The Lafayette men’s soccer team has seen tremendous success in the past two years, falling just short in the Patriot League Championship game in consecutive seasons. And one man has seen it all from the best vantage point on the field: goalie Alex Sutton, a junior who’s been the team’s starter since he first arrived […]
The pandemic has brought some unique silver linings to student-athletes at Lafayette and around the country. In a rare move, the NCAA expanded eligibility to all fall and winter sports during the 2020-21 season. This follows a similar decision by the organization in March of last year as COVID-19 took hold. Student-athletes have traditionally been […]
Another year, another heartbreaking finish for the Lafayette men’s soccer team. An undefeated spring season came to a crashing halt in Saturday’s Patriot League championship game, as the Leopards lost their second consecutive title match after dropping a 1-0 result to Lehigh in fall 2019. This time, Lafayette fought to double-overtime before an opportunistic American […]
The Lafayette men’s soccer team is headed to the Patriot League championship game for the second straight year. The Leopards punched their ticket to the finals with a 2-1 win in the conference semifinal game on Wednesday against Holy Cross. Senior defender Andrew Venezia and junior forward Max Ippolito scored a goal apiece, and the […]
The Lafayette men’s soccer team ought to play in the spring more often. For the first time since 2008, the program has recorded five straight victories, the latest being a 2-1 win over Army last weekend which improved the team’s record to a perfect 5-0. Sophomore forward Hale Lombard struck early with a second-minute goal, […]
It’s not unusual for college athletes to prepare their bodies and practice their skills year-round, and perhaps even play non-league games in their offseason. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the ways in which college athletics operate have completely changed. And the biggest change of all might be the Patriot League’s decision for all fall […]
The Lafayette men’s soccer team extended their winning streak to three this past Saturday, beating Colgate on the road by a score of 2-1. The Leopards remain perfect at 3-0 in conference play and 2-0 in the Patriot League North Division. Despite coming into the game with a winless record (0-2), Colgate finished the 2019 […]
The Lafayette men’s soccer team earned their second Patriot League victory after taking down Holy Cross 2-1 last Saturday. The Leopards got out to a fast start, powered by two first half goals in a span of four minutes, and were able to close out the rest of the game for their second win of […]
The Lafayette men’s soccer team kicked off their season this past Sunday on the road, beating Bucknell by a score of 1-0. Senior forward Martin Ssessanga broke the stalemate in the 53rd minute as he curled in a ball from the left side of the box for his third career goal. Ssessanga’s score earned him […]
At the Maroon Club Hall of Fame Dinner, senior defender Lisa van der Geest from the field hockey team and senior defender Adam Bramson from the men’s soccer team received awards for being outstanding scholar-athletes this season. “I think that both Adam and Lisa had certainly tremendous careers here at Lafayette,” athletic director Sherryta Freeman […]
The Lafayette men’s soccer team ended their postseason run with a 1-0 loss to rival Lehigh last Saturday in the Patriot League Championship game. The Leopards finish the year with a 9-7-5 record, the first winning season since 2012 when the team went 9-8-4 and won the Patriot League Championship over American. Lafayette was ranked […]
The Lafayette men’s soccer team is headed to the Patriot League Championship game for the first time since 2012 after defeating Loyola Maryland in the semifinal match on Tuesday. The Leopards were ranked 10th out of 10 teams in the conference preseason poll in August, and will travel to face rival Lehigh tomorrow evening with […]
The Lafayette men’s soccer team played twice this past week, tying rival Lehigh 0-0 on Saturday after two overtimes before losing 2-1 to Drexel on Tuesday. The team’s record is now 8-5-3 overall, and 4-2-1 in the conference. In the game against Lehigh, the Mountain Hawks opened the game with a quick shot on goal […]
The men’s soccer team won both of their games last week, beating Holy Cross and Army to maintain their 3-0 Patriot League record. The Leopards won a double-overtime game, 3-2, at Holy Cross last Saturday and then shutout Army 5-0 at home on Wednesday. In the Army game, five different players recorded goals in a […]
