2017–18 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Leopards, led by first year head coach Kia Damon , played their home games at Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Patriot League women's tournament , where they lost to American.
Previous season
They finished the season 4–28, 2–16 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Navy.
Roster
2017–18 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 2
Nia Holland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr Shipley School
Landsdowne, PA
G 3
Drew Freeland 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr Hidden Valley
Roanoke, VA
G 5
Anna Ptasinski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr Regis Jesuit
Highlands Ranch, CO
G 11
Alex Cantwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr North Shore
Glen Head, NY
G 13
Sarah Agnello 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Villa Maria Academy
Erie, PA
G/F 21
Olivia Martino 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr National Christian Academy
Lanham, MD
G 22
Sammy Stipa 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr Spring-Ford
Royersford, PA
F 24
Alexis Santarelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Bishop Eustace Prep
Philadelphia, PA
F 25
Natalie Kucowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Saint Basil Academy
Philadelphia, PA
G 31
Sydney Sabino 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So Rumson-Fair Haven
Rumson, NJ
G/F 34
Tasha Vipond 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Ankeny Centennial
Ankeny, IA
C 42
Ellen Graham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Lincoln-Way North
Frankford, IL
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 4]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *7:00 pm
La Salle L 47–74 0–1
Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
11/12/2017 *1:00 pm
at Saint Peter's
L 61–64 0–2
Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
11/18/2017 *5:00 pm
at Penn
L 42–55 0–3
Palestra Philadelphia, PA
11/21/2017 *7:00 pm
Rider W 60–45 1–3
Kirby Sports Center (266)Easton, PA
11/25/2017 *2:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn W 69–53 2–3
Kirby Sports Center (266)Easton, PA
11/28/2017 *7:00 pm
at Cornell
W 59–58 3–3
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
12/01/2017 *7:00 pm
at Drexel
L 37–52 3–4
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
12/06/2017 *6:00 pm, WBPH
Princeton L 45–53 3–5
Kirby Sports Center (554)Easton, PA
12/09/2017 *1:00 pm
at Robert Morris
L 42–63 3–6
North Athletic Complex (391)Moon Township, PA
12/20/2017 *12:00 pm
Wagner W 70–52 4–6
Kirby Sports Center (183)Easton, PA
Patriot League regular season
12/29/2017 4:00 pm
at Lehigh
L 45–70 4–7 (0–1)
Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
01/02/2018 7:00 pm
at Holy Cross
W 69–65 5–7 (1–1)
Hart Center Worcester, MA
01/05/2018 7:00 pm, WBPH
Colgate W 63–48 6–7 (2–1)
Kirby Sports Center (366)Easton, PA
01/08/2018 11:00 am
at Bucknell
L 53–83 6–8 (2–2)
Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
01/11/2018 7:00 pm, WPCH
Army L 60–65 6–9 (2–3)
Kirby Sports Center (486)Easton, PA
01/14/2018 2:00 pm, WPCH
Loyola (MD) W 65–54 7–9 (3–3)
Kirby Sports Center (446)Easton, PA
01/17/2018 7:00 pm
at Navy
L 59–65 7–10 (3–4)
Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
01/20/2018 2:00 pm, WPCH
American L 67–74 7–11 (3–5)
Kirby Sports Center (577)Easton, PA
01/24/2018 7:00 pm
at Boston University
W 47–45 8–11 (4–5)
Case Gym Boston, MA
01/27/2018 2:00 pm, WBPH
Holy Cross L 56–69 8–12 (4–6)
Kirby Sports Center (1,012)Easton, PA
02/03/2018 2:00 pm, WBPH
Bucknell L 57–80 8–13 (4–7)
Kirby Sports Center (877)Easton, PA
02/07/2018 7:00 pm
at Army
L 39–48 8–14 (4–8)
Christl Arena West Point, NY
02/10/2018 2:00 pm
at Loyola (MD)
W 73–64 9–14 (5–8)
Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
02/14/2018 7:00 pm, WPCH
Navy L 43–59 9–15 (5–9)
Kirby Sports Center (303)Easton, PA
02/17/2018 1:00 pm
at American
L 66–74 9–16 (5–10)
Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
02/21/2018 7:00 pm, WPCH
Boston University W 44–41 10–16 (6–10)
Kirby Sports Center (347)Easton, PA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm, WBPH
Lehigh L 62–72 10–17 (6–11)
Kirby Sports Center (866)Easton, PA
02/28/2018 7:00 pm
at Colgate
L 55–60 10–18 (6–12)
Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 2:00 pm
(8)
(9) Boston University First Round W 66–61 11–18
Kirby Sports Center (435)Easton, PA
03/05/2018 7:00 pm
(8)
at (1) American Quarterfinals L 35–55 11–19
Bender Arena (501)Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
References
^ "Lafayette 2016-17 Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF) . Lafayette College . Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022 .^ "Lafayette Leopards Women's Basketball - Leopards News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2018 .^ "Lafayette Leopards on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018 .^ "Lafayette Leopards Women's Basketball :: Official Athletic Site" . Goleopards.com. November 27, 2017. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2018 .
