SCORING SAVANT
    Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet ranks third in the Patriot League in scoring, averaging 16.9 ppg. The North Mankato, Minn. native also ranks highly in rebounding (11th), field-goal percentage (fourth) and three-point percentage (second).

SCOUTING LEHIGH
    The Mountain Hawks concluded their non-conference schedule with a 4-6 record and collected a 67-61 overtime win in their last PL game at Loyola Md. (Jan. 21). Lehigh posted a 15-3 record in PL play last season and a 12-4 mark out of the conference. 
    Saturday marks the 110th meeting between the Leopards and Mountain Hawks in their respective histories. Lafayette holds a 4-14 record against Lehigh since head coach Kia Damon-Olson has been at the helm. Lafayette dropped both meetings in 2024-25.
    Looking at the Mountain Hawks' matchup with Loyola, Lily Fandre and Whitney Lind were the leaders on offense for Lehigh. Fandre finished the outing with a season-high 32 points and three steals on 9-14 shooting from the floor. Lind logged 36 minutes for the Mountain Hawks, scoring 24 points on 7-13 shooting and she grabbed six boards, an assist and a steal. Belle Bramer and Myrto Lianoudi contributed valuable minutes against the Greyhounds as well. Bramer scored seven points, grabbed two steals and rebounds, while Lianoudi dropped in three points and grabbed as many boards. 
    As a team, Lehigh shot 41.3 percent from the floor, 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 63.6 percent from the charity stripe in the loss. The Mountain Hawks rank third in the conference in scoring offense (66.2 ppg) and 10th in defensive rating, allowing their opponents to score 67.8 points per outing.

LAST TIME OUT
    Lafayette women's basketball fell to Boston U. in a 66-55 final on Jan. 21 at Kirby Sports Center. The matchup against the Terriers served as the Leopards' sixth annual School Day Game. Before tip-off, 1,300 elementary students from the Easton Area School District filled the stands to cheer on the Maroon and White.

TRIPLE THREAT
    Leopard guards Haylie Adamski, Teresa Kiewiet and Sauda Ntaconayigize are all shooting 40 percent or better from downtown this season.  Kiewiet leads the pack, shooting at a conference second best 42.4 percent clip and Ntaconayigize is right behind her with 42.3 percent (3rd in PL).  Adamski is shooting the deep ball at a 40.4 percent clip (8th in PL).

UP NEXT
    The Leopards return to College Hill on Monday (Jan. 26) for snow day action against Bucknell. Lafayette is set for a 4:30 p.m tip-off with the Bison at Kirby Sports Center, which is the first game of a doubleheader with the men's team. 

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 18 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 eighth in the PL in three-point percentage (40.4 percent) and averages 11.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 1.2 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 (61.2 ppg) and ninth in team defense, allowing their opponents to average 65.3 ppg. Head coach Kia Damon-Olson's group is leading the league in three-point percentage (36.9) and ranks third in turnover margin (0.44).

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
    On Wednesday, the women's basketball program hosted 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).