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The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

Basketball

Sophomore guard CJ Fulton is a key member of the basketball team with an interesting playing history and optimistic view on the Leopards future. (Photo courtesy of CJ Fulton 25)

From Éire to here, basketball’s CJ Fulton fits in

By Ben Dupont, Business Manager March 24, 2023

When sophomore guard CJ Fulton notched his first points of the Patriot League quarterfinal this month – an early three-pointer off of a tight screen on the right side – he kicked off a 10-0 run for...

The mens basketball team celebrates its Sunday night win against American, which sent it to the Patriot League finals. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

After nail-biting win against American, men’s basketball falls to No. 1 seed Colgate in League Championship

By Eric Ponieman and Charlie Berman March 10, 2023

The men’s basketball team (11-22, 7-11 Patriot League) advanced to the Patriot League Tournament final for the first time since 2015 after one of the most exciting games Kirby Sports Center has seen...

Senior captain Leo OBoyle, who scored his 1,000th career point against American on Sunday, will be key for the Leopards against Colgate. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Patriot League Championship Preview: Can the Leopards pull off the upset?

By Andreas Pelekis, Staff Writer March 7, 2023

A spot in March Madness will be clinched on Wednesday night, as the No. 6 seed Lafayette Leopards (10-22, 7-11 Patriot League) travel to Hamilton, New York to take on the No. 1 seed Colgate Raiders (25-8,...

Standout freshman forward Josh Rivera recorded his second career double-double in the loss to Army. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Shooting woes to blame as men’s basketball falters against Army, barely loses to Colgate

By Eric Ponieman and Caroline McParland February 24, 2023

The men’s basketball team (9-21 overall, 7-10 Patriot League) lost its second matchup of the season against Army (15-14, 9-7 Patriot League) 53-43 in an away match last Saturday night. The team then...

Captain Leo O’Boyle was joined by his parents in a Senior Day celebration before scoring 17 points. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s basketball gets revenge against Boston in overtime thriller

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor February 17, 2023

The men’s basketball team (19-9 overall, 8-7 Patriot League) moved up the Patriot League standings and inched closer to securing home-court advantage in the Patriot League tournament after an exhilarating...

Freshman forward Josh Rivera led the way for the Leopards in both games. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s basketball responds to Lehigh loss with runaway victory over Holy Cross

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor February 10, 2023

Lafayette men's basketball had an up-and-down stretch, falling to Lehigh (14-9 overall, 9-3 Patriot League) on Saturday in heartbreaking fashion before beating Holy Cross (7-18 overall, 5-7 Patriot League)...

Poor shooting in the second half of their game against Lehigh prevented the Leopards from extending their win streak. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Men’s basketball falls after late Lehigh run, trounces Loyola Maryland

By Eric Ponieman, Staff Writer January 27, 2023

The Lafayette men's basketball team's (7-15 overall, 5-4 Patriot League) four-game win streak was snapped by Lehigh (11-8 overall, 6-2 Patriot League) on Saturday evening. The Leopards hung with their...

Sophomore guard Devin Hines goes up for a rebound during the Leopards losing effort against Cornell.
(Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Basketball drops back-to-back Ivy League matchups

By Colleen McNamara, Staff Writer December 9, 2022

The Lafayette men's basketball team (1-9 overall, 0-0 Patriot League) fell to the Cornell Big Red 73-68 on Sunday before falling 69-58 to the Princeton Tigers on Tuesday. This marked five consecutive losses...

Senior forward Leo O’Boyle puts up a contested shot during Lafayettes 70-57 loss to Penn State. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Men’s basketball falls to Penn State, Drexel, continues rough start to year

By Eric Ponieman, Staff Writer December 2, 2022

The Lafayette men's basketball team fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions on Friday night, 70-57, and then lost to the Drexel Dragons on Wednesday night, 64-56, bringing the Leopards to a disappointing...

Junior Kyle Jenkins protects the ball during Lafayettes loss to St. Joes. 
(Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Men’s basketball loses to St. John’s, St. Joe’s

By Caroline McParland, Sports Editor November 18, 2022

Lafayette men’s basketball (0-3 overall, 0-0 Patriot League) continued their series of non-league away games this past week, facing off against St. John’s in Queens, N.Y. on Saturday before traveling...

Junior forward Kyle Jenkins controls the ball during the game against Miami. (Photo by Gabe Sareli for the University of Miami)

Men’s basketball gives Miami a scare in season opener

By Eric Ponieman, Staff Writer November 11, 2022

The Lafayette men's basketball team opened its 2022-2023 season on Monday night with a 54-67 loss to the University of Miami. As underdogs against Miami, an ACC powerhouse playing its first match since...

Both the mens and womens basketball teams will begin their season on Monday. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Basketball 2022-23 season preview

By Caroline McParland and Charlie Berman November 4, 2022

The Lafayette men's basketball team is in unfamiliar territory. For the first time since 1995, the team will begin its season without legendary coach Fran O'Hanlon at the helm. Head Coach Mike Jordan,...

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