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New Season for Men's Basketball, Same Old Defensive Struggles

At the beginning of the season, Joe Jones emphasized that an improved perimeter defense would allow the Lions to contend for an Ivy League title, and improve on last season’s 16-12 overall record.

Lacking Clear Leader, Lions Struggle to Control Pace of First Two Games

The buzzer rang as the final seconds of the first half expired, and a three-pointer from Michele Gage slid down the net. Columbia up two against Oakland.

With Hormann Benched, Kelly Gives a Glimpse of Lions' Football Future

For just the third time since becoming Columbia’s starting quarterback, Craig Hormann was benched midway through Saturday’s action.

Freshmen Shine for CU Football

Although Columbia can’t boast much about its league play this season, the Lions (1-7, 0-5 Ivy) are the Ivy League team to have received the most consistent and standout play from their freshmen cla

Lions Smother McLeod, Yale Running Game

Mike McLeod is the most dominant skill position player in the Ivy League this year.

Rangel's Extended Play Gives Columbia Strong Running Tandem

Ray Rangel was slated to give Jordan Davis some rest in Saturday’s game against Dartmouth.

Impressive Individual Performances Downplayed by Loss

There were a couple bright spots in Columbia’s 59-28 loss to Penn on Saturday--senior quarterback and co-captain Craig Hormann and sophomore wide receiver Austin Knowlin both had career days.