Lucas Metzger
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Over the weekend, the Columbia baseball team followed a record-breaking victory against Monmouth University with two dominant wins in a three-game series against Cornell. While the Light Blue was unfortunately not able to sweep the Big Red, it continued to show its dominance and resilience with a comeback win against No. 19 University of Connecticut.
Over the weekend, Columbia baseball—fresh off an out-of-conference win—continued its momentum by winning its first series of Ivy League play 2-1 against Brown. The Light Blue followed this up with an explosive out-of-conference win.
On Wednesday, Columbia baseball wrapped up its out-of-conference play in a dominant 11-4 win against Manhattan College, on the heels of a fantastic spring break series in which the Lions went 4-4 and notched some incredible wins versus top teams like the University of Alabama.
The Columbia Lions’ baseball team split games with the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, over the weekend, winning two and losing two. Junior infielder Seth Dardar shined in a series where the Lions had big-scoring innings at times, but broke down late in terms of relief pitching to allow comebacks.
Columbia men’s basketball lost a tough battle against Brown over the weekend. Despite receiving great performances off the bench and demonstrating strong shooting, the Lions were dominated on the glass and could not make up the deficit.
The Columbia men’s basketball team suffered its ninth loss in a row over the weekend, getting blown out by Yale in a game that held huge Ivy League tournament implications for the Bulldogs.
So far, the Columbia Lions men’s basketball team has not had quite the season they were hoping for. Currently last in the Ivy League, the Light Blue has gone 6-14 and suffered some heartbreaking losses along the way. One such loss came against Binghamton University, when the defense scored 6 points in 5 seconds late in the game to beat the Lions 81-79. However, that does not mean the Lions have not enjoyed some great moments. Highlights of the season thus far include beating reigning 2022 Ivy League champion Yale, scoring 106 points against Sarah Lawrence College, and putting up a strong fight against former March Madness #4 seed Providence College. Moments like these were propelled by the team playing their heart out, and underlying such successes were the efforts of several key contributors who have provided glimmers of hope in an otherwise underwhelming season to date. Here are seven players to watch out for as the Lions hope to turn their season around.
In its weekend doubleheader, Columbia men’s basketball defeated the University of New Hampshire and Sarah Lawrence College. The two wins snapped Columbia’s three-game losing streak.
The Columbia men’s basketball team finally started to come together on Wednesday, playing stellar defense and making clutch free throws to earn its first win of the season.
The Lions had a midweek tune up against Hofstra University last Tuesday before their second Ivy League match-up at Harvard on Saturday.