2022–23 Columbia Lions women's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport=Women's Basketball
|year=2022–23
|team=Columbia Lions
|image=Columbia Lions wordmark.svg
|image_size=250
|conference=Ivy League
|division=
|short_conf=Ivy
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=28–6
|conf_record=12–2
|head_coach=Megan Griffith
|hc_year = 7th
|asst_coach1=Tyler Cordell
|asst_coach2=Allie Bassetti
|asst_coach3=Cy Lippold
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Levien Gymnasium
|conf_champ = Ivy League regular-season co–champions
|champion=
|tourney=WNIT championship vs. Kansas
|tourney_result= L 59–66
}}
{{2022–23 Ivy League women's basketball standings}}
The 2022–23 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach Megan Griffith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in Manhattan, New York as members of the Ivy League. They finished the Ivy League season 12–2, winning a share of the title for the first time in program history.{{cite web |last=Sugam |first=Matt |date=March 4, 2023 |title=Columbia Wins First Ivy League Championship |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2023/3/4/womens-basketball-secures-first-ivy-league-championship-after-topping-cornell-69-64.aspx |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=Gocolumbialions.com}} Columbia was the No. 2 seed at the 2023 Ivy League women's basketball tournament, but they fell to Harvard in the semifinals.{{cite web |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Lions Fall in OT Heartbreaker at Ivy Madness |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2023/3/10/womens-basketball-edged-by-harvard-72-65-in-ot.aspx |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Gocolumbialions.com}} After being the first team left out of the NCAA tournament field, the Lions accepted an auto-bid to the 2023 WNIT.{{cite web |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Women's Basketball Accepts Auto-Bid to WNIT |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2023/3/12/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-accepts-auto-bid-to-wnit.aspx |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Gocolumbialions.com}} They were the first Ivy League team to reach the semifinals or finals of the WNIT.{{cite web |date=2023-03-27 |title=Columbia to Face Bowling Green Wednesday in the WNIT Semifinals |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2023/3/27/womens-basketball-columbia-to-face-bowling-green-wednesday-in-the-wnit-semifinals |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Gocolumbialions.com}} Columbia lost to Kansas in the WNIT championship game.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-01 |title=Columbia Takes Kansas to the Wire But Falls, 66-59, in the WNIT Championship Game |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2023/4/1/womens-basketball-columbia-takes-kansas-to-the-wire-but-falls-66-59-in-the-wnit-championship-game.aspx |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Columbia University Athletics |language=en}}
Previous season
They finished the previous season 25–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play. They lost to Princeton in the 2022 Ivy League women's basketball tournament finals.{{Cite web |last=Franco |first=Kyle |date=March 12, 2022 |title=Princeton women's basketball books NCAA Tournament ticket with perfect Ivy League championship |url=https://www.trentonian.com/2022/03/12/princeton-womens-basketball-books-ncaa-tournament-ticket-with-perfect-ivy-league-championship/ |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=The Trentonian |language=en}}
Roster
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Duke}}
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St. Thomas Aquinas High School|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Megan Griffith ({{college|Columbia University}})
|asst_coach=
- Tyler Cordell ({{college|Ohio Wesleyan}})
- Allie Bassetti ({{college|Rowan University}})
- Cy Lippold ({{college|Dartmouth}})
|roster_url=https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2022-23
|accessdate=March 9, 2023
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colspan="1" style="{{NCAA color cell|Columbia Lions}}; text-align:center" | 2022–23 Ivy awards and recognition |
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Schedule
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Columbia Lions}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 7, 2022
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Elma Roane Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 611
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–69
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 10, 2022
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename =
| attend = 956
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 64–56
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 13, 2022
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 913
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 63–74
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 17, 2022
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Walsh Gymnasium
| site_cityst = South Orange, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 675
| tv = Big East Digital Network
| score = 83–76
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 20, 2022
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank = 7/8
| site_stadium = Hilton Coliseum
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 9,451
| tv = Big 12 Now/ESPN+
| score = 76–99
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2022
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Watsco Center
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| gamename = Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
| attend = 124
| tv =
| score = 95–57
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 27, 2022
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Watsco Center
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| gamename = Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
| attend = 1,658
| tv = ACCN
| score = 78–71
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 1, 2022
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marist
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 393
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 103–54
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2022
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 464
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 91–43
| overtime =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 7, 2022
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stony Brook
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Island Federal Credit Union Arena
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 777
| tv = SNY
| score = 84–68
| overtime =
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 2022
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Massachusetts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mullins Center
| site_cityst = Amherst, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 984
| tv = NESN
| score = 83–74
| overtime =
