Monday, December 13
New York, N.Y.
5:00 PM
Columbia
vs
LIU
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Lions Look to Rebound Monday Against LIU
12/12/2021 1:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Columbia hosts crosstown Sharks in front end of doubleheader at Levien Gymnasium
NEW YORK – The Columbia women's basketball team (8-3) will host one more game before breaking for finals, as the Lions welcome LIU (0-9) to Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium on Monday. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. ET.
LEVIEN DOUBLEHEADER
Monday's women's basketball contest is the first game of a doubleheader that night at Levien Gymnasium. Following the women's game, the men's team will host Sacred Heart at 8 p.m. ET. Columbia's men's and women's basketball teams will also host a doubleheader later this month on Tuesday, December 28, when the women's team hosts Hofstra and the men's team hosts Maryland Eastern Shore.
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 Monday night'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. THE LATEST
• The Lions saw their three-game winning streak snapped by Massachusetts Saturday afternoon, 87-75. The Minutewomen built a 20-point lead in the first quarter and withstood Columbia's second-half rally. Abbey Hsu scored 19 of her team-high 24 points in the third quarter to chip into the lead and Columbia put together a 10-0 fourth-quarter run to pull the deficit to single digits. Sienna Durr's 3-point play made it a seven-point game, but the Lions turned it over on their next two possessions and UMass held on.
2. CROSSTOWN SERIES
• Monday night's game will be the first between Columbia and LIU since 2016, a game which the Lions won, 66-57, at Levien Gym. The Lions lead the series, 12-5, and have won the last four series contests. Columbia and LIU first met in 1987 and the Lions won each of the first seven contests through 2004. The two teams played against one another nine straight years from 2008-2016. Columbia is 7-2 all-time against the Sharks at home.
3. HSU'S HISTORIC QUARTER
• Abbey Hsu scored 19 points in the third quarter of Saturday's game against UMass, which is a program record for points in a quarter. NCAA women's basketball switched from halves to quarters starting in the 2015-16 season. Hsu went 6-for-9 from the field, 5-for-7 from the perimeter and 2-for-2 at the foul line during the period. Her five triples were also a school record for a single quarter. Prior to Saturday's performance by Hsu, the record was held by Riley Casey, who scored 16 points in the second quarter of a 75-65 Columbia victory over Harvard on Feb. 8, 2019. 4. IVY LEAGUE LEADERS
• Columbia leads the Ivy League in the following categories:
- Scoring offense (76.0)
- Total assists (185) and assists per game (16.8)
- Field goal percentage (.430)
- Free throws made (138) and attempted (204)
- Three-pointers made (98) and attempted (290)
• A Columbia player leads the Ivy League in the following categories:
- Assist/turnover ratio | Carly Rivera (2.09)
- Total assists | Carly Rivera (71)
- Assists per game | Carly Rivera (6.5)
- Field goals made | Abbey Hsu (74)
- Field goal attempts | Abbey Hsu (180)
- Total points | Abbey Hsu (207)
- Points per game | Abbey Hsu (18.8)
- Three-pointers made | Abbey Hsu (42)
- Three-pointers attempted | Abbey Hsu (109)
- Three-pointers made per game | Abbey Hsu (3.82)
- Free throws made | Kaitlyn Davis (31)
5. ABOUT THE SHARKS
• LIU (0-9) is still searching for its first win of the season. The Sharks most recently fell to Yale, 65-37, on Wednesday in Brooklyn. Despite its winless record, LIU has had some close calls this season. They fell at Vermont, 52-51, on a basket by the Catamounts with five seconds left. The game prior, they also held a lead in the final minute before falling to Army, 74-71. Including those two games, LIU has had four games this season decided by nine points or less. One of those was an overtime loss at NJIT, 59-53, back on Nov. 18.
