DAZZLING DRUMMOND
    Senior forward Kayla Drummond has scored eight or more points in the Leopards' last six contests. The Ontario, Canada native posted double-digit points twice in her previous 17 outings.  Over her last six games, the Government and Law major has averaged 11.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg and 0.8 bpg.

SCOUTING AMERICAN
    The Eagles currently hold a 9-14 record after falling to Navy in their last game. Through 12 League games, American is 7-5 in conference play. Head coach Tiffany Coll is in her second season.
    In the teams' last 10 meetings, Lafayette holds a 4-6 record against the Eagles. The Leopards last defeated American on Jan. 31, 2024 (60-55) in Washington.
    Emily Johns and Ivy Bales have been American's leading scorers this season, averaging 11.8 and 9.2 ppg respectively. Bales also leads the team in rebounds and assists per game, (5.0 & 3.3).
    As a team, the Eagles are scoring 60.7 ppg while allowing opponents 65.2 ppg through 23 games. In the team's last game against Navy, Anna LeMaster led the offense with 19 points, while Johns and Bales added 14 and eight points.  American is shooting 39.7 percent from the field, 25.4 percent from downtown and 68.9 percent from the line this season.  

LAST TIME OUT
    Backcourt partners Abby Antognoli and Makayla Andrews led Lafayette's offense on Feb. 14 in the team's 76-51 defeat at Loyola.

INJURY REPORT
    Freshman guard Teresa Kiewiet will miss today's game with an injury. 

DIALED FROM DOWNTOWN
    As a team, Lafayette ranks second in the Patriot League in team three-point percentage. The Leopards are shooting at a 34.9 percent clip from beyond the arc. Their current pace has them in line with the fifth spot in the program's all-time single-season three-point field goal percentage record. 

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
    On Feb. 3 the women's basketball program hosted Army for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Prior to tip-off, an all-sports girls clinic was held in Kirby Sports Center. The team's Play4Kay game is slated for Feb. 17. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund has a vision of being a premier non-profit organization dedicated to supporting fighting all cancers affecting women while providing support.

ANTOGNOLI AVERAGES
    Junior guard Abby Antognoli currently leads the Leopards in scoring (13.1), assists (3.4) and steals per game (1.5). The Bay Head, N.J. native is also lighting it up from three-point range, shooting at a team-high 38.5 percent clip (110 or more attempts).  Antognoli ranks seventh amongst the top scorers in the Patriot League as well as third in assists and seventh in steals.

SCORCHING SMITH
    Junior forward Halee Smith is shooting 46.3 percent from three-point range and averaging 7.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 1.8 apg. The Biology major has improved her three-point shooting 16 percent from her sophomore campaign. The Alexandria, Pa. native is also shooting at a 80.0 percent clip from the foul line.

STARTING FIVE
    Lafayette has used the same starting lineup for 12 of its 23 contests this season: guards Abby Antognoli, Makayla Andrews and Kylie Favours, forwards Halee Smith and Kayla Drummond. Sophomore guard Kay Donahue got the starting nod in the team's wins over UMBC and Dartmouth. Sophomore guard Sauda Ntaconayigize became a consistent starter against Colgate and has started every game since. The starters are unchanged in the last five games.

SCHOOL DAY GAME
    On Jan. 10, Lafayette women's basketball hosted Colgate for the program's School Day Game when 1,500 fifth and sixth grade students from the Easton Area School District attended the contest.