# 2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by second-year head coach Megan Griffith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. 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.

## Previous season

They finished the season 13–14, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 3:30 pm | at Providence | W 73–64 | 1–0 | Alumni Hall (231) Providence, RI |
| November 12, 2017* 2:30 pm, ILDN | Richmond | L 79–85 | 1–1 | Levien Gymnasium (418) New York, NY |
| November 15, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UMass Lowell | L 70–77 | 1–2 | Costello Athletic Center (718) Lowell, MA |
| November 19, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Vermont | W 73–66 | 2–2 | Patrick Gym (456) Burlington, VT |
| November 23, 2017* 11:00 am | vs. Green Bay Cancún Challenge | L 43–61 | 2–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 24, 2017* 11:00 am | vs. No. 7 Mississippi State Cancún Challenge | L 54–90 | 2–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico |
| November 25, 2017* 12:30 pm | vs. No. 24 Arizona State Cancún Challenge | L 48–72 | 2–5 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2017* 11:00 am, SNY/ILDN | Boston College | W 68–60 | 3–5 | Levien Gymnasium (2,372) New York, NY |
| December 3, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UMBC | W 60–44 | 4–5 | Retriever Activities Center (318) Catonsville, MD |
| December 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN | Saint Francis (PA) | W 94–81 | 5–5 | Levien Gymnasium (257) New York, NY |
| December 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ILDN | Buffalo | L 63–65 | 5–6 | Levien Gymnasium (371) New York, NY |
| December 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN | Hofstra | W 73–53 | 6–6 | Levien Gymnasium (325) New York, NY |
| December 28, 2017* 6:00 pm | at Houston | L 53–77 | 6–7 | H&PE Arena (522) Houston, TX |
| December 30, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Rice | L 44–67 | 6–8 | Tudor Fieldhouse (802) Houston, TX |
| January 3, 2018* 6:00 pm | at Hampton | L 58–60 | 6–9 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,123) Hampton, VA |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| January 12, 2018 5:30 pm, ILDN | at Princeton | L 47–69 | 6–10 (0–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (679) Princeton, NJ |
| January 13, 2018 4:30 pm, ILDN | at Penn | L 51–70 | 6–11 (0–2) | The Palestra (2,084) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 20, 2018 4:00 pm, SNY/ILDN | Cornell | L 47–57 | 6–12 (0–3) | Levien Gymnasium (921) New York, NY |
| January 27, 2018 1:00 pm, ILDN | at Cornell | W 72–54 | 7–12 (1–3) | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| February 2, 2018 6:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN | at Harvard | L 67–85 | 7–13 (1–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,102) Cambridge, MA |
| February 3, 2018 5:00 pm, ILDN | at Dartmouth | L 65–88 | 7–14 (1–5) | Leede Arena (807) Hanover, NH |
| February 9, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN | Yale | L 50–73 | 7–15 (1–6) | Levien Gymnasium (412) New York, NY |
| February 10, 2018 5:00 pm, ILDN | Brown | L 80–84 | 7–16 (1–7) | Levien Gymnasium (512) New York, NY |
| February 16, 2018 4:00 pm, SNY/ILDN | Penn | L 39–75 | 7–17 (1–8) | Levien Gymnasium (472) New York, NY |
| February 17, 2018 4:30 pm, SNY/ILDN | Princeton | L 46–74 | 7–18 (1–9) | Levien Gymnasium (469) New York, NY |
| February 23, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN/ILDN | at Brown | W 90–74 | 8–18 (2–9) | Pizzitola Sports Center (512) Providence, RI |
| February 24, 2018 5:00 pm, ILDN | at Yale | L 59–66 | 8–19 (2–10) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (612) New Haven, CT |
| March 2, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN | Dartmouth Postponed to March 3 (inclement weather) | | | Levien Gymnasium New York, NY |
| March 3, 2018 2:00 pm, SNY/ILDN | Dartmouth Rescheduled from March 2 | L 77–88 | 8–20 (2–11) | Levien Gymnasium (555) New York, NY |
| March 3, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ILDN | Harvard Postponed to March 4 (inclement weather) | | | Levien Gymnasium New York, NY |
| March 4, 2018 2:00 pm, SNY/ILDN | Harvard Rescheduled from March 3 | L 59–78 | 8–21 (2–12) | Levien Gymnasium (349) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||