Columbia Athletics

Women's basketball seniors Sienna Durr and Hannah Pratt join Kyle & Aliyah as the team prepares for Senior Day, its 2022-23 home finale, and a chance to win the program's first Ivy League Championship

With the men's and women's basketball teams set for their final back-to-back Ivy League weekend of the regular season, our hosts sit down with Paige Lauder from the women's team, followed by Avery Brown from the men's team. Lauder runs through all of the nicknames on the women's team. Brown dives into what drew him to Columbia.

With the women's basketball team in the beginning of a five-game homestand, Aliyah & Kyle are back to catch up with Kaitlyn Davis and Abbey Hsu. The Lions (16-3, 5-1 Ivy) are getting set for Pride Day on Saturday, followed by a pivotal Ivy weekend on Feb. 3-4 against Penn and Princeton.

The Columbia men's and women's basketball teams are one month into the 2022-23 season. Our hosts catch up with Josh Odunowo to talk about how one of the youngest teams in the nation is starting to turn the corner. On the women's side, senior captain Lilian Kennedy and Madison Hardy talk about the Lions' 8-2 start and how the team is managing such large expectations.

The captains talk about a thrilling, 31-24, overtime victory at Brown. Aliyah finds out some of their Thanksgiving Traditions. The Lions prepare for one last game, hosting Cornell for the Empire State Bowl on Saturday.

Spirits are up this week as the Lions join us fresh off an exciting 21-20 victory at Harvard. Aliyah gets the guys to share some musical collaboration interests. And, is seltzer water underrated?

It's Morningside Hoops season! In our first episode of the 2022-23 season, we're joined by women's head coach Megan Griffith ahead of the team's season opener Monday night at Memphis. In part II, men's head coach Jim Engles comes by as his Lions get set to open up at Rutgers.

It's our Halloween Special! The guys give their shoutouts of the season to this point, give their takes on the best and worst Halloween candies, and what items their personal costumes would contain.

The Lions get set for a National TV game this Friday night, the captains bring on a special guest, and Aliyah gets the guys into a deep conversation about Halloween.

It's Homecoming Week! The guys talk about the lead-up to Homecoming, look ahead to the game against Dartmouth, and Aliyah gets the captains to hand out Senior Superlatives.

The captains recap a 28-7 win over Wagner to end the non-conference season 3-0, we hear each player's "Shoutout of the Game," and Aliyah breaks through with a hot take to figure out who thinks they are the best basketball player on the football team.

The captains discuss a tough loss to Princeton, the guys give us their takes on sandwich preferences, and we find out just how much each of the guys spends on their haircuts.

After a dominant 2-0 start to the season, Columbia football prepares for its home and Ivy League opener this Saturday against Princeton. The captains recap last Saturday's 42-6 blowout over Georgetown, dive into this week's game against Princeton, and talk about the growing support for the program throughout campus.

Our four captains sit down to discuss Columbia's 38-3 season-opening victory at Marist, Scott dives into defensive mottos, the guys give their Shout-Outs of the Game, and we preview Saturday's game for the Lou Little Cup.

Meet your 2022 Columbia football captains! We're back for another season of the Captains' Corner podcast with the LIons getting set to head to Marist for the season opener on Saturday, September 17.

Catch up with Columbia women's basketball head coach Megan Griffith as the Lions get set to host Boston College in Round 3 of the WNIT!

It's our senior special! Our hosts sit down with all of the departing players from the men's and women's basketball programs. First up, we talk to women's basketball's lone senior, Mikayla Markham, who has her team headed to the 2022 Ivy League Tournament (March 11-12). The men's class of Ike Nweke, Maka Ellis, Ben Milstein and Luke Bolster join us on Zoom to reflect on the growth of the program and what their futures hold.

Our hosts jump in for an emergency podcast to preview Wednesday night's women's basketball game, as the Lions (19-4, 10-1 Ivy) get set to host Princeton (19-4, 11-0 Ivy) in a battle for first place on ESPNU. The first 1,000 fans will receive a free Roar Lion Roar t-shirt, and one lucky fan will be selected to take a half court shot for the chance to win $10,000.

The Columbia basketball teams are into the home stretch of the season! With the women's team on the brink of clinching an Ivy Tournament berth, our hosts are joined by junior tri-captain Lilian Kennedy to talk about this weekend's pivotal home games. Later on, we hear from Cam Shockley-Okeke and Patrick Harding as the men's basketball team looks to finish the season strong.

