2024–25 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

2024–25 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball
2024–25 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	10–21 (6–12 Patriot)
Head coach	Kia Damon-Olson (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Lochner; John Hannafin; Lauren Hammersley; Jamarra Robinson;
Home arena	Kirby Sports Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leopards, who were led by eighth-year head coach Kia Damon-Olson, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania, as members of the Patriot League.

2024–25 Patriot League women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lehigh †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Army	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Colgate	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Navy	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Holy Cross	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Bucknell	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
Lafayette	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Boston University	5	–	13	.278	12	–	19	.387
Loyola	3	–	15	.167	9	–	21	.300
American	1	–	17	.056	1	–	29	.033

† 2025 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2023–24 season 10–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play, to finish in last place.^[1] They were defeated by Navy in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll. Lafayette was picked to finish ninth in the Patriot League regular season.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Patriot League preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Loyola (MD)	148 (10)
2	Colgate	120 (5)
3	Lehigh	109
4	Army	108 (1)
5	Boston University	106 (2)
6	Holy Cross	102 (2)
7	Navy	101
8	Bucknell	51
9	Lafayette	30
10	American	25

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

No Leopards were named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Talia Zurinskas	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Parkland High School	Allentown, Pennsylvania
G	1	Abby Antognoli	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	St. Rose High School	Bay Head, New Jersey
F	2	Emma Shields	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Emma Willard School	Troy, New York
G	4	Kylie Favours	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Rutgers Prep	Old Bridge, New Jersey
F	10	Tasha Chudy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Saratoga Springs High School	Saratoga Springs, New York
F	11	Mingaile Urmuleviciute	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Trinity Collegiate School	Kaunas, Lithuania
G	12	Teresa Kiewiet	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Mankato West High School	North Mankato, Minnesota
G	15	Kay Donahue	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Montgomery High School	Belle Mead, New Jersey
G	22	Rosie Scognamiglio	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	St. Rose High School	Bradley Beach, New Jersey
F	23	Jordyn Mays	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Travis High School	Richmond, Texas
G	24	Sauda Ntaconayigize	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Champlain Regional College	Quebec City, Quebec
G	32	Halee Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Quinnipiac	Alexandria, Pennsylvania
F	44	Brynn Beffert	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Hutchinson High School	Hutchinson, Minnesota

Head coach

Kia Damon-Olson (Millersville)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Lochner (Temple)
John Hannafin (Springfield)
Lauren Hammersley (Assumption)
Jamarra Robinson (Saint Leo)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 13, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, ACCNX		at Boston College	L 55–85	0–1	Conte Forum (510) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Francis	W 53–45	1–1	Kirby Sports Center (246) Easton, PA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 41–73	1–2	McCann Arena (861) Poughkeepsie, NY
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP		No. 6 Notre Dame	L 55–91	1–3	Kirby Sports Center (2,329) Easton, PA
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 13 West Virginia	L 28–98	1–4	WVU Coliseum (3,042) Morgantown, WV
November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 71–69	2–4	Wellness and Events Center (375) Newark, NJ
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloHoops/NBCSP		at Monmouth	L 54–60	2–5	OceanFirst Bank Center (687) West Long Branch, NJ
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 62–69	2–6	Kirby Sports Center (246) Easton, PA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Wagner	W 74–45	3–6	Kirby Sports Center (207) Easton, PA
December 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth	L 47–60	3–7	Kirby Sports Center (164) Easton, PA
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, B1G+		at Rutgers	L 65–72	3–8	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,858) Piscataway, NJ
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	W 66–55	4–8 (1–0)	Case Gym (261) Boston, MA
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	L 49–71	4–9 (1–1)	Kirby Sports Center (274) Easton, PA
January 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	L 48–64	4–10 (1–2)	Kirby Sports Center (165) Easton, PA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Holy Cross	L 69–75	4–11 (1–3)	Hart Center (753) Worcester, MA
January 15, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+/NBCSP		Army	L 65–74	4–12 (1–4)	Kirby Sports Center (1,829) Easton, PA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate	L 56–72	4–13 (1–5)	Cotterell Court (208) Hamilton, NY
January 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 60–59	5–13 (2–5)	Kirby Sports Center (186) Easton, PA
January 25, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	L 51–73	5–14 (2–6)	Stabler Arena (1,747) Bethlehem, PA
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	L 52–54	5–15 (2–7)	Bender Arena (477) Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP		Colgate	L 44–75	5–16 (2–8)	Kirby Sports Center (668) Easton, PA
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	W 61–60	6–16 (3–8)	Alumni Hall (1,033) Annapolis, MD
February 12, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		American	W 72–55	7–16 (4–8)	Kirby Sports Center (347) Easton, PA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bucknell	L 51–62	7–17 (4–9)	Sojka Pavilion (206) Lewisburg, PA
February 19, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP		Holy Cross	L 42–83	7–18 (4–10)	Kirby Sports Center (463) Easton, PA
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	L 61–75	7–19 (4–11)	Kirby Sports Center (883) Easton, PA
February 26, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	L 48–75	7–20 (4–12)	Christl Arena (472) West Point, NY
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Boston University	W 63–58	8–20 (5–12)	Kirby Sports Center (326) Easton, PA
March 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 57–54	9–20 (6–12)	Reitz Arena (241) Baltimore, MD
Patriot League tournament
March 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	(10) American First Round	W 87–53	10–20	Kirby Sports Center (342) Easton, PA
March 10, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	at (2) Army Quarterfinals	L 40–55	10–21	Christl Arena West Point, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
↑ "Lafayette vs. Navy Box Score (Women), March 9, 2024". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
1 2 3 "Patriot League Announces Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Patriot League. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
↑ "Lafayette Leopards 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[2] "Lafayette vs. Navy Box Score (Women), March 9, 2024". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[poll-3] 1 2 3 "Patriot League Announces Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Patriot League. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[4] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[5] "Lafayette Leopards 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

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