EASTON, Pa. - Senior guard Abby Antognoli and freshman guard Talia Zurinskas received recognition from the Patriot League on Friday afternoon, as the 2024-25 women's basketball post-season conference awards were announced.

Antognoli was named to the All-Patriot League Third Team for the third year running and Zurinskas claimed a spot on the All-Rookie Team.

A Bay Head, N.J. native, Antognoli led the Leopards' offense this season, averaging 12.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.8 apg. The Economics major ranks 10th among the top scorers in the Patriot League, second in assists and first in minutes played (36.3). Through the regular season, Antognoli scored a team-high 362 points and became the programs 21^st 1,000-point scorer on Dec. 1 with a 16-point performance at Monmouth. She was the leading scorer in 11 of Lafayette's games this season. Her 1,277 career points and 344 assists rank her 10^th all-time in scoring and sixth in assists in the program's record book.

Zurinskas hails from Allentown, Pa. and has had a solid start to her career on College Hill. The Psychology major has logged over 430 minutes this season and has played in 28 of the Leopards' 29 games this year. She currently averages 4.5 ppg and 1.1 apg, but over her last nine games she's averaging 6.7 ppg and 2.2 apg. Zurinskas is shooting 39.8 percent from the floor, 34.4 percent from downtown and 77.3 percent from the charity stripe. Her best outing as a Leopard was on Feb. 1 against Colgate, when she earned career highs of 13 points and six made field goals.

The Maroon and White are now set to host No. 10 American at 4 p.m. on Saturday in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament.
 

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