Last Friday night, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) sent 13 Leopard student-athletes to the Boys & Girls Club of Easton for two hours of programs as part of the One Shirt One Body campaign. The nonprofit organization’s mission is to use the power of sport to enhance the lives of youth by connecting them […]
After four years with the Lafayette football program, senior linebacker Jerry Powe received an invite to the upcoming Washington Redskins camp which starts today and runs through Sunday. The senior captain and four-year starter was named the defensive MVP after recording 40 solo tackles, good for second on the team, and 2.5 sacks in the […]
A “change in leadership.” That’s all the Lafayette athletics department said when they announced in December that veteran head coach Terri Dadio Campbell ‘92 would no longer lead the women’s volleyball team. An investigation by The Lafayette has found, however, that Campbell—who coached several teams at colleges in Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania during a […]
The Lafayette club crew team won six out of eight races at the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference (MARC) regatta last Saturday in Lewisberry, Pa. Both the men’s and women’s varsity-4 boats emerged victorious, joining the women’s and men’s varsity pair boats, and the women’s novice-4 and novice-8 boats in the win column. “Our team performed outstandingly […]
Sophomore field hockey forward Sophie Carr suffered a setback last spring when she tore her ACL. A year later, not only has she nearly fully recovered from the serious injury, but the NCAA has recognized her as a leader in collegiate athletics. Moreover, she is aiming to help others recovering from injuries at Lafayette with […]
Men’s lacrosse (4-9) (0-6) April 13 vs. Bucknell University L, 17-4 Sophomore goalie Jake Floyd-Jones stopped 15 shots in his first-career start between the pipes, while senior midfielder Connar Dehnert paced the offense with two goals. Attackers senior Conor Walters and junior Robbie Garavente recorded the other two scores in the loss. Women’s lacrosse […]
The Lafayette women’s club rugby team wrapped up their spring season with a 2-1 record at the Beast of the East tournament last weekend in Portsmouth, R.I. After winning twice on Saturday, the Leopards were placed in the highest bracket for tournament play on Sunday and lost in the first round after losing key players […]
The Lafayette club crew team opened their spring season at the River Cup Regatta in Lake Nockamixon, Pa., with both the men’s and women’s boats failing to win any races. The Regatta consists of several dual races, where each boat goes head-to-head in the morning before the winners move on to the afternoon races. The […]
The Lafayette women’s club rugby team dropped all three Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union (EPRU) games last weekend at a tournament at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pa. The losses came after the team won a pair of EPRU games the prior weekend against Lehigh University and King’s University. “We were really excited, we started really strong […]
The men’s and women’s tennis teams combined for a 1-3 record last weekend as their spring season winded down before the Patriot League Tournament. The men were victorious on Saturday at home against Niagara by a score of 6-1, before dropping matches to University of Delaware and Bucknell University on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively. On […]
The Lafayette club women’s rugby team won two games last weekend against Lehigh University and King’s College, beating the Mountain Hawks 32-15 and the Lions 12-7 on Saturday, March 30. After a cancelled tournament and an indoor contest, the two wins were the first official league games for the Leopards this spring. “It was exciting, […]
The Lafayette track and field team continued their spring season last weekend with second place finishes for both the men and women at the 7-Way Open in Easton, Pa. The women earned 150.50 points, while the men recorded 118 on the afternoon. “I think the team did really well as a whole,” said sophomore Jermaine […]
Baseball (7-15) (1-3) March 23, 24 @ Lehigh W, 4-1; W, 10-9; W, 14-2; L, 16-9 Junior outfielder Trey Durrah was tearing the cover off the ball in the first three games, racking up three homers and 15 RBI. Sophomore pitcher JP Woodward allowed just one run in the first game and junior pitcher Brett […]
The Lafayette softball team travelled to Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday for a doubleheader against Drexel, losing the first game 6-7 before a lack of daylight cut the second game short, resulting in a 8-8 tie. Last weekend, the Leopards were swept in a three game series by rival Lehigh to open conference play. In the […]
