NEW YORK — This year's first edition of Lions on the Road covers events taking place away from home from September 6-10. This includes volleyball, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, and men's golf.
Every week, GoColumbiaLions.com will be using "Lions on the Road" to preview that week's upcoming games and events happening off campus.
VOLLEYBALL
The Lions hit the road for the first time this season, heading upstate to take on the Stony Brook Seawolves on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Columbia kicked off its 2023 season this past weekend with a tournament hosted at Levien. Despite going 0-3, Columbia played a trio of tough opponents and fought hard in all three matches. The Lions had ACC foe Virginia on the brink, before coming up just short in five sets, while Fordham and Quinnipiac both won in straight sets despite the Lions being competitive in just about every game.
Eva Atkins,
Hailee Watts, and
Amanda Holsen each tallied career-high kills marks (Holsen and Atkins did so twice) and
Yooni Park set a new career-high in digs twice over the weekend. The Seawolves head into Wednesday's contest with a 2-4 record, and will be looking to hold off the Lions from securing their first win.
| Day |
Opponent |
Location |
Start Time |
Watch Live |
Live Stats |
| Wednesday |
at Stony Brook |
Stony Brook, N.Y. |
6:30 p.m. |
HERE |
HERE |
WOMEN'S SOCCER
The Lions conclude their three-game road trip at Fordham (2-2-1) on Thursday night. Columbia (2-1-1) is coming off a two-game west coast trip against No. 8 Santa Clara and San Francisco. The Lions fell to the Broncos, 1-0, before finishing in a 0-0 draw with the Dons. Columbia has won three-straight against the Rams and is 14-6 all-time in the series. In last year's match, the Lions shutout Fordham, 4-0, at home.
Nata Ramirez and
Maia Tabion are tied for the most points on the team with four each. Goalkeeper
Paige Nurkin has made 13 saves and has a goals against average of 0.29 in four starts.
| Day |
Opponent |
Location |
Start Time |
Watch Live |
Live Stats |
| Thursday |
at Fordham |
Bronx, N.Y. |
7:00 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
Click Here |
FIELD HOCKEY
The Lions wrap up a season-opening three-game road trip on Friday at Monmouth. Columbia (0-2) looks for its first win of the 2023 campaign when it matches up with the Hawks (2-2) at So Sweet A Cat Field. Through two games, the Lions have had four different scorers (
Lindsey Yu,
Anabelle Brodeur,
Mckenzie Bloom, and
Kennedy Sholeen) with Sholeen leading the team in points (4). Goalkeeper
Katie Wimmer has recorded 11 saves in her first two games in goal. Columbia is 8-5 all-time against Monmouth, with the two teams most recently meeting last season. The Lions dropped the home contest to the Hawks, 5-0. Following the tilt with Monmouth, the Lions host Lafayette on Sunday at 12 p.m. for their home opener.
| Day |
Opponent |
Location |
Start Time |
Watch Live |
Live Stats |
| Friday |
at Monmouth |
West Long Branch, N.J. |
4:00 p.m. |
FloSports |
Click Here |
MEN'S SOCCER
After defeating Manhattan Tuesday night, 3-0, the Lions hit the road for the first time this season on Saturday when they take on Sacred Heart at 5 p.m. The matchup will serve as the first meeting between the two programs since 2017. The Lions are on a five-game series winning streak that dates back to 2013. Entering the weekend, Columbia boasts the Ivy League's top goal scorer in senior
Will DeNight (3). The forward from Miami, Florida scored two goals against the Jaspers, including one just 15 seconds into the second half. His six shots on goal also lead the league, as do
David Walley's and
Carmine Falco's two assists apiece. Senior goalkeeper
Michael Collodi picked up his 10th career shutout in Tuesday's victory.
| Day |
Opponent |
Location |
Start Time |
Watch Live |
Live Stats |
| Saturday |
at Sacred Heart |
Fairfield, Conn. |
5:00 p.m. |
NEC Front Row |
Click Here |
MEN'S GOLF
The Lions tee up the fall season this weekend at the St. John's Invitational. The two-day tournament will be hosted in Farmingdale, New York at Bethpage Red. Fifteen teams will be competing, which include Columbia, tournament host St. John's, Fairfield, FDU, Georgetown, Harvard, Hofstra, Iona, Lafayette, Lehigh, LIU, Loyola Maryland, Niagara, Rider and Towson. Columbia returns a talented roster this season that includes seniors
Nathan Han,
DJ Francey and
Alvin Kwak. Han is coming off a record-breaking junior campaign that saw him become the first individual in program history to qualify for NCAA Regionals. He broke program single-season records for scoring average (70.24), scoring average versus par (-0.86), birdies (112) and par or better rounds (21). He and returning junior
William Sung each qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship in August. The lone newcomer on this year's roster is
Hunter Po, who played most of his high school golf in New Jersey before moving to San Diego.
| Day |
Event |
Location |
Golf Course |
Live Stats |
| Saturday-Sunday |
St. John's Invitational |
Farmingdale, N.Y. |
Bethpage Red |
Golf Genius |
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