Sarah Bennett joined the Lafayette women's lacrosse program as an assistant coach during the summer of 2023.
Lafayette kicked off the 2025 season with the program’s best start through four games (3-1) since 2020. The Maroon and White knocked off four non-conference opponents before earning a striking 10-8 comeback victory at American for the initial Patriot League victory of the year on March 26. Two Leopards surpassed individual milestones throughout the remainder of league play: Sara Rogers (100 career points, 27th in program history) and Molly Terraciano (100 single-season saves, 16th in program history). In the postseason, senior midfielder Sophia Spallone netted her first Academic All-Patriot League laurel on top of an All-Patriot League Second Team selection.
The Leopards finished with a 5-11 (2-7 PL) record for the 2023-24 academic year. The Maroon and White knocked off Wagner and Central Connecticut State to begin the season, before taking down Eastern Michigan at home. The Leopards rounded out the spring with two double-overtime victories on the road at Boston and Lehigh. Lafayette was praised for its excellence in the classroom as it was named an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad with nine individual members named to the Division I Honor Roll with a 3.5+ grade point average. To qualify for this prestigious honor, the team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team GPA for the academic year. The Maroon and White garnered a 3.58 overall, marking the eighth consecutive award since 2016. Senior goalkeeper Lexie Coldiron earned her first Academic All-Patriot League laurel on top of her second consecutive All-Patriot League Second Team selection. The Leopards also paced the conference's Winter-Spring Academic Honor Roll, adding 33 athletes to the listing.
Bennett graduated from Lafayette in May '23 with a B.A. in English. After a four-year career with the women's lacrosse team, the Larchmont, N.Y. native has plenty of experience with the Leopards' roster. The attacker scored a total of 65 points on 40 goals and 25 assists, picked up 26 ground balls and earned 12 draw controls in her 40-game career. Her academic accolades include two selections to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Updated 5/25
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