2021–22 Columbia Lions women's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2021–22 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Lions, led by sixth-year head coach Megan Griffith , played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League . They finished the season 25–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place behind Princeton .[ 1] They advanced to the Ivy League women's tournament finals but lost to Princeton 59–77.[ 2] The Lions accepted a bid to play in the 2022 WNIT [ 3] and made it to the quarterfinals, losing to Seton Hall 75–78.[ 4] This was the first time an Ivy League team reached the WNIT quarterfinals.[ 5]
Previous season
The 2020-21 Ivy League season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[ 6] In the 2019–20, the Lions finished the season 17–10, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.[ 7] They qualified for the 2020 Ivy League women's basketball tournament , but the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Roster
2021–22 Columbia Lions women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
2
Madison Hardy
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Gaithersburg, MD
G
3
Eden Gainer
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Wheeling Central Catholic
Wheeling, WV
G/F
4
Kaitlyn Davis
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Greenwich Academy
Norwalk, CT
G
5
Jaida Patrick
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Saddle River Day School
West Haverstraw, NY
G
10
Kitty Henderson
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
St Luke's Grammar School
North Curl Curl, NSW
F
11
Mary Lobon
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Caxton College
Valencia, Spain
F
12
Hannah Pratt
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Boca Raton
Boca Raton, FL
G
13
Mikayla Markham
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
St. Rose
Manasquan, NJ
G
15
Carly Rivera
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Jr
St. John's College High School
Arlington, VA
G/F
20
Sienna Durr
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Grinnell
Grinnell, IA
G
21
Nicole Stephens
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Pickerington Central
Pickerington, OH
G/F
23
Lilian Kennedy
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
Mountain View
Buford, GA
F/C
33
Noa Comesaña
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
IES de Beade
Vigo, Spain
G/F
34
Paige Lauder
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Villa Maria Academy
Malvern, PA
G
35
Abbey Hsu
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Marjorie Stoneman Douglas St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Parkland, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: March 9, 2023
2021-22 Ivy Awards and Recognition
Kaitlyn Davis – First Team All-Ivy
Abbey Hsu – Second Team All-Ivy
Carly Rivera – Academic All-Ivy
[ 8]
Schedule
[ 9]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2021 *1:00 pm
NYU
W 89–55
Levien Gymnasium (222)New York, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021 *7:00 pm
Hampton
W 78–56
1–0
Levien Gymnasium (412)New York, NY
November 12, 2021 *7:00 pm
at Davidson
W 87–78
2–0
John M. Belk Arena (547)Davidson, NC
November 14, 2021 *12:00 pm
at Clemson
W 82–78
3–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (545)Clamson, SC
November 18, 2021 *6:00 pm
at Lafayette
W 72–59
4–0
Kirby Sports Center (448)Easton, PA
November 21, 2021 *2:00 pm
at Georgetown
W 66–56 2OT
5–0
McDonough Arena (303)Washington, D.C.
