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Columbia Set for Two SEC Showdowns in the Bahamas
11/19/2023 12:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Lions seek program’s first SEC win
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Columbia women's basketball team (2-2) goes up against a pair of SEC teams at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship, battling Georgia on Monday at 11 a.m., followed by Florida on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. The games are taking place at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center.
GAME COVERAGE
• All games of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship will be streamed live on FloHoops. Fans can check the tournament home page for additional information, including tickets and fan packages. Live stats will be provided by StatBroadcast. Lions fans can also follow the team on social media (@CULionsWBB) for live updates throughout the tournament.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, November 20
- 11:00 a.m. | Georgia vs. Columbia
- 1:30 p.m. | East Carolina vs. No. 13 Ohio State
- 4:00 p.m. | Florida vs. Purdue
- 6:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State vs. Penn State
- 9:00 p.m. | No. 10 USC vs. Seton Hall
Wednesday, November 22
- 11:00 a.m. | Seton Hall vs. East Carolina
- 1:30 p.m. | Columbia vs. Florida
- 4:00 p.m. | Purdue vs. Georgia
- 6:30 p.m. | No. 13 Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State
- 9:00 p.m. | Penn State vs. No. 10 USC
WHAT TO KNOW:
SEC FIRST
• The Lions will be looking for their first win over an opponent from the SEC in program history. They enter the tournament 0-5 all-time against the conference. Their most recent result came November 13, 2022, falling to Vanderbilt at home, 74-63. Columbia has never played Georgia or Florida.
Columbia All-Time vs. SEC
Nov. 13, 2022 vs. Vanderbilt (H) – L, 63-74
Nov. 27, 2021 vs. Mizzou (N) – L, 80-87
Dec. 29, 2019 vs. Vanderbilt (A) – L, 51-72
Nov. 24, 2017 vs. No. 7/3 Mississippi State (N) – L, 54-90
Nov. 26, 2004 vs. Alabama (N) – L, 45-81
LAST TIME OUT
• Columbia is coming off an 80-57 victory against reigning CAA regular-season champion and preseason favorite Towson. The Lions recorded season-highs in points (80), field goals (34), shooting percentage (.486), 3-pointers (9), assists (24) and rebounds (45). Kitty Henderson scored a career-high 23 points (10-12 FG), adding eight assists and five boards.
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• Abbey Hsu is the Ivy League's leading scorer at 21.3 points per game. Entering Baha Mar, she ranks top-30 in the NCAA in scoring (21.3) and minutes (36.6), and No. 12 in total field goals made (33). Hsu is also No. 2 in the Ivy League in blocks (1.5) and top-10 in steals (2.0).
STAT RANKINGS
• Hsu (21.3), Kitty Henderson (14.5) and Cecelia Collins (11.5) all rank top-15 in the Ivy League in scoring.
• Hsu (7.5) is No. 6 in the Ivies in rebounding. Collins (5.8) and Henderson (5.3) are top 20.
• Collins (.563) and Henderson (.548) are No. 3 and 4, respectively, in the Ivies in shooting percentage.
• Henderson (4.8) is No. 3 in the Ivy League in assists. Collins (3.5) ranks seventh. Fliss Henderson (2.5), Abbey Hsu (2.3) and Nicole Stephens (2.0) all rank inside the top 20.
• Hsu ranks No. 2 in the Ivy League at 1.5 blocks per game. Fliss Henderson (0.5) is 12th.
• Kitty Henderson and Abbey Hsu (2.0) are top-10 in the Ivy League in steals.
• Henderson (36.6) and Hsu (36.6) rank top-five in the Ivy League in minutes played.
TOWSON POSTGAME NOTES
• Kitty Henderson's career-high 23 points came on a 10-for-12 shooting night, which is one of the top-10 field-goal-percentage performances in the NCAA this season.
• The last Lion to go 10-for-12 from the field or better (min. 10 made) was Jaida Patrick, who went 11-for-13 against Yale in the 2022 Ivy League Tournament semifinals (W, 67-38).
• Columbia scored a season-high 80 points, a mark they hit 15 times last season.
• Columbia tallied a season-high 24 assists, a mark they reached five times last season.
• Cecelia Collins tied a career-high with three made 3-pointers (3-for-4).
• First-year Fliss Henderson made her first career start.
• Sophomore transfer Ava Sciolla (Maryland) and first-year Blau Tor made their Columbia debuts.
DUKE POSTGAME NOTES
• Abbey Hsu went 10-for-17 from the field, marking her 10th career game with 10+ made field goals.
• The Blue Devils snapped Columbia's four-game winning streak against the ACC. Columbia had beaten Clemson, Boston College, Miami and Syracuse over the last two seasons.
• Columbia's four-point loss was its closest margin against a ranked team in program history. Previously, the closest margin was an 18-point loss to No. 24 Princeton in the 2022 Ivy League Championship Game.
BAHA MAR OPPONENTS
• Georgia (3-1) has won its last two games entering the Bahamas. They handled Mercer, 77-57, on Thursday and took down Georgia Southern earlier in the week, 85-59. The lone blemish on the Bulldogs' record so far this season came at Belmont, falling on the road in Nashville, 76-50. Three Bulldogs average double figures entering play, led by Javyn Nicholson's 14.5 points per game. The 6-2 forward is also the team's leading rebounder at 9.5 per contest. Georgia has had at least three players score in double figures in every game this season. De'Mauri Flournoy and Nicholson have been included in all four contributions.
• Florida (3-1) earned double-digit wins in each of its first three games of the season before falling in a close contest to No. 12 Florida State, 79-75, on Friday. Florida State ended the Gators' 25-home-game winning streak during non-conference competition. Four Gators average double figures, led by Aliyah Matharu's 19.3 points per game. She also averages a team-high 4.0 assists. Ra Shaya Kyle averages 15.3 points and a team-leading 9.3 rebounds. Leilani Correa (15.0) and Alberte Rimdald (11.0) also average double figures scoring,
FOLLOW THE LIONS
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