Saturday, December 11
New York, N.Y.
2:00 PM
Columbia University
vs
UMass
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia Readies for Showdown with UMass Saturday Afternoon
12/10/2021 4:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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Two battle-tested teams meet for the first time at 2 p.m. ET
NEW YORK – The top scoring offense in the Ivy League meets the top scoring offense in the Atlantic 10 Saturday afternoon, as the Columbia women's basketball team (8-2) hosts its first all-time matchup against Massachusetts (9-2). Tip-off from Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium is set for 2 p.m. ET.
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased ahead of time by visiting GoColumbiaLions.com/Tickets or calling 888-LIONS-11. Tickets can also be purchased on site at the ticket window located at the southeast corner of 120th & Broadway.
FAN INFORMATION
Fans must enter from the street level at the doors located at the southeast corner of 120th & Broadway. Fan capacity at Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium is limited to 70 percent of the venue's listed capacity per University Task Force protocols. All fans 12 and older must show proof of vaccination upon entry. All fans are required to wear a mask at all times.
Fans arriving to Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium are required to adhere to Columbia Athletics' and Columbia University's venue protocols. Please find Columbia's venue policies here.
GAME COVERAGE
Fans unable to attend Saturday's game can watch it live on ESPN+. Live stats be provided by GoColumbiaLions.com. Live updates will also be posted to the women's basketball team's Twitter page (@CULionsWBB).
5 THINGS TO KNOW:
1. WHERE THEY RANK
• Columbia and UMass both come into the game in the midst of a good non-conference season. Both teams sit inside the top 100 of the NCAA women's basketball NET rankings. Columbia is right at 100, while UMass entered Friday sitting at No. 60. In the RPI, Columbia is an impressive No. 36, while UMass ranks No. 56. Columbia will be looking for its first win against a team ranked inside the NET top 100 but is 8-0 against teams outside the top 100. Meanwhile, UMass is 2-2 against the NET top 100.
2. THE LATEST
• The Lions are coming off their most lopsided victory of the season, defeating 2020 MAAC champion Marist, 78-49, Sunday in Poughkeepsie. Three Lions registered a double-double, led by Kaitlyn Davis who had 18 points and 11 rebounds. The 29-point victory was Columbia's largest since Jan. 4, 2020 against Mercer (77-48).
• Following the victory over Marist and last Thursday's win over Delaware, junior Kaitlyn Davis was named Ivy League Player of the Week. Davis averaged 13.5 points and 10.5 rebounds on her way to the honor and shot 54 percent from the field. The 6-foot native of Noralk, Connecticut was later named to the NCAA Women's Basketball Starting 5 for her performance. She has been named Ivy Player of the Week twice this season. 3. DOUBLE-DOUBLE TRIO
• Kaitlyn Davis (18-11), Kitty Henderson (12-10) and Jaida Patrick (11-10) all recorded double-doubles in Columbia's 78-49 victory at Marist. It marked just the second occasion this season in NCAA Div. I women's basketball that three players from the same team all recorded a double-double. The other belongs to Texas State, who did so in a 93-23 win over Arlington Baptist (NCCAA) on Nov. 29. There was just one known instance last season, which was accomplished by South Carolina when they put together four double-doubles against College of Charleston on Nov. 15, 2020.
• Columbia is the first Ivy League team to accomplish the feat since Brown on Dec. 31, 2018 in a 109-102 double overtime defeat against Northern Illinois. 4. REUNITED
• UMass head coach Tory Verdi will return to Levien Gymnasium for the first time since the 2004-05 season, when he assisted the Lions and was named the interim head coach later that year. Verdi went 3-7 in his 10 games as interim head coach. He and Columbia head coach Megan Griffith were both part of that 2004-05 team, which was Griffith's sophomore season as a player at Columbia
5. ABOUT THE MINUTEWOMEN
• UMass (9-2) dropped its first game to an unranked opponent on Wednesday, falling at home to Boston College, 66-60. Sam Breen and Ber'Nyah Mayo had 14 points apiece. Destiney Philoxy followed close behind with 13 points and a career-high three blocks on the night. Breen and Angelique Ngalakulondi came down with a team best eight boards. Breen leads the team in scoring at 17.9 points per game and averages a double-double of 11.5 rebounds. Sydney Taylor (15.2) and Phhiloxy (11.6) also average double figures. Breen ranks No. 2 in the Atlantic 10 in both points and rebounds per game. Her seven double-doubles rank No. 2 nationally.
• UMass boasts the A-10's top scoring offense (73.0 ppg) and also leads the conference in rebounding. Their total rebounds (486) are tops in the country, while their rebounding margin (+12.4) and rebounds per game (44.18) each are top 25.
