Columbia's bench celebrates during Saturday's victory at UMass
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Brian Foley
Women’s Basketball Receives First AP Top 25 Votes
12/12/2022 1:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Lions receive two votes in Week 6 Poll
NEW YORK — After 956 games and 37 years competing as an NCAA Div. I program, Columbia women's basketball has received its first votes in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The Lions received two votes in this week's poll, which was released by the AP Monday afternoon.
The votes come after Columbia (9-2) went on the road last week to defeat Stony Brook, 84-68, and reigning Atlantic 10 champion UMass, 83-74. Saturday's win over the Minutewomen (8-3) earned the Lions their fourth road victory of the season over teams ranked within the top 75 of the NCAA's NET rankings (Miami (FL), Seton Hall, Memphis). Columbia started the week at No. 27 in the NET.
The Lions are one of the nation's top offensive and 3-point shooting teams. Entering Sunday, they ranked No. 1 in the NCAA in total threes (121), No. 3 in makes per game (11.0) and No. 8 in 3-point field goal percentage (.399). They also boast one of the nation's top 25 scoring offenses at 81.1 points per game and share the ball exceptionally well, ranking top 10 in the NCAA in assists per game (19.5).
Columbia will play an interborough matchup against LIU (2-8) on Tuesday. Tip-off from the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn is set for 7 p.m. ET.
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The votes come after Columbia (9-2) went on the road last week to defeat Stony Brook, 84-68, and reigning Atlantic 10 champion UMass, 83-74. Saturday's win over the Minutewomen (8-3) earned the Lions their fourth road victory of the season over teams ranked within the top 75 of the NCAA's NET rankings (Miami (FL), Seton Hall, Memphis). Columbia started the week at No. 27 in the NET.
The Lions are one of the nation's top offensive and 3-point shooting teams. Entering Sunday, they ranked No. 1 in the NCAA in total threes (121), No. 3 in makes per game (11.0) and No. 8 in 3-point field goal percentage (.399). They also boast one of the nation's top 25 scoring offenses at 81.1 points per game and share the ball exceptionally well, ranking top 10 in the NCAA in assists per game (19.5).
Leading Columbia's offense is two-time Ivy League Player of the Week Abbey Hsu, who hit a program-record nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points in Saturday's victory at UMass. Hsu was named to the 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award Preseason Watch List. She leads a starting lineup in which all five players average double figures scoring.𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙀𝙄𝙑𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙑𝙊𝙏𝙀𝙎
— Columbia Women's Basketball (@CULionsWBB) December 12, 2022
For the first time in program history, we are receiving votes in the @AP_Top25 Poll! 🦁🏀#RoarLionRoar // #EDGE
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Columbia is coming off a historic 25-7 campaign from 2021-22. The Lions won their most games in program history, went 12-2 in the Ivy League, and advanced to the Ivy League Tournament Championship Game and the National Quarterfinals of the WNIT.
Columbia's first year competing as an NCAA Div. I program was the 1986-87 academic year. The program first played under the umbrella of Columbia University in 1984, coinciding with the formation of the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium. To this day, the unique arrangement allows Barnard College students to compete with Columbia undergraduates in NCAA Division I Athletics and the Ivy League. This year's team has three active players who attend Barnard College (Noa Comesaña, Mary Lobon, Nicole Stephens).Columbia will play an interborough matchup against LIU (2-8) on Tuesday. Tip-off from the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn is set for 7 p.m. ET.
FOLLOW THE LIONS
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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