2017–18 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

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. 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
Conference	Patriot League
Record	11–19 (6–11 Patriot)
Head coach	Kia Damon (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Lochner Natalie Jarrett Jennifer Montoya
Home arena	Kirby Sports Center

2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American †	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Bucknell	15	–	3		.833			22	–	10		.688
Navy	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
Army	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Lehigh	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Holy Cross	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Lafayette	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Boston University	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
Colgate	3	–	15		.167			7	–	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
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 Kia Damon (Millersville) Assistant coach(es) Tom Lochner (Temple) Natalie Jarrett (UCLA) Jennifer Montoya (Penn State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 9, 2018

Schedule

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

• 2017–18 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team