Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 12:00am
For teams in 30 of the 31 Division I basketball conferences, a league loss in late January or early February is a momentary setback. No matter how bad the game, one regular-season loss can’t ruin the season.
Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 12:00am
In 27 games last year, the Columbia Lions out-rebounded their opponents by 0.4 per game. But in Ivy matches, it was the other way around—the Lions gave up 1.6 more boards than they took down, placing them sixth in the league.
Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 12:00am
The Columbia women’s basketball team will have a chance for redemption in the very first game of their 2004-2005 season at the Iona Classic in New Rochelle, N.Y.
Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 12:00am
In another step towards the legitimization of a program that hasn’t won an Ivy title since 1968, the men’s basketball team will open this season with the inaugural Columbia Classic, Morningside Heights’ first season-opening basketball tournament.
Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 12:00am
When Traci Waites was interviewed for the women’s basketball head coaching position, one of the elements she pointed out to the administration that needed fixing was the team’s scoring output. Last season, Columbia was outscored collectively by its opponents 1746 to 1595.
Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 12:00am
Matt Preston has become the face of the Columbia Lions.
Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 12:00am
With nine head coaching changes and a new athletic director, Dianne Murphy, Columbia athletics’ last two years can best be characterized as a transition period, from what Murphy called a “culture of losing,” to a newer, more optimistic environment.
Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 12:00am
In four of the last five years, the Columbia women have entered the final weekend of the season with a chance at their first .500 Ivy League record in school history—and failed each time.
Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 12:00am
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Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 12:00am
The women’s basketball team had yet another disappointing season in 2003-2004. One victory away from a record-breaking season with two games remaining, the Light Blue failed to come up with that final win to push them to .500 for the first time in their history.
