CONFERENCE RANKINGS
    Lafayette sits at fourth in scoring offense (60.8 ppg) and eighth in team defense, allowing their opponents to average 64.7 ppg. Head coach Kia Damon-Olson's group is leading the league in three-point percentage (36.2) and ranks third in turnover margin (0.30).

SCOUTING AMERICAN
    The Eagles concluded their non-conference schedule with a 2-9 record and dropped their last game 63-53 on the road at Loyola Md. (Jan. 28).  American posted a 1-17 record in PL play last season and an 0-12 mark outside of the conference. 
    Saturday marks the 62nd meeting between the Leopards and Eagles in their respective histories. Lafayette holds a 7-12 record against American since head coach Kia Damon-Olson has been at the helm. Saturday's matchup will be the first time that both teams meet this season. 
    Looking at the Eagles' matchup with Loyola, Molly Driscoll and Madisyn Moore-Nicholson were the leaders on offense for American. Driscoll finished the outing with a game-high 20 points, four assists and rebounds on 6-12 shooting from the floor. Moore-Nicholson logged 37 minutes for the Eagles, scoring 11 points on 2-11 shooting and she dished out two assists and grabbed a board. Charlotte Tuhy and Anna Rescifina contributed valuable minutes against the Greyhounds too, with Tuhy scoring eight points on 1-6 shooting from the field and Rescifina tacked on nine points, a rebound and an assist. 
    As a unit,  American shot 30.4 percent from the floor, 27.3 percent from 
beyond the arc and 95.0 percent from the charity stripe in the loss. The Eagles rank eighth in the conference in scoring offense (55.5) ppg and ninth in defensive rating, allowing their opponents to score 64.9 points per outing.

LAST TIME OUT
    Lafayette women's basketball completed the season sweep over Bucknell (65-56) for the first time since the 2004-05 season on Wednesday at Kirby Sports Center. Guards Talia Zurinskas (19), Teresa Kiewiet (17) and Haylie Adamski (10) all finished in double figures to lead the Leopards to their eighth win of the season.

TRIPLE THREAT
    Leopard guards Haylie Adamski, Teresa Kiewiet and Sauda Ntaconayigize are all shooting 39 percent or better from downtown this season.  Ntaconayigize leads the pack, hitting at a conference best 43.1 percent clip and Kiewiet is right behind her with 40.3 percent (4th in PL).  Adamski is draining the deep ball at a 39.3 percent clip (6th in PL).

UP NEXT
    The Leopards are back on the road for their next game at Navy on Feb. 4. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. and live coverage can be viewed on ESPN+.
    
SCORING SAVANT
    Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet ranks second in the Patriot League in scoring, averaging 16.9 ppg. The North Mankato, Minn. native also ranks highly in rebounding (ninth), field-goal percentage (fifth) and three-point percentage (fourth).

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 20 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 sixth in the PL in three-point percentage (40.4 percent) and averages 10.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 1.2 spg in her first season in Easton. The Economics major has been named a PL Honorable Mention six times.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
    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).