

The men’s soccer team (2-1-2 overall) completed its final leg of out-of-conference action before the start of Patriot League play, earning a 1-1 draw against Villanova (0-3-2 overall) on Saturday before...

The men's tennis team looks to bounce back from an 8-15 record last season. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Men’s tennis starts season at Bloomsburg Invitational

By Andrew LaGreca, Contributing Writer September 13, 2024

Men's tennis opened its fall season at the Bloomsburg Invitational last weekend. Traditionally a three-day event, the tournament was shortened due to rain on Saturday. Much like the weather conditions,...

Sophomore midfielder Griffin Feather operates in open space against Siena College on Aug. 28. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Men’s soccer remains undefeated with win at Fairfield

By Maddie Pedone, Contributing Writer September 6, 2024

The men's soccer team (2-0-1 overall) continued its hot start to the season with a 3-2 road win against Fairfield University (0-3 overall) this past Saturday. The Leopards got the scoring started early...

Sophomore linebacker Robert Stevens tries to tackle a Buffalo player in the Leopards' Thursday loss. (Photo by Nicholas T. LoVerde for GoLeopards)

Football drops season opener

By Dan Sullivan, Staff Writer September 4, 2024

The football team (0-1 overall) came up short in its season opener as the Leopards lost to FBS opponent Buffalo (1-0 overall) 30-13 at UB Stadium in Buffalo, New York on Thursday night. The Leopards'...

Senior midfielder Carter Houlihan dribbles in open space against Siena on Wednesday night. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Men’s soccer opens season with draw, win

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer August 30, 2024

The men’s soccer team (1-0-1 overall) opened its season this week with a 1-1 draw against UMass Lowell (1-0-1 overall) on Saturday and a dramatic win over Siena College (0-1-1 overall) at home on Wednesday....

Senior runningback Nahjee Adams sharpens his skills in training camp. (Photo courtesy of @lafcolfootball on Instagram)

Football team looks to build upon previous season’s success

By Dan Sullivan, Staff Writer August 30, 2024

Lafayette's football team typically captures the spotlight of the fall sports season and this year is no different. All eyes will be on the reigning Patriot League co-champions as the Leopards look to...

Former Leopard Jake Bloss '22 throws a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles before exiting in the fourth inning. (Photo courtesy of The Athletic)

Former Leopard makes MLB debut

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor June 25, 2024

Former Leopards pitcher Jake Bloss '22 made his Major League Baseball debut for the Houston Astros this past Friday night, joining David Bednar ‘17 as the only active Lafayette College alumni in MLB. Bloss...

The addition of the Richmond Spiders to the Patriot League is the first since 2001. (Photo courtesy of University of Richmond Athletics)

Richmond to join Patriot League football

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor May 18, 2024

The University of Richmond will be joining the Patriot League as an associate member for football beginning in the 2025 football season, expanding Patriot League football to eight teams. "We are excited...

Safety DaRon Gilbert goes for a tackle against Lehigh in 2022. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Leopards join NFL

By Benjamin White, Staff Writer May 3, 2024

Former Leopards DaRon Gilbert and Steven Stilianos signed with NFL teams as undrafted free agents this week, with Gilbert joining the Detroit Lions and Stilianos, the Tennessee Titans. “Going into...

Tommy McGee hops over an opposing player. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse ends season with close loss to Lehigh

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor May 3, 2024

The men’s lacrosse team (6-7 overall, 2-6 Patriot League) closed out its season on Friday with a 13-12 loss to rival Lehigh University (8-6 overall, 6-2 Patriot League). The Leopards entered the match...

The Lafayette football team hoists the Patriot League Championship trophy for the first time since 2013. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

The state of Lafayette sports

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor May 3, 2024

We are but brief echoes in the relentless passage of time as it carelessly rushes onward, merely distorted faces upon which clocks droop in the proverbial Salvador Dali painting that we call life. Yet...

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