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The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

Basketball

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...

Freshman guard Kay Donahue, clad in a pink uniform for the teams annual Play4Kay game, goes for a layup. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Injury-plagued women’s basketball falls to Army

By Caroline McParland, Sports Editor February 24, 2023

The women's basketball team (8-18 overall, 5-11 Patriot League) fell 72-51 to Army this past Saturday during a home game held in honor of breast cancer survivors. The Leopards, constrained by their short...

Freshman guard Sauda Ntaconayigize looks to pass during the Leopards loss to Boston. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Injuries derail women’s basketball against Boston

By Allie Campanella, Contributing Writer February 17, 2023

With only six available players, the Lafayette women’s basketball team (8-15 overall, 5-8 Patriot League) lost 84-54 to Boston University (19-6 overall, 14-0 Patriot League) on Saturday. After winning...

Despite strong efforts from Lafayette underclassmen, womens basketball fell to Lehigh. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s basketball steamrolled by Lehigh

By Fiona Cannon, Contributing Writer February 10, 2023

The Lafayette women's basketball team (8-14 overall, 5-7 Patriot League) suffered a tough loss to long-time Patriot League rival Lehigh this past Saturday. The Mountain Hawks defeated the Leopards 79-48. Twenty-eight...

Sophomore Abby Antognoli goes for a lay up in the waining seconds of the Leopards victory. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Women’s basketball roars back from 17-point deficit to beat Colgate

By Eric Ponieman, Staff Writer February 3, 2023

After an impressive second-half comeback against Colgate (11-10 overall, 6-4 Patriot League), the Lafayette women’s basketball team (12-8 overall, 5-5 Patriot League) sent the crowd home happy with a...

Freshman Josh Rivera elevates for a three during his double-double performance against Colgate last Saturday. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Men’s basketball loses to Patriot League leader Colgate

By Luke Gutleber, Staff Writer February 3, 2023

Last Saturday, the men’s basketball team (16-7 overall, 5-5 conference) displayed a valiant effort against the Colgate Raiders but were unable to rise to the occasion, falling to Colgate 69-57. The...

Womens basketball poses after their nail-biter home victory last weekend. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Women’s Basketball comes from behind to beat Lehigh, Loyola Maryland

By Grace Sanborn, Contributing Writer January 27, 2023

The women’s basketball team (6-12 overall, 3-5 Patriot League) topped Lehigh (9-10 overall, 5-3 Patriot League) 63-60 in thrilling fashion this past Saturday. The Leopards started off slow, as the...

Junior guard MaKayla Andrews dishes to a teammate during Lafayettes loss.
(Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s basketball falls in blowout loss to Columbia

By Eric Ponieman, Staff Writer December 9, 2022

The Lafayette women’s basketball team (2-7 overall, 0-0 Patriot League) was trampled by Columbia (7-2) this past Saturday 91-43. Lafayette finished with a field goal percentage of 29.4 percent, sinking...

Womens basketball struggles to come out strong after halftime, falling to Marist by 10 points last weekend. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s basketball loses to Marist, captures first home win against UMBC

By Colleen McNamara, Staff Writer December 2, 2022

Women's basketball (2-6) was knocked down by Marist in a road game last Sunday, 52-42. The Leopards turned it around for a midweek win in Kirby Sports Center against the University of Maryland, Baltimore...

The womens basketball team before its first home game of the season against East Tennessee State. 
(Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Women’s basketball welcomes four in new signing class, notches first win of year

By Grace Sanborn, Contributing Writer November 18, 2022

The Lafayette women’s basketball team (1-3 overall, 0-0 Patriot League) had a great week, welcoming four new members in its class of 2027 on the NCAA’s fall Signing Day before notching its first win...

Senior guard Jessica Booth drives through the paint and looks for a bucket.
(Photo by Keith Lucas for Sideline Media)

Women’s basketball gets off to rocky start with road loss to VCU

By Luke Gutleber, Staff Writer November 11, 2022

The Lafayette women’s basketball team began its season with a 42-65 loss to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) on Monday afternoon. The Leopards prepared extensively for their matchup, according...

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