LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Leopards fell to the Bucknell Bison on Sunday afternoon in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 79-45.
 
Lafayette was led by junior Naomi Ganpo who despite the loss had a standout game, scoring in double-figures for the first time this season with a career-high 14 points and adding a season-high seven rebounds.
 
Senior Natalie Kucowski put up eight points and 11 rebounds while sophomore Jess Booth totaled nine points.   
 
Lafayette (0-4) jumped out to a quick lead at the start of the game off a three-point bucket from Booth but it would prove to be the only lead of the game that the Leopards would hold. Bucknell (4-0) took the lead off a Taylor O'Brien field goal after Booth's three and continued to hold a commanding lead throughout the rest of the game.
 
At the start of the fourth quarter, the Leopards attempted to cut into the scoring gap. Senior Drew Freeland started off a 3:38 seven-point scoring run with a three-point basket off an assist from Ganpo and a few minutes later, it would be Kucowski who put in her eighth point of the afternoon on a layup off an assist from senior Sydney Sabino. Freeland found the basket once again off an assist from Kucowski before Bucknell called a timeout.
 
Coming out of the timeout, the Bison quickly put up a bucket to break the Leopards scoring run. A few plays later, Ganpo put in her 16^th point of the afternoon, marking the final basket of the game for the Leopards.
 
Lafayette committed 18 turnovers to Bucknell's eight, resulting in 20 of the Bison's points Sunday afternoon. They have now dropped 14-straight to the Bison.

The Leopards will be back on the road on Saturday, traveling to Baltimore, Maryland, for a 1 p.m. tip. The game can be seen on ESPN+.