Lions on the Road: February 25-March 3

Wednesday, February 25

New York, N.Y.

5:15 PM

Columbia

NYU

2/24/2026 8:00:00 PM | Baseball, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Fencing, Lacrosse, Softball

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Fencing, Softball, Baseball, Women's Tennis, Women's Lacrosse, and Golf featured in this week's edition

NEW YORK — Columbia fencing, softball, baseball, women's tennis, women's lacrosse, and men's and women's golf are featured in this week's edition of Lions on the Road. Every week, GoColumbiaLions.com will be using Lions on the Road to preview that week's upcoming games and events happening off campus.

Columbia fencing competes on day two of the 2026 Ivy League Championships

Fencing
Columbia will compete in the seventh annual George Kolombatovich Historical Meet on Wednesday evening, taking on NYU, Sacred Heart, and Vassar in a three-way meet beginning at 5:15 p.m. Each year, team winners of the annual Columbia-NYU fencing matchup earn the right to two respective trophies: Irving Martin Preschel men's fencing trophy and the Katy Bilodeau '87CC women's trophy. Last season, the women earned the Bilodeau Trophy for the third straight year, while the men retained the Preschel Trophy for the fourth consecutive season after victories over the Violets to begin the competition. The women boast a 25-1 record in dual matches this season, and the men are 21-3.The women will also host Hunter College in the fencing room on Friday to wrap up the regular season.

Day	Event	Time	Location
Friday	Kolombatovich Historical Meet (NYU, Sacred Heart, Vassar	5:15 p.m.	New York, N.Y.

Softball
Softball remains in the South this weekend when it participates in its third in-season tournament to begin 2026. The Lions will play five games over three days at the MUSB II Invitational hosted by Mercer. Columbia (0-9) opens up the tournament, taking on Presbyterian on Friday at 12:30 p.m. before taking on host Mercer at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Lions will play Presbyterian and Middle Tennessee at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Columbia finishes the tournament on Sunday, taking on Middle Tennessee at 10 a.m. As a team, the Lions are hitting .239. They average 2.78 runs per game, which is fifth in the Ivy. First-year pitcher Mads Lawson is 50th in the nation with three complete games.

Day	Opponent	Time	Location	Live Stats	Live Video
Friday	Presbyterian	12:20 p.m.	Atlanta, Ga.	Click Here	TBA
Friday	Mercer	5:30 p.m.	Atlanta, Ga.	Click Here	TBA
Saturday	Presbyterian	10 a.m.	Atlanta, Ga.	Click Here	TBA
Saturday	Tennessee State	12:30 p.m.	Atlanta, Ga.	Click Here	TBA
Sunday	Tennessee State	10 a.m.	Atlanta, Ga.	Click Here	TBA

Baseball
Columbia opened the 2026 season with a challenging road series at Mercer, dropping all three contests despite early offensive flashes. The Lions surged ahead 8–1 in the opener before Mercer's late rally, including a seven-run eighth, flipped the game in a 14–8 defeat. Game two saw Columbia strike first, but Mercer's power surge created separation. In Sunday's finale, homers from Vogler and Estabrook kept the Lions close, yet a five-run inning proved decisive in a 5–4 loss.

Day	Opponent	Time	Location	Live Stats	Live Video	Live Radio
Friday	Kansas State	5 p.m.	Manhattan, Kan.	Click Here	Click Here	Click Here
Saturday	Kansas State	2 p.m.	Manhattan, Kan.	Click Here	No Broadcast	Click Here
Sunday	Kansas State	12 p.m.	Manhattan, Kan.	Click Here	Click Here	Click Here

Women's Tennis
Columbia has a quick one-match road trip before beginning a lengthy four-match homestand when the Lions travel to Memphis to take on the Tigers for a non-conference match. Memphis enters this week with a 1-8 record. They are led by their top returner, Sofia Mykhailets, who is 4-1 playing out of the No. 1 spot. In a series that goes back to 2012, the Lions are 4-3 all-time against the Tigers. Last time out, Columbia defeated Memphis 4-3 at the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center on February 28, 2025.

Day	Opponent	Time	Location	Live Video	Live Stats
Friday	Memphis	11 a.m.	Memphis, Tenn.	Click Here	Click Here

Women's Lacrosse
The lacrosse team will look to bounce back this weekend after suffering its first loss of the 2026 season to Sacred Heart on Saturday. With the snow postponing a midweek matchup against Howard, the Lions will now hit the road to take on the Marist Red Foxes on Saturday in Poughkeepsie. Cecelia Messner and Michelle Zhai will look to continue their hot start to the new campaign, combining for 17 goals and 20 assists. Maddie Brogan has also scored a career-high five goals in back to back games. Marist is 1-3 so far this season, and Amelia Pirozzi has a team-high 10 goals.

Day	Opponent	Time	Location	Live Stats	Live Video
Saturday	Marist	5 p.m.	Poughkeepsie, N.Y.	Click Here	Click Here

Women's Golf
Fresh off a runner-up finish at the Space Coast Classic, presented by MoonGolf, the women's golf team is right back at it this weekend, competing at the More Than Golf Invitational, presented by Bank of America. The Lions earned their fourth top-three finish over five events on the 2025-26 academic year. For the second time this season, they broke the program's single-round scoring record, as Kristina Xu, Sarah Shao, Emily Zeng, Bridget Chantharath and Christine Chang combined for a second-round 6-under-par 282. Xu led the way with a 5-under 67, posting the second-lowest round in program history. Columbia finished the tournament at 6-over-par 870, which is the second-lowest 54-hole tournament score in program history, and the lowest in relation to par. The Lions now prepare to take on a 12-team field in Aiken, South Carolina, at Old Barnwell. They finished fifth out of 12 teams in this event last year. Emily Luo and Sarah Shao had the top individual finishes, tying for 15th at 8-over-par 227. Fans can keep track of the action on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday on the College Golf Scoreboard, powered by Clippd.

Day	Event	Location	Live Scoring
Sunday-Tuesday	More Than Golf Invitational	Aiken, S.C.	Click Here

Men's Golf
The men's golf team heads down to Florida to compete in the Sam Ryder Intercollegiate, hosted by Stetson. The two-day, 54-hole event, spans Monday and Tuesday, and will be held at LPGA International's Jones Course in Daytona Beach, Florida. The tournament field features 13 teams with 70+ total individuals expected to compete. Columbia is coming off its spring opener last weekend at The Savannah Intercollegiate. Windy conditions all weekend long made for difficult play, especially on Sunday, where sustained winds during the final round reached 25-35 miles per hour, with even higher wind gusts. The Sunday scoring average was 79.17, more than seven shots over par. Columbia was led by seniors Darren Pang and George Rubelsky, each of whom tied for 17th at 7-over-par 223. Pang carded the fifth-best round of the entire 108-player field on Sunday, shooting a 2-over 74. Fans looking to keep up with the action at the Sam Ryder Intercollegiate can do so on the College Golf Scoreboard, powered by Clippd.