2019–20 Columbia Lions women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth-year head coach Megan Griffith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 17–10, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. The Lions qualified for Ivy Madness for the first time in the program's 34-year history, but the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.

2019–20 Columbia Lions women's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	17–10 (8–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Megan Griffith (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Tyler Cordell Greg Rosnick Anjalé Barrett
Home arena	Levien Gymnasium

2019–20 Ivy League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 Princeton	14	–	0		1.000			26	–	1		.963
Penn	10	–	4		.714			20	–	7		.741
Yale	9	–	5		.643			18	–	8		.692
Columbia	8	–	6		.571			17	–	10		.630
Harvard	6	–	8		.429			15	–	12		.556
Dartmouth	4	–	10		.286			10	–	17		.370
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			10	–	16		.385
Brown	2	–	12		.143			8	–	19		.296
† 2020 Ivy League Tournament winner As of May 2, 2024 Ivy League Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 8–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy women's tournament.

Roster

2019–20 Columbia Lions women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Janiya Clemmons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bishop Denis J. O'Connell Accokeek, MD G 2 Madison Hardy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Our Lady of Good Counsel Gaithersburg, MD G/F 4 Kaitlyn Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Greenwich Academy Norwalk, CT G 5 Riley Casey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Franklin Road Academy Brentwood, TN G 10 Andrea McCormick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA F 12 Hannah Pratt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Boca Raton Boca Raton, FL G 13 Mikayla Markham 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Rose Manasquan, NJ G 15 Carly Rivera 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr St. John's College High School Arlington, VA G/F 20 Sienna Durr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Grinnell Grinnell, IA G/F 23 Lilian Kennedy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Mountain View Burford, GA F 24 Kallin Spiller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Lakeside Seattle Seattle, WA F/C 32 Madison Pack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Sarasota Sarasota, FL G 35 Abbey Hsu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Marjorie Stoneman Douglas St. Thomas Aquinas High School Parkland, FL	Head coach Megan Griffith (Columbia) Assistant coach(es) Tyler Cordell (Ohio Wesleyan) Greg Rosnick (Haverford) Anjalé Barrett (Maryland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 9, 2023

2019-20 Ivy Awards and Recognition

Abbey Hsu – Second Team All-Ivy Sienna Durr – Second Team All-Ivy

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Albany	L 78–82	0–1	SEFCU Arena (1,083) Albany, NY
November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 57–71	0–2	Levien Gymnasium (351) New York, NY
November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm		Fordham	W 70–51	1–2	Levien Gymnasium (513) New York, NY
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Buffalo	L 75–82	1–3	Alumni Arena (1,502) Buffalo, NY
November 17, 2019* 5:00 pm		at Robert Morris	W 61–59	2–3	UPMC Events Center (351) Moon Township, PA
November 23, 2019* 1:00 pm		at Army	W 71–62	3–3	Christl Arena (658) West Point, NY
November 30, 2019* 1:00 pm		Milwaukee	W 74–46	4–3	Levien Gymnasium (361) New York, NY
December 6, 2019* 11:00 am		Georgetown	W 54–49	5–3	Levien Gymnasium (2,514) New York, NY
December 9, 2019* 7:00 pm		Davidson	W 63–60	6–3	Levien Gymnasium (357) New York, NY
December 21, 2019* 12:00 pm		NJIT	W 99–43	7–3	Levien Gymnasium (371) New York, NY
December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Vanderbilt	L 51–72	7–4	Memorial Gymnasium (1700) Nashville, TN
December 30, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Tennessee State	W 75–65	8–4	Gentry Complex (323) Nashville, TN
January 4, 2020* 2:00 pm		Mercer	W 77–48	9–4	Levien Gymnasium (587) New York, NY
Ivy League regular season
January 18, 2020 1:00 pm		Cornell	W 76–66	10–4 (1–0)	Levien Gymnasium (821) New York, NY
January 25, 2020 1:00 pm		at Cornell	L 77–80	10–5 (1–1)	Newman Arena (515) Ithaca, NY
January 31, 2020 6:00 pm		Yale	L 60–85	10–6 (1–2)	Levien Gymnasium (759) New York, NY
February 1, 2020 5:00 pm		Brown	W 74–60	11–6 (2–2)	Levien Gymnasium (682) New York, NY
February 7, 2020 7:00 pm		at Penn	L 84–86	11–7 (2–3)	The Palestra (804) Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2020 5:00 pm		at Princeton	L 55–77	11–8 (2–4)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,806) Princeton, NJ
February 14, 2020 7:00 pm		Dartmouth Play4Kay Game	W 73–63	12–8 (3–4)	Levien Gymnasium (379) New York, NY
February 15, 2020 5:00 pm		Harvard	W 89–64	13–8 (4–4)	Levien Gymnasium (879) New York, NY
February 21, 2020 6:00 pm		at Brown	W 76–66	14–8 (5–4)	Pizzitola Sports Center (258) Providence, RI
February 22, 2020 4:00 pm		at Yale	W 74–65	15–8 (6–4)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (717) New Haven, CT
February 28, 2020 7:00 pm		at Harvard	W 62–57	16–8 (7–4)	Lavietes Pavilion (456) Cambridge, MA
February 29, 2020 5:00 pm		at Dartmouth	W 62–50	17–8 (8–4)	Leede Arena (675) Hanover, NH
March 6, 2020 7:00 pm	No. 21/17	Princeton Pride Game	L 52–77	17–9 (8–5)	Levien Gymnasium (1,223) New York, NY
March 7, 2020 5:00 pm		Penn Senior Night	L 36–51	17–10 (8–6)	Levien Gymnasium (1,065) New York, NY
Ivy League Tournament
March 13, 2020		vs. Princeton	Cancelled		Lavietes Pavilion  Cambridge, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2019–20 Columbia Lions men's basketball team