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MORNINGSIDE HOOPS
The newly branded Morningside Hoops podcast is back for a fourth season. Formerly known as Inside Columbia Basketball, the podcast features weekly interviews with coaches and members of the men's and women's basketball programs. New episodes are available weekly on SoundCloud, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
To listen to this week's episode, click here.
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For the latest on the Columbia women's basketball, follow @CULionsWBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, or on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased ahead of time by visiting GoColumbiaLions.com/Tickets or calling 888-LIONS-11. Tickets can also be purchased on site at the ticket window located at the southeast corner of 120th & Broadway.
FAN INFORMATION
Fans must enter from the street level at the doors located at the southeast corner of 120th & Broadway. Fan capacity at Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium is limited to 70 percent of the venue's listed capacity per University Task Force protocols. All fans 12 and older must show proof of vaccination upon entry. All fans are required to wear a mask at all times.
Fans arriving to Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium are required to adhere to Columbia Athletics' and Columbia University's venue protocols. Please find Columbia's venue policies here.
GAME COVERAGE
Fans unable to attend Saturday's game can watch it live on ESPN+. Live stats be provided by GoColumbiaLions.com. Live updates will also be posted to the women's basketball team's Twitter page (@CULionsWBB).
5 THINGS TO KNOW:
1. WHERE THEY RANK
• Columbia and UMass both come into the game in the midst of a good non-conference season. Both teams sit inside the top 100 of the NCAA women's basketball NET rankings. Columbia is right at 100, while UMass entered Friday sitting at No. 60. In the RPI, Columbia is an impressive No. 36, while UMass ranks No. 56. Columbia will be looking for its first win against a team ranked inside the NET top 100 but is 8-0 against teams outside the top 100. Meanwhile, UMass is 2-2 against the NET top 100.
2. THE LATEST
• The Lions are coming off their most lopsided victory of the season, defeating 2020 MAAC champion Marist, 78-49, Sunday in Poughkeepsie. Three Lions registered a double-double, led by Kaitlyn Davis who had 18 points and 11 rebounds. The 29-point victory was Columbia's largest since Jan. 4, 2020 against Mercer (77-48).
• Following the victory over Marist and last Thursday's win over Delaware, junior Kaitlyn Davis was named Ivy League Player of the Week. Davis averaged 13.5 points and 10.5 rebounds on her way to the honor and shot 54 percent from the field. The 6-foot native of Noralk, Connecticut was later named to the NCAA Women's Basketball Starting 5 for her performance. She has been named Ivy Player of the Week twice this season. 3. DOUBLE-DOUBLE TRIO
• Kaitlyn Davis (18-11), Kitty Henderson (12-10) and Jaida Patrick (11-10) all recorded double-doubles in Columbia's 78-49 victory at Marist. It marked just the second occasion this season in NCAA Div. I women's basketball that three players from the same team all recorded a double-double. The other belongs to Texas State, who did so in a 93-23 win over Arlington Baptist (NCCAA) on Nov. 29. There was just one known instance last season, which was accomplished by South Carolina when they put together four double-doubles against College of Charleston on Nov. 15, 2020.
• Columbia is the first Ivy League team to accomplish the feat since Brown on Dec. 31, 2018 in a 109-102 double overtime defeat against Northern Illinois. 4. REUNITED
• UMass head coach Tory Verdi will return to Levien Gymnasium for the first time since the 2004-05 season, when he assisted the Lions and was named the interim head coach later that year. Verdi went 3-7 in his 10 games as interim head coach. He and Columbia head coach Megan Griffith were both part of that 2004-05 team, which was Griffith's sophomore season as a player at Columbia
5. ABOUT THE MINUTEWOMEN
• UMass (9-2) dropped its first game to an unranked opponent on Wednesday, falling at home to Boston College, 66-60. Sam Breen and Ber'Nyah Mayo had 14 points apiece. Destiney Philoxy followed close behind with 13 points and a career-high three blocks on the night. Breen and Angelique Ngalakulondi came down with a team best eight boards. Breen leads the team in scoring at 17.9 points per game and averages a double-double of 11.5 rebounds. Sydney Taylor (15.2) and Phhiloxy (11.6) also average double figures. Breen ranks No. 2 in the Atlantic 10 in both points and rebounds per game. Her seven double-doubles rank No. 2 nationally.
• UMass boasts the A-10's top scoring offense (73.0 ppg) and also leads the conference in rebounding. Their total rebounds (486) are tops in the country, while their rebounding margin (+12.4) and rebounds per game (44.18) each are top 25.
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MORNINGSIDE HOOPS
The newly branded Morningside Hoops podcast is back for a fourth season. Formerly known as Inside Columbia Basketball, the podcast features weekly interviews with coaches and members of the men's and women's basketball programs. New episodes are available weekly on SoundCloud, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
To listen to this week's episode, click here.
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For the latest on the Columbia women's basketball, follow @CULionsWBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, or on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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