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The Columbia women's basketball team smiles for a photo after clinching an outright regular-season championship. Many of the players and staff hold up three fingers, symbolizing their three straight shared or outright titles.

Tired of sharing, Columbia wins outright Ivy League title — and makes more history

By Jenn Hatfield / March 9, 2025

Once ‘the worst in the country,’ Columbia continues to reach unprecedented heights under head coach Megan Griffith

Harvard players smile and cheer on the sidelines after a big play during a game against rival Columbia. One player puts her fist in the air, and another leans forward and claps.

‘You got to play fearless’: How Harvard became the first Ivy League team to solve Columbia this season

By Jenn Hatfield / February 17, 2025

It had a lot to do with mentality for the Crimson, who’d been ‘exposed’ in the teams’ first meeting

Columbia players gather on the Lions logo at center court to celebrate a home win against Princeton.

How Columbia took control of the Ivy League title race

By Jenn Hatfield / January 22, 2025

An unsung frontcourt matchup shaped Lions’ win over Princeton

Columbia guard Marija Avlijas pumps her right fist as the Lions' bench and fans behind her celebrate. The referee, also behind her, has both hands up to signal a 3-pointer.

From Serbia to Mississippi to New York, Marija Avlijas is finding her place at Columbia

By Jenn Hatfield / January 5, 2025

Perri Page: ‘She is going to be elite for us, definitely’

Columbia guard Kitty Henderson extends her right arm to lay the ball up underhanded. She has gotten by the Duke defense and is uncontested.

‘She’s the example’: How Columbia senior Kitty Henderson has stepped up as a scorer

By Jenn Hatfield / December 2, 2024

Henderson and ‘mini Kitty,’ first-year Mia Broom, stood out in Lions’ loss at Duke

Columbia guard Riley Weiss shoots a right-handed jump shot. A Providence defender contests it tightly with her arms extended straight up.

When Columbia’s Riley Weiss focused less on outcomes, she found her blueprint for success

By Jenn Hatfield / November 27, 2024

Weiss: ‘How you move on to the next thing is what will keep your confidence higher’

Princeton players hold the Ivy League Tournament championship trophy aloft. It is a gold ball on top of a long wooden base.

2024-25 Ivy League preview

By Jenn Hatfield / November 1, 2024

Can Harvard challenge the Princeton-Columbia duopoly, or will those two teams reload?

The five Columbia starters sit on the bench and lean toward each other before they are introduced pregame.

Columbia exits NCAA Tournament early, but its presence has staying power

By Jenn Hatfield / March 22, 2024

Lions nearly pulled off 10-point comeback in First Four against Vanderbilt

Tennessee guard Jewel Spear is shown in profile shooting a 3-pointer over Alabama's Sarah Ashlee Barker.

Inside scouting reports, opponents for SEC in the NCAA Tournament

By Gabriella Lewis / March 20, 2024

Depth of the conference on display for the nation this week

Several members of the Princeton bench clap, cheer and pump their fists as they watch the action on the court.

‘No matter what it looks like’: Princeton, Columbia survive semifinal scares, set up titanic Ivy League title clash

By Jenn Hatfield / March 16, 2024

Princeton showed rare jitters, while Columbia kept its nerve after being upset last season