Men’s and Women’s Basketball celebrate their home openers this week!

Highlights:

On Friday, the Men’s Basketball team defeated the New Haven Chargers, 71-53, in their season opener, earning head coach Kevin Hovde his first win with the Lions. Senior Kenny Noland  (CC ‘26) led the Lions in scoring with a high of 14, followed by first-year Miles Franklin (CC ‘29) and Avery Brown (CC ‘26) with 13 and 10 points respectively. Columbia was a standout offensively, shooting 55.1 percent from the floor and 50 percent from the three-point range. Zine Eddine Bedri (CC ‘26) and Blair Thompson (CC ‘26) had six rebounds each, followed by Mason Ritter (SEAS ‘28) with five.  

The Lions closed out the first half with a 21-8 run, ending the half with a dominant score of 42-18. After a rough start in the second half with a New Haven 12-4 run, the Lions reconveined after a timeout with 17:03 left in the game. Columbia went on to have an 11 point run to put them ahead of the Chargers at 59-34 with just over 10 minutes left to go. The Lions stayed ahead of New Haven for the whole game, and had 31 bench points to add to their dominant performance. 

The Lions will take on UConn on Monday at 6:30 p.m. Go Lions!

Upcoming Events:

Monday, November 10, 2025

  • Men’s Tennis vs. ITF Futures M25, all day – Columbus, Ohio 
  • Men’s Tennis vs. ATP Challenger 75, all day – Champaign, Illinois 
  • Women’s Tennis vs. ITF W15 Clemson, all day – Clemson, South Carolina 
  • Men’s Basketball vs. UConn, 6:30 pm – Storrs, Connecticut 

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

  • Men’s Tennis vs. ITF Futures M25, all day – Columbus, Ohio 
  • Men’s Tennis vs. ATP Challenger 75, all day – Champaign, Illinois 
  • Women’s Tennis vs. ITF W15 Clemson, all day – Clemson, South Carolina 

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

  • Men’s Tennis vs. ITF Futures M25, all day – Columbus, Ohio 
  • Men’s Tennis vs. ATP Challenger 75, all day – Champaign, Illinois 
  • Women’s Tennis vs. ITF W15 Clemson, all day – Clemson, South Carolina

Thursday, November 13, 2025

  • Men’s Tennis vs. ITF Futures M25, all day – Columbus, Ohio 
  • Men’s Tennis vs. ATP Challenger 75, all day – Champaign, Illinois 
  • Women’s Tennis vs. ITF W15 Clemson, all day – Clemson, South Carolina
  • Men’s Basketball vs. UMass Lowell, 7 pm – New York, New York

Friday, November 14, 2025

  • Men’s Tennis vs. ITF Futures M25, all day – Columbus, Ohio 
  • Men’s Tennis vs. ATP Challenger 75, all day – Champaign, Illinois 
  • Women’s Tennis vs. ITF W15 Clemson, all day – Clemson, South Carolina 
  • Cross Country vs. NCAA East Regionals, 11 am – Hopkinton, New Hampshire
  • Women’s Swimming and Diving vs. Yale, 5 pm – New Haven, Connecticut
  • Men’s Swimming and Diving vs. Princeton, 5 pm – Princeton, New Jersey
  • Women’s Volleyball vs. Brown, 6 pm – Providence, Rhode Island
  • Wrestling vs. Indiana, 7 pm – Bloomington, Indiana 

Saturday, November 15, 2025

  • Men’s Tennis vs. ITF Futures M25, all day – Columbus, Ohio 
  • Men’s Tennis vs. ATP Challenger 75, all day – Champaign, Illinois 
  • Women’s Tennis vs. ITF W15 Clemson, all day – Clemson, South Carolina 
  • Women’s Squash vs. Tufts, 11 am – Medford, Massachusetts
  • Men’s Squash vs. Tufts, 11 am – Medford, Massachusetts
  • Football vs. Brown, 12 pm – New York, New York
  • Men’s Swimming and Diving vs. Yale, 1 pm – New York, New York
  • Men’s Squash vs. Colby, 3 pm – Medford, Massachusetts
  • Women’s Squash vs. Colby, 3 pm – Medford, Massachusetts
  • Women’s Volleyball vs. Yale, 6 pm – New Haven, Connecticut
  • Women’s Basketball vs. Richmond, 7 pm – New York, New York

Sunday, November 16, 2025

  • Men’s Tennis vs. ITF Futures M25, all day – Columbus, Ohio 
  • Men’s Tennis vs. ATP Challenger 75, all day – Champaign, Illinois 
  • Women’s Tennis vs. ITF W15 Clemson, all day – Clemson, South Carolina 
  • Wrestling vs. Hofstra, 2 pm – Hempstead, New York

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