2023–24 Columbia Lions women's basketball team
{{Short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport=Women's Basketball
|year=2023–24
|team=Columbia Lions
|image=Columbia Lions wordmark.svg
|image_size=250
|conference=Ivy League
|division=
|short_conf=Ivy
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=23–7
|conf_record=13–1
|head_coach=Megan Griffith
|hc_year = 8th
|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=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=First Four
}}
{{2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings}}
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.
Previous season
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.{{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}} They lost to Harvard in the 2023 Ivy League women's basketball tournament 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}} The team fell to Kansas in the championship game.{{cite web |last=Elfman |first=Lois |date=April 6, 2023 |title=Columbia falls to Kansas in WNIT Championship game |url=https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/04/06/columbia-falls-to-kansas-in-wnit-championship-game/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Amsterdamnews.com}}
Roster
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Maryland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Cecelia|last=Collins|link=n|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=JR|rs=|home=Scranton, PA|high_school=Scranton Prep
Bucknell}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Fliss|last=Henderson|link=n|num=4|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=11|class=FR|rs=|home=North Curl Curl, Australia|high_school=St Luke's Grammar School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kitty|last=Henderson|link=n|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=JR|rs=|home=North Curl Curl, Australia|high_school=St Luke's Grammar School|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mary|last=Lobon|link=n|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=SR|rs=|home=Valencia, Spain|high_school=Caxton College}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Riley|last=Weiss|link=n|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Hewlett, NY|high_school=GW Hewlett (N.Y.)
North Broward Prep (Fla.)}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Emily|last=Montes|link=n|num=30|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Miami, FL|high_school=Palmer Trinity}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Paige|last=Lauder|link=n|num=34|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=1|class=SR|rs=|home=Malvern, PA|high_school=Villa Maria Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Abbey|last=Hsu|link=y|num=35|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=SR|rs=|home=Parkland, FL|high_school=Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
St. Thomas Aquinas High School|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Blau|last=Tor|link=n|num=42|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Barcelona, Spain|high_school=INS Joaquim Blume}}
{{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/2023-24
|accessdate=November 15, 2023
}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Columbia Lions}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 6, 2023
| time = 6:30 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 = 905
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 73–85
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 10, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,011
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–61
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 14, 2023
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 2,027
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 62–66
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 16, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Towson
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| attend = 524
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 80–57
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 20, 2023
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Baha Mar Convention Center
| site_cityst = Nassau, Bahamas
| gamename = Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship
| attend = 239
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 56–73
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 22, 2023
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Florida
| site_stadium = Baha Mar Convention Center
| site_cityst = Nassau, Bahamas
| gamename = Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
| attend =
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 81–83
| record = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2023
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Northeastern
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| attend = 896
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 88–45
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 29, 2023
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Providence
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| attend = 2,357
| tv = SNY/ESPN+
| score = 77–52
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,024
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–75
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 907
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 76–66
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wagner
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 924
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 79–50
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28, 2023
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = San Francisco
| opprank =
| site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| gamename =
| attend =348
| tv = ESPN+
| score =74–67
| overtime =
| record =8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 31, 2023
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pacific
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| gamename =
| attend =380
| tv = ESPN+
| score =93–75
| overtime =
| record =9–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Columbia Lions}}| Ivy League regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 6, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend =1,202
| tv = ESPN+
| score =79–66
| overtime =
| record =10–4
| conference =1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 13, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cornell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend =1,098
| tv = ESPN+
| score =82–53
| overtime =
| record =11–4
| conference =2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 15, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = MLK Day
| attend =1,397
| tv = SNY/ESPN+
| score =88–52
| overtime =
| record =12–4
| conference =3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 20, 2024
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Princeton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
| gamename =
| attend =1,873
| tv = ESPN+
| score =65–80
| overtime =
| record =12–5
| conference =3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 27, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend =748
| tv = ESPN+
| score =85–55
| overtime =
| record =13–5
| conference =4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 2024
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend =2,123
| tv = ESPN+
| score =82–70
| overtime =
| record =14–5
| conference =5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 3, 2024
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dartmouth
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend =1,707
| tv = ESPN+
| score =71–52
| overtime =
| record =15–5
| conference =6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 9, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Brown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend =1,245
| tv = ESPN+
| score =90–73
| overtime =
| record =16–5
| conference =7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16, 2024
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dartmouth
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Leede Arena
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| gamename =
| attend = 594
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 80–56
| overtime =
| record = 17–5
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion
| site_cityst = Cambridge, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,636
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 71–63
| overtime =
| record = 18–5
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 24, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Princeton
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 2,698
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 67–65
| overtime =
| record = 19–5
| conference = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1, 2024
| 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 = 277
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–62
| overtime =
| record = 20–5
| conference = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 2024
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John J. Lee Amphitheater
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 76–50
| overtime =
| record = 21–5
| conference = 12–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 9, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cornell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Newman Arena
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 538
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 82–46
| overtime =
| record = 22–5
| conference = 13–1
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Columbia Lions}}| 2024 Ivy League women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 15, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 2
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 2,598
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 63–61
| overtime =
| record = 23–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 16, 2024
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 2
| opponent = Princeton
| opprank =
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Finals
| attend = 2,703
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 58–75
| overtime =
| record = 23–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Columbia Lions}}|2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20, 2024
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 12 P3
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank =
| oppseed = 12 P3
| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| gamename = First Four
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 68–72
| overtime =
| record = 23–7
| attend = 599
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP poll|timezone=Eastern|region=P3|regionname=Portland 3}}
See also
References
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