Big Green Drop Road Contest at Columbia

Saturday, January 24

New York, N.Y. / Levien Gymnasium

2:00 PM

Dartmouth College

9-9,0-5Ivy League

Columbia

13-5,4-1Ivy League

Dartmouth

Columbia

1/24/2026 5:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Zeynep Ozel led the way with 14 points

By: Justin Lafleur

NEW YORK — Columbia jumped out to a commanding early lead and wouldn't look back in defeating the Dartmouth women's basketball team, 89-32 on Saturday afternoon. Zeynep Ozel was a bright spot offensively with 14 points on four made 3-pointers, but 24 Big Green turnovers and 22.0% shooting proved too much to overcome.

Columbia was led by Riley Weiss, who tallied a school-record 40 points on 15-of-23 shooting. The Lions improved to 13-5 and 4-1 in the Ivy League while Dartmouth fell to 9-9 and 0-5 in the league.

Nina Minicozzi added nine points as well for Dartmouth.

Following their third straight road game, the Big Green return home next weekend.

Score: Columbia 89, Dartmouth 32
Records: Columbia (13-5, 4-1 Ivy League), Dartmouth (9-9, 0-5 Ivy League)
Location: New York, N.Y. (Levien Gymnasium)
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

UP NEXT:

Dartmouth hosts Brown next Friday (6 p.m.) and Yale on Saturday (5 p.m.).

FIRST QUARTER:

An Ozel jumper pulled Dartmouth within 8-4 in the early going.
Columbia answered with a 9-0 run to take a 17-4 lead.
The margin continued to grow, reaching 19 at 29-10 after one quarter of play.

SECOND QUARTER:

Columbia began the second quarter on a 17-0 run, extending its lead to 23-0 since the end of the first quarter.
A Minicozzi layup got the Big Green on the board in the quarter, while two free throws — from Tahira Muhammad and Cate MacDonald — pulled Dartmouth within 48-14 at the half.

THIRD QUARTER:

Two Weiss 3-pointers early in the third gave Columbia a 54-14 lead.
Ozel hit one of her 3-pointers in the stanza, pulling Dartmouth within 58-19.
The Lions led 68-23 heading to the fourth.

FOURTH QUARTER:

Two Ozel threes in the span of 34 seconds highlighted the fourth quarter for the Big Green.
Minicozzi also had two of her nine points in the fourth on a backdoor layup.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

For the game, the Big Green shot 22.0% from the floor (11-of-50), including 20.0% from 3-point range (5-of-25).
Columbia finished at 50.7% (35-of-69) and 50.0% from behind the arc (14-of-28).
The Lions held a 45-31 edge in rebounds.
Dartmouth had a season-high 24 turnovers, compared to 11 for Columbia.
Ozel scored double-figure points for the fifth time in her last seven games and team-high 10th time this season.