# 2021–22 Columbia Lions women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth-year head coach Megan Griffith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place behind Princeton. They advanced to the Ivy League women's tournament finals but lost to Princeton 59–77. The Lions accepted a bid to play in the 2022 WNIT and made it to the quarterfinals, losing to Seton Hall 75–78. This was the first time an Ivy League team reached the WNIT quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The 2020-21 Ivy League season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2019–20, the Lions finished the season 17–10, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. They qualified for the 2020 Ivy League women's basketball tournament, but the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2021* 1:00 pm | | NYU | W 89–55 | | Levien Gymnasium (222) New York, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Hampton | W 78–56 | 1–0 | Levien Gymnasium (412) New York, NY |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | W 87–78 | 2–0 | John M. Belk Arena (547) Davidson, NC |
| November 14, 2021* 12:00 pm | | at Clemson | W 82–78 | 3–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (545) Clamson, SC |
| November 18, 2021* 6:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 72–59 | 4–0 | Kirby Sports Center (448) Easton, PA |
| November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm | | at Georgetown | W 66–56 $^{2OT}$ | 5–0 | McDonough Arena (303) Washington, D.C. |
| November 24, 2021* 1:00 pm | | Stony Brook | L 82–91 | 5–1 | Levien Gymnasium (373) New York, NY |
| November 27, 2021* 3:30 pm | | vs. Mizzou Christmas City Classic | L 80–87 | 5–2 | Stabler Arena (576) Bethlehem, PA |
| November 28, 2021* 2:30 pm | | vs. Rider Christmas City Classic | W 63–60 | 6–2 | Stabler Arena (148) Bethlehem, PA |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 73–67 | 7–2 | Levien Gymnasium (532) New York, NY |
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm | | at Marist | W 78–49 | 8–2 | McCann Arena (1,157) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm | | Massachusetts | L 75–87 | 8–3 | Levien Gymnasium (676) New York, NY |
| December 13, 2021* 5:00 pm | | LIU | W 65–55 | 9–3 | Levien Gymnasium (355) New York, NY |
| December 28, 2021* 2:00 pm | | Hofstra | Cancelled | Cancelled | Levien Gymnasium New York, NY |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2022 1:00 pm | | Yale | W 65–55 | 10–3 (1–0) | Levien Gymnasium New York, NY |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm | | at Harvard | W 72–64 | 11–3 (2–0) | Lavietes Pavilion (130) Cambridge, MA |
| January 20, 2022 5:00 pm | | Cornell | W 57–46 | 12–3 (3–0) | Levien Gymnasium New York, NY |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm | | at Brown | W 60–52 | 13–3 (4–0) | Pizzitola Sports Center (194) Providence, RI |
| January 26, 2022 6:00 pm | | Penn | W 61–56 | 14–3 (5–0) | Levien Gymnasium (105) New York, NY |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | W 65–46 | 15–3 (6–0) | Leede Arena (62) Hanover, NH |
| February 4, 2022 6:00 pm | | at Penn | W 66–57 | 16–3 (7–0) | The Palestra (192) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 5, 2022 5:00 pm | | at Princeton | L 39–57 | 16–4 (7–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (906) Princeton, NJ |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm | | at Yale | W 65–57 | 17–4 (8–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm | | Yale Play4Kay Game | W 74–70 | 18–4 (9–1) | Levien Gymnasium (1,023) New York, NY |
| February 17, 2022 5:00 pm | | Dartmouth Pride Game | W 66–42 | 19–4 (10–1) | Levien Gymnasium (918) New York, NY |
| February 23, 2022 5:00 pm | | Princeton | L 53–73 | 19–5 (10–2) | Levien Gymnasium (1,913) New York, NY |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm | | Brown | W 85–56 | 20–5 (11–2) | Levien Gymnasium (717) New York, NY |
| March 4, 2022 6:00 pm | | Cornell | W 70–57 | 21–5 (12–2) | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| Ivy League Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Yale Semifinals | W 67–38 | 22–5 | Lavietes Pavilion (771) Cambridge, MA |
| March 12, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (1) No. 24 Princeton Championship Game | L 59–77 | 22–6 | Lavietes Pavilion (925) Cambridge, MA |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 16, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross First Round | W 80–69 | 23–6 | Levien Gymnasium (512) New York, NY |
| March 20, 2022* 2:00 pm | | at Old Dominion Second Round | W 62–59 | 24–6 | Chartway Arena (493) Norfolk, VA |
| March 24, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Boston College Third Round | W 54–51 | 25–6 | Levien Gymnasium (1,075) New York, NY |
| March 28, 2022* 8:00 pm | | Seton Hall Quarterfinals | L 75–78 | 25–7 | Levien Gymnasium (2,072) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||