* No. 2 seed Lafayette battles with No. 3 Bucknell in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals on Friday afternoon at the site of top-seeded American in Washington, D.C. With a win, the Leopards would advance to their first Patriot League championship game since winning back-to-back titles in the 2011 and 2012 campaigns, facing off against the winner of American and No. 4 seed Holy Cross on Sunday at noon.

* Lafayette took the regular-season meeting with the Bison at Rappolt Field by a 2-1 score on Oct. 26. The Leopards jumped out to a two-goal lead on scores from senior captain Lisa van der Geest and sophomore Molly McAndrew, and hung on defensively down the stretch for the victory.

* The Leopards were well-represented when the Patriot League announced its major athletic and academic awards this week, headlined by a Coach of the Year accolade for head coach Jennifer Stone and van der Geest's Defensive Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year laurels. Van der Geest and McAndrew were selected to the All-Patriot League First Team, while senior Sarah Park, junior Anna Steps and freshman Sydney Woolston were placed on the All-Patriot League Second Team.

* A win on Friday afternoon would likely set up a showdown in the title game with the only team the Leopards lost to in conference play this season a week ago at the same stadium. American won the Patriot League regular-season title game by a 1-0 score on Saturday afternoon, scoring in the seventh minute and registering a clean sheet.