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Sarah Bennett 23 maneuvers around a defender last year against Columbia.(Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Sarah Bennett ’23 brings energy as new assistant lacrosse coach

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor September 1, 2023

After one of the most successful and decorated careers in the history of Lafayette women's lacrosse, former two-time captain Sarah Bennett '23 is making her return to College Hill after being named the...

Junior goalkeeper Lexie Coldiron currently leads the nation in saves. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse blown-out by 10th-ranked Loyola Maryland

By Grace Sanborn, Staff Writer April 28, 2023

On Saturday, the women’s lacrosse team (2-14 overall, 1-7 Patriot League) traveled down to Baltimore to face the 10th-ranked team in the country, Loyola Maryland (14-2 overall, 8-0 Patriot League). In...

Sophomore midfielder Sophia Spallone scored the Leopards only goal of the first quarter against Colgate. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse falls to Colgate after weather delay

By Fiona Cannon, Contributing Writer April 21, 2023

This past weekend, the women's lacrosse team (2-13 overall, 1-6 Patriot League) lost 15-11 against Colgate (3-9 overall, 2-4 Patriot League) at home. This Senior Day game was originally planned for Saturday,...

Senior attacker Genevieve Strobel was one of five Leopards who scored at least two goals against BU. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse beats Boston, Edwards tallies six points

By Caroline McParland, Sports Editor April 7, 2023

Led by an impressive six-point performance from freshman attacker Charlotte Edwards, the women's lacrosse team (2-11 overall, 1-4 Patriot League) earned its first conference win this past Saturday over...

The Leopards had a strong offensive outing against American, scoring a record high 15 goals. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse falls to American by one point, Bennett scores six goals

By Grace Sanborn, Staff Writer March 24, 2023

The women’s lacrosse team (1-9 overall, 0-2 Patriot League) lost to American 16-15 in a nail-biter last Saturday in Washington, D.C. The Leopards held the lead for most of the game before American (5-3...

Senior midfielder Katie Chiasson fires a pass during the Leopards victory over Canisius in their Athlete Ally game. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse earns first victory of season

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor March 10, 2023

The women’s lacrosse team notched its first win of the season, taking down the Canisius Golden Griffins in a double overtime thriller. While the Leopards have been competitive in almost every game they’ve...

Four Leopards scored more than two goals. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Fourth-quarter comeback not enough for women’s lacrosse against Bryant

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor March 3, 2023

The women's lacrosse team fell to Bryant in a high-scoring road matchup on Saturday, dropping to 0-4 to begin the season. While the Leopards totaled 14 goals, with four players finding the back of the...

Senior captain Kerry Tuorto attacks the goal in the second quarter of Lafayettes close loss.  
(Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse loses home opener after fourth-quarter collapse

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor February 24, 2023

On Saturday, the women’s lacrosse team (0-2 overall, 0-0 Patriot League) fell in a back-and-forth match to Columbia. While they battled hard for three quarters, the Leopards could not keep their foot...

Junior Kerry Tuorto drives past a defender, looking to score. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse season ends in blow out loss against Army

By Eric Ponieman, Staff Writer May 6, 2022

After a dominant performance last Friday afternoon, Army beat Lafayette's women's lacrosse team (2-13 overall, 1-8 Patriot League) 20-2 in the last game of the spring 2022 season.  Freshman attacker...

Freshman defender Lindsay Geiger takes a defensive turnover up the field in last weeks close game against Colgate. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse falls by one in heartbreaker against Colgate

By Grace Sanborn, Contributing Writer April 22, 2022

On a cold, snowy April Saturday in Hamilton, N.Y., the women's lacrosse team (2-11 overall, 1-6 Patriot League) lost in a nail-biter to Colgate (4-11 overall, 3-4 Patriot League) 13-12. The lead scorers...

Lafayette huddles in the middle of the game against Holy Cross as they cruised to a 21-11 win for their Patriot League victory in almost 2,000 days. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Mens lacrosse nets first Patriot League win in five years

By Eric Ponieman, Contributing Writer April 15, 2022

It was a historic Saturday in Worcester, Mass. as the men’s lacrosse team (4-8 overall, 1-5 Patriot League) notched their first Patriot League win of the season against Holy Cross. Defeating the Crusaders...

Freshman Nora Burns defends possession against a Villanova player this past Wednesday. (Photo Courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse falls to American University in Patriot League opener

By Eric Ponieman, Contributing Writer March 25, 2022

The Lafayette women's lacrosse team (1-6 overall, 0-1 Patriot League) lost to American University 13-9 in its first Patriot League game of the season last Saturday. Despite the loss, the Leopards dominated...

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