2023–24 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

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.

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

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.