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The Lafayette

Volleyball

Junior libero Elizabeth Flynn serves during the Leopards victory over Holy Cross. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Volleyball begins Patriot League play, goes 1-1 at home

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer September 22, 2023

Last Friday saw the 2023 Patriot League season commence for the women’s volleyball team when it faced the Holy Cross Crusaders at home. The Leopards entered the game riding a two-game winning streak...

Junior libero Carson Grace Toomer focuses on the ball. 
(Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Volleyball goes 1-2 at Penn

By Luke Gutleber, Staff Writer September 15, 2023

Last weekend, the women’s volleyball team traveled to the UPenn Tournament, facing off against the Coppin State Bald Eagles once and the University of Pennsylvania Quakers twice after Duquesne withdrew...

Senior middle blocker Gracie Gibson brings her teammates in for a huddle. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Volleyball goes 1-2 at Bryant Invitational, Gibson selected to All-Tournament team

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer September 8, 2023

The volleyball team commenced its 2023 season at the Bryant Invitational last week, playing three separate matches in the span of two days. The team's victory marked its first win under new coach Christian...

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...

The Leopards celebrate their set win over the Greyhounds. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Volleyball dominates Loyola, falls to Navy on senior day

By Colleen McNamara, Staff Writer November 11, 2022

This past weekend, Lafayette volleyball (8-14 overall, 5-10 Patriot League) defeated the Loyola Greyhounds 3-1 (25-23, 29-27, 23-25, 25-16) before falling to the Navy Midshipmen in a 0-3 shutout (23-25,...

Freshman Carol Ulichney recorded 10 kills and one block against Colgate. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Volleyball falls in tough battles with top two Patriot League teams

By Nicky Nathanson, Contributing Writer November 4, 2022

The Lafayette volleyball team (7-13 overall, 4-9 Patriot League) lost both games of a doubleheader in New York last weekend, falling to Colgate 0-3 and to Army 1-3. The Leopards faced tough competition,...

Junior libero Katie Weston digs out a ball during Lafayettes three-set loss to Colgate. 
(Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Volleyball falls to Army, Colgate in straight sets

By Nicky Nathanson, Staff Writer September 30, 2022

This past weekend, the women’s volleyball team (4-7 overall, 1-3 Patriot League) fell 0-3 to both Army and Colgate. The Leopards fell in straight sets in Friday’s affair against Army (25-21, 25-18,...

The club volleyball team wore ribbons in support of Ukraine during Saturdays tournament, where they placed second out of six teams. (Photo courtesy of Nina Curko 22)

Club volleyball ranked first in division after tournament at Drexel

By Caroline McParland, Sports Editor March 11, 2022

The club volleyball team traveled to Philadelphia this past Saturday to compete at Drexel University against Drexel, The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), St. Josephs, Bucknell, West Chester and Bloomsburg....

The Lafayette club volleyball team looks toward next tournament against Bloomsburg after coming in second place at home-hosted tournament. (Photo courtesy of Becca Abel 22)

Women’s club volleyball finishes second in home tournament

By Caroline McParland, Sports Editor February 18, 2022

Last weekend, the women's club volleyball team was a finalist at a home tournament in the Kamine gym. The Leopards won all three games in pool play against Stevens Institute of Technology, the Rutgers...

The womens volleyball team adds five new members for the class of 2026, providing even more hope for an already bright future. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Simmons)

Women’s volleyball finishes record-setting season, confirms five incoming recruits

By Charlie Berman, Assistant Sports Editor February 4, 2022

As the lights turned off at Cottrell Court at the end of the night in Hamilton, NY on Nov. 20, volleyball’s record-setting season finally ended with a loss to American in the Patriot League semifinal. However,...

The Lafayette club volleyball team placed second last weekend at their home competition, which was just one of three of their successful outings this season. (Photo courtesy of Nina Curko 22)

Club volleyball ends fall season with second place finish at home tournament

By Caroline McParland, Sports Editor December 10, 2021

The Lafayette club volleyball team closed out a successful semester last weekend at a home tournament in which they came in second place out of ten teams. "There [were] a lot of strong teams here like...

Lafayette volleyball will head into their final regular season game after victorious matches against both Lehigh and Bucknell this weekend. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards.com)

Volleyball makes history with weekend sweep of Patriot League opponents

By Charlie Berman, Staff Writer November 12, 2021

In a record-setting weekend, Lafayette volleyball (14-9 overall, 11-4 Patriot League) beat two Patriot League opponents on home turf, defeating both rival Lehigh and Bucknell 3-0. Saturday's match completed...

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