2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball team

2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball
2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–21 (2–12 Ivy)
Head coach	Megan Griffith (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Rosnick; Tyler Cordell; Kerry Connolly;
Home arena	Levien Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by second-year head coach Megan Griffith, played 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.

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

2017-18 Ivy Awards and Recognition

Camille Zimmerman – First Team All-Ivy

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Schedule

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

References

^ "Columbia Lions women's basketball team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
^ Jeff Goodman. "Columbia Lions Women's Basketball - Lions News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
^ Columbia Lions. "Columbia Lions on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
^ "Women's Basketball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball - Schedules - Columbia University Lions". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

[1] "Columbia Lions women's basketball team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

[2] Jeff Goodman. "Columbia Lions Women's Basketball - Lions News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

[3] Columbia Lions. "Columbia Lions on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

[4] "Women's Basketball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[5] "Women's Basketball - Schedules - Columbia University Lions". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

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Culture & lore	Roar, Lion, Roar
People	Head coaches
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See also

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