Friday, February 13
New York, N.Y.
6:00 p.m.
Columbia
vs
Princeton
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Women’s Basketball Set to Host No. 24 Princeton Friday, Penn Saturday
2/12/2026 2:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Friday night’s game to be nationally televised on ESPNU; Saturday is the team's annual Play4Kay Game
NEW YORK – The Columbia women's basketball team (15-6, 6-2 Ivy) plays its two biggest home games of the season this weekend, hosting No. 24/24 Princeton (19-2, 7-1 Ivy) on Friday night at 6 p.m., followed by Penn (13-8, 3-5 Ivy) on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Friday night's game against Princeton will be televised nationally on ESPNU. Joey Lindstrom and Brooke Weisbrod will have the call. Saturday's game against Penn will be streamed on ESPN+, with Lance Medow on play-by-play and Maren Walseth as the analyst.
GAME INFORMATION
Columbia (15-6, 6-2 Ivy) vs. No. 24/24 Princeton (19-2, 7-1 Ivy)
Friday, Feb. 13 – 6:00 p.m.
Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium – New York, N.Y.
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Columbia Notes | Princeton Notes
Columbia (15-6, 6-2 Ivy) vs. Penn (13-8, 3-5 Ivy)
Saturday, Feb. 14 – 5:00 p.m.
Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium – New York, N.Y.
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Columbia Notes | Penn Notes
GAME PROMOS
• Click here for a full list of promotions at Columbia men's and women's basketball this season.
PLAY4KAY
• Saturday will serve as Columbia's annual Play4Kay Game, a women's basketball initiative to raise awareness and funds for women's cancer research on the court, across campuses, in communities, and beyond. Since the 2007-08 season, the Lions have participated in the Play4Kay game, helping raise awareness in the fight against women's cancer. The Lions will be wearing special Play4Kay warm-ups. The first 300 fans will receive a free pink chip clip.
• Fans wishing to provide a donation on behalf of the Lions to the Kay Yow Fund can do so by clicking this link.
OPENING TIPS
• The Lions are coming off an 80-55 win at Cornell last Saturday. In that game, Riley Weiss scored 38 points (13-20 FG, 9-12 3FG, 3-5 FT). She tied the Columbia record for 3-pointers made in a game for the second time this season. Her 38 points were two shy of the Columbia single-game record, which she owns, scoring 40 back on January 24 against Dartmouth.
• Two weeks ago, Columbia defeated then-No. 19 Princeton, 73-67, on the road. The win was Columbia's second in program history over an AP Top 25 opponent, the other also coming against Princeton on Feb. 24, 2024, at Levien Gym. The next night, the Lions were defeated by Penn, 64-55, in Philadelphia. The loss snapped Columbia's 16-game road winning streak, which was the longest active streak in the NCAA.
• Columbia is 2-15 all-time against AP Top 25 opponents. Friday will mark the fourth time that Princeton has come to Levien Gym ranked in the AP Poll.
• Weiss leads the Ivy League and ranks top 25 in the NCAA in scoring (19.4). She also leads the league in total points (408), field goals made (145), 3-pointers made (59) and 3-pointers made per game (2.81).
• Perri Page is one of three players in the NCAA to average at least 14.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals and shoot 50% or better from the field. The other two players are UConn's reigning All-American Sarah Strong and Abilene Christian's Meredith Mayes. Nationally, Page ranks top 50 in FG% (53.1%).
• Columbia leads the Ivy League in scoring margin (+11.0), assists per game (17.0) and steals per game (12.4). The Lions rank No. 15 in the NCAA in steals and top 40 in assists.
WEISS IS NICE
• Riley Weiss is one of two players in the NCAA to score 38+ points in multiple games this season. The other is Iowa State's Audi Crooks.
• Weiss is the first player in the NCAA since Caitlin Clark (Iowa) and Madison Conner (TCU) to have multiple games with 9+ made threes in a single season. Clark and Conner did it during the 2023-24 season.
• In Saturday's 38-point performance at Cornell, Weiss tied the Columbia record with nine made threes. It is the second time she has made 9+ threes in a game this season. The other came in her record-breaking 40-point performance against Dartmouth.
• Weiss ranks Top 25 in the NCAA and leads the Ivy League in scoring average (19.4 ppg). She also leads the league in total points (408), field goals made (145), 3-pointers made (59) and 3-pointers made per game (2.81).
• Weiss is a finalist for the L'Cheisman Award, presented to the top Jewish athlete in the country by the Manischewitz Athletic Honors Society.
• She has been named Ivy League Player of the Week four times this season, the most of any player in the league
• She is a two-time Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Women's Div. I Player of the Week this season. She was also named a USBWA Women's National Player of the Week once in January.
HALFTIME WINNING STREAK
• Columbia has won 41 consecutive games when leading at halftime. The Lions have won their first 13 such games so far this season, all 20 games when leading at the half in 2024-25, and their final eight such games in 2023-24. Columbia's last loss with a halftime lead came at Princeton on January 20, 2024, taking a 37-33 lead into the locker rooms but coming up short, 80-65.
