2021–22 Columbia Lions women's basketball team

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]

2021–22 Columbia Lions women's basketball
WNIT Quarterfinals vs. Seton Hall, L 75–78
ConferenceIvy League
Record25–7 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Cordell
  • Greg Rosnick
  • Cy Lippold
Home arenaLevien Gymnasium
2021–22 Ivy League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Princeton †14–0 1.00025–5  .833
Columbia12–2 .85725–7  .781
Yale9–5 .64316–11  .593
Harvard7–7 .50013–14  .481
Penn7–7 .50012–14  .462
Cornell4–10 .2869–16  .360
Dartmouth2–12 .1433–23  .115
Brown1–13 .0716–20  .231
† 2022 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Madison Hardy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrOur Lady of Good Counsel Gaithersburg, MD
G 3 Eden Gainer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWheeling Central Catholic Wheeling, WV
G/F 4 Kaitlyn Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrGreenwich Academy Norwalk, CT
G 5 Jaida Patrick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSaddle River Day School West Haverstraw, NY
G 10 Kitty Henderson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSt Luke's Grammar School North Curl Curl, NSW
F 11 Mary Lobon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCaxton College Valencia, Spain
F 12 Hannah Pratt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBoca Raton Boca Raton, FL
G 13 Mikayla Markham 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrSt. Rose Manasquan, NJ
G 15 Carly Rivera 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrSt. John's College High School Arlington, VA
G/F 20 Sienna Durr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrGrinnell Grinnell, IA
G 21 Nicole Stephens 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoPickerington High School Central Pickerington, OH
G/F 23 Lilian Kennedy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMountain View Buford, GA
F/C 33 Noa Comesaña 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrIES de Beade Vigo, Spain
G/F 34 Paige Lauder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoVilla Maria Academy Malvern, PA
G 35 Abbey Hsu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoMarjorie 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
  1. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Standings". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  2. Franco, Kyle. "Princeton women's basketball books NCAA Tournament ticket with perfect Ivy League championship". The Trentonian. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. "Columbia Accepts Bid to WNIT". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  4. "WNIT Quarterfinals - Seton Hall vs. Columbia". Womensnit.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  5. "Columbia to Face Bowling Green Wednesday in the WNIT Semifinals". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. 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.
  7. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Standings". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  8. "Ivy League Reveals Women's Basketball Award Winners and All-Ivy Teams for 2021-22 Season". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  9. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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