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Columbia visits BYU, looks for 25th victory of season

By The Associated Press

Columbia Lions (24-8, 11-4 Ivy League) vs. BYU Cougars (26-11, 12-10 Big 12)

Wichita, Kansas; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Columbia will aim for its 25th victory this season when the Lions visit the BYU.

BYU is seventh in the Big 12 at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 64.0 points while holding opponents to 36.9% shooting.

Columbia leads the Ivy League with 16.2 assists. Fliss Henderson leads the Lions with 3.7.

BYU is shooting 41.1% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points higher than the 40.5% Columbia allows to opponents. Columbia averages 7.5 more points per game (71.5) than BYU allows (64.0).

TOP PERFORMERS: Delaney Gibb is scoring 18.1 points per game with 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Cougars. Olivia Hamlin is averaging 13.5 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 44.1% over the past 10 games.

Riley Weiss is scoring 20.1 points per game with 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Lions. Perri Page is averaging 14.6 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 55.1% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 9-1, averaging 73.0 points, 36.3 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.8 points per game.

Lions: 8-2, averaging 70.7 points, 34.9 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 11.8 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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