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The Lafayette

Men's Lacrosse

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 competed in its first-ever Patriot League semifinals on May 2. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse falters against Boston University

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer May 9, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team saw its season come to an end on May 2, falling to two-seeded Boston University by a score of 12-10 in West Point, New York. The loss marked the end of what has been a historic...

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 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...

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...

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