Columbia women’s basketball returned home to Levien Gymnasium this past Saturday to take on Brown for the first match of its five-game home stretch. In front of an exuberant crowd of 1,167 fans, the Lions used their home-court advantage to come away with a 94-74 victory.

Breaking records has become the norm for Columbia women’s basketball this season. Entering Ivy League play on an eight-game winning streak, one which propelled the team to its highest nonconference winning percentage in program history, the Lions continue to make history.

In the latest of its commanding victories, Columbia women’s basketball extended its winning streak to five after traveling to Stony Brook University on Wednesday.

Columbia women’s basketball enjoyed a productive Thanksgiving break. The Lions flew down to Miami and came back with another addition to their rapidly improving resume: winners of the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament.

Heading into Saturday’s contest against Cornell, sophomore wide receiver Bryson Canty had one goal: send Columbia’s 32 seniors out with a victory on Senior Day and secure a winning record for the Lions, a feat he knew a scrappy Cornell squad was also chasing.

Columbia football will conclude its season when Cornell comes to town on Saturday.

After a 64-46 defeat of the University of Delaware (1-1), the reigning Colonial Athletic Association champion, the Lions (2-1, 0-0 Ivy) came away from last Thursday’s game on a high note. In a close game that featured 12 lead changes, Columbia held onto the lead in the fourth quarter to come away with the win. The game featured a double-double from senior forward Hannah Pratt and a 15-point, 8-rebound performance from sophomore guard Kitty Henderson. Shooting nearly 40 percent from downtown, the Light Blue looked to carry its momentum into Sunday’s game against Vanderbilt.

Columbia football will head to Providence this weekend to face off against Brown in the season’s penultimate game.

Columbia women’s basketball tipped off its 2022-23 season on Monday with a comeback victory over the University of Memphis.

Following its most successful season to date, this offseason, Columbia women’s basketball has been doing everything it can to prepare for the 2022-23 season—even if that means traveling overseas.