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 […]
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Men’s lacrosse still searching for first win after dropping triple overtime thriller to Binghamton
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. […]
Men’s lacrosse begins season with loss to top-ranked Penn State
The Lafayette men’s lacrosse team opened their 2020 season with a 16-9 loss to Penn State last weekend, but played a competitive game against the number one team in the country. “The guys competed and they got better,” head coach Pat Myers said. “For the amount of youth that is out on the field, to […]
Lax lacks in Patriot League play: Lacrosse records combine for one conference win
The Lafayette women’s and men’s lacrosse teams closed out their seasons with losses to Colgate and nationally ranked Loyola, respectively, a week ago. The men’s team lost 15-4 despite holding the Tewaaraton finalist, for most outstanding lacrosse player, Patrick Spencer to zero goals and three assists. The women’s team lost their senior day game 13-12, despite a […]
Second half strength: Men’s lacrosse battles for comeback win in HEADstrong Classic
The Lafayette men’s lacrosse team put together an impressive comeback performance on Saturday against Binghamton in the HEADstrong Classic, winning 13-12 due to a late surge. The victory came on a day when the team was raising money for the HEADstrong Foundation, which fights cancer and raises money for those affected by the disease as […]
Young players continue to shine as men’s lacrosse team wins third straight
The men’s lacrosse team is off to their best start in nearly a decade, moving to 3-1 on the season and extending their win streak to three with road wins over Wagner and Manhattan this past week. A strong defensive effort in the second half of each game carried the Leopards to victory, as the […]
Men’s lacrosse team earns first win under new coach: midfielder Dehnert scores five goals
The Lafayette men’s lacrosse team used a late first quarter surge to power their way to a 14-10 win over the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) at Fisher Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 9. It was a full team effort for the Leopards as five different players scored goals, paced by senior midfielder Connar Dehnert […]
Men’s lacrosse suffers close loss in first game of Patrick Myers’ era
The men’s lacrosse team started their season last Saturday with a matchup against Rutgers, the 12th ranked team in the country. In Patrick Myers’ first game as the Lafayette head coach, the Leopards held their own against one of the toughest teams in the nation. Sophomore midfielder Andrew Robbins notched a hat trick, but the […]
Season previews: women’s and men’s lacrosse
Women’s lacrosse Season Opener: Sunday, February 10 @ St. Bonaventure 2018 record: 5-12 overall (2-7 PL) The Leopards had a strong fall in all positions on the field and expect to control the pace in this seasons’ games according to senior captain Annelise Kinney. The team will return 32 players from the 2018 roster, nine […]
Men’s lacrosse team visits local elementary school, connects with young students
Although the regular season is still a few months away, the men’s lacrosse program is staying busy this fall through their volunteer efforts in the community. This past Tuesday, Nov. 27, members of the team visited March Elementary School on College Hill to read and speak with a class of second graders. The trip was […]
Men’s lacrosse gears up for a new beginning under head coach Patrick Myers
Hanging on the wall in the new men’s lacrosse head coach Patrick Myers’ office is a lacrosse poster that reads: “hard work, toughness, brotherhood.” Coming into his first season coaching the Leopards, Myers aims to continue preaching these three objectives that are ingrained into the program. “We’re going to put a real emphasis and focus […]
Timeout with… men’s lacrosse’s top scorer Conor Walters ’19
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 […]
Men’s lacrosse closes their season with a loss, winning one out of last 12 games
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, […]
Men’s lacrosse battles into overtime: Holy Cross makes a late comeback
The Lafayette men’s lacrosse team traveled to Worcester, Mass. last Saturday in the hopes of defeating Holy Cross for their first Patriot League win of the season. The Leopards had momentum coming off of their 11-10 victory over Monmouth the week prior and had the advantage through the first three quarters against Holy Cross, but they […]