2022–23 Columbia Lions women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Columbia Lions
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:28–6
Conf Record:12–2
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Tyler Cordell
Asst Coach2:Allie Bassetti
Asst Coach3:Cy Lippold
Conf Champ:Ivy League regular season co–champions
Tourney:WNIT championship vs. Kansas
Tourney Result:L 59–66

The 2022–23 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach Megan Griffith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. They finished the Ivy League season 12–2, winning a share of the title for the first time in program history.[1] Columbia was the No. 2 seed at the 2023 Ivy League women's basketball tournament, but they fell to Harvard in the semifinals.[2] After being the first team left out of the NCAA tournament field, the Lions accepted an auto-bid to the 2023 WNIT.[3] They were the first Ivy League team to reach the semifinals or finals of the WNIT.[4] Columbia lost to Kansas in the WNIT championship game.

Previous season

They finished the previous season 25–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play. They lost to Princeton in the 2022 Ivy League women's basketball tournament finals.[5]

Roster

2022–23 Ivy Awards and Recognition
  • Megan Griffith – Coach of the Year
  • Kaitlyn Davis – First Team All-Ivy
  • Abbey Hsu – First Team All-Ivy
  • Jaida Patrick – Second Team All-Ivy
  • Carly Rivera – Academic All-Ivy
  • Kitty Henderson – Honorable Mention
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Schedule

[7] |-!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Ivy League regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Ivy League tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| WNIT

Rankings

See main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

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 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
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(RV) Received votes
(NR) Not ranked and did not receive votes
[8]

The Coaches Poll did not release a poll for the week of November 7.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 4, 2023 . Columbia Wins First Ivy League Championship . 2023-03-05 . Gocolumbialions.com.
  2. Web site: March 10, 2023 . Lions Fall in OT Heartbreaker at Ivy Madness . 2023-03-11 . Gocolumbialions.com.
  3. Web site: March 12, 2023 . Women’s Basketball Accepts Auto-Bid to WNIT . 2023-03-13 . Gocolumbialions.com.
  4. Web site: 2023-03-27 . Columbia to Face Bowling Green Wednesday in the WNIT Semifinals . 2023-03-28 . Gocolumbialions.com.
  5. Web site: Franco . Kyle . March 12, 2022 . Princeton women’s basketball books NCAA Tournament ticket with perfect Ivy League championship . February 26, 2023 . The Trentonian . en.
  6. Web site: Ivy League Announces Women's Basketball All-Ivy Teams and Major Awards . Ivyleague.com . 2023-03-11.
  7. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule . Gocolumbialions.com . 2023-03-09.
  8. Web site: Division I Polls: 2022-2023 . 2024-04-07 . Wbca.org.