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Lions Return Home to Host Northeastern on Saturday
11/24/2023 6:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Columbia basketball doubleheader tips off with the men’s game at 1 p.m., followed by the women’s at 4 p.m.
NEW YORK – The Columbia women's basketball team (2-4) continues its relentless non-conference schedule on Saturday against reigning CAA regular-season champion Northeastern (4-1). Opening tip from Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium is set for 4 p.m. ET.
Saturday's women's game is the back end of a Columbia basketball doubleheader. The men's team (4-2) will open up the day against Maine (4-3) at 1 p.m.
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• Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time by visiting GoColumbiaLions.com/Tickets. Fans can also purchase tickets on-site at the ticket window, located at the main entrance on the southeast corner of 120th and Broadway.
GAME COVERAGE
• Fans unable to attend can watch Saturday's game live on ESPN+ with live stats available courtesy of GoColumbiaLions.com. Lions fans can also follow the team on social media (@CULionsWBB) for live updates.
WHAT TO KNOW:
LAST TIME OUT
• Columbia traveled to the Bahamas this past week for two games against opponents from the SEC at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship. The Lions erased a 13-point deficit to lead Georgia (5-1), 47-46, entering the fourth quarter on Monday, but the Bulldogs started the fourth on a 14-0 run. The Lions were held scoreless for the opening 5:29 and never got back within double figures, falling by a final of 73-56.
• Two days later, Columbia responded with a worthy effort against Florida (5-1). The Lions led by four at the half, trailed by seven heading to the fourth but used an 11-2 run over the opening 2:06 to regain the lead. The final period featured nine lead changes, including three in the final five seconds. Columbia took the lead on an out-of-bounds play with 1.3 seconds to go but the Gators called for time and drew up the game-winning triple at the buzzer.
CAA CIRCUITIncredibly thankful for our family and the trip we took this week 🦁🩵 It's good to be a Lion🤞Happy Thanksgiving! #RoarLionRoar // #OnlyHere pic.twitter.com/JmJfHjot0Z
— Columbia Women's Basketball (@CULionsWBB) November 23, 2023
• Northeastern will mark the third team from the Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA) the Lions have played this season. Columbia holds a record of 1-1 so far in those games, falling in its opener at Stony Brook, 85-73, but bouncing back to convincingly defeat reigning co-regular-season champion Towson, 80-57 (Nov. 16). Northeastern was also one of the CAA's co-regular-season champions last year, going 19-12 with a 13-5 mark in conference. Drexel (21-10, 13-5 CAA) shared the title as well.
IVY STAT LEADERS
• Abbey Hsu (20.7), ranks No. 2 in the Ivy League in scoring. Kitty Henderson (14.7) ranks inside the top 10. Cecelia Collins (10.7) also averages double figures and is inside the top 20.
• Henderson (.530) ranks No. 2 in the Ivy League in field goal percentage among qualified shooters (min. 5 FGM/Game). Hsu ranks ninth (.423).
• Hsu (2.33), Henderson (1.83) and Riley Weiss (1.83) are all top six in the league in 3-pointers made per game. Hsu is second behind Harvard's Lola Mullaney (3.80).
• Hsu ranks among the top 10 in the league in rebounding (7.0), No. 5 in defensive rebounds (5.0) and No. 5 in blocks (1.0).
• Henderson ranks No. 2 in the Ivies in assists (5.0). Collins (3.5) is tied for fifth.
• Collins (.563) and Henderson (.548) are No. 3 and 4, respectively, in the Ivies in shooting percentage.
• Henderson is top 10 in the Ivy League in steals (2.2). Hsu (1.7) is 12th.
• Hsu is No. 2 in the league in minutes played (37.4). Henderson (35.5) is top 10.
ONE AWAY FROM 300
• Abbey Hsu enters the game with 299 made 3-point field goals in her career. She is one away from reaching the milestone of 300. Hsu is already the Ivy League's all-time leader in made threes, passing Harvard's Katie Benzan (2016-19) for the record on November 10 in a win against Seton Hall. Her 299 threes rank third among active NCAA Div. I players, behind only Dyaisha Fair of Syracuse (330) and Caitlin Clark of Iowa (365). Only Hsu and Clark have reached their marks in four competition seasons.
BAHA MAR POSTGAME NOTES
• Riley Weiss scored a season-high 18 points off the bench against Georgia. She went 5-for-12 from three and is the first Lion to make five threes off the bench since Paige Lauder (5-6 3-PT) against Marist on Dec. 1, 2022.
• Hsu scored a season-high 29 points against Florida, marking the 30th 20-point game of her career.
• Columbia's -20 rebounding margin against Georgia was its worst in a game since Dec. 29, 2019, against Vanderbilt (-23).
• Columbia fell to 0-7 all-time against the SEC. Its games against Florida and Georgia were each the first in series history.
ABOUT NORTHEASTERNToday's @nyphospital Player of the Game
— Columbia Women's Basketball (@CULionsWBB) November 20, 2023
👉 Riley Weiss
➡️ Career-high 18 Pts
More to come from this one...#RoarLionRoar // #EDGE 🦁🏀 pic.twitter.com/boIv0r9U65
• Northeastern (4-1) defeated the Wagner Seahawks, 63-46, on Tuesday evening at the Cabot Center. Senior Maddie Vizza scored a game-high 21 points on seven made threes, which tied a program single-game record. The Huskies also own wins against Stonehill (73-61), UMass (78-74) and Merrimack (58-47). Their lone loss came at Boston College (67-58).
• Gemima Motema, Derin Erdogan, Maddie Vizza, Asha Parker and Deja Bristol have started all five games to this point. Motema (12.2), Erdogan (11.4), Vizza (10.8) and Parker (10.0) average double figures scoring. Bristol (9.2) is not far off and boasts a team-high 6.4 rebounds per game. Erdogan's 28 assists and 5.6 assists per game each rank No. 2 in the CAA.
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