PeteD
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01-21-23 10:06 PM - Post#349992
Another convincing win for the Lady Lions today, 94-74 over Brown. Four starters in double figures, led by Hsu's 26 (7 for 11 from behind the arc).
Hsu is the current NCAA leader in 3-pointers made per game (3.58). And now 7th all-time in Ivy history in total 3-pointers made (241).
KD tweaked her ankle late in the game (landed on another player's foot), so hope she won't be out of commission for long.
Current Ivy Standings:
Columbia 5-1
Penn 5-1
Princeton 4-2
Harvard 4-2
Yale 4-2
Next Game: Saturday, Jan 28 vs Dartmouth at Levien
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PeteD
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01-24-23 08:02 AM - Post#350136
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The Lions are roaring...
- 3rd in the nation in 3PM per game (9.8)
- 5th in assists (19.8)
- 11th in scoring (81.9 points per game)
- 12th in 3P% (37.4%)
- 19th in O-rebounds per game (15.2)
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Chet Forte
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 01-24-23 10:48 AM - Post#350143
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The stunning success of the WBB program speaks volumes as to the dismal failure of the MBB program—and underscores the difference that coaching makes. Both programs have the same physical facilities, the same academic standards, the same recruiting standards,and yet one program is a smashing success and the other is approaching Mangurian status. O mores! O tempora!
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ToothlessTiger
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01-24-23 11:59 AM - Post#350149
In response to Chet Forte
Princeton was extremely fortunate to get into OT against the Lions, easily the best team in the League. Tigers had to play one of their defensive gems that night and did, but it still wasn't enough. It is possible these teams will meet for a third time in the tournament. After attending the first game I promise you a ticket to the tourney will be worth the price just for this matchup.
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PeteD
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01-24-23 04:45 PM - Post#350165
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Indeed… seems that Princeton and Columbia are on a collision course for a third meeting in March.
Both Penn and Princeton found ways to lock up the high-scoring Lion offense late in regulation… CU was held to 2 points in the final 3 1/2 mins at Jadwin, and held scoreless in the final 3 1/2 mins at the Palestra.
Columbia very easily could have ended up 0-2 on that road trip.
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cc66
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01-24-23 05:42 PM - Post#350167
In response to PeteD
True, but several other points provide needed context.
1) We did beat Princeton at Princeton, and though they held us to 58 pts, we held them to 55, which is far below their season average.
2) Penn caught us at Penn less than 24 hrs after a 45 minute OT victory at Princeton. This isn't meant to suggest that Penn did not play well; the difference is that this time, we play them at home on a Friday, when back-to-back is less likely to be a factor.
3) The back to back we do get is Princeton on the second night--sure to be a very tough game, but Princeton has Cornell the night before, and the longest trip in the IL should help to move the needle a bit in our direction.
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Columbia 37P6
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01-24-23 07:03 PM - Post#350168
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As always, your comments are very well taken. Yes, the bus trip to frigid Ithaca in the middle of winter is always difficult for the visiting team, and for a variety of reasons the trip back can be much worse. Yes, Penn enjoyed the usual home team advantage when it played Columbia. Not only that, but for whatever reason, the home team advantage seems greater at the Palestra than any other arena in the Ivy League.
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01-24-23 10:14 PM - Post#350174
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Re the Palestra, the disparity in trips to the FT line was laughable. Penn played well against our five; we played well against their 8.
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PeteD
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01-24-23 11:25 PM - Post#350179
In response to Chet Forte
The Penn game was not at all decided by the refs imo. I re-watched the final 4 mins. After Jaida Patrick’s layup with 3:40 left, Columbia went 0 for 9 from the field (0 for 3 from deep, 0 for 6 within 4-8 feet. Most of the missed shots near the rim were due to the presence of the 6’-4” Floor Toonders. She was a defensive force and a big reason why Penn won the game.
I didn’t see any egregious calls and didn’t see Griffith complain either. There was a blocking foul called on Pratt with about a minute left that maybe could have been called a charge on Penn’s Obi. That was the only one that could have gone the other way.