The first week of February has come and gone for the Columbia basketball teams! Our hosts get a surprise as first year Noah Robledo makes an unexpected appearance in the men's basketball segment. Part II features women's basketball captain Sienna Durr, who dives into the team's historic success and talks about bouncing back from a tough loss at Princeton.

It's a women's basketball special this week as our hosts sit down with Jaida Patrick and Madison Hardy. We get to know Jaida, who is in her first season at Columbia, talk about the team's historic season, preview a big weekend at Penn and Princeton, and talk about the importance of celebrating and acknowledging Black History Month.

We're diving into the heart of the Ivy League basketball season! Our hosts give a couple hot takes in our intro, followed by an interview with the red-hot women's basketball's Hannah Pratt and her surprise guest (14:31). Later on, our hosts sit down with Zavian McLean of the men's basketball team to talk a little basketball and a little about his own podcast (40:17).

Men's basketball junior Eddie Turner III dives into his love of architecture and how he's tied it into basketball. Later on, Spanish natives Mary Lobon and Noa Comesaña talk about the different areas of Spain, their NYC adventures and Mary's skills in mathematics.

The Columbia basketball teams have both started their Ivy League seasons. With the women 1-0, our hosts sit down with sophomores Eden Gainer and Paige Lauder to talk about the team's return to action this weekend. Afterward, Cam Shockley-Okeke and first-year Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa sit down to talk about the men's team's 1-1 start after a trip to Penn and Princeton.

Happy New Year! Morningside Hoops is back for the start of Ivy League play. On this week's episode, we introduce our new co-host, Matt Sugam, who shares his past experiences at WFAN and covering college sports. We then speak with first-year guard Jaden Cooper of the men's basketball team, who talks about growing up in Goldsboro, North Carolina and making the move to the Big Apple.

Both Columbia basketball teams are 10 games into the season and winding down their non-conference schedules. In Part I, Kyle is joined by men's junior Patrick Harding for a one-on-one conversation including his transfer from Bryant, rebounding numbers and his love for golf. Later on, Aliyah and Kyle sit down with women's junior Madison Hardy and sophomore Nicole Stephens to talk about the team's continued successes, including their 8-2 record, Top 50 RPI and weekly honors.

It's an episode full of first-year Lions from all over the world that have become close friends. Kitty Henderson and Noa Comesana talk about the women's basketball team's hot start and play a little trivia game to see how well they know one another. Later on, men's basketball first-years Jake Tavroff and Robbie Stankard take a deep dive into sushi restaurants and Marvel characters, among other things.

Happy Thanksgiving! After a 4-0 week of games for Columbia's men's and women's teams, Kyle, Aliyah and Mike sit down to talk all about it. No players this week, but lots of good basketball to talk about.

Ben, Justin and Stew go over the comeback win over Brown, look ahead to the Lions' final game and discuss guilty pleasures.

With 1 week of games down, Kyle and Aliyah talk to Liam Murphy and Josh Odunowo, and have some fun with a teammate trivia game. In Part II, our hosts sit down with Ivy League Player of the Week Abbey Hsu and junior point guard Carly Rivera to talk the women's 3-0 start, including a dramatic ACC win over Clemson.

The guys turn the tables and ask Mike about his experience running at the NYC Marathon and then discussed getting back to what made them successful earlier in the season as they prepare to face Brown.

After an entire year away from competition, basketball has returned at Columbia University! We sit down with all of the captains to talk hoops and what it will be like to get back on the floor. We also get the captains' first impressions on all of the new faces in each program.

Justin, Stew and Ben talk Halloween costumes, candy and the importance of Election Day with Mike. The guys recap a tough week at Yale and look ahead to back-to-back home weekends, beginning this Saturday against Harvard.

Fresh off a 19-0 shutout victory at Dartmouth, the captains recap the big win, preview this Saturday's game at Yale, and dive a little deeper into the life and upbringing of Ben Mathiasmeier.

The big stage awaits the Lions Friday night when they take on Dartmouth on ESPNU. The captains talk about the upcoming game, as well as recap last week's 23-14 Homecoming victory over Penn.

The captains catch up with Mike on last Saturday's 22-20 victory over Central Connecticut and look ahead to Saturday's Homecoming game against Penn.

The captains sit down with Mike as the Lions head into Week 4 of the season and Justin Woodley opens up about mental wellness and his journey coming back from injury.

The Lions are off to a 2-0 start to 2021! The captains and Mike discuss Columbia's 35-24 Lou Little Cup victory over Georgetown and preview the matchup ahead against Princeton.

The captains talk about Columbia's Week 1 victory over Marist, 37-14, and preview Saturday's battle for the Lou Little Cup, which the Lions hope to win back from 2019.

