Women's Soccer

The biggest test facing the 2007 edition of the women's soccer team was always going to be living up to the standards set in 2006—that improbable, unstoppable season that saw the Lions romp to the Ivy League title undefeated.

A year after the best season in the program’s history, Columbia women’s soccer finished in the middle of the pack in the Ivy League. The team showed signs that it will be staying at the top of the Ancient Eight for seasons to come.

The seniors on the 2007 Columbia women’s soccer team are doing something that is unprecedented in the program’s 21-year history—they are graduating with nothing but winning records.

With only one more soccer game at Baker Field this season, the Light Blue women have nothing left to play for.

After a frustrating stretch in which they went 0-3-2, the Columbia women’s soccer team (7-5-4, 2-3-1 Ivy) finally got the win they were looking for in a 2-1 victory over Harvard (10-5-1, 3-3 Ivy) on senior day at Columbia Soccer Stadium. It was their first two-goal effort since a draw against Marist on Oct. 8.

Two months ago, predictions said that the Columbia field hockey team would finish near the bottom of the Ivy League.

After a draw against Dartmouth, the Columbia women’s soccer team (6-5-4, 1-3-1 Ivy) was unable to build on its success, losing 2-1 to Yale (9-6-0, 3-2-0 Ivy) on Friday night at Columbia Soccer Stadium.

When championship hopes slip away, as they have for the women’s soccer team, which currently sits at 1-2-1 in the Ivy League, it’s natural to look to the future.

Amidst rain and wind, the Columbia women’s soccer team traveled to Hanover on Saturday to face Dartmouth. The two teams were alike in record, and by the end of the day the two were alike in score—after 110 minutes of play, neither team was able to break away, and a 1-1 tie was the result.

It was a must-win game for both Columbia and Princeton if they were to keep their Ivy League title hopes alive—what they call in some parts of the world a “six-pointer.” But if Columbia’s chances were hurt a week ago against Penn, they were virtually dashed on Saturday in Princeton.