NEW YORK, N.Y. - Columbia topped Lafayette, 91-43, on Saturday at Levien Gymnasium.
 
Junior Makayla Andrews led the Leopards with 11 points, while sophomore Halee Smith added 10 with three three-pointers and a free throw.
 
The 2021-22 Ivy League runner-up had three players in double figures, with Abby Hsu leading with 25 points while shooting 81 percent (9-11) from the field.
 
Columbia had a 5-2 lead early in the first quarter, which was the closest margin between the opponents in the the contest. The Lions exploded for a 20-1 run for the remainder of the quarter, shooting 58.8 percent from the floor, to head into the second up 25-3.
 
Andrews netted the first basket of the second quarter, as Columbia ran farther out of reach. The Lions put up 17 points from off turnovers, heading into halftime up 43-8. 
 
Columbia led 69-17 at the end of the third, with the Leopards putting up eight points. Lafayette came alive in the fourth quarter, scoring 23 points. The Leopards hit five three-pointers early in the quarter, with Smith draining three, while Abby Antognoli and Jess Booth chipped in one apiece.  

Hsu and Columbia shot 57 percent from the floor, with 44 points in the paint, while the Leopards shot 29.4 percent.
 
The Leopards will return home to host #7 Notre Dame on Thursday at 6 p.m.at Kirby Sports Center.