This week, The Lafayette sits down with men’s lacrosse junior attacker Conor Walters, a team leader for Lafayette. Amy Hewlett: You led your team in both goals and assists this season. What do you attribute your offensive success to? Conor Walters: I would say my teammates, they make it easy for me. We’ve developed a […]
The Lafayette golf team headed to Lehigh on April 24 to compete in the Patriot League Championship. The Leopards took sixth place out of the eight teams, led by sophomore Will Halamandaris and junior Trey Croney who both tied for 10th. The finish earned Halamandaris and Croney a selection on the 2nd team all-Patriot League. […]
The Lafayette baseball team hosted two doubleheaders against Bucknell and Navy this past weekend at Kamine Field. Before Saturday’s first game, the team honored the nine graduating seniors in the class of 2018. Lafayette hosted Bucknell on Saturday, where sophomore pitcher Brett Kreyer started on the mound for the Leopards. He threw for five innings […]
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 […]
Lafayette track and field athletes competed in the Penn Relays and the Lehigh Games, their last meets before the Patriot League Championship. The team sent men’s and women’s 4×400 relay teams, along with field star senior Dave McGriff to the Penn Relays. McGriff earned 11th place in the hammer. While not making a splash in […]
Women’s Lacrosse (5-12) (2-7) April 25 W, 13-12 @ American The Leopards began the game strong with a five point advantage halfway through the first half. American caught up by halftime, and even had the lead in the second half, but Lafayette stayed strong until the final seconds. Freshman attacker Anna Stein ended the game with seven points, […]
The Lafayette men’s tennis team finished their season earlier this week with a loss in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament. According to the head coach Ralph Van Ormer, the team played well in the first round when beating Holy Cross. After their first win, the Leopards faced up against Navy in the quarterfinals. […]
Baseball (13-28) (2-15) April 21-22 L, 2-1 ; L, 6-4; L, 7-6 vs Holy Cross Lafayette took on the defending Patriot League champions, Holy Cross, in a double header last Saturday. In game one, the Leopards had an early lead but couldn’t hang on as Holy Cross struck in the sixth inning. The Leopards took another early […]
The Lafayette men’s lacrosse team fell to Colgate 17-9 at Fisher Stadium in their final game of the season. The Leopards gained an early three, finishing the first period up 3-1. The tables turned in second quarter, with Colgate outscoring Lafayette 6-0. “We were in it for the first half, when we were up early, […]
The men’s tennis team hosted their final match of the regular season against cross-town rival Lehigh on Saturday, finishing with a 7-0 loss. Although the men’s team lost every match last Saturday, there were some positive showings from individuals. Junior Mason Keel split the first of two sets with his opponent before losing the decisive […]
Track and field competed at the Larry Ellis Invitational at Princeton University on Friday, March 20, and the All American Invite at East Stroudsburg University on Saturday, March 21. The team recorded several new personal records, including one by senior Dave McGriff that broke a 42-year-old school record. “Everyone competed pretty well,” head coach Michele […]
42 — year-old school record in hammer throw broken by senior Dave McGriff 5.2 — innings of 3-hit, shutout pitching by sophomore Brett Kreyer in 1-0 win over Lehigh 1 over par — golf score by sophomore Will Halamandaris, leading the Leopards over Lehigh by 5 4 — RBIs each by juniors Brooke Wensel and […]
In a year when many Lafayette teams have struggled to best the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, the golf team has come away with their second win of the year over the long-time Patriot League rival of the Leopards. Lafayette took the win over Lehigh in their rivalry match with an overall score of 310-305. The Leopards […]
The women’s tennis team concluded their season at Army West Point in the Patriot League Tournament. The seventh-seeded Leopards lost in the quarterfinals to second-seeded Army, and the Black Knights went on to win the tournament in the finals against first-seeded Navy. “You always respect a team like Army,” sophomore Katie Hill wrote in an […]
