Columbia University
Providence
Columbia Hosts Providence Wednesday Morning for Education Day
11/28/2023 12:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game to air live on SNY
NEW YORK – The Columbia women's basketball team (3-4) will host Providence (3-3) for the first Education Day at Levien Gymnasium since 2019. Opening tip is set for 11 a.m. ET. The game will be televised live on SNY.
EDUCATION DAY
• Students from more than 20 New York City schools will be in attendance for the 13th Education Day Game in Columbia women's basketball history. The first Education Day Game was held in 2008 and subsequently hosted annually through 2019. After being interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Education Day returns to Levien Gymnasium for the first time in four years.
TICKETS
• 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.
LIVE ON SNY
• Wednesday's game will be televised live in the New York market on SportsNet New York (SNY). As New York's leader in local sports television coverage, SNY delivers the most comprehensive access to all of the Tri-State area's professional and collegiate sports teams through nightly sports and entertainment programs from SNY's state-of-the-art studio located high above the city at 4 World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan.
• Fans who do not have access to SNY can watch the game online on ESPN+. Live stats are 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 is coming off its most lopsided victory of the season, blitzing Northeastern, 88-45, on Saturday. The Lions posted season-bests in scoring, points allowed, scoring margin (43), field goal percentage (.614), field goal defense (.304), 3-point percentage (.400), and blocked shots (5). Its 61.4-percent mark from the field ranks sixth in program history and was the sixth time Columbia has ever shot 60 percent or better.
• Abbey Hsu scored a game-high 26 points in the victory, 24 of which came in the first half to give the Lions a 50-27 lead at the break. Hsu made her 100th career start and sank her 300th career 3-pointer with 1:00 remaining in the first quarter. She is the fourth Lion to start at least 100 games in her career and the third active NCAA Div. I player with 300 made threes (Caitlin Clark, Iowa – 375; Dyaisha Fair, Syracuse – 334). Her 305 threes are an Ivy League record.
POWER-CONFERENCE SUCCESS🎞️ Time to take a look back at the highlights from Saturday's 88-45 victory over reigning CAA regular-season champion, Northeastern.#RoarLionRoar // #EDGE 🦁🏀 pic.twitter.com/K6MqR2Do9C
— Columbia Women's Basketball (@CULionsWBB) November 26, 2023
• Since Megan Griffith became the head coach in 2016, the Lions are 6-1 against opponents from the Big East Conference. Columbia got its first win in program history over a Big East opponent when it defeated the Friars in overtime, 66-64, on Dec. 7, 2016. Camille Zimmerman '18CC, the program's all-time leading scorer (1,973) and rebounder (940), scored the game-winning basket with 7.5 seconds left in OT.
• With a win over Seton Hall this season, as well as wins over Syracuse, Seton Hall and Miami last season, Columbia owns 11 wins in its last 25 games against power-six opponents. The span began in head coach Megan Griffith's first season leading the program in 2016 with an overtime win at home over Providence. The Lions opened the 2017-18 season by defeating the Friars on the road, 73-64. The Lions also earned their first ACC win that year when they defeated Boston College, 68-60, at Levien Gymnasium.
HSU AMONG NCAA LEADERSLIONS WIN! 🦁🏀
— Columbia Women's Basketball (@CULionsWBB) November 11, 2023
Final presented by @jag_pt_ #RoarLionRoar // #EDGE // #OnlyHere 🗽 pic.twitter.com/nMb7WsVRvI
• Abbey Hsu enters the week No. 7 in the NCAA in total points (150) and No. 16 in points per game (21.4).
• Hsu is No. 9 in the NCAA in 3-point attempts (56) and No. 18 in 3-pointers made (20).
• Hsu's 2.86 3-pointers made per game rank Top 50 in the NCAA.
• Hsu is No. 10 in the NCAA in field goals made (57) and No. 6 in field goal attempts (127).
NORTHEASTERN POSTGAME NOTES
• Columbia's 61.4-percent shooting performance ranks No. 6 in program history and marks the second time in the last calendar year the Lions shot 60 percent or better in a game (63.0 percent at Cornell on Jan. 16, 2023).
• Ava Sciolla scored her first points as a Lion. The sophomore transferred to Columbia after a year at Maryland.
• Abbey Hsu's 24 first-half points were the most in a half a Lion since Tori Oliver scored 25 in the second half against Wagner on Dec. 30, 2014. Oliver went on to score 38 points in that game, which ranks No. 2 all-time.
• Paige Lauder's 11 rebounds were the most by a Lion off the bench since Jaida Patrick had 12 in a 66-57 win at Penn on Feb. 4, 2022.
• Hsu became the fourth Lion in program history to make 100 career starts.
• Columbia improved to 2-1 against the CAA this season, defeating two of the three reigning co-champions (Towson, Northeastern).
ABOUT THE FRIARS🍝 Paige Lauder ripped down a career-high 11 rebounds in today's W! #RoarLionRoar // #EDGE 🦁🏀 pic.twitter.com/QyHhEBdagS
— Columbia Women's Basketball (@CULionsWBB) November 26, 2023
• Providence (3-3) is coming off a narrow, 73-67, loss at Penn State on Sunday. The Friars rallied from a 20-point deficit to take a five-point lead in the fourth quarter but PSU used an 8-0 run to regain the lead. PC got back within one, 63-62, with 1:22 left but the Nittany Lions went 8-of-8 at the foul line down the stretch to seal the victory. This will mark Providence's second game of the season against an Ivy League opponent, falling to Brown, 61-56, on November 15.
• Olivia Olsen (15.3) and Grace Efosa (12.2) are the team's leading scorers. Olsen, a 6-3 forward, is 67.3 percent from the field on the season, ranking No. 1 in the Big East and No. 11 in the NCAA. Olsen also leads the team on the glass at 7.8 rebounds per contest. Their leading 3-point shooter is Marta Morales Romero, who is shooting 41.2 percent from the outside but has just seven makes on the season. Providence only averages 3.5 made threes per game, which ranks 323rd out of 348 in the NCAA.
• This will be the third all-time matchup between Columbia and Providence. The Lions won the first, 66-64, in overtime at Levien Gymnasium in 2016. The two teams opened the 2017-18 season against each other in Providence, where the Lions also came out on top, 73-64. Camille Zimmerman '18CC scored a game-high 25 points in that contest. Riley Casey '21CC scored 14 points in her collegiate debut.
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.
