The Lafayette women’s basketball team’s losing streak continued on Wednesday with a 64-40 defeat against visiting Army. Last weekend, the Leopards dropped a road contest against Patriot League leading Bucknell with a 75-43 defeat, the most lopsided loss of the season. The Leopards have dropped to 2-10 in Patriot League play and hold a 7-16 record on […]
In the final meet of their regular season before the Patriot League Championship, the Lafayette swim and dive team traveled to Bucknell last Saturday to compete in the annual Bison Invitational. On the women’s side, sophomore Mary Zimmerman swam the 1650-yard freestyle placing second with a time of 19:08.43. Junior Emily Benson followed close behind, placing […]
Men’s basketball (5-15) (2-7) Jan. 26 vs Army L, 69-63 The Leopards couldn’t hold on at the end, despite leading throughout the first 30 minutes of the game. Sophomore guards Alex Petrie and Justin Jaworski paced the team in scoring with 20 and 15, respectively. Senior forward Paulius Zalys did a little bit of everything […]
Last Sunday, the Leopards’ men’s basketball team came up short against Sacred Heart, falling by one basket in the last minute of the game in a 64-62 loss at Kirby Sports Center. The team lost the following game to UConn on Wednesday, 90-63, in Storrs, CT. In the Sacred Heart match, the Pioneers were ranked […]
The Lafayette men’s soccer team dropped their last game of the season against Loyola, falling 1-0 this past Saturday, Nov. 3. Although the team put together a hard-fought effort for the remainder of the game, the deciding goal occurred just 35 seconds into the match. Despite the early deficit, the Leopards tried to strike back […]
With six matches under their belt, the Lafayette golf team finished their last fall tournament of the year at Florida Gulf Coast University Classic in Estero, Fla. at the Old Corkscrew Golf Club. With some strong individual performances, Lafayette scored a total of 920, placing fifth overall out of nine teams. “I think that as a […]
The Lafayette men’s and women’s swim and dive team lost their opening meet of the season to fellow Patriot League competitor Loyola in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 20. The men were outscored 157-110 and the women’s team suffered a similar defeat, 179-106. For the women, the Leopards ‘A’ team of senior Faye Melekos, junior […]
The Leopards women’s soccer team had high hopes for their rivalry game against Lehigh, but suffered a tough 4-1 loss on Saturday, Oct 13. The Maroon and White couldn’t seem to bring enough energy, as Lehigh dominated from the start of the game, playing mostly on Lafayette’s half. The Mountain Hawks scored within the first two […]
Cross country Sept. 29 @ Paul Short Invitational The Lafayette women finished strong, placing 10th out of 43 teams. Leading the charge was senior Caroline Harmon, finishing 17th out of 362 runners. Other exceptional performances came from senior Emily Moore and junior Margaret Schiazza. The Lafayette men finished 30th out of 44 teams. Leading on the men’s side […]
This week, The Lafayette sits down with sophomore golfer, Brendan Cronin, winner of the Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational and top-15 finisher in the Patriot Intercollegiate. Morgan Maves: The golf team has two tournaments / invitationals under their belt, how do you think [the team is] doing thus far? Brendan Cronin: I think that so far, […]
The Lafayette field hockey team started their Patriot League season on Friday with a tough start against rival Lehigh, a team that more than rose to the occasion after losing last season’s matchup. The Leopards scored first, when senior forward Kristen Taylor found sophomore forward Grace Angelella with a cross into the circle. Angelella put […]
The Lafayette women’s tennis team opened its fall season at the Bucknell Fall Invite with a number of impressive performances on Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 8. The team took nine players to the tournament that included teams from Colgate, Howard, Loyola, Mount St. Mary’s, and Saint Francis (Pa.), in addition to the host, […]
The Lafayette men’s soccer team is off to their best start since 2010, with a current record of 3-1, including a three-game winning streak on the road. On Saturday, Sept. 1, the Leopards faced Stony Brook in a game that looked like it would end in a scoreless tie until the last seven seconds of […]
The Lafayette women’s lacrosse team had their strongest fought game all season against Colgate this past weekend. Colgate is ranked 10-6 overall, and 5-4 in the Patriot League, compared to Lafayette’s 5-12 and 2-7 records. Unfortunately, the Leopards’ resilience did not lead to a success by the end of the game. The game started off […]
