2023–24 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

2023–24 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record10–20 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach
  • Kia Damon-Olson (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKirby Sports Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Colgate 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Boston University 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Loyola 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Lehigh 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Army 9 9   .500 12 17   .414
Navy 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Bucknell 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
American 8 10   .444 10 20   .333
Lafayette 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
2024 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leopards, who were led by seventh-year head coach Kia Damon-Olson, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center located in Easton, Pennsylvania, as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

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The Leopards finished the 2022–23 season 10–19, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] They were defeated by Loyola (MD) in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Abby Antognoli 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St. Rose High School Bay Head, New Jersey
F 2 Emma Shields 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Emma Willard School Troy, New York
G 4 Kylie Favours 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Rutgers Prep Old Bridge, New Jersey
F 10 Tasha Chudy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Saratoga Springs High School Saratoga Springs, New York
G 11 Grace Montgomery 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Toorak College Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Teresa Kiewiet 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mankato West High School North Mankato, Minnesota
F 14 Kayla Drummond 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Crestwood Prep Ontario, Canada
G 15 Kay Donahue 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Montgomery High School Belle Mead, New Jersey
C 22 Aniya Matthews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Temple York, Pennsylvania
G 23 Makayla Andrews 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. Rose High School Neptune, New Jersey
G 24 Sauda Ntaconayigize 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Champlain College Quebec, Canada
G 32 Halee Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Quinnipiac Alexandria, Pennsylvania
F 44 Brynn Beffert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hutchinson High School Hutchinson, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 19, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Syracuse L 41–75  0–1
JMA Wireless Dome (1,162)
Syracuse, NY
November 11, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 43–51  0–2
Brooks Gymnasium (527)
Johnson City, TN
November 15, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Marist L 76–84 OT 0–3
Kirby Sports Center (284)
Easton, PA
November 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at LIU W 54–51  1–3
Steinberg Wellness Center (175)
Brooklyn, NY
November 21, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT W 83–60  2–3
Kirby Sports Center (209)
Easton, PA
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Saint Francis W 60–58  3–3
DeGol Arena (212)
Loretto, PA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMBC W 59–53  4–3
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (312)
Catonsville, MD
December 1, 2023*
7:00 pm, B1G+
at Rutgers L 48–69  4–4
Jersey Mike's Arena (1,497)
Piscataway, NJ
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
at No. 14 Notre Dame L 42–96  4–5
Purcell Pavilion (4,745)
Notre Dame, IN
December 11, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Monmouth L 47–68  4–6
Kirby Sports Center (432)
Easton, PA
December 21, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 57–55  5–6
Leede Arena (951)
Hanover, NH
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Army W 68–42  6–6
(1–0)
Christl Arena (237)
West Point, NY
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University L 55–62  6–7
(1–1)
Kirby Sports Center (253)
Easton, PA
January 10, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
Colgate L 46–58  6–8
(1–2)
Kirby Sports Center (1,836)
Easton, PA
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Navy L 47–56  6–9
(1–3)
Alumni Hall (622)
Annapolis, MD
January 17, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Holy Cross L 57–80  6–10
(1–4)
Kirby Sports Center (432)
Easton, PA
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell L 58–65  6–11
(1–5)
Sojka Pavilion (437)
Lewisburg, PA
January 24, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (MD) L 60–67  6–12
(1–6)
Kirby Sports Center (274)
Easton, PA
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University L 39–51  6–13
(1–7)
Case Gym (570)
Boston, MA
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at American W 60–55  7–13
(2–7)
Bender Arena (391)
Washington, D.C.
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Army W 68–54  8–13
(3–7)
Kirby Sports Center (583)
Easton, PA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh L 68–70 OT 8–14
(3–8)
Kirby Sports Center (647)
Easton, PA
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) L 51–76  8–15
(3–9)
Reitz Arena (133)
Baltimore, MD
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
American W 64–57  9–15
(4–9)
Kirby Sports Center (367)
Easton, PA
February 21, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colgate L 49–75  9–16
(4–10)
Cotterell Court (249)
Hamilton, NY
February 24, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lehigh W 68–63  10–16
(5–10)
Stabler Arena (766)
Bethlehem, PA
February 28, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Navy L 49–58  10–17
(5–11)
Kirby Sports Center (189)
Easton, PA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Bucknell L 45–56  10–18
(5–12)
Kirby Sports Center (337)
Easton, PA
March 6, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Holy Cross L 69–77  10–19
(5–13)
Hart Center (305)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
March 9, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(10) at (7) Navy
First round
L 45–67  10–20
Alumni Hall (263)
Annapolis, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Leopards Fall to Loyola in First Round". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Lafayette Leopards 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 19, 2024.