NEW YORK – Winners of nine of its last 10, Columbia women's basketball (10-4, 1-0 Ivy) travels to Cornell (7-6, 0-1 Ivy) hoping for its first season sweep over the Big Red since 2010. Saturday's tip from Newman Arena in Ithaca is set for 1 p.m.
 
Fans can watch Saturday's game live on ESPN+ and keep up with live stats provided by CornellBigRed.com. You can also receive live updates by following @CULionsWBB on Twitter.

 
OPENING TIPS
• The Lions are coming off a 76-66 home victory against Cornell in last Saturday's Ivy League opener. Columbia outscored the Big Red 28-15 in the final period to cement its seventh consecutive home win and fifth fourth-quarter comeback of the season. Columbia's seven-game home winning streak ties for its longest in program history, last set in 1987-88.
 
• Columbia has tied its best 14-game start in the program's 34-year history competing as a member of NCAA Div. I. The team's only other 10-4 start came in 2015-16. The Lions also started 10-4 in their last season as an NCAA Div. III program (1985-86) and were 11-3 the year prior (1984-85).
 
• Abbey Hsu is the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Week. Hsu earned her second such award on Monday following a 17-point performance against Cornell. The rookie's 17 points were the most by a Lion in an Ivy League debut since 2011, when Brianna Orlich scored 21 in a 61-54 victory over the Big Red.
 
• Janiya Clemmons posted career-highs of seven assists and five steals in last Saturday's win. The senior guard tacked on 12 points and was named to this week's Ivy League Honor Roll.


QUICK NOTES
• Hannah Pratt ranks No. 5 in the Ivy League with 16 blocks (1.1/game).
• Sienna Durr scored 17 points last time out against the Big Red and was named to this week's Ivy Honor Roll.
• Hsu (12.4) and Durr (12.2) rank 11th and 12th, respectively, in the Ivy League in scoring.
• The Lions rank No. 15 nationally in 3-point defense (.257).
• Davis, Pratt, Spiller and Durr are all top 15 in the league in blocks per game.
• Janiya Clemmons is top 5 in the Ivy League in steals (2.1); Abbey Hsu is top 10 (1.6)
• Columbia has shot better than its opponent in 11 of its 14 games.
• Columbia is 10-0 when holding the opponent to fewer than 70 points and 0-4 when opponent scores more.
• Columbia is 9-1 in day games and 6-1 on the weekend.

 
BALANCED EFFORT
• Columbia ranks among the NCAA's top 100 in 11 statistical categories, including scoring offense (70.1), scoring defense (61.1), scoring margin (+8.9), field goal percentage (.430), field goal defense (.374), 3-point percentage (.338), 3-point defense (.257), rebounds per game (41.00), rebounding margin (+5.1), blocks per game (4.2) and assists per game (15.4).
 
• Columbia is the only team in the Ivy League that:
   • Has four players rank inside the top 21 in scoring (Durr, Hsu, Clemmons, Pratt)
   • Has four players rank inside the top 15 in blocks (Spiller, Pratt, Davis, Durr)
 
 
CORNELL EXTRAS
• Abbey Hsu was 5-of-7 from 3-point range, becoming the second Lion in as many games to hit five treys - Mikayla Markham was 5-of-6 two weeks prior in a 77-48 win over Mercer.
• The Lions became the first team to outrebound Cornell this season.
• Janiya Clemmons came up with five steals for the second time in her last four games.
• Columbia shot north of 50 percent for the second time this season (59.7% vs. NJIT)
• Columbia made 10 or more threes for the fourth time this season.
• Columbia had 20 or more assists for the third time this season.
 
 
SCOUTING CORNELL
• After defeating ETSU, 71-43, in its non-conference finale, Cornell opened Ivy League play with a 76-66 loss to the Lions last Saturday. Samantha Widmann and Shannon Mulroy led the Big Red with 16 points apiece at Levien Gymnasium, but they were overcome by Columbia's 28-15 fourth quarter. Laura Bagwell-Katalinich (15.3) and Samantha Widmann (13.5) enter this Saturday's matchup as the team's leading scorers. The duo also tops the squad on the glass. Cornell will look to redeem itself on the glass after getting outrebounded by its opponent for the first time all season in last Saturday's defeat. They enter the contest No. 6 in the NCAA in rebound margin (+12.9).
 
 
INSIDE COLUMBIA BASKETBALL PODCAST
• The Inside Columbia Basketball Podcast is back for second season. Columbia Athletics debuted the new podcast last season, which features weekly interviews with coaches and members of the men's and women's basketball programs. New episodes are available weekly on iTunes and SoundCloud.


THE IVY LEAGUE ON ESPN+
All home Columbia games and most Ivy League road contests will air on ESPN+ as part of The Ivy League's partnership with ESPN. ESPN+ is a new, subscription-based service that offers monthly ($4.99) and yearly ($49.99) plans. Click here to subscribe to ESPN+ and start your free trial! Click here for frequently asked questions about the Ivy League on ESPN.  


#ROADTOIVYMADNESS
• This year's Ivy League Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments will be hosted by Harvard at Laveites Gymnasium. The top four men's and women's teams will earn berths to the tournament with the women's semifinals on Friday, March 13, and the championship on Saturday, March 14. All games will be broadcast live on ESPN's networks. For tickets and more information please visit IvyMadness.com.