The Captains' Corner Podcast is back with 2021 captains Ty Lenhart, Justin Woodley, Stew Newblatt and Ben Mathiasmeier. Catch up with the Lions as they get set to open the 2021 season at home against Marist.

Fresh off his fifth place finish at the Doc Gimmler, senior Arjun Puri joins the program to talk about his time playing for Columbia and discusses his path to playing in the pros. Check us out on Twitch! Each episode will be streamed live on Wednesday's at 10 a.m. Visit www.twitch.tv/gocolumbialions! Also, be sure to subscribe to Columbia Athletics on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

Season four picks up with women's golf's Jennifer Wang, who talks about gearing up for the US Women's Open qualifier and how she's worked on her game during the pandemic. Check us out on Twitch! Each episode will be streamed live on Wednesday's at 10 a.m. Visit www.twitch.tv/gocolumbialions! Also, be sure to subscribe to Columbia Athletics on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

As we hit opening week of MLB, members of the Lions' baseball and softball programs join the show. First, hear from baseball captains Billy Black, Matt Cerfolio, Josh Nicoloff and Joshua Solomon. In the next segment, Kyle is joined by Maria Pagane and Kat LoVerde. Check us out on Twitch! Each episode will be streamed live on Wednesday's at 10 a.m. Visit www.twitch.tv/gocolumbialions! Also, be sure to subscribe to Columbia Athletics on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

Season four kicks off with Sachiko Keane and Erin White from the archery team. Find out how they got their start in the sport and how confident they are in their aim. Check us out on Twitch! Each episode will be streamed live on Wednesday's at 10 a.m. Visit www.twitch.tv/gocolumbialions! Also, be sure to subscribe to Columbia Athletics on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

It's a jam-packed season finale with all 10 seniors from the Columbia basketball programs. First, hear from Riley Casey, Andrea McCormick, Madison Pack and Kallin Spiller of the women's squad. Then we are joined by Randy Brumant, Jake Klores and Joseph Smoyer and wrap things up with Tai Bibbs, Luke Bolster and Gabe Stefanini. Check us out on Twitch! Each episode will be streamed live on Friday's at 10 a.m. Visit www.twitch.tv/gocolumbialions! Also, be sure to subscribe to Columbia Athletics on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

Join us for a special Women's History Month episode where we are joined by Ari Brose '84BC and Philippa Portnoy '86BC '90BUS, members of the first classes of the Columbia-Barnard Consortium, as well as current student-athletes, Kelsey Farkas (Field Hockey) and Sydni Scott (Track & Field). Check us out on Twitch! Each episode will be streamed live on Monday's at 10 a.m. Visit www.twitch.tv/gocolumbialions! Also, be sure to subscribe to Columbia Athletics on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

We're back to two-part episodes as Kyle and Pat talk to women's basketball newcomers Eden Gainer and Nicole Stephens. After the break, Mike and Kyle are joined by juniors Ben Milstein and Ike Nweke. Check us out on Twitch! Each episode will be streamed live on Friday's at 10 a.m. Visit www.twitch.tv/gocolumbialions! Also, be sure to subscribe to Columbia Athletics on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

Kyle and Mike catch up with sophomores Emmanuel Onuama and Cam Shockley-Okeke and discuss the start of phased athletic activities on campus and their talents off the basketball court. Check us out on Twitch! Each episode will be streamed live on Friday's at 10 a.m. Visit www.twitch.tv/gocolumbialions! Also, be sure to subscribe to Columbia Athletics on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

Meet Paige Lauder and Mary Lobon in this women's basketball edition of the Inside Columbia Basketball Podcast. We even have a little fun as Paige takes a Spanish quiz from Mary! Check us out on Twitch! Each episode will be streamed live on Friday's at 10 a.m. Visit www.twitch.tv/gocolumbialions! Also, be sure to subscribe to Columbia Athletics on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

Kyle and Mike are joined by James Bourtis, Maria Chart, LeeAnn Choy and Anika Tsapatsaris from the fencing program and the conversation turns deep when describing the difference between everyone's weapons. Check us out on Twitch! Each episode will be streamed live on Monday's at 10 a.m. Visit www.twitch.tv/gocolumbialions! Also, be sure to subscribe to Columbia Athletics on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

This week, we're joined by first-years Kobe Antwi and Liam Murphy from the men's team and Kaitlyn Davis checks in from the Markham house in New Jersey. Check us out on Twitch! Each episode will be streamed live on Friday's at 10 a.m. Visit www.twitch.tv/gocolumbialions! Also, be sure to subscribe to Columbia Athletics on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.