Opening Tip

- Lafayette got back on track this past week with two crucial wins on the road at Colgate and Navy to move to 5-5 in league play, knotted in a five-way tie for third in the conference standings. 

- Senior Dan Trist is putting together the best year of his career this season, earning his second Patriot League Player of the Week honor on Monday. Trist sits second in the Patriot League in scoring at 17.8 points per game and averaged 23.5 points and eight rebounds per contest in wins at Colgate and Navy.

- Lafayette ranks in the top-30 nationally in all three offensive efficiency categories, including holding the fourth spot in the country in free-throw percentage (77.7%). Additionally, The Leopards are 11th in three-point shooting percentage (40.9%) and 27th in overall field-goal percentage (47.7%).

- Senior Joey Ptasinski has been excellent from beyond the arc this season, ranking second in the nation in three-point shooting percentage (50.0%) and fourth in the league in three's per game at 2.6.