RECORD BOOK TRACKER
• Weiss (1,175) is six points from passing Shawnee Pickney (1997-01) for eighth on the all-time scoring list.
• Weiss (415) is one field goal from entering the top 10 all-time in field goals made.
• Weiss (198) is two threes away from becoming the 18th player in Ivy League history with 200 made threes in their career.
• Perri Page (133) is one steal from entering Columbia's top 10 all-time in steals.
NO RECORD IS SAFE
• Riley Weiss broke Columbia's single-game scoring record with 40 points in an 89-32 victory over Dartmouth (Jan. 24). She is also tied for third on that list with her 38-point performance in a win at Cornell (Feb. 7).
• Weiss also owns the No. 1 and No. 3 spots in field goals made, making 15 at Dartmouth and 13 at Cornell.
• Weiss tied the record for 3-pointers made in a game with nine against both Dartmouth and Cornell.
• Nasi Simmons broke Columbia's single-game steals record with 10 on Jan. 17 against Yale.
• Perri Page tied the previous single-game steals record with eight against Binghamton (Nov. 24).
LEAGUE LEADERS
• Riley Weiss leads the Ivy League in scoring (19.4). Perri Page ranks fifth (14.3).
• Susie Rafiu (55.0%) ranks No. 2 in the Ivy League in field goal percentage. Perri Page (53.1%) ranks fourth.
• Weiss leads the Ivy League in total threes (59) and 3-pointers made per game (2.81).
• Weiss is No. 2 in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (38.5%).
• Fliss Henderson ranks No. 4 in the league in rebounding (7.0). Page ranks No. 7 (6.5).
• Henderson ranks No. 4 in assists (3.7). Marija Avlijas ranks ninth (3.0).
• Avlijas leads the Ivy League in assist/turnover ratio (2.0).
• Page ranks No. 1 in total steals (52) and No. 2 in steals per game (2.5). Weiss is sixth (1.9).
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
• Despite three losses at home so far this season, Columbia is still a combined 42-7 (.857) at home since the start of the 2022-23 season.
• In Ivy League play, the Lions are 27-4 (.871) at home since the start of the 2021-22 season.
• The Lions won 20 straight regular-season games at home between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.
• Columbia went 14-1 (.933) at home during the 2023-24 regular season, followed by 10-1 last season.
CORNELL POSTGAME NOTES (Feb. 7)
• Cornell's 14 rebounds are the fewest by any team in the NCAA this season. They are the fewest by any team since Alcorn State had 13 in a 74-69 win over Florida A&M on Feb. 13, 2025. They are the fewest amount of rebounds by a Columbia opponent dating back through the 2009-10 season (16+ seasons).
• Riley Weiss's 38 points tie for the third most in a game in program history. Her nine threes tie for the most.
• Weiss had a career-high five assists.
• Nasi Simmons tied her career-high in field goals made (5-7).
• Mia Broom tied a career-high with six assists and also had a career-high five steals.
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.
Friday night's game against Princeton will be televised nationally on ESPNU. Joey Lindstrom and Brooke Weisbrod will have the call. Saturday's game against Penn will be streamed on ESPN+, with Lance Medow on play-by-play and Maren Walseth as the analyst.
GAME INFORMATION
Columbia (15-6, 6-2 Ivy) vs. No. 24/24 Princeton (19-2, 7-1 Ivy)
Friday, Feb. 13 – 6:00 p.m.
Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium – New York, N.Y.
Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
Columbia Notes | Princeton Notes
Columbia (15-6, 6-2 Ivy) vs. Penn (13-8, 3-5 Ivy)
Saturday, Feb. 14 – 5:00 p.m.
Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium – New York, N.Y.
Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
Columbia Notes | Penn Notes
GAME PROMOS
• Click here for a full list of promotions at Columbia men's and women's basketball this season.
PLAY4KAY
• Saturday will serve as Columbia's annual Play4Kay Game, a women's basketball initiative to raise awareness and funds for women's cancer research on the court, across campuses, in communities, and beyond. Since the 2007-08 season, the Lions have participated in the Play4Kay game, helping raise awareness in the fight against women's cancer. The Lions will be wearing special Play4Kay warm-ups. The first 300 fans will receive a free pink chip clip.
• Fans wishing to provide a donation on behalf of the Lions to the Kay Yow Fund can do so by clicking this link.
OPENING TIPS
• The Lions are coming off an 80-55 win at Cornell last Saturday. In that game, Riley Weiss scored 38 points (13-20 FG, 9-12 3FG, 3-5 FT). She tied the Columbia record for 3-pointers made in a game for the second time this season. Her 38 points were two shy of the Columbia single-game record, which she owns, scoring 40 back on January 24 against Dartmouth.
• Two weeks ago, Columbia defeated then-No. 19 Princeton, 73-67, on the road. The win was Columbia's second in program history over an AP Top 25 opponent, the other also coming against Princeton on Feb. 24, 2024, at Levien Gym. The next night, the Lions were defeated by Penn, 64-55, in Philadelphia. The loss snapped Columbia's 16-game road winning streak, which was the longest active streak in the NCAA.
• Columbia is 2-15 all-time against AP Top 25 opponents. Friday will mark the fourth time that Princeton has come to Levien Gym ranked in the AP Poll.
