2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represents Columbia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by second year head coach Megan Griffith, play their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 8–21, 2–12 in Ivy League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy Women's Tournament.

2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
2017–18 record	8–21 (2–12 Ivy)
Head coach	Megan Griffith (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Greg Rosnick Tyler Cordell Kerry Connolly
Home arena	Levien Gymnasium

2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Princeton †	12	–	2		.857			24	–	6		.800
Penn	11	–	3		.786			22	–	9		.710
Harvard	10	–	4		.714			18	–	11		.621
Yale	8	–	6		.571			19	–	13		.594
Dartmouth	7	–	7		.500			15	–	12		.556
Brown	3	–	11		.214			15	–	12		.556
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			7	–	20		.259
Columbia	2	–	12		.143			8	–	21		.276
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 13–14, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Roster

2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Imani Whittington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Barking Abbey School London, England G 1 Janiya Clemmons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bishop Denis J. O'Connell Accokeek, MD F 3 Josie Little 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA G 4 Paige Tippet 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Clear Springs League City, TX G 5 Riley Casey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Franklin Road Academy Brentwood, TN G 10 Andrea McCormick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA F 11 Sarah Elston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Loyola Academy Bannockburn, IL F 20 Camille Zimmerman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Tempe Preparatory Academy Tempe, AZ G 22 Maya Sampleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Stephen's Episcopal Austin, TX G 25 Stephanie Flynn 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Hanover Hanover, MA F/C 32 Madison Pack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Sarasota Sarasota, FL G 33 Abby Lee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr West Monroe West Monroe, LA C 42 Jillian Borreson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jack C. Hays Mountain City, TX	Head coach Megan Griffith (Columbia) Assistant coach(es) Greg Rosnick (Haverford) Tyler Cordell (Ohio Wesleyan) Kerry Connolly (Molloy) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 29, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 3:30 pm		at Providence	W 73–64	1–0	Alumni Hall (231) Providence, RI
11/12/2017* 2:30 pm, ILDN		Richmond	L 79–85	1–1	Levien Gymnasium (418) New York, NY
11/15/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	L 70–77	1–2	Costello Athletic Center (718) Lowell, MA
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Vermont	W 73–66	2–2	Patrick Gym (456) Burlington, VT
11/23/2017* 11:00 am		vs. Green Bay Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 43–61	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017* 11:00 am		vs. No. 7 Mississippi State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 54–90	2–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya  Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2017* 12:30 pm		vs. No. 24 Arizona State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 48–72	2–5	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
11/29/2017* 11:00 am, SNY/ILDN		Boston College	W 68–60	3–5	Levien Gymnasium (2,372) New York, NY
12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	W 60–44	4–5	Retriever Activities Center (318) Catonsville, MD
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN		Saint Francis (PA)	W 94–81	5–5	Levien Gymnasium (257) New York, NY
12/09/2017* 2:00 pm, ILDN		Buffalo	L 63–65	5–6	Levien Gymnasium (371) New York, NY
12/11/2017* 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Hofstra	W 73–53	6–6	Levien Gymnasium (325) New York, NY
12/28/2017* 6:00 pm		at Houston	L 53–77	6–7	H&PE Arena (522) Houston, TX
12/30/2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rice	L 44–67	6–8	Tudor Fieldhouse (802) Houston, TX
01/03/2018* 6:00 pm		at Hampton	L 58–60	6–9	Hampton Convocation Center (2,123) Hampton, VA
Ivy League regular season
01/12/2018 5:30 pm, ILDN		at Princeton	L 47–69	6–10 (0–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (679) Princeton, NJ
01/13/2018 4:30 pm, ILDN		at Penn	L 51–70	6–11 (0–2)	Palestra (2,084) Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2018 4:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Cornell	L 47–57	6–12 (0–3)	Levien Gymnasium (921) New York, NY
01/27/2018 1:00 pm, ILDN		at Cornell	W 72–54	7–12 (1–3)	Newman Arena  Ithaca, NY
02/02/2018 6:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN		at Harvard	L 67–85	7–13 (1–4)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,102) Cambridge, MA
02/03/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN		at Dartmouth	L 65–88	7–14 (1–5)	Leede Arena (807) Hanover, NH
02/09/2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Yale	L 50–73	7–15 (1–6)	Levien Gymnasium (412) New York, NY
02/10/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN		Brown	L 80–84	7–16 (1–7)	Levien Gymnasium (512) New York, NY
02/16/2018 4:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Penn	L 39–75	7–17 (1–8)	Levien Gymnasium (472) New York, NY
02/17/2018 4:30 pm, SNY/ILDN		Princeton	L 46–74	7–18 (1–9)	Levien Gymnasium (469) New York, NY
02/23/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN/ILDN		at Brown	W 90–74	8–18 (2–9)	Pizzitola Sports Center (512) Providence, RI
02/24/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN		at Yale	L 59–66	8–19 (2–10)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (612) New Haven, CT
03/02/2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Dartmouth Postponed to March 3 (inclement weather)			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
03/03/2018 2:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Dartmouth Rescheduled from March 2	L 77–88	8–20 (2–11)	Levien Gymnasium (555) New York, NY
03/03/2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Harvard Postponed to March 4 (inclement weather)			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
03/04/2018 2:00 pm, SNY/ILDN		Harvard Rescheduled from March 3	L 59–78	8–21 (2–12)	Levien Gymnasium (349) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

References

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4. "Women's Basketball - Schedules - Columbia University Lions". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.