TRIPLE THREAT
    Leopard guards Haylie Adamski, Teresa Kiewiet and Sauda Ntaconayigize are all shooting 41 percent or better from downtown this season.  Ntaconayigize leads the pack, shooting at a conference second best 42.5 percent clip and Kiewiet is right behind her with 42.0 percent (3rd in PL).  Adamski is shooting the deep ball at a 41.9 percent clip (4th in PL).

SCOUTING HOLY CROSS
    The Crusaders concluded their non-conference schedule with a 6-5 record and collected a 61-46 loss in their last PL game at Army (Jan. 14). Holy Cross posted an 11-7 record in PL play last season and an 8-5 mark out of the conference. 
    Saturday marks the 82nd meeting between the Leopards and Crusaders in their respective histories. Lafayette holds an 2-13 record against Holy Cross since head coach Kia Damon-Olson has been at the helm. Lafayette dropped both meetings with the hosts in 2024-25.
    Looking at the Crusaders' matchup with Army, Meg Cahalan and Kendall Eddy were the leaders on offense for Holy Cross. Cahalan finished the outing with a team-high 15 points and four rebounds on 6-14 shooting from the floor.  Eddy logged 35 minutes for the Crusaders, scoring nine points on 3-10 shooting and she grabbed a board, a block and a steal. Kaitlyn Flanagan and Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly contributed valuable minutes against the Black Knights as well. Flanagan dished out a team-high five assists and grabbed three rebounds, while Donnelly dropped in five points and snatched a game-high 11 boards. 
    As a team, Holy Cross shot 32.7 percent from the floor, 23.8 percent from beyond the arc and 77.8 percent from the charity stripe in the loss. The Crusaders rank fifth in the conference in scoring offense (58.8 ppg) and third in defensive rating, only allowing their opponents to score 60.4 points per outing.

LAST TIME OUT
    Guards Teresa Kiewiet (20), Sauda Ntaconayigize (14) and Haylie Adamski (12) finished in double figures to lead Lafayette to a 62-49 win over Bucknell on Wednesday. Lafayette's triumph marked its first at Sojka Pavilion since the 2012-13 season (Feb. 16, 2013; 66-61 W, OT). Freshman forward Maddison Krug also had a standout game, recording career highs of 18 rebounds and six blocks.

UP NEXT
    The Leopards return to action at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21 for their sixth annual School Day Game. Lafayette will welcome 1,300 elementary students to Kirby Sports Center to watch the Maroon and White take on Boston U.
    
SCORING LEADER
    Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet currently paces the Patriot League in scoring, averaging 17.7 ppg. The North Mankato, Minn. native also ranks highly in rebounding (11th), field-goal percentage (fourth) and three-point percentage (third).

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 16 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.

FRESHMAN PHENOM
    Freshman Haylie Adamski ranks fourth in the PL in three-point percentage (41.9 percent) and averages 11.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg and 1.3 spg in her first season in Easton. The Economics major has been named a PL Honorable Mention six times.

CONFERENCE RANKINGS
    Lafayette sits at fourth in scoring offense (62.4 ppg) and seventh in team defense, allowing their opponents to average 65.0 ppg. Head coach Kia Damon-Olson's group is leading the league in three-point percentage (37.9) and ranks third in turnover margin (0.38).

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).