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The Lafayette

Men's Lacrosse

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Senior attacker Riley Sullivan accumulated 22 total points for the men's lacrosse team this week.

Men’s lacrosse fades against Colgate, demolishes NJIT

By Dan Sullivan, Assistant Sports Editor March 14, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team split a pair of home contests this past week, falling 19-14 to conference rival Colgate University on Saturday before defeating the New Jersey Institute of Technology 14-4 on...

Freshman Nicholas Blalock led the Leopards in scoring on Saturday with two goals. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse falls to No. 5 Army

By Jack Paradis, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team opened Patriot League play on Saturday, dropping the match 15-5 against No. 5 ranked Army at West Point. “We knew Army is one of the best teams in the country, let alone...

The men's lacrosse team got back in the win column before its first Patriot League matchup against No. 5 Army on Saturday. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse crushes Le Moyne

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor February 28, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team continued its hot start to the season, defeating Le Moyne College on the road by a whopping 15-4 margin this past Saturday. Through the opening month of the season, Saturday’s...

Junior goalkeeper Joe Doherty saved 15 shots in the men's lacrosse team's loss against Drexel University on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Drexel University Athletics)

Late rally from Drexel hands first loss to men’s lacrosse

By Jack Paradis and Dan Sullivan February 21, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team fell 12-10 to Drexel University in Philadelphia on Tuesday after a fourth-quarter rally from the Dragons, giving the Leopards their first loss of the season. Drexel (1-1 overall)...

Sophomore midfielder Jack Massotto
notched two assists in the win against Binghamton on Monday. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse commands 4th quarter to defeat Binghamton

By Dan Sullivan, Assistant Sports Editor February 14, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team scored eight unanswered goals in the fourth quarter en route to a 16-9 win against Binghamton University on Monday. In a game that was originally slated for Saturday at Binghamton...

Three members of the men's lacrosse team surround an Air Force player in the Leopards' season-opening Saturday victory.

Men’s lacrosse starts season strong with win against Air Force

By Selma O’Malley, Managing Editor February 7, 2025

The men's lacrosse team hit the ground running at its season opener with an 11-8 win against the Air Force Academy last Saturday. On a windy day with gusts up to 25 mph, the Leopards (1-0 overall) trailed...

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...

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