NEW YORK (Interstat) — The Lafayette Leopards built an early lead and withstood a fourth-quarter surge to defeat the Wagner Seahawks 56-53 in a non-conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Spiro Sports Center.

Haylie Adamski scored 13 points for Lafayette, which led by as many as 11 points. The Leopards improved to 3-3. Wagner was led by Lijirin Doyinsola Modesayor’s game-high 17 points in the loss. The Seahawks, who outscored Lafayette 20-18 in the final period, fell to 1-4. An announced crowd of 150 attended the game.