NEW YORK – The Columbia women's basketball team (13-5. 4-1 Ivy) will play its first Ivy League back-to-back of the season this weekend at Levien Gymnasium. The action begins Friday at 6 p.m. against Harvard, in what will be the team's annual Pride Game. Less than 24 hours later, the Lions will turn around to host Dartmouth for Barnard Night on Saturday at 5 p.m.
 
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.
 
PLAYING WITH PRIDE
• The Lions will host their fourth annual Pride Game on Friday. The team will be sporting special warm-ups and the first 500 fans will receive a free souvenir Pride cup. Columbia's Pride Game has been a staple at Levien Gym since 2020 and brings in several on-campus groups to celebrate the team's commitment to being an ally for all. In addition, one student in attendance will win a $250 gift card to Strokos.
 
BARNARD NIGHT
• Saturday's game will serve as Barnard Night, which celebrates the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium. Established in 1983, the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium allows students at neighboring Barnard College to compete together with Columbia undergraduates at the NCAA Division I level as part of the Ivy League. The consortium was designed to coincide with the admission of women to Columbia College and built upon an already established women's athletic program at Barnard College. It is the only consortium of its kind in the country.
 
• As part of Barnard Night, members of Columbia's athletics programs will host a pregame National Girls & Women in Sports Day clinic. One student in attendance at the game will also win a HAPPRUN Bluetooth Projector. GAME COVERAGE
• Both games this weekend will air live on ESPN+. Click here to watch Friday night's game against Harvard. Click here to watch Saturday's game against Dartmouth.
 
• Live stats will be available through GoColumbiaLions.com. In-game updates will also be provided on social media by following @CULionsWBB on X.

WHAT TO KNOW:

OPENING TIPS
• Abbey Hsu was named Ivy League Player of the Week for a fifth time this season and 12th time in her career on Monday. Her five selections on the season tie Camille Zimmerman '18CC for the most in program history. Her 12 career selections are the most by a Lion and tie the Ivy League's all-time leading scorer, Diana Caramanico (Penn, 1997-01), for the fourth-most selections in league history. 
 
• Columbia is coming off a 30-point victory at Penn last Saturday, the most lopsided win by the Lions in series history. Hsu (28) and Collins (22) combined for 50 points. Hsu added 10 rebounds to collect her fifth career double-double, three of which have come this season.
 
• Columbia enters the contest leading the Ivy League in 10 NCAA-ranked statistics, which includes scoring offense (77.1), scoring margin (+12.6), rebound margin (+6.2), field goal percentage (.451), 3-pointers made per game (8.4), assists per game (17.6), bench points per game (22.1) and assist/turnover ratio (1.09).
 
• Columbia and Harvard met four times last season, which was a first for Ivy League women's basketball. The Crimson sent the Lions home in the Ivy League semifinals, 72-65, in overtime. The Lions exacted their revenge in the WNIT, ending Harvard's season the last time the two teams met in Levien Gym, 77-71.
 
STARTER PACK
• Abbey Hsu has started all 111 games of her career entering this weekend. Her next start will tie Camille Zimmerman '18CC for the most starts in program history. Zimmerman started all but one game in her career.
 
PENN POSTGAME NOTES
• Columbia's 30-point victory was its largest in series history, besting the previous mark of 22 points the Lions defeated the Quakers by last season, 72-50, in New York.
 
• Hsu put together her third game of the year with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds (Stony Brook, Memphis). Prior to this season, she only had one 20-10 game in her career, March 20, 2023, in the WNIT against Fordham.
 
• Columbia made 15 threes (15-33), its most in a game since knocking down a program-record 18 at then-No. 7 Iowa State on Nov. 20, 2022. Its 15 made threes at Penn tie for the third-most in a game in program history.
 
• Cecelia Collins tied career-highs in 3-pointers made and attempted (3-7). She posted her second 20-point game of the season, the other coming when she scored a career-high 28 at Pacific (Dec. 31). ALL-TIME SCORING GREAT
• Abbey Hsu is currently No. 2 in scoring in Columbia basketball history (men's or women's) with 1,907 career points. She is 66 points behind the all-time record held by Camille Zimmerman '18CC.
 
Columbia Basketball All-Time Scoring Leaders     
1. (W) Camille Zimmerman (2014-18) 1,973
2. (W) Abbey Hsu (2019-pres.) 1,907
3. (M) Buck Jenkins (1989-93) 1,767
4. (M) Jim McMillian (1967-70) 1,758
5. (M) Maodo Lo (2012-16) 1,756
 
• Hsu is No. 7 on the Ivy League's all-time women's scoring list. She most recently passed Reka Cserny and Katharine Hanks during her 21-point performance at Princeton (Jan. 20).
 
Ivy League Women's Basketball All-Time Scoring Leaders     
1. Diana Caramanico - Penn (1997-01) 2,415
2. Allison Feaster - Harvard (1994-98) 2,312
3. Hana Peljto - Harvard (2000-04) 2,109
4. Camille Zimmerman - Columbia (2014-18) 1,973
5. Vita Redding - Brown (1995-99) 1,962
6. Gail Koziara - Dartmouth (1978-82) 1,933
7. Abbey Hsu - Columbia (2019-20, 21-24) 1,907
8. Katharine Hanks - Dartmouth (1999-03) 1,870
9. Reka Cserny - Harvard (2001-05) 1,863
10. Jayne Daigle - Dartmouth (2001-05) 1,846
 
• Hsu is currently No. 23 among active NCAA Div. I players in career points.
 
ABOUT THE CRIMSON
• Harvard (11-7, 4-1 Ivy) enters the weekend on a three-game Ivy League winning streak. Last weekend, the Crimson completed a season sweep against Yale, 61-52, in New Haven. Harmoni Turner led all scorers with 24 points, followed by 13 from Lola Mullaney and 11 by Elena Rodriguez, who completed a double-double with a game-high 13 rebounds. Turner leads the team in scoring at 21.0 points per game, which ranks second in the Ivy League. Rodriguez's 7.6 rebounds rank third in the Ivies.
 
• Harvard leads the all-time series, 64-11, but the Lions have won seven of the last eight since 2020, including three of four last season. In last season's regular season meeting at Levien Gym, Columbia dominated the glass by 36 on its way to an 82-56 victory.
 
ABOUT THE BIG GREEN
• Dartmouth (6-11, 0-5 Ivy) is in its first year under the guidance of head coach Linda Cimino. What the Big Green lack on offense, averaging just 49.1 points per game, they make up for in defense, allowing just 52.6 points per game. Their scoring defense ranks No. 5 in the NCAA and their field goal defense ranks 49th. Their leading scorer, Victoria Page, averages 8.5 points per game.
 
• Columbia has won six straight in the all-time series against Dartmouth. Last season, the Lions earned a 79-50 victory at home and an 80-37 victory at Dartmouth. The 37 points allowed were the fewest against a Div. I opponent in the history of Columbia women's basketball. Dartmouth leads the all-time tilt, 52-20.
 
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