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The Lafayette

Field Hockey

After exiting last week's Patriot League final with a knee injury, senior midfielder Lineke Spaans returned to action to record the Leopards' lone shot attempt. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Field hockey falls in 1st round of NCAA tournament

By Dan Sullivan, Staff Writer November 17, 2024

In its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012, the No. 20 ranked field hockey team lost its first-round matchup in a nailbiter to No. 5 ranked Saint Joseph’s University. The 2024 Patriot League...

Sophomore midfielder Stella Malinowski's late fourth quarter goal pushed the field hockey team into overtime against American University on Saturday. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Field hockey wins Patriot League championship

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor November 11, 2024

The field hockey team faced American University in Saturday's Patriot League final with a history of 10 straight losses to the Eagles. Dating back to 2018, three of those matchups were in a Patriot League...

Senior midfielder Lineke Spaans was one of three Leopards to earn First Team All-Patriot League selections. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Field hockey finishes regular season with Colgate win, beats Bucknell en route to Patriot League final

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer November 8, 2024

The field hockey team secured a decisive 2-0 victory over Colgate University last Saturday, solidifying its position as the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament. The Leopards then faced Bucknell...

Senior forward Alex Darrah scored her seventh goal of the season against Boston University on Oct. 25. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Field hockey puts up back-to-back shutout victories

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer November 1, 2024

The field hockey team (4-1 Patriot League, 11-6 overall) put together a statement weekend, securing back-to-back shutout victories against Boston University (3-3 Patriot League, 6-9 overall) in its homecoming...

Senior defender India Ralph prepares to inbound a penalty corner against Temple University on Sunday. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Field hockey loses to Drexel, defeats #20 Temple

By Dan Sullivan, Staff Writer October 25, 2024

The field hockey team (3-1 Patriot League, 9-6 overall) split a pair of out-of-conference matchups, falling 3-2 to Drexel University (7-5-1 overall) but claiming its first win of the season against a ranked...

Senior forward Lineke Spaans battles with several Providence defenders for the ball in Sunday's home win. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Field hockey records two-win weekend

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor October 11, 2024

The field hockey team (2-1 Patriot League, 7-4 overall) secured back-to-back wins last weekend, earning a 2-0 shutout victory at Bucknell University (2-1 Patriot League, 5-6 overall) on Friday, then gutting...

Senior midfielder Lineke Spaans winds up to advance the ball against Patriot League rival American University last Friday. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Field hockey falters against American, Penn State

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer October 4, 2024

The field hockey team (1-1 Patriot League, 5-4 overall) faced a challenging weekend, clashing with the reigning Patriot League champions American University (1-0 Patriot League, 5-5 overall), in a double-overtime...

Senior midfielder Lineke Spaans makes a play on the ball in a match against Quinnipiac University. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Field hockey notches first Patriot League win

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer September 27, 2024

The field hockey team (1-0 Patriot League, 5-2 overall) secured its first Patriot League win of the season last Friday, shutting out Holy Cross (0-1 Patriot League, 4-4 overall) 3-0 at the Crusaders' Hart...

Sophomore defender Katie Gibb looks to make a pass in the Leopards' Sept. 13 win against Quinnipiac. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Field hockey outlasts Quinnipiac, loses heartbreaker at Syracuse

By Luke Gutleber, Staff Writer September 20, 2024

The field hockey team (4-2 overall) engaged in two tight battles in non-conference matchups this weekend. The Leopards kicked things off with an impressive 3-2 victory over Quinnipiac (2-4 overall) on...

Junior defender Makenzie Switzer and senior midfielder Laine Delmotte try to keep up with a New Hampshire player. (Photo courtesy of University of New Hampshire Athletics)

Field hockey goes 1-1 in New Hampshire

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer September 13, 2024

The field hockey team (3-1 overall) played its first away games of the season this weekend, winning 3-0 against Dartmouth College (0-2 overall) on Sept. 6 before falling 3-0 to the University of New Hampshire...

The field hockey team celebrates following Sunday's win against Delaware. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Field hockey starts season 2-0

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor September 6, 2024

The field hockey team (2-0 overall) got out of the gates fast this season with home wins against Vermont (0-2 overall) and Delaware (0-1 overall). The Leopards got the action started early in last Friday's...

The Lafayette football team hoists the Patriot League Championship trophy for the first time since 2013. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

The state of Lafayette sports

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor May 3, 2024

We are but brief echoes in the relentless passage of time as it carelessly rushes onward, merely distorted faces upon which clocks droop in the proverbial Salvador Dali painting that we call life. Yet...

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