Beth Mowins ‘89 made history by becoming the first woman to call play-by-play on a Monday Night Football game on Sept. 11. She is the second woman ever to call a football game. She said much of her preparation had roots in her time at Lafayette. “I just relied on all my training over the years […]
Football (0-3) (0-0) Sept 16 at Villanova L, 59-0 Not much went the Leopards’ way as they continue to search for their first win of the season. No. 7 Villanova led 49-0 at half, picked up 505 total yards of offense and forced three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. Senior Brandon Bryant […]
With a tough loss to La Salle University last Saturday, the men’s soccer team suffered their sixth consecutive loss, bringing their record to 0-6. Both teams were scoreless at the end of the first half, but the Leopards let up 2 goals in the second half. Although senior Christian Moyse was able to get Lafayette on the […]
Last Saturday, the Leopards traveled to Villanova and were defeated 59-0 by the Wildcats, who are currently ranked seventh nationally by the Football Champion Subdivision Coaches Poll. Lafayette recorded -12 rushing yards marking the second game, out of three total, this year where they recorded a negative number in that category. The Villanova defense intercepted freshman quarterback Sean O’Malley three times […]
.286—the Leopards’ third down conversion percentage (4-14) against Villanova in a 59-0 loss 0—wins by a men’s sports team this season as of September 19 8—of the field hockey team’s 16 goals have been scored by freshmen or sophomores 89:15—amount of scoreless time in women’s soccer 1-0 loss to Bucknell 48—the number of assists sophomore […]
Amy Hewlett: It’s your last football season at Lafayette. How does that make you feel? Matt Mrazek: It’s kind of scary. It’s gone by really fast, but it’s definitely really exciting that the other seniors and I are the official leaders on the team now. We kind of get to step into that role. AH: […]
The Leopards field hockey team took the field against Colgate in their first Patriot League matchup last Saturday. At the end of regulation, the Leopards and Raiders found themselves in a deadlock at two goals apiece. Shortly into the overtime period, freshman Anna Steps drove the ball through the defense and into the back of the […]
This week The Lafayette takes a timeout with field hockey defender and recent Patriot League defensive player of the week Caroline Turnbull. Amy Hewlett: The team is off to a successful start, being 4-1 currently. What do you attribute the early success to? Caroline Turnbull: It’s really our work rate on and off the field. […]
30—Games in a row in which senior WR Matt Mrazek has caught a pass. 57.1—Sophomore Evan Vare’s share of the offense (4-7 shooting) in the men’s soccer team’s loss to Cornell. 0—Goals allowed by sophomore goalie Sarah Park in Field Hockey’s win over Fairfield. 21—Shots on goal by Brown to Lafayette’s eight in the women’s soccer […]
Men’s Cross Country Sept 8 at Lehigh Dual Meet L, 16-47 Lehigh got the best of the Leopards when the two teams met for their annual dual meet. The Mountain Hawks had nine of the top 10 runners in the Men’s 8K, with senior Kelvin Serem placing 5th with a time of 26:19.5. Football (0-2) […]
Michele Curcio, the head coach of Lafayette’s cross country and track team, has added two coaches to her staff: Michael Scott and Michael DuPaul. Scott ran for the track and field program at Missouri as a sprinter, while DuPaul ran middle distance events at the University of Connecticut. Both coaches find that since they ran track […]
The Leopards were off to a strong start against Sacred Heart as they jumped out to a 10-0 lead by the end of the first quarter, but the Pioneers kept tallying long drives and put up their own pair of touchdowns late in the game to win the game 38-24. After the first drive stalled, the […]
Lafayette was defeated 31-12 in their first game of the season at Monmouth University, head coach John Garrett’s debut with the team. With the Leopards falling behind early, they had to abandon the running game, tallying -1 yards on the ground against a tough Hawks front. After back-to-back rushing touchdowns from the Hawks, the Leopards were able […]
Caitlyn de la Haba has taken over as head coach of the softball team, following the summer resignation of former softball head coach Jexx Varner. Varner’s resignation to pursue other other opportunities shocked athletic director Bruce McCutcheon. “Jexx’s departure comes as surprising news to everyone, myself included,” McCutcheon said to goleopards. “We’re proud of the strides […]
