*Lafayette welcomes Colgate for a 7 p.m. match on Friday in Kirby Sports Center and will head to Hamilton on Sunday for a 4 p.m. match. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+. 

*Last weekend the Leopards were swept by the American, 3-0, in Washington, D.C. on Friday. Junior Leanna Deegan led the way for the Leopards with 16 kills on 42 total attacks and freshman Alyssa Vitale totaled a team-high 23 assists. The second match of the home-and-home series was postponed due to COVID protocols within the Eagles program. 

*Deegan leads the way for the Leopards with 92 kills so far this season. Vitale leads the way in assists with 103, freshman Katie Weston leads the team in digs with 72, freshman Gracie Gibson leads the way for the Leopards in blocks with 17.0 and sophomore Grace Steurer leads the way for the Leopards in service aces with 11. 

*Colgate is coming off a weekend sweep of Holy Cross, winning on Friday 3-1 in Hamilton and 3-0 on Sunday in Worcester. Senior Alli Lowe led the way for the Raiders in the series with a team-high 28 kills on Friday and a team-high 15 kills on Sunday. 

*The Raiders hold a 5-1 record heading into the weekend series. Their only loss has come at the hands of Army back on February 21 when they were swept by the Black Knights, 3-0.

*Lowe leads the way for the Raiders with 91 kills and 10 service aces, junior Kurowski leads the way in assists with 202, senior Bridget Kolsky leads the way in digs for the Raiders with 76 and sophomore Sophie Thompson leads the way in blocks with 20.0. 

*Last season, the Raiders swept the regular-season series with the Leopards, winning 3-2 in Easton and 3-0 in Hamilton.   

*As a team the Leopards lead the Patriot League in assists per set (12.67) and kills per set (13.47) and are second in the league in team attacks per set (38.80). Individually, Steurer is second in the league in aces per set (0.47), Deegan is second in the league in attacks per set (12.73), Gibson is first in the league in blocks per set (1.13) and Deegan is second in the league in kills per set (5.47) and points per set (5.63). 

*Nationally as a team the Leopards are 42^nd in assists per set (12.67) and 25^th in team attacks per set (38.80).  Individually, Deegan is second in the nation in kills per set (5.47), sixth in points per set (5.63) and 11^th in attacks per set (12.73).