November 24, 2021 *1:00 pm
Stony Brook
L 82–91
5–1
Levien Gymnasium (373)New York, NY
November 27, 2021 *3:30 pm
vs. Mizzou Christmas City Classic
L 80–87
5–2
Stabler Arena (576)Bethlehem, PA
November 28, 2021 *2:30 pm
vs. Rider Christmas City Classic
W 63–60
6–2
Stabler Arena (148)Bethlehem, PA
December 2, 2021 *7:00 pm
Delaware
W 73–67
7–2
Levien Gymnasium (532)New York, NY
December 5, 2021 *2:00 pm
at Marist
W 78–49
8–2
McCann Arena (1,157)Poughkeepsie, NY
December 11, 2021 *2:00 pm
Massachusetts
L 75–87
8–3
Levien Gymnasium (676)New York, NY
December 13, 2021 *5:00 pm
LIU
W 65–55
9–3
Levien Gymnasium (355)New York, NY
December 28, 2021 *2:00 pm
Hofstra
Cancelled
Levien Gymnasium New York, NY
Ivy League regular season
January 2, 2022 1:00 pm
Yale
W 65–55
10–3 (1–0)
Levien Gymnasium New York, NY
January 15, 2022 2:00 pm
at Harvard
W 72–64
11–3 (2–0)
Lavietes Pavilion (130)Cambridge, MA
January 20, 2022 5:00 pm
Cornell
W 57–46
12–3 (3–0)
Levien Gymnasium New York, NY
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm
at Brown
W 60–52
13–3 (4–0)
Pizzitola Sports Center (194)Providence, RI
January 26, 2022 6:00 pm
Penn
W 61–56
14–3 (5–0)
Levien Gymnasium (105)New York, NY
January 29, 2022 2:00 pm
at Dartmouth
W 65–46
15–3 (6–0)
Leede Arena (62)Hanover, NH
February 4, 2022 6:00 pm
at Penn
W 66–57
16–3 (7–0)
The Palestra (192)Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2022 5:00 pm
at Princeton
L 39–57
16–4 (7–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (906)Princeton, NJ
February 12, 2022 2:00 pm
at Yale
W 65–57
17–4 (8–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
February 18, 2022 7:00 pm
Yale Play4Kay Game
W 74–70
18–4 (9–1)
Levien Gymnasium (1,023)New York, NY
February 17, 2022 5:00 pm
Dartmouth Pride Game
W 66–42
19–4 (10–1)
Levien Gymnasium (918)New York, NY
February 23, 2022 5:00 pm
Princeton
L 53–73
19–5 (10–2)
Levien Gymnasium (1,913)New York, NY
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm
Brown
W 85–56
20–5 (11–2)
Levien Gymnasium (717)New York, NY
March 4, 2022 6:00 pm
Cornell
W 70–57
21–5 (12–2)
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
Ivy League Tournament
March 11, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+
(2)
vs. (3) Yale Semifinals
W 67–38
22–5
Lavietes Pavilion (771)Cambridge, MA
March 12, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+
(2)
vs. (1) No. 24 Princeton Championship Game
L 59–77
22–6
Lavietes Pavilion (925)Cambridge, MA
WNIT
March 16, 2022 *7:00 pm
Holy Cross First Round
W 80–69
23–6
Levien Gymnasium (512)New York, NY
March 20, 2022 *2:00 pm
at Old Dominion Second Round
W 62–59
24–6
Chartway Arena (493)Norfolk, VA
March 24, 2022 *7:00 pm
Boston College Third Round
W 54–51
25–6
Levien Gymnasium (1,075)New York, NY
March 28, 2022 *8:00 pm
Seton Hall Quarterfinals
L 75–78
25–7
Levien Gymnasium (2,072)New York, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
References
^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Standings" . Ivyleague.com . Retrieved March 9, 2023 .
^ Franco, Kyle. "Princeton women's basketball books NCAA Tournament ticket with perfect Ivy League championship" . The Trentonian . Retrieved February 26, 2023 .
^ "Columbia Accepts Bid to WNIT" . Gocolumbialions.com . Retrieved March 9, 2023 .
^ "WNIT Quarterfinals - Seton Hall vs. Columbia" . Womensnit.com . Retrieved March 9, 2023 .
^ "Columbia to Face Bowling Green Wednesday in the WNIT Semifinals" . Gocolumbialions.com . Retrieved March 28, 2023 .
^ Norlander, Matt. "Ivy League cancels basketball season for 2020-21 as part of ban on winter sports due to COVID-19" . CBS Sports . Retrieved March 9, 2023 .
^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Standings" . Ivyleague.com . Retrieved March 9, 2023 .
^ "Ivy League Reveals Women's Basketball Award Winners and All-Ivy Teams for 2021-22 Season" . Ivyleague.com . Retrieved March 10, 2023 .
^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule" . Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023 .