Basketball Recap: Columbia Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Columbia entered their tilt with ED White on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 53-46 win over the ED White Commanders. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Commanders, too.

Columbia's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but ERIEL BAKER led the charge by dropping a double-double on ten points and ten assists. Those ten assists gave BAKER a new career-high. Another player making a difference was MARIAH COX, who posted 11 points in addition to five boards and four steals.

BAKER wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Columbia was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

When it comes to explaining why ED White lost, don't look at Leandrea Mccloud. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards. Mccloud is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last 28 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zariona Thomas, who had 13 points.

Columbia now has a winning record of 5-4. As for ED White, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-8.

Columbia will welcome Bishop Kenny at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for ED White, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 76-49 victory against Stanton on the 17th.