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WNIT Quarterfinals vs. Seton Hall, L 75–78  | |
| Conference | Ivy League | 
| Record | 25–7 (12–2 Ivy) | 
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| Home arena | Levien Gymnasium | 
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Princeton † | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 3 | – | 23 | .115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 Ivy League Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021–22 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth-year head coach Megan Griffith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place behind Princeton.[1] They advanced to the Ivy League women's tournament finals but lost to Princeton 59–77.[2] The Lions accepted a bid to play in the 2022 WNIT[3] and made it to the quarterfinals, losing to Seton Hall 75–78.[4] This was the first time an Ivy League team reached the WNIT quarterfinals.[5]
Previous season
The 2020-21 Ivy League season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In the 2019–20, the Lions finished the season 17–10, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.[7] They qualified for the 2020 Ivy League women's basketball tournament, but the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance)  city, state  | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 31, 2021* 1:00 pm  | 
NYU | W 89–55 | Levien Gymnasium (222) New York, NY  | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm  | 
Hampton | W 78–56 | 1–0 | 
Levien Gymnasium (412) New York, NY  | |||||||
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm  | 
at Davidson | W 87–78 | 2–0 | 
John M. Belk Arena (547) Davidson, NC  | |||||||
| November 14, 2021* 12:00 pm  | 
at Clemson | W 82–78 | 3–0 | 
Littlejohn Coliseum (545) Clamson, SC  | |||||||
| November 18, 2021* 6:00 pm  | 
at Lafayette | W 72–59 | 4–0 | 
Kirby Sports Center (448) Easton, PA  | |||||||
| November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm  | 
at Georgetown | W 66–56 2OT | 5–0 | 
McDonough Arena (303) Washington, D.C.  | |||||||
| November 24, 2021* 1:00 pm  | 
Stony Brook | L 82–91 | 5–1 | 
Levien Gymnasium (373) New York, NY  | |||||||
| November 27, 2021* 3:30 pm  | 
vs. Mizzou  Christmas City Classic  | 
L 80–87 | 5–2 | 
Stabler Arena (576) Bethlehem, PA  | |||||||
| November 28, 2021* 2:30 pm  | 
vs. Rider  Christmas City Classic  | 
W 63–60 | 6–2 | 
Stabler Arena (148) Bethlehem, PA  | |||||||
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm  | 
Delaware | W 73–67 | 7–2 | 
Levien Gymnasium (532) New York, NY  | |||||||
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm  | 
at Marist | W 78–49 | 8–2 | 
McCann Arena (1,157) Poughkeepsie, NY  | |||||||
| December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm  | 
Massachusetts | L 75–87 | 8–3 | 
Levien Gymnasium (676) New York, NY  | |||||||
| December 13, 2021* 5:00 pm  | 
LIU | W 65–55 | 9–3 | 
Levien Gymnasium (355) New York, NY  | |||||||
| December 28, 2021* 2:00 pm  | 
Hofstra | Cancelled | Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY  | ||||||||
| Ivy League regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2022 1:00 pm  | 
Yale | W 65–55 | 10–3 (1–0) | 
Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY  | |||||||
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm  | 
at Harvard | W 72–64 | 11–3 (2–0) | 
Lavietes Pavilion (130) Cambridge, MA  | |||||||
| January 20, 2022 5:00 pm  | 
Cornell | W 57–46 | 12–3 (3–0) | 
Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY  | |||||||
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm  | 
at Brown | W 60–52 | 13–3 (4–0) | 
Pizzitola Sports Center (194) Providence, RI  | |||||||
| January 26, 2022 6:00 pm  | 
Penn | W 61–56 | 14–3 (5–0) | 
Levien Gymnasium (105) New York, NY  | |||||||
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm  | 
at Dartmouth | W 65–46 | 15–3 (6–0) | 
Leede Arena (62) Hanover, NH  | |||||||
| February 4, 2022 6:00 pm  | 
at Penn | W 66–57 | 16–3 (7–0) | 
The Palestra (192) Philadelphia, PA  | |||||||
| February 5, 2022 5:00 pm  | 
at Princeton | L 39–57 | 16–4 (7–1) | 
Jadwin Gymnasium (906) Princeton, NJ  | |||||||
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm  | 
at Yale | W 65–57 | 17–4 (8–1) | 
John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT  | |||||||
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm  | 
Yale  Play4Kay Game  | 
W 74–70 | 18–4 (9–1) | 
Levien Gymnasium (1,023) New York, NY  | |||||||
| February 17, 2022 5:00 pm  | 
Dartmouth  Pride Game  | 
W 66–42 | 19–4 (10–1) | 
Levien Gymnasium (918) New York, NY  | |||||||
| February 23, 2022 5:00 pm  | 
Princeton | L 53–73 | 19–5 (10–2) | 
Levien Gymnasium (1,913) New York, NY  | |||||||
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm  | 
Brown | W 85–56 | 20–5 (11–2) | 
Levien Gymnasium (717) New York, NY  | |||||||
| March 4, 2022 6:00 pm  | 
Cornell | W 70–57 | 21–5 (12–2) | 
Newman Arena  Ithaca, NY  | |||||||
| Ivy League Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+  | 
(2) | vs. (3) Yale  Semifinals  | 
W 67–38 | 22–5 | 
Lavietes Pavilion (771) Cambridge, MA  | ||||||
| March 12, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
(2) | vs. (1) No. 24 Princeton  Championship Game  | 
L 59–77 | 22–6 | 
Lavietes Pavilion (925) Cambridge, MA  | ||||||
| WNIT | |||||||||||
| March 16, 2022* 7:00 pm  | 
Holy Cross  First Round  | 
W 80–69 | 23–6 | 
Levien Gymnasium (512) New York, NY  | |||||||
| March 20, 2022* 2:00 pm  | 
at Old Dominion  Second Round  | 
W 62–59 | 24–6 | 
Chartway Arena (493) Norfolk, VA  | |||||||
| March 24, 2022* 7:00 pm  | 
Boston College  Third Round  | 
W 54–51 | 25–6 | 
Levien Gymnasium (1,075) New York, NY  | |||||||
| March 28, 2022* 8:00 pm  | 
Seton Hall  Quarterfinals  | 
L 75–78 | 25–7 | 
Levien Gymnasium (2,072) New York, NY  | |||||||
*Non-conference game.  #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.      All times are in Eastern Time.  | |||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Standings". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
 - ↑ Franco, Kyle. "Princeton women's basketball books NCAA Tournament ticket with perfect Ivy League championship". The Trentonian. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
 - ↑ "Columbia Accepts Bid to WNIT". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
 - ↑ "WNIT Quarterfinals - Seton Hall vs. Columbia". Womensnit.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
 - ↑ "Columbia to Face Bowling Green Wednesday in the WNIT Semifinals". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
 - ↑ Norlander, Matt. "Ivy League cancels basketball season for 2020-21 as part of ban on winter sports due to COVID-19". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
 - ↑ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Standings". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
 - ↑ "Ivy League Reveals Women's Basketball Award Winners and All-Ivy Teams for 2021-22 Season". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
 - ↑ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
 
