OPENING TIP
- The Leopards look to avenge an early conference play loss to Army on Wednesday night at Kirby Sports Center.
 
- Last time out, Lafayette struggled from the start and fell to the Patriot League favorite on the road as Bucknell bested the Leopards. 
 
- Sophomore Natalie Kucowski scored nine points with 11 boards while freshman Jiselle Havas came off the bench to hit three triples with a career-high four assists.
 
- Including tonight, Lafayette plays four of its last seven regular season games in the friendly confines of Kirby Sports Center and only three remaining opponents have winning Patriot League records.
 
- The Leopards continue their homestand with the annual Play4Kay Game on Saturday afternoon when Loyola makes the trip to College Hill.
 
Scouting Army
The Patriot League's leading scorer leads the way for Army as Madison Hovren is scoring 18.2 a game.
 
Hovren also is on top of the rebounding charts with 12.5 boards a contest to help the Black Knights lead the conference with 41.3 rpg while allowing the fewest by their opponents at 34.5.
 
Army also features Jess Lewis who holds the Patriot League's lead in assists by nearly 1.0 with 4.8 a game.
 
In his 13th season, Army is led by head coach Dave Magarity.
 
All-Time Series
The matchup dates back to the 1983-84 season with the Black Knights holding a 41-24 advantage overall.
 
Last Meeting
The Black Knights put two players in double-figures as Hovren scored 23 with 16 boards and Lewis has 22 with seven assists to power Army of Lafayette, 65-50.
 
Lafayette featured three players in double-figures as Drew Freeland led the way with 14 and Kucowski added six. Olivia Martino chipped in 12 with a pair of 3-pointers.
 
 
Double-Digit Double-Doubles
Sophomore Natalie Kucowski recorded her 10th double-double of the season on the road against Holy Cross. She is the first Leopard to have double-digit double-doubles since Danielle Fiacco tallied 10 in 2011-12.
 
Overtime Triumphs
This is the first time since the 2008-09 campaign that Lafayette has won multiple overtime contests in the same season. The Leopards won their first overtime game since the 2012-13 season, outlasting Albany in double overtime on Dec. 1. They followed that up with another comeback win against Monmouth in extra time.
 
However, Lafayette lost in overtime for the first time this season at Holy Cross on Feb. 2. This is the most overtime games Lafayette has played since 2012-13 when they went 1-2 in those contests.
 
Block Party
Kucowski leads the Patriot League in total blocked shots (49) and blocked shots per game (2.2) by nearly 10 and 1.0 respectively. She has tallied 12 blocks in her last three outings.
 
She has recorded at least one block in all but one game this season and has put together 13 multi-block contests, including performances of six and five rejections.
 
Havas' Hot Hand
Freshman Jiselle Havas has been a spark off the bench in a number of games this season for the Leopards, including last time out at Bucknell. The rookie connected on three 3-pointer with a career-high four assists. 
 
Short Staffed
Dropping three straight games with fourth quarter leads is a tough pill to swallow, but a series of illnesses have plagued the Leopards in the backend of January. Senior Alex Cantwell played through illness at American while Lafayette was without junior Tasha Vipond and freshman Jiselle Havas for the BU game. Vipond also was unavailable at Holy Cross on Feb. 2 and on the road at Bucknell Feb. 9. 
 
Play4Kay
Next time out, the Leopards will be raising awareness for breast cancer in the annual Play4Kay Game at Kirby Sports Center. Fans can help the cause by pledging towards Lafayette's free throw makes at
gopards.co/WBB19FTs.