2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by second-year head coach Megan Griffith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–21, 2–12 in Ivy League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy women's tournament.

2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–21 (2–12 Ivy)
Head coach	Megan Griffith (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Greg Rosnick Tyler Cordell Kerry Connolly
Home arena	Levien Gymnasium

2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Princeton †	12	–	2		.857			24	–	6		.800
Penn	11	–	3		.786			22	–	9		.710
Harvard	10	–	4		.714			18	–	11		.621
Yale	8	–	6		.571			19	–	13		.594
Dartmouth	7	–	7		.500			15	–	12		.556
Brown	3	–	11		.214			15	–	12		.556
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			7	–	20		.259
Columbia	2	–	12		.143			8	–	21		.276
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 13–14, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Roster

2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Imani Whittington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Barking Abbey School London, England G 1 Janiya Clemmons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bishop Denis J. O'Connell Accokeek, MD F 3 Josie Little 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA G 4 Paige Tippet 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Clear Springs League City, TX G 5 Riley Casey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Franklin Road Academy Brentwood, TN G 10 Andrea McCormick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA F 11 Sarah Elston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Loyola Academy Bannockburn, IL F 20 Camille Zimmerman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Tempe Preparatory Academy Tempe, AZ G 22 Maya Sampleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Stephen's Episcopal Austin, TX G 25 Stephanie Flynn 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Hanover Hanover, MA F/C 32 Madison Pack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Sarasota Sarasota, FL G 33 Abby Lee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr West Monroe West Monroe, LA C 42 Jillian Borreson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jack C. Hays Mountain City, TX	Head coach Megan Griffith (Columbia) Assistant coach(es) Greg Rosnick (Haverford) Tyler Cordell (Ohio Wesleyan) Kerry Connolly (Molloy) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 29, 2017

2017-18 Ivy Awards and Recognition

Camille Zimmerman – First Team All-Ivy

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 3:30 pm		at Providence	W 73–64	1–0	Alumni Hall (231) Providence, RI
November 12, 2017* 2:30 pm, ILDN		Richmond	L 79–85	1–1	Levien Gymnasium (418) New York, NY
November 15, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	L 70–77	1–2	Costello Athletic Center (718) Lowell, MA
November 19, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Vermont	W 73–66	2–2	Patrick Gym (456) Burlington, VT
November 23, 2017* 11:00 am		vs. Green Bay Cancún Challenge	L 43–61	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2017* 11:00 am		vs. No. 7 Mississippi State Cancún Challenge	L 54–90	2–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya  Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2017* 12:30 pm		vs. No. 24 Arizona State Cancún Challenge	L 48–72	2–5	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2017* 11:00 am, SNY/ILDN		Boston College	W 68–60	3–5	Levien Gymnasium (2,372) New York, NY
December 3, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	W 60–44	4–5	Retriever Activities Center (318) Catonsville, MD
December 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN		Saint Francis (PA)	W 94–81	5–5	Levien Gymnasium (257) New York, NY
December 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ILDN		Buffalo	L 63–65	5–6	Levien Gymnasium (371) New York, NY
December 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Hofstra	W 73–53	6–6	Levien Gymnasium (325) New York, NY
December 28, 2017* 6:00 pm		at Houston	L 53–77	6–7	H&PE Arena (522) Houston, TX
December 30, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rice	L 44–67	6–8	Tudor Fieldhouse (802) Houston, TX
January 3, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Hampton	L 58–60	6–9	Hampton Convocation Center (2,123) Hampton, VA
Ivy League regular season
January 12, 2018 5:30 pm, ILDN		at Princeton	L 47–69	6–10 (0–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (679) Princeton, NJ
January 13, 2018 4:30 pm, ILDN		at Penn	L 51–70	6–11 (0–2)	The Palestra (2,084) Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2018 4:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Cornell	L 47–57	6–12 (0–3)	Levien Gymnasium (921) New York, NY
January 27, 2018 1:00 pm, ILDN		at Cornell	W 72–54	7–12 (1–3)	Newman Arena  Ithaca, NY
February 2, 2018 6:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN		at Harvard	L 67–85	7–13 (1–4)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,102) Cambridge, MA
February 3, 2018 5:00 pm, ILDN		at Dartmouth	L 65–88	7–14 (1–5)	Leede Arena (807) Hanover, NH
February 9, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Yale	L 50–73	7–15 (1–6)	Levien Gymnasium (412) New York, NY
February 10, 2018 5:00 pm, ILDN		Brown	L 80–84	7–16 (1–7)	Levien Gymnasium (512) New York, NY
February 16, 2018 4:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Penn	L 39–75	7–17 (1–8)	Levien Gymnasium (472) New York, NY
February 17, 2018 4:30 pm, SNY/ILDN		Princeton	L 46–74	7–18 (1–9)	Levien Gymnasium (469) New York, NY
February 23, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN/ILDN		at Brown	W 90–74	8–18 (2–9)	Pizzitola Sports Center (512) Providence, RI
February 24, 2018 5:00 pm, ILDN		at Yale	L 59–66	8–19 (2–10)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (612) New Haven, CT
March 2, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Dartmouth Postponed to March 3 (inclement weather)			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
March 3, 2018 2:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Dartmouth Rescheduled from March 2	L 77–88	8–20 (2–11)	Levien Gymnasium (555) New York, NY
March 3, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Harvard Postponed to March 4 (inclement weather)			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
March 4, 2018 2:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Harvard Rescheduled from March 3	L 59–78	8–21 (2–12)	Levien Gymnasium (349) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Columbia Lions men's basketball team