Lafayette men’s and women’s cross country began their long-awaited seasons this past Saturday at Loyola Maryland, with both teams taking first place despite harsh wintry conditions. Next up for the men and women is the Patriot League Championship next week, slated for March 5 in Easton at Metzgar Fields.. The men’s team beat American by a […]
After nearly a year since their last matches, the Lafayette women’s and men’s tennis teams hosted Coppin State this past Saturday. The women’s team earned a resounding 7-0 win, while the men’s team came up just short in a 4-3 loss. After finishing 9-2 last spring in a season cut short by COVID-19, the women’s […]
With an unprecedented regular season winding down for the Lafayette men’s basketball team, senior guard E.J. Stephens is looking to add some personal accolades in his final season. The team has dealt with several postponements and cancellations due to COVID-19 outbreaks on other campuses in the Patriot League. In an effort to keep the teams […]
As the Lafayette football team prepares for its home opener on March 13, the team is still yet to name a starting quarterback. The Leopards are dealing with the transfer of former quarterback Keegan Shoemaker, who left unexpectedly after a breakout freshman campaign that saw him named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year in 2019. […]
Lafayette men’s basketball faced Loyola University for the second week in a row, once again splitting the two games with the Greyhounds. The first game lived up to the hype as two of the top scorers in the Patriot League, Lafayette’s Justin Jaworksi and Loyola’s Santi Aldama, faced off against one another. The Leopards took […]
Senior co-captain Justin Jaworski has had an impressive athletic and academic career at Lafayette—and he is not finished just yet. Despite sustaining a serious knee injury in his critical junior season and training under new regulations this season due to the pandemic, Jaworski still has a winning vision for both the team and himself. The […]
The men’s basketball team split a pair of games with Loyola Maryland this past week, losing 75-62 in Baltimore on Sunday, Feb. 7, before coming back to win 80-76 at home on Monday, Feb. 8, to clinch the season series against the Greyhounds. The team now sits at 6-4 on the season with just six […]
Lafayette’s men’s basketball team extended their win streak to five this past weekend with a sweep of the Loyola Greyhounds. The wins boost the Leopards overall record to 5-1 on the season as they sit atop their mini-conference with a record of 3-1. Both games went down to the wire, but the Leopards tough defense […]
The Lafayette men’s basketball team saw their five-game win streak come to an end at the hands of Boston University this past weekend as the Terriers took both games by a score of 81-76 on Saturday, and 64-61 on Sunday. Boston University, last year’s Patriot League conference winner, got off to a slow 1-5 start […]
The Lafayette men’s basketball team put on a clinic this past weekend, sweeping a pair of games against Bucknell and improving their record to 3-1 in conference play. The Leopards carried their momentum from the opening series against Lehigh as they defeated Bucknell 83-60 and 87-76 on Jan 9 and 10, respectively. The 23-point victory […]
In a season like no other, the Lafayette men’s basketball team got off to an exciting start against rival Lehigh with a win and a loss in the team’s opening series this past weekend. The team’s loss in the opener was a nail-biter that came down to an overtime buzzer beater by Lehigh, leaving a […]
The Lafayette women’s and men’s basketball programs will return to the court in 2021, with a shortened, league-only schedule beginning on Jan. 2. The Patriot League Council of Presidents endorsed the plan, which is contingent on competition that will “protect the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, staffs and their communities,” according to the press […]
Junior defensive lineman Malik Hamm continues to rack up All-America accolades even with the Lafayette football team off the field. Hamm, coming off a breakout sophomore season, was the only Patriot League player named to the FCS Preseason All-America First Team by Stats Perform. Hamm was also nominated to Athlon Sports’ and Phil Steele’s All-America […]
Despite the cancellation of the fall season for all Lafayette sports teams, student-athletes on and off-campus are still preparing for an eventual return to competition. Zoom meetings, fitness challenges, watching film and holding socially-distanced practices are just a few of the ways that athletes have stayed connected with their teams this fall. “One of the […]
