Lafayette Leopards women's basketball

College basketball team

2024–25 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

University

Lafayette College

Head coach

Kia Damon-Olson (8th season)

Conference

Patriot

Location

Easton, Pennsylvania

Arena

Kirby Sports Center
(capacity: 3,500)

Nickname

Leopards

Colors

Maroon and white

Uniforms

Home

Away

Conference tournament champions

1985, 1987, 1988

Conference regular season champions

1985, 1987, 1988

The Lafayette Leopards women’s basketball team is the college basketball program representing Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. The Leopards currently participate as part of the NCAA Division I basketball, and compete in the Patriot League. The Leopards currently play their home games at the Kirby Sports Center.

History

Since the Leopards began play in 1972, they have an all-time record of 509–710 (through 2018–19), though they have not had a winning season since 1997–98. They have never appeared in the NCAA Tournament, but they went to the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW) playoffs in 1977, 1978, and 1981. They won the East Coast Conference title in 1985, 1987, and 1988.

Season	Coach	Record	Conference record
1972–73	Sharon Mitchell	4–2	n/a
1973–74	Sharon Mitchell	4–4	n/a
1974–75	Sharon Mitchell	4–6	n/a
1975–76	Barbara Young	10–1	n/a
1976–77	Barbara Young	15–3	n/a
1977–78	Barbara Young	14–4	n/a
1978–79	Barbara Young	9–8	n/a
1979–80	Barbara Young	11–9	n/a
1980–81	Pat Fisher	13–7	n/a
1981–82	Pat Fisher	7–16	n/a
1982–83	Pat Fisher	13–12	n/a
1983–84	Pat Fisher	16–10	n/a
1984–85	Pat Fisher	24–6	n/a
1985–86	Pat Fisher	21–8	n/a
1986–87	Pat Fisher	24–6	6–4
1987–88	Pat Fisher	20–10	n/a
1988–89	Pat Fisher	20–9	n/a
1989–90	Pat Fisher	11–17	6–6
1990–91	Pat Fisher	10–19	4–8
1991–92	Pat Fisher	19–10	11–3
1992–93	Pat Fisher	19–9	10–4
1993–94	Pat Fisher	18–9	9–5
1994–95	Pat Fisher	3–24	3–11
1995–96	Pat Fisher	6–21	3–9
1996–97	Pat Fisher	14–15	5–7
1997–98	Pat Fisher	15–13	7–5
1998–99	Pat Fisher	8–20	4–8
1999-00	Pat Fisher	7–22	4–8
2000–01	Pat Fisher	7–21	3–9
2001–02	Tammy Smith	3–25	1–13
2002–03	Tammy Smith	3–25	2–12
2003–04	Tammy Smith	1–27	1–13
2004–05	Tammy Smith	5–23	3–11
2005–06	Tammy Smith	8–20	3–11
2006–07	Tammy Smith	7–23	5–9
2007–08	Tammy Smith	14–16	6–8
2008–09	Tammy Smith	8–22	2–12
2009–10	Tammy Smith	6–23	4–10
2010–11	Dianne Nolan	11–19	4–10
2011–12	Dianne Nolan	8–22	2–12
2012–13	Dianne Nolan	11–19	4–10
2013–14	Dianne Nolan	14–16	8–10
2014–15	Dianne Nolan	14–17	6–12
2015–16	Theresa Grentz	6–23	4–14
2016–17	Theresa Grentz	4–28	2–16
2017–18	Kia Damon	11–19	6–11
2018–19	Kia Damon	9–22	2–16

References

Lafayette College Full-Color Representations (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2016.
"Lafayette Leopards Women's Basketball :: Official Athletic Site". www.goleopards.com.
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lafa/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/2016_17_WBB_Media_Guide.pdf Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Official website

v t e Lafayette Leopards women's basketball
Venues	Kirby Sports Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	"On, Lafayette!" Leopard Pride
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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People	Notable alumni and staff Nicole Hurd (President)
Athletics	Lafayette Leopards Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's lacrosse Baseball Softball Patriot League The Rivalry Lafayette Leopards football Fisher Stadium Kamine Stadium Kirby Sports Center The Last Amateurs
Campus life	Campus WJRH

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Teams	American Eagles Army Black Knights Boston University Terriers Bucknell Bison Colgate Raiders Holy Cross Crusaders Lafayette Leopards Lehigh Mountain Hawks Loyola Greyhounds Navy Midshipmen
Championships & awards	Patriot League women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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