April 22, 2026
— Jeff Ward. Lehigh Valley News Briefs
Lafayette College has hired Ben O’Brien from the University of Scranton as its women’s basketball coach.
O’Brien took Scranton to the Division 3 title game this year. He went 117-7 in four years as head coach.
That’s an astounding 94% winning percentage.
He was head coach at Dunmore High School for 14 years before taking the Scranton job.
He succeeds Kia Damon-Olson at Lafayette. She was not brought back after eight years at Lafayette.
Lafayette’s women’s team has had but one winning season in the 21st Century. The Leopards play Division 1 basketball in the Patriot League.
O’Brien is the first male coach for the Lady Leopards.
From Lafayette’s website:
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