| record = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 13, 2022
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = LIU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Steinberg Wellness Center
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 120
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 90–47
| overtime =
| record = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28, 2022
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 572
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 81–59
| overtime =
| record = 11–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Columbia Lions}}| Ivy League regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 31, 2022
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John J. Lee Amphitheater
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| gamename =
| attend = 335
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 97–53
| overtime =
| record = 12–2 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 6, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Princeton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,113
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 58–55
| overtime = OT
| record = 13–2 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2023
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 678
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 67–71
| overtime =
| record = 13–3 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 2023
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,127
| tv = SNY/ESPN+
| score = 82–56
| overtime =
| record = 14–3 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cornell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Newman Arena
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 579
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 91–64
| overtime =
| record = 15–3 (4–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Brown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,167
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 94–74
| overtime =
| record = 16–3 (5–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dartmouth
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename = Pride Game
| attend = 1,335
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 79–50
| overtime =
| record = 17–3 (6–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 3, 2023
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename = Alumnae Weekend
| attend = 2,111
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–50
| overtime =
| record = 18–3 (7–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2023
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Princeton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename = Alumnae Weekend
| attend = 2,653
| tv = SNY/ESPN+
| score = 56–74
| overtime =
| record = 18–4 (7–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 2023
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename = Play4Kay Game
| attend = 1,485
| tv = SNY/ESPN+
| score = 74–46
| overtime =
| record = 19–4 (8–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 17, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion
| site_cityst = Cambridge, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,056
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 75–70
| overtime =
| record = 20–4 (9–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2023
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dartmouth
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Leede Arena
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| gamename =
| attend = 806
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 80–37
| overtime =
| record = 21–4 (10–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2023
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Brown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pizzitola Sports Center
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| gamename =
| attend = 427
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 83–55
| overtime =
| record = 22–4 (11–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 4, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cornell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename = Senior Day
| attend = 2,602
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–64
| overtime = OT
| record = 23–4 (12–2)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Columbia Lions}}| 2023 Ivy League women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 10, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 2
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 2,238
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 65–72
| overtime = OT
| record = 23–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Columbia Lions}}| 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 17, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = FDU
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename = First round
| attend = 593
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–53
| overtime =
| record = 24–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Fordham
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename = Second round
| attend = 975
| tv = SNY/ESPN3
| score = 78–73
| overtime =
| record = 25–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 24, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename = Super 16
| attend = 1,537
| tv = SNY/ESPN3
| score = 88–82
| overtime =
| record = 26–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 26, 2023
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, NY
| gamename = Great 8
| attend = 1,689
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 77–71
| overtime =
| record = 27–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 29, 2023
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Bowling Green
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Stroh Center
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| gamename = Fab 4
| attend = 4,155
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 77–70
| overtime =
| record = 28–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = April 1, 2023
| time = 5:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Championship
| attend = 11,701
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 59–66
| overtime =
| record = 28–6
}}
Rankings
{{main|2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
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| poll1_1= NR
| poll1_2= NR
| poll1_3= NR
| poll1_4= NR
| poll1_5= NR
| poll1_6= RV
| poll1_7= RV
| poll1_8= RV
| poll1_9= RV
| poll1_10= NR
| poll1_11= NR
| poll1_12= NR
| poll1_13= RV
| poll1_14= NR
| poll1_15= NR
| poll1_16= RV
| poll1_17= NR
| poll1_18= NR
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| poll2_2= NR
| poll2_3= NR
| poll2_4= NR
| poll2_5= NR
| poll2_6= NR
| poll2_7= NR
| poll2_8= NR
| poll2_9= RV
| poll2_10= RV
| poll2_11= RV
| poll2_12= RV
| poll2_13= RV
| poll2_14= NR
| poll2_15= NR
| poll2_16= NR
| poll2_17= NR
| poll2_18= NR
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The Coaches Poll did not release a poll for the week of November 7.
See also
References
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