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The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

Field Hockey

Amanda Golini 17 celebrates with the U.S. National Field Hockey team after clinching an Olympic berth. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette College on Linkedin)

Amanda Golini ‘17 qualifies for Paris Olympics with U.S. Field Hockey

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor February 2, 2024

Amanda Golini ‘17 and the rest of the United States field hockey national team punched their tickets for the Summer Olympics. The team earned a silver medal and secured one of three qualifying spots...

Junior midfielder and captain Lineke Spaans dribbles against American in the Patriot League final. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Field hockey falls to American in Patriot League final

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor November 10, 2023

The field hockey team (12-7 overall, 5-1 Patriot League) is the 2023 Patriot League runner-up after losing to American University (11-7 overall, 6-0 Patriot League) in Saturday's championship game. The...

The field hockey team celebrates its semifinal win against Boston. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Field hockey championship preview

By Andreas Pelekis, Assistant News Editor November 3, 2023

The field hockey team (12-6 overall, 5-1 Patriot League) is looking to capture its first Patriot League title since 2012, facing the formidable American University Eagles (10-7 overall, 6-0 Patriot League)...

Junior midfielder Lineke Spaans earned First Team honors for her 29-point season. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Field hockey defeats Lehigh, Boston on way to championship

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer November 3, 2023

The field hockey team (12-6 overall, 6-1 Patriot League) finished its regular season last week, defeating rival Lehigh 2-1 on Friday and then traveling to Philadephia on Saturday to face 24th-ranked Temple,...

Sophomore midfielder Josephine van Wijk fires a shot on goal during the Leopards win over Towson. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Field hockey brings winning streak to 7 with non-conference wins

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor October 27, 2023

With victories over Towson and Quinnipiac last weekend, the field hockey team (10-5 overall, 4-1 Patriot League) enters the closing weekend of the 2023 season on a seven-game winning streak. First,...

The field hockey team hopes to extend its winning streak tonight against Towson. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Field hockey beats BU, Providence to clinch playoff spot

By Fiona Cannon, Staff Writer October 20, 2023

The field hockey team (8-5 overall, 4-1 Patriot League) extended its winning streak to five this weekend, beating both Boston University and Providence College. The team started the weekend on Saturday...

Sophomore goalkeeper Raffi Fragomeni shut out the Crusaders en route to the Leopards 2-0 win. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Field hockey shuts out Holy Cross

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor October 6, 2023

The field hockey team (4-5 overall, 2-1 Patriot League) added a win to its record this weekend, putting two past Holy Cross (3-7 overall, 0-3 Patriot League) to earn a shutout.  It was a dominant performance...

Senior midfielder Ariel Schumacher drives the ball on the wet turf. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Field hockey drops rainy match against American

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer September 29, 2023

The field hockey team's season (3-5 overall, 1-1 Patriot League) has been full of ups and downs. Last Sunday, the team traveled to the nation's capital to face the American University Eagles (5-4 overall,...

The field hockey team poses with sophomore Leo Baumgardner at Metzgar Fields. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Meet Leo Baumgardner, field hockey’s star practice player

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor September 29, 2023

Sophomore Leo Baumgardner has athletic experience at the international level, practices his sport every day and manages his studies at the same time. So, why is he not on a Lafayette roster?  The answer:...

Junior defender India Ralph brings the ball up the field during the teams winning weekend. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Field hockey dominates in weekend matches, sweeps weekly Patriot League honors

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor September 22, 2023

The field hockey team (3-4 Overall, 1-0 Patriot League) started Patriot League play with success this past weekend, winning its first league game and adding a non-conference victory to its record. For...

Sophomore Josephine van Wijk puts a shot on goal during the Leopards match against Columbia. 
(Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Field hockey celebrates mental health awareness in loss to Columbia

By Ally Waldman, Contributing Writer September 15, 2023

On Sunday, the field hockey team returned to action to compete against Columbia for its last out-of-conference game. Heavy storms led to the cancellation of its scheduled Friday competition against Syracuse.  The...

The field hockey team gathers for a huddle at Rappolt Field. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Van Wijk on a roll, can’t lift Leopards in out-of-conference games

By Eric Ponieman, Assistant Sports Editor September 8, 2023

The field hockey team returned from its out-of-conference road trip without a win, losing by a score of 3-2 to Vermont (2-2) in overtime on Saturday and then to UMass (3-1) on Sunday. These losses brought...

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