SENIOR DAY
    Saturday's contest serves as Senior Day for the women's basketball program. We honor seniors Abby Antognoli, Kylie Favours and Halee Smith for all of their hard work over their careers on College Hill. 
    Antognoli became the 21st 1,000-point scorer in the program's history on Dec. 1 at Monmouth. The Economics major currently leads the team in scoring with 12.4 ppg, while ranking first in the Patriot League in minutes per game (36.1) and second in assists per game (3.7). Favours has played in over 100 games for the Maroon and White, making 26 starts.  The Neuroscience major has scored more than 280 points and has averaged 15 minutes or better per outing over her career. Smith transferred to Lafayette in her sophomore year and has started in all 82 games she's played in. The Biology major has netted over 575 points on College Hill and is a career 34.9 percent shooter from beyond the arc.

SCOUTING BOSTON U.
    The Terriers finished their non-conference slate at 6-5 and won their last league game 80-68 vs. Lehigh (2/26) on Wednesday.  Boston U. sits in seventh place in the conference (5-11) with head coach Melissa Graves in her fourth season at the helm.
    Saturday marks the 34th meeting, between the Leopards and Terriers after Lafayette captured a 66-55 victory in the first meeting of the season in Boston on Jan. 2.
    Alex Giannaros (29) and Audrey Erickesen (14) combined for 43 points in the upset over Lehigh. Giannaros leads Boston U. in scoring (13.7 ppg) and Allison Schwertner is second on the team in points (8.1).  Anete Adler is an additional scoring threat for the Black Knights, averaging 7.7 ppg.  Giannaros ranks fifth in the conference in scoring and in minutes (33.4 mpg).  Aoibhe Gormley is the Terriers' full-court threat, averaging 1.8 steals per game (fifth best in the conference).
    Boston U. shot a season-high 55.1 percent from the floor, 44.0 percent from beyond the arc and 65.2 percent from the charity stripe in its win over the Mountain Hawks. The Terriers rank seventh in the conference in scoring (58.0 ppg) and eighth in defensive rating, holding their opponents to 65.1 points per game.  As a team on the season, Boston U. is shooting 41.6 percent from the field (fourth best in the conference).

LAST TIME OUT
    Lafayette took a trip to Army Feb. 26, resulting in a 75-48 defeat at Christl Arena. Sophomore guard Teresa Kiewiet paced the Leopards in scoring with 14 points, while Abby Antognoli (10) and Sauda Ntaconayigize (11) also netted double-digit point totals.

KEEP 'EM COMING
    The Leopards are shooting 77.5 percent from the foul line this season, which ranks third amongst their Patriot League competitors. Sophomore guard Teresa Kiewiet leads the Maroon and White through 27 games, shooting 86.8 percent.

MINUTES INCREASE
    Freshman guard Talia Zurinskas is averaging 19.1 minutes per game over her last 12 games, as she's emerged as a key player off the bench for the Leopards. On Feb. 8 vs. Colgate, the Allentown, Pa. native tallied a career-high 13 points on 6-9 shooting from the floor.
    
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.

CLUTCH AT THE WIRE
    Lafayette is 3-1 this season in games that have been decided by three points or fewer.

PINK OUT/NGWSD
    Lafayette kicked off February with its annual Pink Out/National Girls and Women in Sports Day Game on Feb.1. Members of the Kay Yow Foundation were in attendance as the Leopards showed their annual support for cancer research.

 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 12.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 3.7 apg and is ranked second in the conference in assists and ninth in scoring.
      
JUNIOR DUO
    Junior guards Kay Donahue and Sauda Ntaconayigize have been constant threats from all over the floor this season, shooting 39.1 and 38.6 percent respectively. Donahue was a main option on offense through Lafayette's first 21 games, but Ntaconayigize can also score the ball, averaging 7.4 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 became the Leopards' 21st 1,000 career-points scorer with her fifth field goal (in the fourth quarter).

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.