2023–24 Columbia Lions women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by eighth-year head coach Megan Griffith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City as members of the Ivy League.

2023–24 Columbia Lions women's basketball
Ivy League regular-season co–champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceIvy League
Record23–7 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Cordell
  • Allie Bassetti
  • Cy Lippold
Home arenaLevien Gymnasium
Seasons
2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 13 1   .929 25 5   .833
Columbia 13 1   .929 23 7   .767
Harvard 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
Penn 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Brown 7 7   .500 16 11   .593
Yale 5 9   .357 8 19   .296
Cornell 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
Dartmouth 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
2024 Ivy League tournament winner

Previous season

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They finished the previous season 28–6, 12–2 in Ivy League play, winning a share of the Ivy League title for the first time in program history.[1] They lost to Harvard in the 2023 Ivy League women's basketball tournament semifinals.[2] After being the first team left out of the NCAA tournament field, the Lions accepted an auto-bid to the 2023 WNIT.[3] The team fell to Kansas in the championship game.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 Columbia Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Susie Rafiu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Copleston Ipswich, England
G/F 1 Perri Page 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Chartiers Valley Pittsburgh, PA
G 2 Ava Sciolla 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Pennsbury
Maryland
Fairless Hills, PA
G 3 Cecelia Collins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Scranton Prep
Bucknell
Scranton, PA
G/F 4 Fliss Henderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr St Luke's Grammar School North Curl Curl, Australia
G 10 Kitty Henderson (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St Luke's Grammar School North Curl Curl, Australia
F 11 Mary Lobon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Caxton College Valencia, Spain
G 21 Nicole Stephens 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH
G 22 Habti Calvo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Humanitas Bilingual School Madrid, Spain
G 24 Riley Weiss 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr GW Hewlett (N.Y.)
North Broward Prep (Fla.)
Hewlett, NY
G 30 Emily Montes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Palmer Trinity Miami, FL
F/C 33 Noa Comesaña 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr IES de Beade Vigo, Spain
G/F 34 Paige Lauder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Villa Maria Academy Malvern, PA
G 35 Abbey Hsu (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Parkland, FL
G/F 42 Blau Tor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr INS Joaquim Blume Barcelona, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2023

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops
at Stony Brook L 73–85  0–1
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (905)
Stony Brook, NY
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Seton Hall W 72–61  1–1
Levien Gymnasium (1,011)
New York, NY
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Duke L 62–66  1–2
Levien Gymnasium (2,027)
New York, NY
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Towson W 80–57  2–2
Levien Gymnasium (524)
New York, NY
November 20, 2023*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Georgia
Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship
L 56–73  2–3
Baha Mar Convention Center (239)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2023*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Florida
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
L 81–83  2–4
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northeastern W 88–45  3–4
Levien Gymnasium (896)
New York, NY
November 29, 2023*
11:00 a.m., SNY/ESPN+
Providence W 77–52  4–4
Levien Gymnasium (2,357)
New York, NY
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Villanova W 77–75  5–4
Levien Gymnasium (1,024)
New York, NY
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Memphis W 76–66  6–4
Levien Gymnasium (907)
New York, NY
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wagner W 79–50  7–4
Levien Gymnasium (924)
New York, NY
December 28, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco W 74–67  8–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (348)
San Francisco, CA
December 31, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific W 93–75  9–4
Alex G. Spanos Center (380)
Stockton, CA
Ivy League regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Penn W 79–66  10–4
(1–0)
Levien Gymnasium (1,202)
New York, NY
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cornell W 82–53  11–4
(2–0)
Levien Gymnasium (1,098)
New York, NY
January 15, 2024
2:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
Yale
MLK Day
W 88–52  12–4
(3–0)
Levien Gymnasium (1,397)
New York, NY
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Princeton L 65–80  12–5
(3–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,873)
Princeton, NJ
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Penn W 85–55  13–5
(4–1)
The Palestra (748)
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Harvard W 82–70  14–5
(5–1)
Levien Gymnasium (2,123)
New York, NY
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dartmouth W 71–52  15–5
(6–1)
Levien Gymnasium (1,707)
New York, NY
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Brown W 90–73  16–5
(7–1)
Levien Gymnasium (1,245)
New York, NY
February 16, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 80–56  17–5
(8–1)
Leede Arena (594)
Hanover, NH
February 18, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Harvard W 71–63  18–5
(9–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Cambridge, MA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 Princeton W 67–65  19–5
(10–1)
Levien Gymnasium (2,698)
New York, NY
March 1, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Brown W 77–62  20–5
(11–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (277)
Providence, RI
March 2, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Yale W 76–50  21–5
(12–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cornell W 82–46  22–5
(13–1)
Newman Arena (538)
Ithaca, NY
Ivy League tournament
March 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) (3) Harvard
Semifinals
W 63–61  23–5
Levien Gymnasium (2,598)
New York, NY
March 16, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPNews
(2) (1) Princeton
Finals
L 58–75  23–6
Levien Gymnasium (2,703)
New York, NY
NCAA women's tournament
March 20, 2024*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
(12 P3) vs. (12 P3) Vanderbilt
First Four
L 68–72  23–7
Cassell Coliseum (599)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sugam, Matt (March 4, 2023). "Columbia Wins First Ivy League Championship". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Lions Fall in OT Heartbreaker at Ivy Madness". Gocolumbialions.com. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Accepts Auto-Bid to WNIT". Gocolumbialions.com. March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Elfman, Lois (April 6, 2023). "Columbia falls to Kansas in WNIT Championship game". Amsterdamnews.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.