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The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

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Junior goalkeeper Lexie Coldiron currently leads the nation in saves. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse blown-out by 10th-ranked Loyola Maryland

By Grace Sanborn, Staff Writer April 28, 2023

On Saturday, the women’s lacrosse team (2-14 overall, 1-7 Patriot League) traveled down to Baltimore to face the 10th-ranked team in the country, Loyola Maryland (14-2 overall, 8-0 Patriot League). In...

Sophomore midfielder Sophia Spallone scored the Leopards only goal of the first quarter against Colgate. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse falls to Colgate after weather delay

By Fiona Cannon, Contributing Writer April 21, 2023

This past weekend, the women's lacrosse team (2-13 overall, 1-6 Patriot League) lost 15-11 against Colgate (3-9 overall, 2-4 Patriot League) at home. This Senior Day game was originally planned for Saturday,...

The club volleyball team has excelled in all of its recent tournaments. (Photo courtesy of Ashley Holland 25)

Women’s club volleyball finishes second place in final tournament of year

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor April 14, 2023

The club volleyball team closed out its season last weekend by taking second place in the Northeast Women's Volleyball Club League (NWCVL) Division II Championship. Playing on its home court, Lafayette...

Senior Kaili Reitano swings during the Leopards loss to Boston University. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Boston University sweeps softball

By Allie Campanella, Contributing Writer April 14, 2023

The softball team (4-27-1 overall, 1-8 Patriot League) dropped all of its matchups in a three-game series against Boston University last weekend. After being shutout 8-0 in the first game on Saturday,...

Senior attacker Genevieve Strobel was one of five Leopards who scored at least two goals against BU. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse beats Boston, Edwards tallies six points

By Caroline McParland, Sports Editor April 7, 2023

Led by an impressive six-point performance from freshman attacker Charlotte Edwards, the women's lacrosse team (2-11 overall, 1-4 Patriot League) earned its first conference win this past Saturday over...

Christian Kiselica led George Washington to a top-25 ranking prior to coming to Lafayette. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Christian Kiselica named head volleyball coach

By Caroline McParland, Sports Editor April 7, 2023

Christian Kiselica will become the new head coach for the volleyball team on Monday. Kiselica replaces Ryan Adams, who accepted a head coaching position at William & Mary in January after four seasons...

The Leopards had a strong offensive outing against American, scoring a record high 15 goals. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse falls to American by one point, Bennett scores six goals

By Grace Sanborn, Staff Writer March 24, 2023

The women’s lacrosse team (1-9 overall, 0-2 Patriot League) lost to American 16-15 in a nail-biter last Saturday in Washington, D.C. The Leopards held the lead for most of the game before American (5-3...

Junior utility player Paige Sandidge leads off first base during Lafayettes victory over Mount St. Marys. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Softball drops three of four games at tournament: Team looks to turn around fortunes

By Allie Campanella, Contributing Writer March 24, 2023

The softball team (2-17-1 overall, 0-0 Patriot League) took one of its four matchups this past weekend at the Mount St. Mary’s tournament. In the first game against Mount St. Mary’s, the Leopards pulled...

Senior midfielder Katie Chiasson fires a pass during the Leopards victory over Canisius in their Athlete Ally game. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse earns first victory of season

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor March 10, 2023

The women’s lacrosse team notched its first win of the season, taking down the Canisius Golden Griffins in a double overtime thriller. While the Leopards have been competitive in almost every game they’ve...

Junior guard Makayla Andrews led the Leopards last Saturday with 14 points. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Women’s basketball loses in first round of Patriot League playoffs

By Grace Sanborn, Staff Writer March 10, 2023

The women’s basketball team's season came to a close on Saturday after it lost 61-52 to Loyola Maryland in the first round of the Patriot League tournament. The Leopards (10-19 overall, 7-11 Patriot...

Senior Jessica Booth is honored before the Leopards senior day victory. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Women’s basketball snaps six-game losing streak against Bucknell

By Grace Sanborn, Staff Writer March 3, 2023

The women’s basketball team (10-18 overall, 7-11 Patriot League) broke its six-game losing streak during its senior day on Saturday, defeating Bucknell 69-61. The game was the Leopards' first victory...

The Leopards next tournament is during spring break. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Softball notches first win of season, drops three others at tourney

By Fiona Cannon, Contributing Writer March 3, 2023

Softball (1-8 overall, 0-0 Patriot League) attended the UMBC Retriever Round Robin Tournament this past weekend in Baltimore, winning one of the four games for Karavin Dew's first victory as head coach. Over...

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