# 2018–19 Columbia Lions women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by third-year head coach Megan Griffith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. 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.

## Previous season

They finished the season 8–21, 2–12 in Ivy League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy women's tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2018* 5:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 65–63 | 1–0 | Hofstra Arena (4,645) Hempstead, NY |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Army | W 70–49 | 2–0 | Levien Gymnasium (378) New York, NY |
| November 16, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Milwaukee | L 65–78 | 2–1 | Klotsche Center (574) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 18, 2018* 2:00 pm | at Illinois | L 69–76 | 2–2 | State Farm Center (1,439) Champaign, IL |
| November 21, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Houston | L 72–83 | 2–3 | Levien Gymnasium (1,439) New York, NY |
| November 25, 2018* 2:00 pm | at Colgate | L 71–83 | 2–4 | Cotterell Court (214) Hamilton, NY |
| November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Saint Joseph's | L 61–68 $^{OT}$ | 2–5 | Hagan Arena (214) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCNE | at Boston College | L 60–74 | 2–6 | Conte Forum (782) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 5, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | Cal State Fullerton | L 58–61 | 2–7 | Levien Gymnasium (2,602) New York, NY |
| December 11, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Fordham | L 49–68 | 2–8 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ | Albany | L 58–62 | 2–9 | Levien Gymnasium (552) New York, NY |
| January 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Hampton | W 88–63 | 3–9 | Levien Gymnasium (356) New York, NY |
| January 6, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Mercer | W 72–68 | 4–9 | Hawkins Arena (565) Macon, GA |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| January 19, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+ | at Cornell | L 51–60 | 4–10 (0–1) | Newman Arena (512) Ithaca, NY |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ | Cornell | W 65–57 | 5–10 (1–1) | Levien Gymnasium (1,002) New York, NY |
| February 1, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Princeton | L 64–79 | 5–11 (1–2) | Levien Gymnasium (511) New York, NY |
| February 2, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | Penn | L 60–72 | 5–12 (1–3) | Levien Gymnasium (713) New York, NY |
| February 8, 2019 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ | Harvard | W 75–65 | 6–12 (2–3) | Levien Gymnasium (527) New York, NY |
| February 9, 2019 5:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | Dartmouth | L 69–70 | 6–13 (2–4) | Levien Gymnasium (733) New York, NY |
| February 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Yale | L 61–69 | 6–14 (2–5) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (541) New Haven, CT |
| February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Brown | W 83–81 | 7–14 (3–5) | Pizzitola Sports Center (506) Providence, RI |
| February 22, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Penn | L 56–79 | 7–15 (3–6) | The Palestra (2,906) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 23, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Princeton | L 59–65 | 7–16 (3–7) | Jadwin Gymnasium (925) Princeton, NJ |
| March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Princeton | W 93–62 | 8–16 (4–7) | Levien Gymnasium (667) New York, NY |
| March 2, 2019 5:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ | Yale | L 54–67 | 8–17 (4–8) | Levien Gymnasium (1,032) New York, NY |
| March 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Dartmouth | L 48–60 | 8–18 (4–9) | Leede Arena (556) Hanover, NH |
| March 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Harvard | L 56–69 | 8–19 (4–10) | Lavietes Pavilion (838) Cambridge, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||