SCOUTING ARMY
    Army enters the Patriot League Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the conference, securing its seed after defeating Bucknell, 56-43, on March 4. The Black Knights concluded the regular season with a 23-6 mark and finished 14-4 in Patriot League Play.
    Monday's matchup marks the 80th time that the Leopards and the Black Knights have faced off. Head coach Kia Damon-Olson owns a 5-13 record against the hosts in nine years at the helm. Army won both ends of the season series in the regular season, winning Feb. 7 (62-50) and Feb. 28 (61-42).  
    In the Black Knights' most-recent contest against Lafayette, Kya Smith had a dominant outing. Smith, who was named to the All-Patriot League Second Team, notched an 18-point, 21-rebound double-double. The junior forward added in four steals and three assists. Guard Camryn Tade turned in 15 points alongside shooting 50 percent from the floor. Taylor Wilson swatted four shots while swiping four passes. Army forced 19 turnovers while committing seven turnovers.
    The Black Knights (65.0 ppg) are one of four teams in the Patriot League to average at least 60 points per game. The Black Knights shoot 41.6 percent from the floor, 33.2 percent from three and 74.9 percent from the charity stripe. Army allows its opponents to score 54.7 ppg (first in the conference) and shoot 30.5 percent from deep.

LAST TIME OUT
    Lafayette captured a 66-55 victory over Colgate on March 3 to wrap up the regular season. Talia Zurinskas set a new career high with 21 points while Rosie Scognamiglio chipped in 11 points. The Leopards forced 18 turnovers, 12 of which came via steals. Scognamiglio paced the Maroon and White with three, while Zurinskas (2), Maddison Krug (2) and Sauda Ntaconayigize (2) all tallied multiple swipes.

TRIPLE THREAT
    Leopard guards Haylie Adamski, Teresa Kiewiet and Sauda Ntaconayigize are all shooting 37 percent or better from downtown. Adamski paces the trio with a 38.2 percent clip, fourth-best in the Patriot League. Ntaconayigize (37.6) and Kiewiet (37.0) follow behind in fifth and seventh, respectively.  

SCORING SAVANT
    Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet sits second in the Patriot League in scoring, averaging 16.3 ppg. The North Mankato, Minn. native also ranks highly in rebounding (ninth), field-goal percentage (fourth) and three-point percentage (seventh).

UP NEXT
    The winner of Monday's contest moves onto the semifinal on March 12, with the opponent to be determined. Coverage for the next round can be viewed on ESPN+.
DOMINANT DEFENSIVELY
    Freshman Maddison Krug is averaging 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. Against Bucknell (1/14), Krug swatted away six of the Bison's shots, the single-game high in the conference. In the Patriot League, the North Kingstown, R.I. native currently sits sixth in rebounding and second in blocked shots.

PATRIOT LEAGUE RECOGNITION
    Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet and rookie Haylie Adamski received conference honors on March 6. Kiewiet was selected for the All-Patriot League Second Team following a season where she tallied double-digit points in 25 of her 27 starts. Adamski, who started in 27 games for the Leopards, earned a spot on the All-Rookie Team. The freshman's laurel marks the second-consecutive season Lafayette placed a rookie on the squad (Talia Zurinskas in 2024-25).

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 (12) 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 (37.6 percent) and averages 9.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 1.4 apg in her final season. The Psychology major has scored 701 points in her career, with 432 of them coming from deep. In Lafayette history, Ntaconayigize ranks first in three-point percentage (38.4) and sixth in career threes made (144)

CONFERENCE RANKINGS
    Lafayette sits at fifth in scoring offense (59.0 ppg) and seventh in team defense, allowing opponents to average 62.8 ppg. Head coach Kia Damon-Olson's group is leading the league in three-point percentage (34.4) and ranks second in free-throw percentage (76.6).

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.