Columbia Lions at Princeton Tigers
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Princeton rallies to beat Columbia 17-10 in Ivy League opener
Blaine Hipa connected with Josh Robinson for a 30-yard gain to the Lions’ 18-yard line on the final play of a scoreless third quarter with the Tigers trailing 10-7.
Hipa hit Robinson for a 13-yard gain to the 5 on third-and-10 and Clark followed with a 2-yard touchdown run as Princeton took a 14-10 lead with 13:27 left to play.
Esteban Nunez Perez capped the scoring for Princeton with a 38-yard field goal with 9:21 remaining.
Xander Menapace drove Columbia to the Tigers' 42 but his last-play heave to the end zone was batted down.
Hugo Merry kicked a 29-yard field goal and Columbia grabbed a 3-0 lead on its first possession. Lucas Bullock scored on a 2-yard run with 14 seconds left in the first quarter for a 10-0 advantage.
Kai Colón threw incomplete on fourth-and-goal at the Columbia 2-yard line to keep it 10-0 with 3:06 left in the second quarter. AJ Pigford picked off Chase Goodwin four plays later and Asher Weiner ran it in from a yard out to cut it to 10-7 at halftime.
Colón completed 7 of 17 passes for 145 yards with an interception for the Tigers. Hipa finished with 93 yards on 7-for-11 passing.
Goodwin completed 19 of 28 passes for 165 yards with two interceptions for the Lions. Menapace totaled 40 yards on 6-for-8 passing.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 7:51 | Hugo Merry 29 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 0:14 | Lucas Bullock 2 Yd Run (Hugo Merry Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:49 | Asher Weiner 1 Yd Run (Esteban Nunez Perez Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:27 | Ethan Clark 2 Yd Run (Esteban Nunez Perez Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 9:21 | Esteban Nunez Perez 38 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 COLU |
 PRIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1st Downs | 17 |
| 5-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-15 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 315 | Total Yards | 352 |
| 205 | Passing | 238 |
| 25/36 | Comp/Att | 14/27 |
| 5.7 | Yards per pass | 8.8 |
| 110 | Rushing | 114 |
| 32 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
| 3.4 | Yards per rush | 2.9 |
| 8-44 | Penalties | 3-40 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 31:31 | Possession | 28:29 |
Game Information
Location: Princeton, NJ
Attendance: 4,286 · Capacity:
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