SCOUTING ARMY
    The Black Knights claim a 21-6 mark and wrapped up non-conference play with a 9-2 record. Army was handed a 54-51 loss in its last game against Navy (Feb. 21). The Black Knights are 12-4 within the Patriot League and are tied Holy Cross for the second seed.
    Saturday's matchup is the 80th all-time meeting between Lafayette and Army. Head coach Kia Damon-Olson owns a 5-12 record against the hosts. The Maroon and White previously played Army on Feb. 7, losing 62-50.  
    Reese Ericson (18), Camryn Tade (15) and Kya Smith (13) all finished in double figures to lead the Black Knights past Lafayette. Ericson, the Patriot League leader in three-point percentage, shot 50 percent from the field and was 6-10 from beyond the arc. Smith added 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals. Taylor Wilson chipped in six points of her own while collecting three blocks and two steals.
    Offensively,  Army is the conference's third-best scoring team, averaging 65.4 points per game. The Black Knights shoot 42.0 percent from the floor, 34.0 percent from three and 74.4 percent from the charity stripe. Army allows its opponents to score 55.6 points per game and shoot 30.4 percent from deep.

LAST TIME OUT
    Lafayette secured a 56-41 victory against American, behind 26 points and eight rebounds from Teresa Kiewiet. Junior Rosie Scognamiglio collected six points, six boards, three steals and a block. The Leopards' defense forced 19 turnovers while limiting the Eagles to a 27.3 shooting percentage.

TRIPLE THREAT
    Leopard guards Haylie Adamski, Teresa Kiewiet and Sauda Ntaconayigize are all shooting 38 percent or better from downtown this season. Kiewiet paces the trio with a 38.7 percent clip from beyond the arc, fourth-best in the Patriot League. Ntaconayigize is draining the deep ball at a 38.3 percent clip, which ranks fifth in the conference. Adamski is close behind her, trailing with 38.0 percent (6th in PL).  

SCORING SAVANT
    Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet sits second in the Patriot League in scoring, averaging 16.2 ppg. The North Mankato, Minn. native also ranks highly in rebounding (10th), field-goal percentage (fourth) and three-point percentage (fourth). Kiewiet averages 33.4 minutes per game, placing her eighth amongst her conference foes.

UP NEXT
    The Maroon and White return to Kirby Sports Center on March 4, hosting Colgate for the final regular-season contest of the campaign. Live coverage can be viewed on ESPN+. 

DOMINANT DEFENSIVELY
    Freshman Maddison Krug is averaging 7.6 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.

ONE TO WATCH
    Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet enters Saturday's contest with a pair of milestones in front of her. Kiewiet is averaging 16.2 points per game, trailing Navy's Zanai Barnett-Gay and Lehigh's Lily Fandre (16.4) for the conference's scoring title. The Minnesota native has tallied 405 points in the campaign, placing her 15th all-time for single-season points. With 20 more, Kiewiet would advance to 10th.

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 (10) 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 fifth in the PL in three-point percentage (38.3 percent) and averages 9.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 1.4 apg in her final season. The Psychology major has scored 694 points in her career, with 429 of them coming from deep.

CONFERENCE RANKINGS
    Lafayette sits at fifth in scoring offense (59.3 ppg) and seventh in team defense, allowing opponents to average 63.2 ppg. Head coach Kia Damon-Olson's group is leading the league in three-point percentage (34.5) 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.