After not competing for over a year, the Lions (2-4) recently made their debut on the volleyball court at the West Point Tournament on Sept. 3 and 4. Despite a promising new season with the hiring of CJ Werneke as assistant coach, Columbia dropped all three games it played during that tournament.

In summer 2020, Katie DeSandis, CC ‘13, was named the head coach of Columbia’s field hockey team. However, due to the Ivy League cancellation of fall 2020 sports, DeSandis’ debut season was postponed to fall 2021.

Despite accounting for about 50 percent of the population, women are vastly underrepresented in the professional coaching environment. As recently as 2012, no women worked as coaches for the NBA, NFL, NHL, or MLB.

On October 25, 1947, Baker Field was filled with 35,000 fans, despite having a seating capacity of only 32,000. The large crowd was vibrating with excitement. They were anticipating the long-awaited game between the Columbia Lions and the Army Cadets. Unbeknownst to the audience at the time, Columbia would upset Army and subsequently end its 32-game winning streak.

Like many students, first-year Alexa Schlotter hoped to join a club sport when she got to campus. Schlotter has played soccer since she was three years old, pursuing the game throughout high school. Despite not wanting the stress and time commitment of playing varsity soccer, Schlotter still hoped to participate in the sport at the club level.