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LOTR Jan 28-29 2023 Edit 2

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Lions on the Road: January 28-29

Men's & Women's Tennis, Swimming & Diving, Men's Basketball, Archery and Fencing in action Saturday-Sunday

NEW YORK — Seven programs compete across nine different events in this week's edition of "Lions on the Road".

Every week, GoColumbiaLions.com will be using "Lions on the Road" to preview that week's upcoming games and events happening off campus. Be sure to access each team's website on gameday to keep up with all of the action as it happens.
 
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MEN'S TENNIS
Men's tennis will be competing in the ITA Kickoff Weekend as they travel back to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for the second time this month. The No. 21 Lions will face No. 13 Harvard on Saturday at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Columbia will then meet either Oklahoma State or North Carolina on Sunday.
 
Day Opponent Location Start Time
Saturday No. 13 Harvard Chapel Hill, N.C. 10 a.m.
Sunday North Carolina / Oklahoma State Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA
 
 
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MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Lions' penultimate meet of the regular season will be on Saturday, when they will face off against Cornell on the road at 11 a.m. The 5-2 men's swimming & diving team is coming off a close loss against a non-conference foe in Navy, despite losing four races by less than a second, and many other good performances. Jonathan Suckow, Adam Wu, and Kyle Won each won two events in the competition, and Seungjoon Ahn also picked up a victory in the 200-fly. Following Saturday's meet, the Lions will finish off the regular season with a meet against Dartmouth on Saturday, February 4.
 
Day Opponent Location Start Time
Saturday at Cornell Ithaca, N.Y. 11 a.m.
 
 
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WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Columbia women's swimming and diving will finish off its regular season on Saturday, with a meet against Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire, beginning at noon. Last time out, the Lions took on the Princeton Tigers, but came up just short in a hard-fought competition. Columbia earned sweeps in the 100-breast and 200-IM, led by Ashley Hu and Allegra Walker, respectively. The Lions will use this meet against Dartmouth as one last chance to prepare for the Ivy League Championships, which will begin on Wednesday, February 15.
 
Day Event Location Start Time
Saturday at Dartmouth Hanover, N.H. Noon

 
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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Women's tennis heads across the country this weekend to compete in the ITA Kickoff Weekend hosted by Pepperdine in Malibu, California. Columbia joins Princeton as one of only two Ivy League teams competing in the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The top 60 teams in women's tennis were invited to the event based on last season's finish. The Lions will take on Memphis on Saturday at 1 p.m. PT. Based on the result of the match, Columbia will play Pepperdine or Clemson on Sunday.
 
Day Opponent Location Time
Saturday Memphis Malibu, California 1 p.m. PT
Sunday Pepperdine / Clemson Malibu, California TBA

 
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Columbia continues a season-long five-game road trip on Saturday when it travels to Hanover, New Hampshire, to face Dartmouth. Tip-off from Leede Arena is set for 2 p.m. and can be watched on ESPN+. Columbia enters its matchup with the Big Green at 6-15 (1-5) and will look to snap a five-game losing streak.
 
Day Opponent Location Time Watch Live Stats
Saturday at Dartmouth Hanover, N.H. 2 p.m. ESPN+ Click Here
 
Nidhi Kanchumarthi Archery Portrait 2022
ARCHERY
The archery team begins its season on Saturday at the Lancaster Youth & Collegiate Trophy Tournament in Mannheim, Pennsylvania. The Lions are captained this season by seniors Nidhi Kanchumarthi and Zoe Meshel, and sophomore Judith Gottlieb. Columba enters the year fresh off a runner-up finish at the 2022 USA Archery Collegiate Archery Nationals in the recurve division. Gottlieb was crucial to the Lions success, shooting for the recurve squad with teammates Dorothy Vassantachart and Meghan Collins. Senior Sachiko Keane is a returning All-American, who was the 2022 Collegiate Compound Indoor National Champion for the nationally recognized Lions.
 
Day Event Location Start Time Live Results
Saturday Lancaster Youth & Collegiate Trophy Tournament Mannheim, Pa. 2 p.m. Click Here
 
 
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FENCING
The Lions will compete in its final tune-up before the Ivy League Round Robins this weekend when they make the short trip to Brooklyn for the Shark Showcase. Columbia has five dual matches on the slate beginning with Yale at 11:15 a.m. and finishing against St. John's at 4:45 p.m. Last weekend, both teams went 4-1 at the St. John's Super Cup and the women posted a perfect 5-0 the following day at the Philly Invitational.

 
Day Event Location Start Time Watch Live
Sunday LIU Shark Showcase Brooklyn, N.Y. 11:15 a.m. NEC Front Row


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Players Mentioned

Meghan Collins

Meghan Collins

Recurve
Senior
Columbia College
Seungjoon Ahn

Seungjoon Ahn

Free/Fly
5' 11"
Junior
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Jonathan Suckow

Jonathan Suckow

Diving
Senior
Columbia College
Kyle Won

Kyle Won

Back/IM
Sophomore
Columbia College
Ashley Hu

Ashley Hu

Breast
Sophomore
Columbia College
Allegra Walker

Allegra Walker

Breast
Junior
Columbia College
Judith Gottlieb

Judith Gottlieb

Recurve
Sophomore
Barnard College
Nidhi Kanchumarthi

Nidhi Kanchumarthi

Recurve
Senior
Barnard College
Sachiko Keane

Sachiko Keane

Compound
Senior
Columbia College
Zoe Meshel

Zoe Meshel

Compound
Senior
Columbia College

Players Mentioned

Meghan Collins

Meghan Collins

Senior
Columbia College
Recurve
Seungjoon Ahn

Seungjoon Ahn

5' 11"
Junior
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Free/Fly
Jonathan Suckow

Jonathan Suckow

Senior
Columbia College
Diving
Kyle Won

Kyle Won

Sophomore
Columbia College
Back/IM
Ashley Hu

Ashley Hu

Sophomore
Columbia College
Breast
Allegra Walker

Allegra Walker

Junior
Columbia College
Breast
Judith Gottlieb

Judith Gottlieb

Sophomore
Barnard College
Recurve
Nidhi Kanchumarthi

Nidhi Kanchumarthi

Senior
Barnard College
Recurve
Sachiko Keane

Sachiko Keane

Senior
Columbia College
Compound
Zoe Meshel

Zoe Meshel

Senior
Columbia College
Compound