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Freshman forward Roy Biegon evades two Army defenders on Sept. 27. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Freshman Roy Biegon on the transition from Kenya to College Hill

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor February 16, 2024

Standout men’s soccer freshman Roy Biegon had a long journey to Lafayette — 7,000 miles, to be precise.  Biegon, who moved to the United States from Nairobi, Kenya during high school, has found...

Members of the mens soccer team has been reading books about teamwork to the students. (Photo courtesy of Lawrence Aydlett 25)

Earn Your Spots book club connects soccer players with local students

By Martin Familetti, Contributing Writer December 8, 2023

While the men’s soccer team’s season may have concluded, the team remains in action in a different field: the world of books. The Earn Your Spots Book Club, created by head coach Dennis Bohn, is an...

Junior forward Lawrence Aydlett fights off a Boston defender. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Men’s soccer ends dominant run with Patriot League championship loss at BU

By Luke Gutleber, Staff Writer November 17, 2023

The men's soccer team (9-6-6 overall, 4-2-3 Patriot League) ended its impressive playoff run last Saturday in the Patriot League Championship against Boston University (12-3-4 overall, 7-1-1 Patriot League)....

Members of the soccer team thank fans after their quarterfinal victory over American University. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s soccer championship preview

By Andreas Pelekis, Assistant News Editor November 11, 2023

The men's soccer team (9-5-6 overall, 4-2-3 Patriot League) will travel to Boston today for a shot at the Patriot League Championship, facing the No. 1 seed Boston University Terriers (11-3-4 overall,...

Senior forward Hale Lombard takes a shot against American in the Patriot League quarterfinal game. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s soccer vies for Patriot League title after overtime wins against American, Loyola

By Martin Familetti, Contributing Writer November 10, 2023

The men’s soccer team (9-5-6 overall, 4-2-3 Patriot League) won in dramatic fashion in both the quarterfinals and the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament, with wins against American (6-5-5 overall,...

Junior forward Andrey MacIntyre jumps up for a header against Bucknell. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s soccer finishes regular season with two draws

By Fiona Cannon, Staff Writer November 3, 2023

The men's soccer team (8-5-5 overall, 4-2-3 Patriot League) finished its regular season last week, facing off against Bucknell (2-10-4 overall, 1-6-2 Patriot League) last Saturday at Gummeson Grounds,...

Junior goalkeeper Griffin Huff takes a goal kick. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s soccer falls to Loyola, avenges loss by beating Stony Brook

By Lauren Peterson, Contributing Writer October 27, 2023

Last Saturday, the men’s soccer team (8-5-3 overall, 4-2-1 Patriot League) lost 2-0 to Loyola (6-1-8 overall, 5-0-2 Patriot League) in Baltimore, but responded by taking down non-conference opponent...

The mens soccer team celebrates with fans on Saturday during its 2-0 win. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Men’s soccer defeats Boston University 2-0 in muddy match

By Luke Gutleber, Staff Writer October 20, 2023

This past weekend, the men’s soccer team (7-4-3 overall, 4-1-1 Patriot League) battled the Boston University Terriers (7-3-4 overall, 4-1-1 Patriot League) at home, reigning victorious with a final score...

The Leopards focused on defense in their shutout over Holy Cross. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Men’s soccer notches third consecutive win with Holy Cross shutout

By Martin Familetti, Contributing Writer October 6, 2023

The men’s soccer team (6-3-2 overall, 3-1 Patriot League) continued its run of good fortune with a 1-0 victory over Holy Cross (3-6-2 overall, 1-2-1 Patriot League) in Worcester, Massachusetts last Sunday....

Malik Wagner (left) and Darius Dangerfield (right) work to organize logistics for their respective teams. (Photos courtesy of Malik Wagner on LinkedIn and GoLeopards)

New directors of operations hold men’s soccer, basketball together

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor October 6, 2023

The athletic department welcomed two new hires on its coaching squads this year. Malik Wagner and Darius Dangerfield have both assumed director of operations positions for men’s soccer and men's basketball,...

Lafayette athletes are always busy between practice, competition and classwork. (Photos by Rick Smith and Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

A day in the life of two student-athletes

By Jack Paradis, Contributing Writer October 6, 2023

Despite the fact that a quarter of the student body plays a Division I sport, many may not know what an average day looks like for student-athletes. Playing a sport takes up hours of the average student-athlete’s...

Junior goalkeeper Griffin Huff controls the ball while holding the opposition scoreless. (Photo by Doug Kilpatrick for GoLeopards)

Men’s soccer ends losing streak with two conference clean sheets

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor September 29, 2023

Coming off a three-game losing streak in which the Leopards failed to put a single ball in the net capped by a 3-0 road drubbing at the hands of Albany, the men's soccer team (5-3-2 overall, 2-1 Patriot...

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