2017–18 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team represents Lafayette College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leopards, led by first year head coach Kia Damon, play their home games at Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 11–19, 6–11 in Patriot League play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to American.

2017–18 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record11–19 (6–11 Patriot)
Head coach
  • Kia Damon (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Lochner
  • Natalie Jarrett
  • Jennifer Montoya
Home arenaKirby Sports Center
2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American †16–2 .88926–7  .788
Bucknell15–3 .83322–10  .688
Navy13–5 .72225–8  .758
Army9–9 .50017–14  .548
Lehigh9–9 .50015–15  .500
Holy Cross7–11 .38912–18  .400
Loyola (MD)7–11 .3899–21  .300
Lafayette6–12 .33311–19  .367
Boston University5–13 .27810–19  .345
Colgate3–15 .1677–23  .233
† 2018 Patriot League tournament winner
As of 16 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Nia Holland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrShipley School Landsdowne, PA
G 3 Drew Freeland 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrHidden Valley Roanoke, VA
G 5 Anna Ptasinski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrRegis Jesuit Highlands Ranch, CO
G 11 Alex Cantwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNorth Shore Glen Head, NY
G 13 Sarah Agnello 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoVilla Maria Academy Erie, PA
G/F 21 Olivia Martino 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNational Christian Academy Lanham, MD
G 22 Sammy Stipa 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrSpring-Ford Royersford, PA
F 24 Alexis Santarelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBishop Eustace Prep Philadelphia, PA
F 25 Natalie Kucowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSaint Basil Academy Philadelphia, PA
G 31 Sydney Sabino 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRumson-Fair Haven Rumson, NJ
G/F 34 Tasha Vipond 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoAnkeny Centennial Ankeny, IA
C 42 Ellen Graham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLincoln-Way North Frankford, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm		 La Salle L 47–74  0–1
 Kirby Sports Center (644)
Easton, PA
11/12/2017*
1:00 pm		 at Saint Peter's L 61–64  0–2
 Yanitelli Center (245)
Jersey City, NJ
11/18/2017*
5:00 pm		 at Penn L 42–55  0–3
 Palestra (705)
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 (117)
Ithaca, NY
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Drexel L 37–52  3–4
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (572)
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 (725)
Bethlehem, PA
01/02/2018
7:00 pm		 at Holy Cross W 69–65  5–7 (1–1)
 Hart Center (704)
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 (1,638)
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 (1,133)
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 (187)
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 (432)
West Point, NY
02/10/2018
2:00 pm		 at Loyola (MD) W 73–64  9–14 (5–8)
 Reitz Arena (1,450)
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 (497)
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 (288)
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
  1. "Lafayette 2016-17 Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Lafayette College. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. "Lafayette Leopards Women's Basketball - Leopards News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. "Lafayette Leopards on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. "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.
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