Lions on the Road: October 15-20

Thursday, October 15

Philadelphia, Pa.

Columbia

ITA Regionals

10/15/2026 8:56:00 AM | Field Hockey, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Cross Country

Tennis, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Rowing, Cross Country and Soccer featured in this week's edition

NEW YORK — Tennis, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Cross Country, and Men's and Women's Soccer are featured in this week's edition of Lions on the Road. Every week, GoColumbiaLions.com previews upcoming games and events taking place away from home.

Margaret Hui action shot
Women's Tennis
Women's tennis is back in action this week, heading to Princeton, N.J., for the ITA Regional Championships, which begin Thursday morning. The Lions are coming off a very strong showing at the Fordham Four Invite that was held Oct. 2-3. Amber Yin recorded two singles wins and partnered with Isabelle Oak and Margaret Hui to win in doubles. The tournament kicks off Thursday morning in the qualifying rounds. Yin, Kylie Nguyen, Sabrina Lin, and Oak will try to earn a spot in the main draw, which begins Friday.

Days	Event	Location	Time
Thursday–Tuesday, Oct. 15–20	ITA Regionals	Princeton, N.J.	TBA

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Men's Tennis
Men's tennis will send its full lineup to Philadelphia this weekend for the ITA Regional Championships hosted by Penn. The tournament begins Thursday morning with Jordan Chang, Andrew Kotzen, and Gray Kelley participating in the qualifiers. The main draw begins on Friday. Last time out, the Lions placed first at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic, with sophomore Jakub Katuch earning tournament MVP honors.

Days	Event	Location	Time
Thursday–Tuesday, Oct. 15–20	ITA Regionals	Philadelphia, Pa.	TBA

Field Hockey
Columbia field hockey (6-4, 2-2) visits Penn (3-8, 0-4) on Friday for a 3 p.m. Ivy League matchup in Philadelphia, Pa. The Lions then travel to Hempstead, New York, to face Hofstra (2-10, 0-4) on Sunday at 1 p.m. to close out a four-game road trip. Junior forward Jacinta Solari Etcheberry moved back into a tie for first in the Ivy League in goals scored with her eighth last Friday at Yale. Columbia currently sits tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings with Yale.

Day	Opponent	Location	Time	Streaming	Live Stats
Friday, Oct. 16	Penn	Philadelphia, Pa.	3 p.m.	ESPN+	Click Here
Sunday, Oct. 18	Hofstra	Hempstead, N.Y.	1 p.m.	FloCollege	Click Here

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Volleyball
The Lions return to the road this weekend after going 1-1 in last weekend's two-match homestand. The Lions take on Yale on Friday at 6 p.m. before wrapping up the weekend against Brown on Saturday at 5 p.m. On the year, Columbia is 7-7 overall after a thrilling 3-2 win over Dartmouth last Saturday night. In the win over the Big Green, senior Delaney Seaman recorded six service aces; she is the first Lion to have six or more aces since Vanessa Pan (2019, 21-22) had eight against Lafayette on Sept. 9, 2022. Seaman's six aces bring her career total to 88 and put her in sole possession of fourth place in Columbia history.

Day	Opponent	Location	Time	Streaming	Live Stats
Friday, Oct. 16	Yale	New Haven, Conn.	6 p.m.	ESPN+	Click Here
Saturday, Oct. 17	Brown	Providence, R.I.	5 p.m.	ESPN+	Click Here

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Cross Country
Columbia cross country heads to the IC4A/ECAC Championships on Saturday after sweeping the team titles at last weekend's METS Championships. The men won with 29 points, placing all five scorers in the top nine, led by Ralph Brown's third-place finish in 25:24.12. Caroline Adams paced the women with a fourth-place finish in 18:12.98, helping the Lions secure the title with 44 points.

Day	Event	Location	Time	Meet Information	Live Results
Saturday, Oct. 17	IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championships	Bethpage, N.Y.	10 a.m.	Click Here	Click Here

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Women's Soccer
Columbia women's soccer (3-6-3, 2-1 Ivy) travels to Philadelphia on Saturday to face Penn (6-4-2, 1-1-1 Ivy) at 1 p.m. The Lions enter the matchup riding a two-game winning streak following consecutive shutouts of Dartmouth and Cornell, including a 3-0 victory over the Big Red last weekend. Penn is coming off a 1-0 win over Princeton, with Abbey Cook scoring the late winner. Cook leads the Quakers with five goals and 11 points this season. Columbia will look to earn its third straight Ivy League victory.

Day	Opponent	Location	Time	Streaming	Live Stats
Saturday, Oct. 17	Penn	Philadelphia, Pa.	1 p.m.	ESPN+	Click Here

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Men's Soccer
Columbia men's soccer (4-2-4, 0-1-2 Ivy) travels to Hanover, New Hampshire, to face Dartmouth (3-4-4, 1-1-1 Ivy) on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Lions are currently tied for sixth in the Ivy League table with two points through three matches. The Big Green have four points and are in the three-way tie for third with Princeton and Penn. A Columbia victory on Saturday could send the Lions as high as third in the table.

Columbia is coming off a 3-0 non-conference win over Holy Cross on Tuesday. Luke Zielinski scored a wonder goal just before halftime and the Lions tacked on two more in the second half courtesy of Andres Garcia and Joshua Sosa. Meanwhile, Aris Taki made three saves to record his fifth shutout of the season. He ranks No. 10 in the NCAA in total shutouts, No. 3 in goals-against average (0.375) and No. 2 in save percentage (88.9%). As a team, the Lions are No. 9 nationally in shutout percentage (50.0%) and top 40 in team goals-against average (1.000).