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Columbia 37P6
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01-25-23 12:41 PM - Post#350194
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I missed the Columbia-Penn Game #1, but our man, Chet Forte, has noted that there was a huge disparity in the amount of fouls the refs called on the two respective teams throughout the game not just in the last four minutes. So for the rematch at Columbia, what you said about the 6'4" Toonders being a force underneath has to be dealt with by the Lions.
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01-26-23 10:18 AM - Post#350230
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I don’t have the box score handy but my recollection is that Penn shot something like 21 FTs to our 3.
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PeteD
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01-28-23 05:23 AM - Post#350327
In response to Chet Forte
I don’t have the box score handy but my recollection is that Penn shot something like 21 FTs to our 3.
That’s correct. And it wasn’t due to hometown officiating imo. Jordan Obi is good at getting to the line, aggressive in attacking the basket… a Charles Barkley or LeBron James kinda player. And Penn did a nice job at defending inside without fouling… credit to Floor Toonders.
Total fouls: Columbia 17, Penn 11… but 2 of those Lion fouls came in the final 10 sec when they fouled intentionally.
Rematch next Friday night. I’m expecting a different outcome. Griffith is good at getting the team ready for revenge games.
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PeteD
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01-28-23 05:25 AM - Post#350328
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The line for today’s game vs Dartmouth is 35 1/2. When was the last time Columbia was a 5 touchdown favorite over the Big Green?
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01-28-23 10:06 AM - Post#350329
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The score will probably be a bit less than that. Griffith will play the first team for just twenty minutes or soon as a tune up, and then finish the game with the subs. Whether they can beat Dartmouth by 35 is a open question.
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Columbia 37P6
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01-28-23 03:54 PM - Post#350347
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The Columbia Women Bssketball is leading Dartmouth at halftime 45-25 thanks mostly to the terrific play of Abbey Hsu and Kaitlin Davis. Columbia is without its starting point guard Kitty Henderson. The announcer stated that "she is nursing a foot injury," but neglected to inform us whether she is likely to return for the Penn and Princeton games next weekend. Is anyone else having trouble with the video transmission on ESPN+? So far Columbia or ESPn has lost the transmission six times. The flag is "We are unable the video at this moment. Please try again later." What is going on? Is it the Columbia Athletic Department's fault or ESPN+, or a combination of the two. Whoever is messing up, needs to correct problem before the Princeton-Penn weekend.
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01-28-23 04:04 PM - Post#350348
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Yes, that happened to me too, so much so that I switched to the men's game, where the outcome was slightly less of a foregone conclusion, and we are tied at half-time 33-33.
Let's Griffith is just playing it safe with Henderson, because we really do need her for next weekend.
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PeteD
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01-28-23 05:24 PM - Post#350361
In response to cc66
Columbia 79-50. KD with the first triple double in program history (19 pts, 12 reb, 10 assists). Hsu went 5/8 from behind the arc, and the Lions collected 24 assists. Kudos to Griffith for not allowing them to overlook this game with the weekend of the year only six days away.
With Penn’s loss to Harvard, the Lions are now in sole possession of first.
Columbia 6-1
Princeton 5-2
Harvard 5-2
Penn 5-2
Yale 4-3
Cornell 2-5
Brown 1-6
Dartmouth 0-7
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01-29-23 12:11 AM - Post#350443
In response to PeteD
Griffith said in the postgame interview that she was just resting Henderson, and that Henderson will be back next week.
We're going to need her. In retrospect, the loss to Penn looks like an anomaly, so we should win Friday night. But Princeton has cohered over the last 5 games, and we have to hope they arrive tired from their Cornell trip. It's going to take one of our better performances to beat them.
Edited by cc66 on 01-29-23 12:13 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Columbia 37P6
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01-29-23 01:00 AM - Post#350445
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It seems like the four post-season tournament teams will be in alphabetical order, Columbia, Harvard, Penn and Princeton. Yale has an outside shot at the tournament, if one of the four collapses.
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PeteD
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01-31-23 11:50 PM - Post#350564
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When was the last time Penn & Princeton came to Levien this late in the Ivy season with Columbia in first?
Get your tickets now if you want to be there… the Princeton game is nearly sold out… less than 100 seats available on www.gocolumbialions.com.
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