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 […]
Would-be senior and Lafayette’s former pitcher JP Woodward thought his baseball career would end in high school. Now, the 6-foot-6 lefty has signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies and is waiting for instructions from the team. Woodward planned to use this past collegiate baseball season as an opportunity to prove himself to […]
Senior offensive tackle Jake Marotti was looking to showcase his skills at different events for his chance to sign with a professional football team, before the usual workouts and pro days were suspended due to the coronavirus concerns. Luckily for Marotti, he already had a deal on the table. On March 18, Marotti realized his […]
The Lafayette men’s basketball team finished their season with a 89-64 loss to top-seeded Colgate in the semifinal round of the Patriot League tournament on Sunday. The Leopards won their quarterfinal game over Army last Thursday to advance to the semifinals for the first time since the 2014-15 season. In the loss to Colgate, freshman […]
The Lafayette men’s lacrosse team came up short against Army last weekend, losing 16-8 to the 15th-ranked team in the country. Despite outscoring the Black Knights in the second half, the game was the sixth loss of the season for the Leopards and their fifth against ranked opponents. Second-year head coach Patrick Myers’ large recruiting […]
“He likes to be called ‘Two-five.’ Two-five is him. Two-five is an icon.” Senior student assistant coach Kenny Campbell said baseball head coach Joe Kinney is proud to wear his number, 25, along with his players, and senior pitcher Brett Kreyer said Kinney ends team meetings by saying “Two-five out.” In December of 2019, Kinney […]
The Lafayette men’s basketball team lost two games last week, one to Loyola Maryland, 70-68 and one to American, 79-59. The team now sits at 17-11 on the season and 9-8 in conference play with just one game remaining in the regular season. Against Loyola, two freshmen accounted for more than half of Lafayette’s offense. […]
The Lafayette men’s club ice hockey team ended their season with a 5-1 loss to eventual champion Kutztown in the division semifinals last weekend. The team ends their season with a 10-9 record after earning the four seed in the postseason and beating fifth-seeded La Salle in the first round. “We were definitely a little […]
The game was tied four times, four Leopards had multi-goal games, and it took three overtimes, but men’s lacrosse came up short against Binghamton, losing 11-10. The loss came after dropping three games to some of the nation’s top teams, but the Leopards fought back from a 4-0 Bearcats lead to force a close finish. […]
With two swings of his bat in two consecutive innings, sophomore catcher Dylan Minghini drove in five runs on a double and a home run in baseball’s season opener. The comeback would fall short, but Minghini is just getting started. With three more hits and another home run in the series finale, Minghini put together […]
The Lafayette baseball season opened their 2020 season at High Point University last weekend, but were swept in the three-game series. The Leopards lost 16-8, 6-5 and 3-1, but sophomore catcher Dylan Minghini came away with a conference Player of the Week award. “Obviously our first game wasn’t what we wanted, but in game two […]
Last Saturday, the Lafayette men’s fencing team earned a 3-2 record in their final competition before the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association (MACFA) championships. The College of New Jersey hosted the MACFA round-robin tournament last weekend, which saw Lafayette tally wins over the host Lions (23-3), Rutgers (22-5) and Rowan (20-7). The Leopards also suffered two […]
