Five Michigan Starters Score in Double Figures as No. 2 Michigan Beats Columbia 81-58
All five Michigan starters scored in double figures, led by Syla Swords with 17, as No. 2 Michigan beat Columbia 81-58 on Thursday at Levien Gymnasium in New York.
Photo: Michigan Athletics. Syla Swords, official roster headshot. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 2 Michigan beat Columbia 81-58 on Thursday night at Levien Gymnasium in New York, and all five Michigan starters scored in double figures, per the ESPN box score. Syla Swords led with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and three steals. Olivia Olson and Kendall Dudley scored 15 each, Dallas Loughridge had 13 and Te'Yala Delfosse added 11. Michigan moved to 3-0. Columbia fell to 3-1. Attendance was 2,506.
Michigan won it inside
Michigan outscored Columbia 50-32 in the paint, per ESPN. By our count from the box, the Wolverines made 28 two-point baskets to Columbia's 17, a 22-point edge. Threes were close (4 to 3), and Columbia made two more free throws, 15 to 13. Michigan shot 4-of-18 from three and still won by 23.
Dudley posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds on 7-of-12 shooting. Loughridge had seven assists, and Delfosse and Olson had five each. Michigan finished with 20 assists on 32 field goals and turned 21 Columbia turnovers into 21 points.
How the lead grew
Columbia led by as many as two, and there were three lead changes, per ESPN. Michigan won the first quarter 23-13, led 36-26 at halftime and won the third quarter 24-14 to go up 60-40, by our count from the ESPN linescores. The largest lead was 29.
Columbia's side
Riley Weiss scored 23 points for Columbia on 7-of-18 shooting and went 7-of-8 at the line. Mary Ashley Stevenson had nine points and six rebounds. The Lions grabbed 15 offensive rebounds to Michigan's 12 and shot 15-of-18 at the line, but they made 20 of 61 field goals (33%).
The box score, side by side
Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box score:
| Category | Michigan | Columbia |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 32-65 (49%) | 20-61 (33%) |
| 3-pointers | 4-18 | 3-18 |
| Free throws | 13-15 | 15-18 |
| Rebounds | 36 | 36 |
| Assists | 20 | 14 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 21 |
| Steals | 10 | 5 |
| Points in the paint | 50 | 32 |
| Points off turnovers | 21 | 10 |
Quarter scoring, per the ESPN linescores:
| Quarter | Michigan | Columbia |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 23 | 13 |
| 2nd | 13 | 13 |
| 3rd | 24 | 14 |
| 4th | 21 | 18 |
| Final | 81 | 58 |
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