FRESHMAN PHENOM
    Freshman Haylie Adamski is pacing the PL in three-point percentage (43.7 percent) and averages 11.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 1.3 spg in her first season in Easton. The Economics major has been named a PL Honorable Mention six times.

SCOUTING BUCKNELL
    The Bison concluded their non-conference schedule with a 4-7 record and collected their fourth-straight loss (49-46) in their last PL game at Loyola Md. (Jan. 10). Bucknell posted a 11-7 record in PL play last season and an 6-7 mark out of the conference. 
    Wednesday marks the 94th meeting between the Leopards and Bison in their respective histories. Lafayette holds an 1-15 record against Bucknell since head coach Kia Damon-Olson has been at the helm. Lafayette dropped both meetings with the visitors in 2024-25.
    Looking at the Bison's matchup with Loyola, Reese Zemitis and Desirae Ashton were the leaders on offense for Bucknell. Zemitis finished the outing with a team-high 11 points and four rebounds on 4-16 shooting from the floor.  Ashton logged just 17 minutes for the Bison, but she was efficient, scoring 10 points on a perfect 4-4 shooting and grabbing a board and a block. Hope Masonius and Anna Kunzwiler contributed valuable minutes against the Greyhounds as well. Masonius dished out three assists and grabbed a team-high five rebounds, while Kunzwiler dropped in five points and snatched two steals. 
    As a team, Bucknell shot 34.7 percent from the floor, 26.3 percent from beyond the arc and 70.0 percent from the charity stripe in the loss. The Bison rank 10th in the conference in scoring offense (54.7 ppg) and second in defensive rating, only allowing their opponents to score 59.4 points per outing.

LAST TIME OUT
    Lafayette women's basketball hosted Navy on Jan. 10 at Kirby Sports Center and the Mids walked away with a 97-58 victory, led by 26 points by Zanai Barnett-Gay.  The visitors finished the outing shooting 57.6 percent from the field (38-66) and 44.4 percent from downtown (12-27). Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet led the Maroon and White on offense in the loss with 17 points.

SHOOTERS SHOOT
    Leopard guards Haylie Adamski, Teresa Kiewiet, Sauda Ntaconayigize and Talia Zurinskas are all shooting 34 percent or better from downtown this season.  Adamski leads the pack, shooting at a conference-leading 43.7 percent clip and Ntaconayigize is right behind her with 42.3 percent (3rd in PL). Kiewiet and Zurinskas are shooting the deep ball at 39.1 & 34.1 percent clips.

UP NEXT
    The Leopards return to action at 2 p.m. on Saturday when they make the trek up north for their first meeting of the season with Holy Cross. 
    
SCORING LEADER
    Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet currently paces the Patriot League in scoring, averaging 17.5 ppg. The North Mankato, Minn. native also ranks highly in rebounding (11th), field-goal percentage (fourth) and three-point percentage (eighth).

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet was named the Patriot League Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks (Dec. 1 & Dec. 8) for her performances at Pitt (11/25), NJIT (11/30), FDU (12/4) and Marist (12/7). The Engineering major averaged 22.8 ppg across four games and dropped in a season-high of 25 points and five triples for 55.6 percent shooting from deep. 

STARTING FIVE
    Lafayette has used the same starting lineup for seven of its 15 contests this season: guards Talia Zurinskas, Teresa Kiewiet, Sauda Ntaconayigize and Haylie Adamski and forward Tasha Chudy. Freshman forward Maddison Krug has seen an increased role due to a recent Chudy injury and the North Kingstown, R.I. native will now be relied on heavily as conference play continues.

CONFERENCE RANKINGS
    Lafayette sits at fourth in scoring offense (62.8 ppg) and eighth in team defense, allowing their opponents to average 66.1 ppg. Head coach Kia Damon-Olson's group is leading the league in three-point percentage (37.8) and ranks third in turnover margin (0.60).

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
    On Jan. 21, the women's basketball program hosts Boston U. for its sixth annual School Day game. To conclude January, the Leopards invite American to Easton for their National Women & Girls in Sports game on Jan. 31. Army visits Kirby Sports Center on Feb. 7 for the team's Play4Kay Game and Valentine's Day serves as Alumni Day/Senior Day. The final promotional game of the year is the Leopards' Athlete Ally Game (Feb. 18) vs. Holy Cross.

PLAY4KAY CAMPAIGN
    Lafayette women's basketball recently partnered with the Kay Yow Foundation for a season-long three-point challenge. This season, Leopard fans can pledge how much they'd like to donate for every three-pointer made by the team or their favorite player and all proceeds will directly benefit the Kay Yow Fund. To learn more visit tinyurl.com/25sqlzmv. 

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

2024-25 RECAP
    The 2024-25 season highlighted various notable achievements. Lafayette posted its best season to date in three-point field goals made, draining 190 attempts in 31 games. It also marked the second-highest season threes attempted (559) and the fifth best team three-point field-goal percentage (34.0 percent).