This past weekend, the Lafayette women’s volleyball team lost to Bucknell and Lehigh, falling 3-2 and 3-1 in the two home games. In the first match, the Leopards and the Bison wrestled back and forth, as the team pushed Bucknell to five sets before ultimately losing 15-10 in the final set. The Leopards started out […]
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 […]
The Lafayette fencing team opened their season at the Garret Open meet, hosted by Penn State University last Saturday. The Leopards competed against a number of solid programs including Harvard, Yale, University of Pennsylvania and Notre Dame. “Some challenges the team faced this weekend were having the meet be our first of the season and […]
The Lafayette field hockey team went down with a fight last Friday, losing to Boston University 2-1 in what turned out to be the Leopards’ final game of the season. The contest was close throughout, but a second half goal by the Terriers proved to be the deciding goal. The team finishes the season with an […]
Field Hockey (8-11) (4-2) Nov. 2 @ Boston University L, 2-1 Field Hockey’s final game of 2018 was a hard-fought battle. Junior forward Caroline Turnbull scored a 24th minute goal to tie the game 1-1 before the defense allowed the deciding score in the 64th minute. The loss ended the season for the girls, and […]
The fall season has ended for the Lafayette equestrian team with a close second-place finish at Valley Mist Farm in Oley, Pa. The event, hosted by Kutztown and Alvernia, saw the Leopards finish just two points behind Rutgers. After a seventh place finish in their first show of the season, Lafayette has pulled up to […]
This past Tuesday, the Lafayette club crew team welcomed over 40 prospective student athletes from Row New York, a nonprofit organization that provides athletic training and academic support to high school students. The visiting students, mainly juniors and seniors, met with team members and the coaching staff at the boathouse and went on a campus […]
The Lafayette football team jumped out to an early 14-0 lead over Holy Cross this past Saturday, only to surrender 40 unanswered points, ultimately losing 40-14. Following wins over Bucknell and Fordham, the Leopards were coming into this matchup with some momentum, only to have it squandered after the first quarter of the game. A highlight […]
The Leopard’s football team earned their second consecutive Patriot League win, defeating Fordham 21-13 last Saturday. After an 0-4 start, the Leopards have won three out of their last four games, climbing to .500 in conference play for an overall record of 3-5. Due to ugly weather conditions that plagued the game, the Leopards opted […]
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 field hockey team concluded their conference play at Bucknell University last Saturday. The Bison beat the Leopards 4-1, creating a three-way tie for second place in the league among Bucknell, American and Lafayette, who are all 4-2 within the conference. “It was not the result we wanted,” senior defender Rachel Bird said. “We […]
Amanda Grisanti grew up watching and playing hockey with her family. She was looking forward to continuing with the sport she loved at Lafayette, but was “bummed” when she found out that Lafayette had no ice hockey program for women at a club sports panel during Accepted Students’ Day. She was told that some had […]
Cross country Oct. 27 @ Bucknell: Patriot League Championships The men’s and women’s cross country teams finished out their regular seasons at the Patriot League Championships on Sunday. Both teams finished eighth out of 10, with sophomore Mike Neeson leading the way for the men with a 45th place finish and freshman Autumn Sands finishing […]
This week The Lafayette sits down with freshman outside hitter Grace Tulevech, who led the team in points and kills. The volleyball team is 5-19 this season. Natalie Mogul: What do you think has been the major downfall for the team this year? Grace Tulevech: I want to say it’s because we are all so […]
