SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Lafayette fell to Seton Hall 74-50, Friday afternoon to drop to 4-5 on the season.
Junior
Natalie Kucowski led the Leopards (4-5) with 18 points and 10 rebounds, marking her seventh double double of the season and 31
st of her career. Senior
Alexis Santarelli also hit the double digit mark with 13 points and freshman
Shanell Haskins had a career-high afternoon recording 10 points, two rebounds and two assists.
Seton Hall (7-4) jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead and from there, kept a commanding lead throughout the entire game, holding the Leopards to just 18 points heading into the locker room at the half.
The Pirates started the second half with a five-point scoring run before Haskins would get a bucket for the Leopards to make it 41-21. Lafayette would only tack on 15 more points in the third and head into the fourth quarter down 61-36.
Despite Lafayette outscoring Seton Hall in the fourth quarter, 14-13, the Leopards couldn't mount a comeback and would eventually drop their fifth game of the season.
Kucowski's 10 rebounds now puts her at 764 career rebounds. She is five away from moving up to sixth on Lafayette's all-time rebounds list.
The Leopards return home to play for the first time since the end of November on Dec. 29 to play UMBC. The game will be their final non-conference game of the season before they are scheduled to open up conference action against Boston University on Jan. 2.
