2023–24 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

2023–24 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball
2023–24 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	10–20 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach	Kia Damon-Olson (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Lochner; Jacinda Dunbar; John Hannafin;
Home arena	Kirby Sports Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Kia Damon-Olson (Millersville)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Lochner (Temple)
Jacinda Dunbar (Quinnipiac)
John Hannafin (Springfield)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 19, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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

[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.

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