Lafayette Leopards women's basketball

Lafayette Leopards women's basketball
2023–24 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team
University	Lafayette College
Head coach	Kia Damon-Olson (5th 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

External links

• Official website