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The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

Women's Basketball

The men’s soccer team celebrating after winning the Patriot League championship over Lehigh University.

Reflecting on 2025-26 Lafayette athletics

By Dan Sullivan, Sports Editor May 8, 2026

Another year for Lafayette College athletics brought on a new wave of highs and lows. The men’s soccer team brought home the Patriot League trophy, some teams managed to exceed expectations and others...

New head coach Ben O’Brien captured four conference championship titles in his tenure at the University of Scranton.

Women’s basketball locks in new leader

By Dan Sullivan, Sports Editor April 24, 2026

Lafayette College named a new head women’s basketball coach on Wednesday, ending a month-long search for the program’s leader. Ben O’Brien, who compiled a 117-7 record in four seasons at the helm...

Women’s basketball head coach Kia Damon-Olson finishes her tenure having overseen 10 All-Patriot League team selections. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Women’s basketball coach exits after 9 years

By Brea White, Assistant Sports Editor April 3, 2026

The head coach of Lafayette College’s women’s basketball team will not return next season after nearly a decade in the position, drawing surprise and confusion from the team. The departure of Kia...

The women’s basketball team held American University to 15-of-55 from the field in Saturday’s win.

Women’s basketball takes down American

By Benjamin White, Managing Editor February 27, 2026

The women’s basketball team got off to a red-hot start against American University, mounting an early double-digit lead en route to a comfortable 56-41 road win. Facing off in the nation’s capital...

The women's basketball team was out-rebounded 47-31 in its loss to the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Sunday.

Women’s basketball stumbles to NJIT

By Benjamin White, Managing Editor December 5, 2025

The women’s basketball team saw its four-game winning streak snapped at the hands of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, falling 71-60 in wire-to-wire fashion on Sunday afternoon. NJIT (7-3 overall)...

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