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
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

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

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

Roster

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

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.

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