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COLUMBIA VS. PRINCETON
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 • 12:30 P.M.
ROBERT K. KRAFT FIELD • NEW YORK
GAME VITALS
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Jerry Recco - Play-by-Play
Sal Licata - Analyst
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| Live Stats |
GETTING TO THE GAME
TAKE THE 1 TRAIN
Getting to the game:
- From Downtown/Brooklyn/Queens: Take the 1 train to 215th Street and walk three blocks to the Baker Athletics Complex.
- Alternate: Take the A train to 207th Street and Broadway. Walk uptown on Broadway to the Baker Athletics Complex at 218th Street.
- Alternate: Take the Metro North train on the Hudson line from Grand Central Station or Harlem-125th Street to the Marble Hill station at West 225th Street. Walk one block east to Broadway and seven blocks south, across the Bronx-Manhattan Bridge to the Baker Athletics Complex.
- From Uptown/Bronx: Take the 1 train to 215th Street and walk three blocks to the Baker Athletics Complex.
Getting home:
- Going Downtown/Brooklyn/Queens: Walk three blocks from the Baker Athletics Complex and take the 1 train to 215th Street.
- Alternate: Walk to 207th Street. Take the A TRAIN to appropriate stop.
- Alternate: Take the Metro North train from the Marble Hill station at West 225th Street. Walk seven blocks north and one block west to the Marble Hill stop and take the train going southbound to Grand Central Station or Harlem-125th Street.
- Going Uptown/Bronx: Walk three blocks to 215th Street. Take the 1 train from 215th Street to the appropriate stop.
COMPLIMENTARY FAN SHUTTLE
Fans can take the complimentary shuttle buses from the Columbia Morningside campus to and from the Baker Athletics Complex. Buses will run starting 90 minutes prior to kickoff and return to campus immediately following the game.
EAST-SIDE SHUTTLE
Columbia also provides an east side shuttle bus to the Baker Athletics Complex that will depart from the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue at 86th Street 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Buses will return to Lexington Avenue and 86th Street immediately following the game.
For those traveling by MTA New York City Bus, the M100, Bx20 and Bx7 stop near 218th Street and Broadway. For those arriving by MTA Metro North commuter rail, the Marble Hill station is located on the north shore of Spuyten Duyvil, just across the Broadway Bridge from the Baker Athletics Complex.
For driving directions, click here.
PROMOTIONS/GIVEAWAYS
• Free schedule magnets and schedule cards given to all fans at the 1905 Gates.
QUICK HITS
HISTORY LESSON
Today marks the 83rd meeting between Princeton and Columbia. The Tigers hold a 66-15-1 mark in the all-time series and have won three-straight. The Lions last win was a 42-14 triumph at Robert K. Kraft Field on Oct. 2, 2010.
PRINCETON'S STATUS
The Tigers evened their record at 1-1 after a 56-17 romp of Davidson last Saturday. Dré Nelson returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown and Princeton never looked back. Reigning Ivy League Player of the Year Quinn Epperly rushed for 118 yards and scored four times on the ground while completing 15-of-18 passes for 176 yards through the air.
IVY LEAGUE OPENERS
The Lions are 13-42-1 in Ivy League debuts, dating back to 1957. Columbia's last win to kick off the Ancient Eight game was also its 2010 win over Princeton at home.
CAM CAN
Junior running back Cameron Molina broke out for 137 all-purpose yards last week at Albany. He recorded a career-best 95 yards on the ground and was the top receiving target with six catches for 42 yards. Molina also scored his first collegiate touchdown in the fourth quarter.
PINNING THEM DEEP
Cameron Nizialek has stepped in nicely in his first two games as the Lions' punter this season. The sophomore has pinned opponents inside the 20 six times out of his 17 attempts. In Nizialek's collegiate debut against Fordham, he punted 11 times with an average of 41.2 yards per punt. His season long punt is 57 yards against the Rams and his hang-time has held the opposition to just 23 yards on six returns.
TACKLING TOBA
Toba Akinleye had a career game in the season opener against Fordham, earning a spot on the Ivy League Honor Roll. Akinleye posted eight solo stops and three assisted tackles to lead the Lions with 11 total tackles. The junior defensive end also got to the quarterback, sacking Fordham's Mike Nebrich twice for a total 10 yards lost. Akinleye sits tied for second in the conference with 2.0 sacks, and has the seventh most tackles in the Ivy League.
ANSWERING THE BELL
Junior Trevor Bell came up with his first career interception in the opener, picking off a pass on Fordham's opening drive of the second half. The interception came off of a blocked field goal, which the kicker scooped up and threw into the hands of Bell. The cornerback, who registered the only turnover of the game, also totaled seven tackles, which tied Max Keefe for second most for the Lions.
ADAMS AND MARTIN MAKE THE CUT
Former Lions' standouts Jeff Adams '12CC and Josh Martin '13CC are among 12 Ivy Leaguers on active NFL rosters. Adams joined the Houston Texans off of waivers at the end of training camp, but has yet to suit up this season. Martin has been active in all four games in 2014, and has totaled three tackles, most recently helping Kansas City to a big win on Monday Night Football agaisnt the Patriots. The outside linebacker played in five contests in 2013.
COLUMBIA FOOTBALL TODAY
Every Saturday during the Columbia football season, tune in to WMCA 570 AM for Columbia Football Today at 7:30 a.m. Host Jerry Recco and Pete Mangurian will preview all the action for the Lions upcoming game. The show is also simulcast on The Ivy League Digital Network, available at www.ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com/columbia.
BROTHERLY LOVE
Columbia features three sets of brothers on this year's squad. Senior John Brady is joined by his sophomore brother Keith at linebacker. Senior wideout and long snapper John Keefe and junior linebacker Max Keefe both return to the Lions. Also, senior tight end Garrett DeMuth welcomes his first-year brother, Turner DeMuth, who plays running back.
2014 HALL OF FAMERS
Columbia football will have two more representatives being inducted into the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame this October, with Al Barabas '36CC and the 1996 squad taking their rightful places among the Lions' greats. Barabas scored the only touchdown in Columbia's 7-0 Rose Bowl win over Stanford in 1934. The 1996 Lions went 8-2 and finished second in the Ivy League standings.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Two current Lions' are the second generation of players that have suited up for Patricia and Sheapard Alexander Head Coach Pete Mangurian. Landon Baty and Justin Aimonetti's fathers, Greg Baty and Steve Aimonetti, were both at Stanford while Mangurian was the offensive line coach in the early 1980's.
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF WIEN STADIUM
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the dedication of Columbia's football stadium to former trustee, philanthropist, lawyer and entrepreneur Lawrence A. Wien ' 25CC. The new stadium opened its doors officially on Sep. 22, 1984 against Harvard.
#LionsGiveBack
Columbia Giving Day 2014 is coming! On Wednesday, Oct. 29, support Columbia Athletics in the university-wide, 24-hour online fundraising initiative by making your gift to the program at www.givingday.columbia.edu. Follow along on social media with #LionsGiveBack for the latest updates on how we're doing!
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
In addition to the broadcast on the Ivy League Digital Network, fans can listen to the game on Columbia's student radio station, WKCR 89.9 FM or on WKCR.org.
