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Griffith Named Maggie Dixon Met Coach of the Year
4/22/2025 11:33:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Henderson, Weiss selected to First Team, Collins earns Second Team
NEW YORK – Columbia women's basketball head coach Megan Griffith has been named the Maggie Dixon Met Coach of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association, as announced on Tuesday. Senior Kitty Henderson and sophomore Riley Weiss earned First Team All-Met honors, while senior Cecelia Collins was named Second Team All-Met.
This is Griffith's second Met Coach of the Year award in three seasons (2022-23). She was also named this year's Asian Coaches Association Women's Coach of the Year, was one of 14 finalists for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division I Coach of the Year, and was one of five finalists for the Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year. Griffith and her staff were named the Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year for a third straight season.
Griffith led the Lions to another historic campaign. Columbia won its first outright Ivy League Regular Season Championship, earned a second straight at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and took down Washington in the First Four, 63-60, for the program's first March Madness win. Along the way, the Lions defeated Atlantic Sun champion FGCU, MAC champion Ball State and earned a season sweep against Princeton.
During the season, Columbia matched the program's longest winning streak with 11 straight victories. The Lions earned votes in the national AP Poll and USBWA Coaches Poll multiple weeks, marking their third-straight season receiving votes.
The Lions concluded the season 24-7 overall with a 13-1 Ivy League record. Griffith has now led her alma mater to an unprecedented four straight 20-win seasons and three straight regular season titles.
Henderson averaged 13.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.5 steals, making her one of only two players in the country to average at least those minimums in all categories. The unanimous First Team All-Ivy League selection led the league in total assists (150), assists per game (4.8) and assist/turnover ratio (1.95), while also ranking second in steals (78), steals per game (2.52) and field goal percentage (.452). Henderson ranked No. 28 nationally in steals per game, top 50 in total steals, and just outside the top 50 in assists, assists per game and assist/turnover ratio. Her 150 assists and 78 steals are each new program records.
A native of the Sydney suburb of North Curl Curl, Australia, Henderson was a four-time Ivy League Player of the Week, a two-time Associated Press (AP) Player of the Week Honorable Mention and was once named to the NCAA Starting Lineup of the Week. She notably recorded the second triple-double in program history, going for 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on February 28 against Brown.
Weiss averaged a team-leading 17.8 points to go with 3.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals. The First Team All-Ivy League selection ranked No. 2 in the league in points per game, total points (553) and field goals made (190). The sophomore was lethal from 3-point range, ranking No. 10 in the NCAA in total 3-pointers made (96), No. 6 in 3-pointers made per game (3.10) and top 75 in 3-point percentage (.376). She led the Ivy League in all 3-point categories.
A native of Hewlett, New York, Weiss was a three-time Ivy League Player of the Week during the season. She was also named a National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), was an AP Honorable Mention Player of the Week and also earned NCAA Starting Lineup of the Week accolades. Her 553 total points rank sixth in Columbia's single-season history, while her 96 total threes rank third and her 37.6 percent 3-point percentage ranks 10th.
Collins averaged 13.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.3 steals to earn Second Team All-Met honors. She ranked second behind Henderson in the Ivy League in assists (138), assists per game (4.6) and assist/turnover ratio (1.92). Meanwhile, she was also top 10 in scoring and rebounding. Among those who met the NCAA minimum, Collins led the Ivy League in field goal percentage (.487) and also ranked among the top 100 in the NCAA.
A native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Collins was named Second Team All-Ivy League at the end of the regular season. She earned one Ivy League Player of the Week selection and was named to the weekly honor roll seven additional times. Collins notably recorded the third triple-double in Columbia women's basketball history, going for 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 77-49 victory over Yale on March 1.
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This is Griffith's second Met Coach of the Year award in three seasons (2022-23). She was also named this year's Asian Coaches Association Women's Coach of the Year, was one of 14 finalists for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division I Coach of the Year, and was one of five finalists for the Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year. Griffith and her staff were named the Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year for a third straight season.
Griffith led the Lions to another historic campaign. Columbia won its first outright Ivy League Regular Season Championship, earned a second straight at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and took down Washington in the First Four, 63-60, for the program's first March Madness win. Along the way, the Lions defeated Atlantic Sun champion FGCU, MAC champion Ball State and earned a season sweep against Princeton.
During the season, Columbia matched the program's longest winning streak with 11 straight victories. The Lions earned votes in the national AP Poll and USBWA Coaches Poll multiple weeks, marking their third-straight season receiving votes.
The Lions concluded the season 24-7 overall with a 13-1 Ivy League record. Griffith has now led her alma mater to an unprecedented four straight 20-win seasons and three straight regular season titles.
Henderson averaged 13.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.5 steals, making her one of only two players in the country to average at least those minimums in all categories. The unanimous First Team All-Ivy League selection led the league in total assists (150), assists per game (4.8) and assist/turnover ratio (1.95), while also ranking second in steals (78), steals per game (2.52) and field goal percentage (.452). Henderson ranked No. 28 nationally in steals per game, top 50 in total steals, and just outside the top 50 in assists, assists per game and assist/turnover ratio. Her 150 assists and 78 steals are each new program records.
A native of the Sydney suburb of North Curl Curl, Australia, Henderson was a four-time Ivy League Player of the Week, a two-time Associated Press (AP) Player of the Week Honorable Mention and was once named to the NCAA Starting Lineup of the Week. She notably recorded the second triple-double in program history, going for 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on February 28 against Brown.
Weiss averaged a team-leading 17.8 points to go with 3.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals. The First Team All-Ivy League selection ranked No. 2 in the league in points per game, total points (553) and field goals made (190). The sophomore was lethal from 3-point range, ranking No. 10 in the NCAA in total 3-pointers made (96), No. 6 in 3-pointers made per game (3.10) and top 75 in 3-point percentage (.376). She led the Ivy League in all 3-point categories.
A native of Hewlett, New York, Weiss was a three-time Ivy League Player of the Week during the season. She was also named a National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), was an AP Honorable Mention Player of the Week and also earned NCAA Starting Lineup of the Week accolades. Her 553 total points rank sixth in Columbia's single-season history, while her 96 total threes rank third and her 37.6 percent 3-point percentage ranks 10th.
Collins averaged 13.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.3 steals to earn Second Team All-Met honors. She ranked second behind Henderson in the Ivy League in assists (138), assists per game (4.6) and assist/turnover ratio (1.92). Meanwhile, she was also top 10 in scoring and rebounding. Among those who met the NCAA minimum, Collins led the Ivy League in field goal percentage (.487) and also ranked among the top 100 in the NCAA.
A native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Collins was named Second Team All-Ivy League at the end of the regular season. She earned one Ivy League Player of the Week selection and was named to the weekly honor roll seven additional times. Collins notably recorded the third triple-double in Columbia women's basketball history, going for 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 77-49 victory over Yale on March 1.
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.
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