Field hockey picks up 5-2 win against Fairfield

A hat trick by senior forward Christine Buszczak led the Columbia field hockey team to an emphatic 5-2 victory over Fairfield on Wednesday.

By Michele Cleary | Sep 23 06:45 pm ET

Light Blue try to climb above .500 mark

Columbia field hockey looks to keep rolling Wednesday night against Fairfield as it tries to extend its win streak to three.

By Michele Cleary | Sep 22 07:01 pm ET

Campbell leads Field Hockey to first Ivy League win in opener

The Lions shut out and out-shoot the Bears in the first Ivy League match of the season.

By Michele Cleary | Sep 20 08:20 pm ET

Field hockey opens Ivy play against Brown

The field hockey team will open their conference play against Ivy rival Brown.

By Michele Cleary | Sep 17 06:58 pm ET

Tigers begin campaign for fifth consecutive league title

This Saturday begins the Ivy League field hockey season with all eight teams competing in a total of four games. Reigning champion Princeton will be taking on Dartmouth—which finished third in the league last season—in its quest for its fifth consecutive league title.

By Michele Cleary | Sep 14 07:04 pm ET

Sweet and sour weekend for field hockey

The Columbia field hockey team found itself in a sudden-death penalty strokes period against Bucknell on Saturday, despite leading 3-0 at the half.

By Michele Cleary | Sep 13 10:15 pm ET

Two games highlight weekend schedule for CU field hockey

The Columbia field hockey team will be searching for their first win this fall when they play two games at home and on the road this weekend.

By Michele Cleary | Sep 10 07:51 pm ET

Light Blue falls in first game with Woolley at the helm

The 2009 field hockey squad opened its season with many new faces, including new head coach Jana Woolley.

By Michele Cleary | Sep 7 07:05 pm ET

Softball unable to overcome small roster, lack of clutch hitting in 2009

The Columbia softball team (16-34, 4-16 Ivy) had another disappointing season, finishing last in the Ivy League. Despite the subpar team performance, there were a few individuals who had successful seasons.
Early on in the campaign, the Lions appeared to be playing better ball than last year. The Light Blue went 7-5 at the Rebel Spring Games this year, compared to 5-9 last season, but this strong spring break performance did not translate into success in the Ivy League as Columbia was only able to win one more Ivy game than last season.

By Michele Cleary | May 11 03:42 pm ET

Heavyweights take home Maxwell Stevenson Cup, women fall to Northeastern

The heavyweight rowing team returned to form this weekend, defeating Navy to take the Maxwell Stevenson Cup. The women’s team, however, was unable to capture the Woodbury Cup from Northeastern, placing fourth in the Beanpot.

The No. 10 heavyweights (11-2) stormed back from a difficult loss to Boston University and Syracuse last weekend to take the Maxwell Stevenson Cup for the second year in a row. The Lions triumphed over the No. 15 Midshipmen and the tough conditions in the varsity eight racing, finishing in 5:55.1, over seven seconds ahead of Navy, who came in at 6:02.8.

By Michele Cleary | May 3 11:36 pm ET