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Columbia Volleyball Releases 2019 Schedule
7/11/2019 12:12:00 PM | Volleyball
Columbia's season gets started against Howard on Sept. 6 and the Lions' home opener against Fordham is set for Sept. 19.
NEW YORK — Columbia Volleyball head coach Allison Keeley announced, Thursday, July 11, the 2019 schedule for the Lions with a matchup against Howard, in Queens, New York, getting the season started on Sept. 6 and a visit to Cornell on Sept. 28 marking the start of the Ivy League season, as the Lions will play a total of six in-state opponents and 10 home matches at Levien Gymnasium, with all home matches being broadcast on ESPN+ throughout a busy season.
Columbia will open Levien for the 2019 season on Sept. 19 when the Fordham Rams visit Morningside for a 7 p.m. match, while on Oct. 11 a visit from Harvard marks the start of the Ivy League home slate for the Lions. A key moment for the Lions in the season is a five-match home stretch in the heart of Ivy League play, starting on Oct. 26 with Cornell, with the home stand wrapping up on Nov. 9 with Senior Day and a match with Yale.
The Jack Kaiser Volleyball Classic, hosted by St. John's, gets the season started for Columbia with a double-header on the first day to get it all rolling. The matchup against Howard, on Sept. 6, gets the day started and at 5 p.m. the Lions will wrap up the first day of action with a match with the hosting Red Storm in Queens. A Sept. 7 matchup against Canisius finishes off Columbia's time in Queens at the Jack Kaiser.
Next for the Lions is a visit to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to take part in the Cherry & White Challenge hosted by the Temple Owls, and a match with Lehigh on Sept. 13 gets that weekend started. A doubleheader on Sept. 14, starting with the hosting Owls at 11 a.m., concludes the weekend with the Lions taking on Radford at 4 p.m. to wrap up the tournament.
Levien is finally opened up for 2019 with the start of the Big Apple Tournament on Sept. 19, with Fordham visiting the Lions. The next day, Sept. 20, Columbia welcomes San Jose State, before heading to Brooklyn, New York, to face Long Island on Sept. 21 to tie up the Big Apple Tournament.
Columbia's hunt for an Ivy League title begins on Sept. 28, when the Lions head north to Ithaca, New York to face Cornell in a 2 p.m. match. The Lions then return home to conclude its non-conference schedule with a 7 p.m. match against Stony Brook on Sept. 30.
Ivy League play then really gets rolling with a weekend swing the begins with a visit to Princeton on Oct. 4, and finishes on Oct. 5 at Penn. Columbia returns home to host Harvard on Oct. 11, following that up with a visit by Dartmouth on Oct. 12.
The Lions then head back on the road, making a trip to Yale on Oct. 18 and Brown on Oct. 19. Columbia, for the second straight season, then begins a five-match Ivy League home stretch that gets started when Cornell comes to town on Oct. 26. Columbia's long home stand continues with Penn on Nov. 1, and Princeton on Nov. 2. The final home weekend of 2019 kicks off with a Nov. 8 visit by Brown for a 7 p.m. match. The home slate of matches for the Lions concludes on Nov. 9, when for the second straight season, Yale comes to Levien to face Columbia on Senior Day.
2019's regular season wraps up with Columbia's longest road swing of the season, with a visit to Dartmouth on Nov. 15 getting the final weekend started. The Lions then finish the regular season in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a visit to Harvard on Nov. 16 finishing off the schedule.
Last season Columbia finished the season 10-14 (4-10 IVY) as Keeley collected the most wins as a first-year head coach at Columbia since 2009, and this season the Lions return several starters from last year's team. Returners Emily Teehan (Second Team All-Ivy League); Chichi Ikwuazom; Isa Lamus; Rose Compton; Audrey Cheng; Grace Campbell and Kalie Wood all saw significant playing time during the 2018 season and along with the remaining returners and 2019 newcomers, Columbia is set for solid season.
FOLLOWING THE LIONS: Stay up to date on all things Columbia Volleyball by following the Lions on Twitter (@CUVB), Instagram (@columbiawvball) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
Columbia will open Levien for the 2019 season on Sept. 19 when the Fordham Rams visit Morningside for a 7 p.m. match, while on Oct. 11 a visit from Harvard marks the start of the Ivy League home slate for the Lions. A key moment for the Lions in the season is a five-match home stretch in the heart of Ivy League play, starting on Oct. 26 with Cornell, with the home stand wrapping up on Nov. 9 with Senior Day and a match with Yale.
The Jack Kaiser Volleyball Classic, hosted by St. John's, gets the season started for Columbia with a double-header on the first day to get it all rolling. The matchup against Howard, on Sept. 6, gets the day started and at 5 p.m. the Lions will wrap up the first day of action with a match with the hosting Red Storm in Queens. A Sept. 7 matchup against Canisius finishes off Columbia's time in Queens at the Jack Kaiser.
Next for the Lions is a visit to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to take part in the Cherry & White Challenge hosted by the Temple Owls, and a match with Lehigh on Sept. 13 gets that weekend started. A doubleheader on Sept. 14, starting with the hosting Owls at 11 a.m., concludes the weekend with the Lions taking on Radford at 4 p.m. to wrap up the tournament.
Levien is finally opened up for 2019 with the start of the Big Apple Tournament on Sept. 19, with Fordham visiting the Lions. The next day, Sept. 20, Columbia welcomes San Jose State, before heading to Brooklyn, New York, to face Long Island on Sept. 21 to tie up the Big Apple Tournament.
Columbia's hunt for an Ivy League title begins on Sept. 28, when the Lions head north to Ithaca, New York to face Cornell in a 2 p.m. match. The Lions then return home to conclude its non-conference schedule with a 7 p.m. match against Stony Brook on Sept. 30.
Ivy League play then really gets rolling with a weekend swing the begins with a visit to Princeton on Oct. 4, and finishes on Oct. 5 at Penn. Columbia returns home to host Harvard on Oct. 11, following that up with a visit by Dartmouth on Oct. 12.
The Lions then head back on the road, making a trip to Yale on Oct. 18 and Brown on Oct. 19. Columbia, for the second straight season, then begins a five-match Ivy League home stretch that gets started when Cornell comes to town on Oct. 26. Columbia's long home stand continues with Penn on Nov. 1, and Princeton on Nov. 2. The final home weekend of 2019 kicks off with a Nov. 8 visit by Brown for a 7 p.m. match. The home slate of matches for the Lions concludes on Nov. 9, when for the second straight season, Yale comes to Levien to face Columbia on Senior Day.
2019's regular season wraps up with Columbia's longest road swing of the season, with a visit to Dartmouth on Nov. 15 getting the final weekend started. The Lions then finish the regular season in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a visit to Harvard on Nov. 16 finishing off the schedule.
Last season Columbia finished the season 10-14 (4-10 IVY) as Keeley collected the most wins as a first-year head coach at Columbia since 2009, and this season the Lions return several starters from last year's team. Returners Emily Teehan (Second Team All-Ivy League); Chichi Ikwuazom; Isa Lamus; Rose Compton; Audrey Cheng; Grace Campbell and Kalie Wood all saw significant playing time during the 2018 season and along with the remaining returners and 2019 newcomers, Columbia is set for solid season.
FOLLOWING THE LIONS: Stay up to date on all things Columbia Volleyball by following the Lions on Twitter (@CUVB), Instagram (@columbiawvball) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
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