OPENING TIP
- The Leopards host Senior Day on Saturday as defending Patriot League Champion American comes to Kirby Sports Center, where Alex Cantwell and Nia Holland will be honored pregame.
 
- The Patriot League's leader in blocked shots, sophomore Natalie Kucowski tallied two rejections last time out at Navy to become the fifth player in Lafayette history to compile 100 career blocked shots.
 
- Kucowski also had her second 19-rebound game in as many weeks with a double-double, scoring 17 points and dishing out five assists.
 
- Sophomore Drew Freeland flipped classmate Olivia Martino on the all-time Lafayette 3-point field goals list for 14th place with 60 in her career. Senior Alex Cantwell played in her 100th career game at Navy. 
 
- Only three regular season games remain after Saturday with the Leopards traveling to Boston U. on Wednesday before going across the Valley to Lehigh on Saturday.
 
Scouting American
American has won 13 straight games and has not lost since its Patriot League opener at Bucknell. It's coming off a last-second victory over BU on Wednesday.
 
The Eagles are second in the conference in ppg and field goal percentage. Cecily Carl is ranked third in the conference with 14.8 ppg and second in field goal percentage at 48 percent.
 
Kaitlyn Marenyi and Elina Koskimies are also averaging double-figures, each scoring 11.6 ppg.
 
In her sixth season, American is led by head coach Megan Gebbia.
 
All-Time Series
The matchup dates back to the 1981-82 season with American holding a 40-7 advantage overall.
 
Last season, the Eagles swept the season series, including the meeting in the Patriot League Tournament.
 
Last Meeting
Lafayette took a lead into the fourth quarter at American, but ran out of gas and lost 60-45.
 
Back-to-Back Double-Doubles
Sophomore Natalie Kucowski recorded double-doubles number 11 and 12 of the season against Loyola and at Navy. She is the first Leopard to have double-digit double-doubles since Danielle Fiacco tallied 10 in 2011-12.
 
Against Loyola, she scored 18 points with 12 rebounds and at Navy she matched her career high with 19 rebounds and scored 17 points.
 
Century-Mark Rejections
Kucowski recorded two blocked at Navy for 100 rejections in her Lafayette career. She is just the fifth Leopard ever to compile 100-plus blocks in her College Hill career.
 
Century-Mark Games
Senior Alex Cantwell played her 100th career game at Navy donning the Maroon and White. She is the 53rd player in program history to join the 100-games played club, joining her mother, Theresa O'Connell, who played 113 games for Lafayette.
 
Rebounding Crown
Kucowski is just 23 rebounds shy of her freshman total of 309 which set the Lafayette single-season rebounds record. She will have to average just 5.8 rpg the rest of the regular season to best her freshman self in her sophomore year.
 
Over her last five games, she has had two 19-rebound performances and has averaged 14.8 rpg and has 15 double-digit rebound games this season.
 
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 Navy. Coming off the bench, the rookie connected on three straight 3-pointers to go on a 9-0 run of her own to open the second quarter.
 
A Long Distance Battle
Sophomore Drew Freeland connected on a pair of 3-pointers at Navy to jump classmate Olivia Martino for sole possession of 14th on the all-time Lafayette 3-point field goals list with 60 in her career.  
 
Play4Kay
The Leopards celebrated their Play4Kay Game last time out at Kirby against Loyola and helped recognize breast cancer survivors and raise awareness for the cause.