3 takeaways from BYU’s WBIT championship loss to Columbia
BYU’s WBIT run — and season as a whole — has come to a disappointing end. The Cougars fell 81-64 to Columbia in Wednesday’s tournament championship game in Wichita, Kansas, trailing by as many as 27 points in the eventual 17-point loss. BYU’s late surge couldn’t erase its previous woes.
BYU guard Delaney Gibb drives against Columbia in the WBIT championship game on April 1, 2026 in Wichita, Kansas. | Jaren Wilkey/BYU BYU’s WBIT run — and season as a whole — has come to a disappointing end. The Cougars fell 81-64 to Columbia in Wednesday’s tournament championship game in Wichita, Kansas, trailing by as many as 27 points in the eventual 17-point loss.
Lee Cummard’s squad concludes its campaign with a 26-12 record, having gone deeper in a major postseason tournament than any other team in program history. Our WBIT run comes to an end in the championship game. We’re grateful for this run and the historic season we’ve had.
Thank you, Cougar Nation, for your unwavering support all season long. pic. twitter.
com/CmXEcBt5Oc — BYU Women's Hoops (@byuwbb) April 2, 2026 3 takeaways BYU’s late surge couldn’t erase its previous woes. The Cougars never led once against Columbia — they ended the first quarter trailing by nine points, entered halftime in a 18-point hole and eventually found themselves down by 27 a few minutes into the fourth quarter. But BYU, seemingly undeterred by the lopsided margin, rattled off a 24-6 scoring run to cut Columbia’s lead to nine points with 52 seconds remaining, making what appeared to be an inevitable blowout a lot more interesting down the stretch.