Former Leopards center Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby ‘17 won the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) national championship in her first season with the Durham University Palatinates, while simultaneously working toward earning her masters in Politics and International Relations at Durham. The 84-83 win over Northumbria University was close the whole way, with lead changes in the […]
Women’s basketball entered the Patriot League Tournament as the #8 seed, earning a home game in the first round against #9 Boston. Sophomore guard Sarah Agnello and freshman guard Olivia Martino caught fire, dropping 41 points combined in a 66-61 win. The victory sent them to #1-seed American, a team that beat the Leopards twice this […]
Lafayette women’s basketball hosted Navy on Feb. 14, falling 59-43 in their second loss to the Midshipmen this season. Even though the Leopard’s performance wasn’t enough to notch the win, freshman forward Natalie Kucowski, recently named Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the fifth time this season, was able to break a freshman record […]
The Lafayette women’s basketball team began their annual effort to raise money to fight breast cancer last Saturday in the Play4Kay event. Five Leopards were featured in a video during the game discussing how the disease has impacted their life. Freshman guard and forward Olivia Martino, whose cousin died of breast cancer, spoke in the […]
After a strong start by the Holy Cross Crusaders, Lafayette’s women’s basketball team failed to bounce back, suffering a 69-56 loss at home. Even after a strong second quarter, the Leopards were unable to take the lead after their slow start. “They were able to convert their turnovers into points for them,” senior guard Anna […]
This week The Lafayette takes a timeout with women’s basketball’s leader in shooting percentage, who recently earned a team scholarship. AJ Traub: The team stuck with the Patriot League leaders, American, in last week’s matchup. What will the team focus on to close the gap throughout the rest of the season? Drew Freeland: Just continuing […]
The Leopards’ winning streak came to an end as they met the Drexel Dragons on the court in Philadelphia on Dec. 1 in a 52-37 loss. “We still have a lot of work to do,” freshman guard Drew Freeland said. “I think we just need to keep working towards what’s next, and this game will […]
The women’s basketball team is in the midst of a three-game winning streak following victories over Rider (60-43), LIU Brooklyn (69-53) and Cornell (59-58). Prior to this week, Lafayette women’s basketball hadn’t earned back-to-back wins since their 2015-2016 season. The team’s success can be largely attributed to the style of head coach Kia Damon, freshman […]
This week, The Lafayette sits down with women’s basketball’s leader in points and rebounds, freshman forward Natalie Kucowski. AJ Traub: What changes did the team make that led to the victories against Rider and LIU Brooklyn after starting 0-3? Natalie Kucowski: After losing our first three games, we didn’t let it get to us. We […]
Men: 2016 Season Record: 9-21 (4-13 in conference) Players to watch: Senior forward Matt Klinewski returns after leading the team last season in points per game (ppg) and rebounds per game, with 16 and 6 respectively, while playing 27 minutes per game. Another player to look out for is sophomore guard Kyle Stout. He ranked […]
After four years as a Leopard, Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby ’17 continues her basketball career at a professional level with the Durham Palatinates in England. She starts for the Palatinates and has done so in their first four games this year after signing with them in August. During her senior season at Lafayette, Ottewill-Soulsby appeared in all […]
After spending the last nine years at Penn State and one year at Cincinnati, Coach Kia Damon was appointed the head coach of the women’s basketball team at Lafayette. “I chose Lafayette because during the selection process, as I talked to President [Alison] Byerly and the selection committee, it became increasingly clear that the way […]
After spending just two years as the head coach of the women’s basketball team, Theresa Grentz has been removed from her position. The move comes after the Leopards finished their worst season since 2004, posting an abysmal 4-28 record on the year. “After a thorough review of our women’s basketball program, I determined that a leadership change was […]
After only winning three regular season games, not many had high expectations for the women’s basketball team heading into the Patriot League Tournament. The Leopards, however, certainly may have turned some heads with their performance. Finishing with the worst record in conference play, the 10th seeded Leopards were slated to travel to Worcester, Mass. to face […]
