Lions on the Road: April 16-19

Thursday, April 16

Winston-Salem, N.C.

12:00 p.m.

Columbia

Wake Forest Invitational

4/15/2026 3:35:00 PM | Baseball, General, Women's Tennis, Archery, Lacrosse, Heavyweight Rowing, Track and Field

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Track and Field, Heavyweight Rowing, Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, Women's Tennis and Archery featured in this week's edition

NEW YORK — Columbia track & field, archery, heavyweight rowing, baseball, lacrosse, softball, women's tennis are featured in this week's edition of Lions on the Road. Every week, GoColumbiaLions.com will preview that week's upcoming games and events happening off campus.

Track and Field

Columbia Track & Field is coming off a strong weekend at the Rutgers Relays, highlighted by event wins from first-years Mia Hoskins (hammer throw, 54.79m) and Marcus Blasucci (shot put, 16.49m). The women placed fifth overall (54 points), while the men finished 11th (25 points).

The Lions have a packed road schedule this week and will be spread out nationally, including appearances at the Bryan Clay Invitational, Wake Forest Invitational, Mt. SAC Relays (Elite Division), Virginia Challenge, UConn Northeast Challenge, and Mark Young Invitational.

Day	Event	Time	Location	Live Stat
Friday-Saturday	Bryan Clay Invitational	All Day	Azusa, Calif.	Click Here
Thursday-Saturday	Mt. SAC Relays	All Day	Torrance, Calif.	Click Here
Thursday-Friday	Wake Forest Invitational	All Day	Winston-Salem, N.C.	Click Here
Friday-Saturday	UConn Northeast Challenge	All Day	Storrs, Conn.	Click Here
Friday-Saturday	Virginia Challenge	All Day	Charlottesville, Va.	Click Here
Saturday	Mark Young Invitational	10 a.m.	New Haven, Conn.	Click Here

Archery

The archery team will send nine competitors to the Easton Foundations Gator Cup this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The event is being held at the Easton Newberry Archery Center in Newberry, Florida. Columbia's recurve shooters will be senior Lillian Han, juniors Michelle Ahn and Eunice Choi, sophomores Alena Lipscomb and Mia Shin, as well as first year Isabella Kim. The compound shooters will be seniors Giselle DeSousa and Sydney Sullenberger, and sophomore Briana Moore. The Lions shoot in the qualification rounds on Friday. All archers will then be seeded in their respective divisions based on their qualification round scores for Saturday's elimination rounds. The gold-medal matches for the senior compound, barebow and recurve divisions will be on Sunday.

The Lions are coming off an impressive performance at last weekend's USA Archery Collegiate Target Regionals. Columbia won every gold medal it competed for, highlighted by Alena Lipscomb winning gold in the Recurve College Women's Division, and Giselle DeSousa winning gold in the Compound College Women's Division. Columbia also won gold in women's team compound, women's team recurve and mixed team compound.

Day	Event	Time	Location	Live Scoring
Thursday-	Gator Cup	All Day	Newberry, Fla.	Click Here

Heavyweight Rowing

No. 25 Columbia will race against No. 3 Yale and No. 19 Penn in Derby, Connecticut, on Saturday for the Blackwell Cup. The Blackwell Cup is presented for annual competition among the three crews in memory of George Engs Blackwell, an 1880 Columbia graduate. The Blackwell family placed the cup into competition in 1927. Last year, the Quakers claimed first place in the varsity eight to capture the trophy. Columbia is coming off racing against Princeton, Penn, and Stanford in the Princeton Invite and Childs Cup last weekend.

Day	Opponent	Time	Location	Live Stats	Watch Live
Saturday	Yale/Penn	8 a.m.	Derby, Conn.	Row2K	ESPN+

Baseball
After powering past Fairfield in a midweek contest on Tuesday, the Lions will hit the road for four-straight beginning this weekend for an Ivy League series at Brown. The teams are slated for a doubleheader on Saturday before closing things out with a noon contest on Sunday. Columbia will then return to New York and face off against Stony Brook on Wednesday, April 22.

Day	Event	Time	Location	Live Stats	Live Stream
Saturday	Brown (DH)	11:30 a.m.	Providence, R.I.	Click Here	ESPN+
Saturday	Brown (DH)	3 p.m.	Providence, R.I.	Click Here	ESPN+
Sunday	Brown	12 p.m.	Providence, R.i.	Click Here	ESPN+

Lacrosse

The Lions hit the road for the last time in 2025 on Saturday for a trip to New Hampshire to take on Dartmouth. First draw is set for noon. Last time out, Columbia dropped an Ivy contest, 18-7, to No. 20/21 Princeton. Michelle Zhai led the Lions offensively with three points, while seven Lions scored one goal each, in a balanced offensive effort. Maddie Brogan added her Ivy League leading 37th goal, and Cecelia Messner added her Ivy League leading 57th point. The Big Green are 7-6 so far this season, and 1-4 in Ivy play. Their win came over Harvard, 17-10, and last time out they lost to Brown, 12-9. Madeline Egan leads the team with 29 goals and 53 points. Maya Kendall has racked up 154 draw controls.

Day	Event	Time	Location	Live Stats	Live Stream
Saturday	Dartmouth	12 p.m.	Hanover, N.H.	Click Here	Click Here

Sarah Mikami celebrates with Coach Teague

Softball

The Columbia softball team (15-17, 7-5 Ivy), fresh off a series victory at home over Yale, is back on the road for the start of a two-week road trip. This week, the Lions travel to Ithaca for a three-game series against Cornell, starting with a doubleheader Saturday. Game one of the twin billing is scheduled for 12:30 p.m., with game two to follow. The series concludes on Sunday with a 12:30 scheduled start. First-year starting pitcher Mads Lawson made program history on Sunday, becoming the first Columbia pitcher to toss three consecutive complete-game shutouts. Her efforts against the Bulldogs saw her named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week for the second consecutive week, and on Tuesday, she was named the D1 Softball Mid-Major Freshman of the Week. At the dish, the Lions once again saw their batting average rise. As a team, Columbia is hitting .267 - up 17 points from two weeks ago. Sarah Mikami is starting to heat up. The senior co-captain hit .500 against Yale. In the series, she notched her 100th career base hit and 15th career home run.

Day	Event	Time	Location	Live Stat	Watch
Saturday	Cornell	12:30 p.m.	Ithaca, N.Y.	Click Here	ESPN+
Saturday	Cornell	3 p.m.	Ithaca, N.Y.	Click Here	ESPN+
Sunday	Cornell	12:30 p.m.	Ithaca, N.Y.	Click Here	ESPN+

Women's Tennis
The final week of the regular season kicks off Saturday. The Lions are on the road for a pair of crucial contests against Harvard and Dartmouth that could determine the Ivy League Championship. Last weekend, the Lions saw their unbeaten Ivy League run come to an end with a 4-2 loss at Princeton. Overall, Columbia is 14-4 on the year and 4-1 in conference play. Even after falling to the Tigers, the Lions climbed 12 spots into the top-50 of the latest ITA rankings at No. 49. They are one of seven Ivy League teams ranked in the top-75, following Princeton (No. 39) and Yale (No. 40). Saturday's match against the 69th-ranked Crimson is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start. Sunday's dual against the 62nd-ranked Big Green is also scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. A pair of wins would go a long way to earning an at-large berth in the NCAA Championships in May.