Last week’s highlights and upcoming competitions for the week of March 6.

Highlights:

Simmi Chan (CC ’25) lost the first game of her championship match against the defending national champion from Cornell before going 3-0 over the next three games to become the Collegiate Squash Association’s National Champion. Along with the win, Chan was named a First Team All-American and finished the season 16–0.

Women’s Basketball (23–4, 12–2 Ivy) won its first Ivy League Championship after coming back against Cornell (10–17, 3–11 Ivy) for a 69-64 win. The Lions overcame a dominant Cornell first half to send the game to overtime, rallying to give Columbia its first program championship in its 37-year history.

No. 11 Men’s Tennis moved to 7–1 after sweeping No. 12 Northwestern (10–5) in four straight matches.

Upcoming Events:

Monday, March 6, 2023

  • Women’s and Men’s Diving at NCAA Zone Diving – Morgantown, WV

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

  • Women’s and Men’s Diving at NCAA Zone Diving – Morgantown, WV

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

  • Women’s and Men’s Diving at NCAA Zone Diving – Morgantown, WV

Friday, March 10, 2023

  • Softball v. Boston University at Long Beach Tournament, 2:30 pm – Long Beach, CA
  • Softball v. Baylor at Long Beach Tournament, 5 pm – Long Beach, CA
  • Women’s Basketball v. Harvard at Ivy League Tournament, 7 pm – Princeton, NJ
  • Baseball v. No. 20 Alabama, 7 pm – Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Track and Field at NCAA Indoor Championships – Albuquerque, NM

Saturday, March 11, 2023

  • Softball v. Colgate at Long Beach Tournament, 1 pm – Long Beach, CA
  • Softball v. San Diego State at Long Beach Tournament, 3:30 pm – Long Beach, CA
  • Lacrosse v. Cornell, 1 pm – New York, NY
  • Baseball v. No. 20 Alabama, 3 pm – Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Men’s Tennis v. Santa Clara, 4 pm – Santa Clara, CA
  • Women’s Basketball at Ivy League Tournament, 5 pm – Princeton, NJ
  • Track and Field at NCAA Indoor Championships – Albuquerque, NM

Sunday, March 12, 2023

  • Lightweight Rowing v. Drexel, – Philadelphia, PA
  • Fencing at Northeast Regionals – Cambridge, MA
  • Softball v. San Diego State at Long Beach Tournament, 1 pm – Long Beach, CA
  • Baseball v. No. 20 Alabama, 2 pm – Tuscaloosa, AL

* Bold indicates home event

National Squasher Champion via Mike McLaughlin