Columbia upped its winning streak to nine straight games following Ivy League road wins over Harvard and Dartmouth, earning NCAA.com Team of the Week honors.
In a key Ivy matchup against Harvard on Jan. 31, Columbia went on the road and torched Harvard’s No. 1-ranked defense, defeating the Crimson, 80-71. Harvard, which came into the game allowing an NCAA-best 50.9 points per game, surrendered a season-worst point total as the Lions cut through Harvard’s press throughout the game. Sophomore guard Riley Weiss led the attack with a new career-high of 26 points in the win, connecting on 5-for-9 from beyond the 3-point line, adding six rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Columbia followed that up with a decisive 71-48 win on Saturday at Dartmouth as Weiss had a game-high 25 points, her third straight 25-point game. Weiss went 8-of-16 from the floor, including 4-for-7 from deep, also grabbing six rebounds. Weiss did all that in just 25 minutes,…
