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 […]
The Lafayette chapter of Athlete Ally has existed for about five years, but the group hasn’t made much of a splash in the world of Leopard athletics, according to club president and senior Theresa Delahanty and incoming co-presidents junior Jenn DeLongis and sophomore Eva Kaplan. With a shift in funding support and new ideas, these […]
Over the weekend, the Leopards traveled to Army West Point to face off against the reigning Patriot League Champions in a three-game series, losing two out of three. The Leopards then returned home for a matchup with Lehigh, where they were outmatched to the tune of a 12-1 score. On Saturday, the Leopards played a […]
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 […]
Multiple school records were broken this past weekend, as the Lafayette track and field team competed in three separate meets. The team sent athletes to Moravian College for the Coach P Invitational, Kutztown University for the Monschein Multi, and Bucknell University for the Bison Open. Senior captain Caroline Harmon, who ran in the Bison Open […]
In 2002, Rachel Grispon started playing rugby—the sport that has since defined her dreams and life goals. Now Lafayette’s women’s club rugby head coach, Grispon began playing in high school before attending East Stroudsburg University, where she continued playing rugby while working towards a degree in sports management. Four years after, she was introduced as […]
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 golf team hit the road for two different tournaments over the past week, finishing fourth and 10th in their two competitions. Some team members traveled to West Orange, N.J., and placed 10th out of 11 teams in the Columbia Spring Invitational, while the other group of golfers made the trip to the University […]
Senior equestrian captain Justine Perrotti competed in zones last Sunday, where she qualified for Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) nationals. The day before, the team earned third out of five teams at Battle in the Saddle (BITS). Perrotti’s win in her fences class qualifies her to compete with the best in the country at the […]
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 men’s baseball team picked up three impressive wins this past weekend to sweep Patriot League rival Bucknell. Each game was won in demanding fashion as the series included two blowout wins and a walk-off win for the Leopards. The Leopards now have series wins over both Lehigh University and Bucknell University. On Wednesday the […]
Baseball (11-19) (6-4) April 10 vs. Rutgers University L, 9-3 The Leopards were outhit just 10-8, but scored six fewer runs than Rutgers in the loss. Senior first baseman Richard Villa accounted for two hits and an RBI. April 6, 7 vs. Bucknell University W, 11-3; W, 6-5; W, 10-5 The Leopards earned their first […]
