KEEP 'EM COMING
    The Leopards are shooting 78.2 percent from the foul line this season, which ranks second amongst their Patriot League competitors. Sophomore guard Teresa Kiewiet paces the Maroon and White through 20 games, shooting 92.6 percent.

SCOUTING COLGATE
    The Raiders finished their non-conference slate with a 10-3 record and lost their last league game 65-60 at home versus Army (1/29). Colgate sits at sixth place in the conference (5-4) and head coach Ganiyat Adeduntan is in her fourth season at the helm.
    Saturday marks the 84th meeting, between the Leopards and Raiders after the Raiders captured a 72-56 victory in their first meeting in Hamilton on Jan. 18.
    Taylor Golembiewski (16), Anne Bair (10), Madison Schiller (10) and Morgan McMahon (10) combined for 46 points versus Army. Golembiewski leads Colgate in scoring (12.7 ppg) and Bair is second on the team in points (12.1). Bair ranks 10th in the Patriot League in scoring, third in assists (3.8 apg) and eighth in steals (1.6 spg). Golembiewski is ninth in the conference in scoring and 10th in steals (1.4 spg).
    Colgate shot 45.5 percent from the floor, 23.5 percent from beyond the arc and 85.7 percent from the charity stripe in its defeat to Army.  Colgate ranks second in the conference in scoring (67.6 ppg) and fifth in defensive rating, only allowing its opponents 57.7 points per game. As a team on the season, the Raiders are shooting a conference second best 43.0 percent from the field.

LAST TIME OUT
    Lafayette's backcourt duo of Abby Antognoli (nine) and Teresa Kiewiet (10) combined for 19 points in the team's 54-52 defeat to American at Bender Arena on Wednesday. Grace Koepke netted a game-high 18 points to push the Eagles over the line.

DAZZLING DONAHUE
    Junior guard Kay Donahue is averaging 9.8 points per game, a team-high 4.7 rebounds per game and 1.8 assists per outing. In the team's games against 
No. 6 Notre Dame and NJIT, the Belle Mead, N.J. native notched a career high of 18 points and drained eight field goals against the Irish. Donahue's point and rebound averages rank her 18th and 15th amongst her Patriot League foes, respectively. 

MAKING HISTORY
    The Leopards' home contest vs. No. 6 Notre Dame (Nov. 17) was the first time Lafayette women's basketball hosted a nationally-ranked opponent within the 
Patriot League era.

PINK OUT/NWGSD
    Lafayette women's basketball kicks off February with its annual Pink Out/National Women and Girls in Sports Day Game today. Members of the Kay Yow Foundation are in attendance today as the Leopards continue to show their annual support for cancer research. 

UP NEXT
    Lafayette hits the road next Saturday for a 4 p.m. matchup in Annapolis, Md. versus Navy.

SCHOOL DAY GAME
    On Jan. 15 Lafayette women's basketball hosted its fifth-annual School Day Game. More than 1,100 fifth and sixth grade students from the Easton Area School District came to Kirby Sports Center for a day of fun and to support the Leopards take on Army.

ANTOGNOLI AVERAGES
    On her way to her second consecutive All-Patriot League Third-Team selection, senior guard Abby Antognoli was a focal point of the Leopards' offense last season. The Economics major averages 12.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg and 3.9 apg and is ranked second in the conference in assists and eighth in scoring.
      
JUNIOR DUO
    Junior guards Kay Donahue and Sauda Ntaconayigize have been constant threats from all over the floor this season, shooting 38.9 and 39.7 percent respectively. Donahue has been a main option on offense through Lafayette's first 20 games, but Ntaconayigize can also score the ball, averaging 8.0 points per outing. Both Leopards average 25 minutes or better per contest.

1,000-POINT SCORER
    Program history was made on Dec. 1 in the team's game at Monmouth, as senior guard Abby Antognoli eclipsed the 1,000 career points milestone with her fifth field goal (in the fourth quarter).

STARTING FIVE
    Lafayette used the same starting lineup for 10-straight games before sophomore guard Teresa Kiewiet broke into the lineup at home versus Army (1/15). Guards Abby Antognoli, Halee Smith, Kay Donahue, Sauda Ntaconayigize and forward Tasha Chudy have been the mainstays in the lineup for the majority of the season. Chudy got her first career starting nod versus St. Francis and has started every game since. Donahue broke into Damon-Olson's lineup against Notre Dame (11/17) and finished the day with a career-high 18 points versus the nationally-ranked foe. 

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
    On Feb. 12,  American comes to town for Lafayette's Pride Game and Feb. 22 is Alumni Day versus Lehigh. Senior Day will take place on Mar. 1 against Boston U. 

EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS
    Lafayette's athletic programs stood out among the nation's best last fall in the NCAA's Division I annual Graduation Success Rate (GSR) release. College Hill claimed a 97 percent GSR overall for the second straight year based on the 19 sports measured while 16 Leopard teams, including women's basketball, achieved a graduation success rate of 100 percent.