• Erykah Russell leads the Sharks offensively at 11.9 points per game and is also the team leader in rebounds (6.0) and steals (1.8). The 6-2 graduate forward is shooting 36.4 percent from the field and has made 20 of her 30 free throw attempts on the season. Brandy Thomas and Emala O'Brien are each averaging 8.3 points per contest.
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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.
LEVIEN DOUBLEHEADER
Monday's women's basketball contest is the first game of a doubleheader that night at Levien Gymnasium. Following the women's game, the men's team will host Sacred Heart at 8 p.m. ET. Columbia's men's and women's basketball teams will also host a doubleheader later this month on Tuesday, December 28, when the women's team hosts Hofstra and the men's team hosts Maryland Eastern Shore.
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 Monday night'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. THE LATEST
• The Lions saw their three-game winning streak snapped by Massachusetts Saturday afternoon, 87-75. The Minutewomen built a 20-point lead in the first quarter and withstood Columbia's second-half rally. Abbey Hsu scored 19 of her team-high 24 points in the third quarter to chip into the lead and Columbia put together a 10-0 fourth-quarter run to pull the deficit to single digits. Sienna Durr's 3-point play made it a seven-point game, but the Lions turned it over on their next two possessions and UMass held on.
2. CROSSTOWN SERIES
• Monday night's game will be the first between Columbia and LIU since 2016, a game which the Lions won, 66-57, at Levien Gym. The Lions lead the series, 12-5, and have won the last four series contests. Columbia and LIU first met in 1987 and the Lions won each of the first seven contests through 2004. The two teams played against one another nine straight years from 2008-2016. Columbia is 7-2 all-time against the Sharks at home.
3. HSU'S HISTORIC QUARTER
• Abbey Hsu scored 19 points in the third quarter of Saturday's game against UMass, which is a program record for points in a quarter. NCAA women's basketball switched from halves to quarters starting in the 2015-16 season. Hsu went 6-for-9 from the field, 5-for-7 from the perimeter and 2-for-2 at the foul line during the period. Her five triples were also a school record for a single quarter. Prior to Saturday's performance by Hsu, the record was held by Riley Casey, who scored 16 points in the second quarter of a 75-65 Columbia victory over Harvard on Feb. 8, 2019. 4. IVY LEAGUE LEADERS
• Columbia leads the Ivy League in the following categories:
- Scoring offense (76.0)
- Total assists (185) and assists per game (16.8)
- Field goal percentage (.430)
- Free throws made (138) and attempted (204)
- Three-pointers made (98) and attempted (290)
• A Columbia player leads the Ivy League in the following categories:
- Assist/turnover ratio | Carly Rivera (2.09)
- Total assists | Carly Rivera (71)
- Assists per game | Carly Rivera (6.5)
- Field goals made | Abbey Hsu (74)
- Field goal attempts | Abbey Hsu (180)
- Total points | Abbey Hsu (207)
- Points per game | Abbey Hsu (18.8)
- Three-pointers made | Abbey Hsu (42)
- Three-pointers attempted | Abbey Hsu (109)
- Three-pointers made per game | Abbey Hsu (3.82)
- Free throws made | Kaitlyn Davis (31)
5. ABOUT THE SHARKS
• LIU (0-9) is still searching for its first win of the season. The Sharks most recently fell to Yale, 65-37, on Wednesday in Brooklyn. Despite its winless record, LIU has had some close calls this season. They fell at Vermont, 52-51, on a basket by the Catamounts with five seconds left. The game prior, they also held a lead in the final minute before falling to Army, 74-71. Including those two games, LIU has had four games this season decided by nine points or less. One of those was an overtime loss at NJIT, 59-53, back on Nov. 18.
• Erykah Russell leads the Sharks offensively at 11.9 points per game and is also the team leader in rebounds (6.0) and steals (1.8). The 6-2 graduate forward is shooting 36.4 percent from the field and has made 20 of her 30 free throw attempts on the season. Brandy Thomas and Emala O'Brien are each averaging 8.3 points per contest.
--
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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