SCOUTING AMERICAN
    The Eagles hold a 6-20 record and finished their non conference slate with a 2-9 mark. American was dealt a 58-45 loss in its last game against Bucknell (Feb. 18). On a five-game losing streak, the Eagles are tied with Colgate for last in the Patriot League standings.
    Saturday's contest marks the 63rd time that Lafayette and American have battled one another. Head coach Kia Damon-Olson owns a 7-13 record all time against the hosts. The Leopards dropped their previous contest against the Eagles, 70-60 on Jan. 31. 
    Molly Driscoll and Grace Koepke led the charge against Lafayette, finishing with 22 and 19 points, respectively. Driscoll knocked down 50 percent of her shots while turning in a 5-9 shooting performance from downtown.  The sophomore guard was effective in all facets of the game, adding in five boards, three assists, three steals and a block. Charlotte Tuhy, the conference leader in rebounding, pulled down 15 rebounds alongside nine points and two blocks.
    Offensively, American averages 55.2 points, shooting 36.2 percent from the floor, 26.9 percent from beyond the arc and 74.3 percent from the charity stripe this season. The Eagles are allowing opponents to score 66.3 points per game and shoot 30.8 percent from three.

LAST TIME OUT
    Lafayette dropped a 53-44 decision to Holy Cross on Wednesday. Teresa Kiewiet recorded the fourth double-double of her career, tallying 14 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Haylie Adamski netted eight points alongside three rebounds and three steals.

TRIPLE THREAT
    Leopard guards Haylie Adamski, Teresa Kiewiet and Sauda Ntaconayigize are all shooting 37 percent or better from downtown this season.  Ntaconayigize paces the trio with a 39.5 percent clip from beyond the arc. Adamski is close behind her, trailing with 39.0 percent (5th in PL).  Kiewiet is draining the deep ball at a 37.8 percent clip, which ranks eighth in the conference.

SCORING SAVANT
    Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet sits third in the Patriot League in scoring, averaging 15.8 ppg. The North Mankato, Minn. native also ranks highly in rebounding (10th), field-goal percentage (fourth) and three-point percentage (eighth). Kiewiet averages 33.4 minutes per game, placing her seventh amongst her conference foes.

UP NEXT
    The Maroon and White travel West Point, N.Y. for their last regular-season road game, a Feb. 28 showdown at 2 p.m. against Army. Live coverage can be viewed on ESPN+. 

DOMINANT DEFENSIVELY
    Freshman Maddison Krug is averaging 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. In the Patriot League, the North Kingstown, R.I. native currently sits sixth in rebounding and second in blocked shots.

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 10 different starting lineups this season: guards Talia Zurinskas, Teresa Kiewiet, Sauda Ntaconayigize and Haylie Adamski and forward Maddison Krug have started the most games (9) together this campaign. Krug was called upon after Tasha Chudy was injured earlier in the season and has served as a reliable option throughout the campaign. Against Lehigh (2/14), Ntaconayigize returned to the starting lineup, while Chudy played limited minutes.

SENIOR SNIPER
    Senior guard Sauda Ntaconayigize ranks fourth in the PL in three-point percentage (39.5 percent) and averages 10.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 1.4 apg in her final season. The Psychology major has scored 687 points so far and 426 of them have come from deep.

CONFERENCE RANKINGS
    Lafayette sits at fifth in scoring offense (59.5 ppg) and seventh in team defense, allowing opponents to average 64.0 ppg. Head coach Kia Damon-Olson's group is leading the league in three-point percentage (34.9) and ranks second in free-throw percentage (75.9).

INJURY REPORT
    Kay Donahue, Emma Shields, Brynn Beffert and Mingaile Urmuleviciute are all expected to miss today's game due to injury.

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.