• Weiss leads the Ivy League and ranks top 25 in the NCAA in scoring (19.4). She also leads the league in total points (408), field goals made (145), 3-pointers made (59) and 3-pointers made per game (2.81).
• Perri Page is one of three players in the NCAA to average at least 14.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals and shoot 50% or better from the field. The other two players are UConn's reigning All-American Sarah Strong and Abilene Christian's Meredith Mayes. Nationally, Page ranks top 50 in FG% (53.1%).
• Columbia leads the Ivy League in scoring margin (+11.0), assists per game (17.0) and steals per game (12.4). The Lions rank No. 15 in the NCAA in steals and top 40 in assists.
WEISS IS NICE
• Riley Weiss is one of two players in the NCAA to score 38+ points in multiple games this season. The other is Iowa State's Audi Crooks.
• Weiss is the first player in the NCAA since Caitlin Clark (Iowa) and Madison Conner (TCU) to have multiple games with 9+ made threes in a single season. Clark and Conner did it during the 2023-24 season.
• In Saturday's 38-point performance at Cornell, Weiss tied the Columbia record with nine made threes. It is the second time she has made 9+ threes in a game this season. The other came in her record-breaking 40-point performance against Dartmouth.
• Weiss ranks Top 25 in the NCAA and leads the Ivy League in scoring average (19.4 ppg). She also leads the league in total points (408), field goals made (145), 3-pointers made (59) and 3-pointers made per game (2.81).
• Weiss is a finalist for the L'Cheisman Award, presented to the top Jewish athlete in the country by the Manischewitz Athletic Honors Society.
• She has been named Ivy League Player of the Week four times this season, the most of any player in the league
• She is a two-time Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Women's Div. I Player of the Week this season. She was also named a USBWA Women's National Player of the Week once in January.
HALFTIME WINNING STREAK
• Columbia has won 41 consecutive games when leading at halftime. The Lions have won their first 13 such games so far this season, all 20 games when leading at the half in 2024-25, and their final eight such games in 2023-24. Columbia's last loss with a halftime lead came at Princeton on January 20, 2024, taking a 37-33 lead into the locker rooms but coming up short, 80-65.
RECORD BOOK TRACKER
• Weiss (1,175) is six points from passing Shawnee Pickney (1997-01) for eighth on the all-time scoring list.
• Weiss (415) is one field goal from entering the top 10 all-time in field goals made.
• Weiss (198) is two threes away from becoming the 18th player in Ivy League history with 200 made threes in their career.
• Perri Page (133) is one steal from entering Columbia's top 10 all-time in steals.
NO RECORD IS SAFE
• Riley Weiss broke Columbia's single-game scoring record with 40 points in an 89-32 victory over Dartmouth (Jan. 24). She is also tied for third on that list with her 38-point performance in a win at Cornell (Feb. 7).
• Weiss also owns the No. 1 and No. 3 spots in field goals made, making 15 at Dartmouth and 13 at Cornell.
• Weiss tied the record for 3-pointers made in a game with nine against both Dartmouth and Cornell.
• Nasi Simmons broke Columbia's single-game steals record with 10 on Jan. 17 against Yale.
• Perri Page tied the previous single-game steals record with eight against Binghamton (Nov. 24).
LEAGUE LEADERS
• Riley Weiss leads the Ivy League in scoring (19.4). Perri Page ranks fifth (14.3).
• Susie Rafiu (55.0%) ranks No. 2 in the Ivy League in field goal percentage. Perri Page (53.1%) ranks fourth.
• Weiss leads the Ivy League in total threes (59) and 3-pointers made per game (2.81).
• Weiss is No. 2 in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (38.5%).
• Fliss Henderson ranks No. 4 in the league in rebounding (7.0). Page ranks No. 7 (6.5).
• Henderson ranks No. 4 in assists (3.7). Marija Avlijas ranks ninth (3.0).
• Avlijas leads the Ivy League in assist/turnover ratio (2.0).
• Page ranks No. 1 in total steals (52) and No. 2 in steals per game (2.5). Weiss is sixth (1.9).
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
• Despite three losses at home so far this season, Columbia is still a combined 42-7 (.857) at home since the start of the 2022-23 season.
• In Ivy League play, the Lions are 27-4 (.871) at home since the start of the 2021-22 season.
• The Lions won 20 straight regular-season games at home between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.
• Columbia went 14-1 (.933) at home during the 2023-24 regular season, followed by 10-1 last season.
CORNELL POSTGAME NOTES (Feb. 7)
• Cornell's 14 rebounds are the fewest by any team in the NCAA this season. They are the fewest by any team since Alcorn State had 13 in a 74-69 win over Florida A&M on Feb. 13, 2025. They are the fewest amount of rebounds by a Columbia opponent dating back through the 2009-10 season (16+ seasons).
• Riley Weiss's 38 points tie for the third most in a game in program history. Her nine threes tie for the most.
• Weiss had a career-high five assists.
• Nasi Simmons tied her career-high in field goals made (5-7).
• Mia Broom tied a career-high with six assists and also had a career-high five steals.
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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