*On Friday, Lafayette defeated Holy Cross in five sets, 3-2, to win their first conference match of the season and the first since September 22, 2018. Sophomore
Leanna Deegan led the way in kills with 15, followed by sophomore
Grace Tulevech and freshman
Grace Steurer, each with 11. Steurer's 11 kills was a career and season high.
*Saturday, the Leopards came close to handing unbeaten Colgate its first loss of the season, taking the match to five sets but ultimately falling 2-3. Freshman Ellie Carerra-Justiz led the way with 17 kills, Tulevech record 15 and sophomore
Madi Wahrmund totaled 12.
*Lafayette has now played in seven five set matches this season. They have won four of those seven.
*They now stand at 12-9 overall and 1-4 in the Patriot League.
*Through October 13, as a team in the NCAA, the Leopards are 11
th in team kills (997), 23
rd in team assists (894.0), 14
th in team service aces (129.0) and 28
th in total team attacks (2718.0). Individually, senior
Julia Howard is ranked 39
th in service aces with 29.
*In the Patriot League, the team is second in total team kills (997.0), team assists (894.0), team service aces (129.0) and total team attacks (2718.0). Individually, Howard is third in service aces (29.0).
*Army is coming off a two win weekend defeating Bucknell and Lehigh on the road to bring their record to 13-6 overall and a 4-2 conference record.
*Since 2010, the Leopards have yet to defeat the Black Knights. The last meeting between these two programs saw Army walking away with the 3-1 win.