Sunday, October 19, 2008

Interesting Saturday In Ivies

Brown and Penn remain the Ivy League's only two unbeatens, although it wasn't easy for the Quakers, who struggled with a winless Columbia team that will play host to Dartmouth Saturday at 4 p.m. The Lions have now lost their five games by 3, 5, 7, 7 and 10 points.

Penn 15, Columbia 10
Lions hold Penn to 10 first downs, keep ball for 12 minutes longer than Quakers and have 258-204 advantage in yards ... and lose. Five turnovers and a safety didn't help Columbia's cause.

Brown 31, Princeton 10
After clinging to a 14-10 halftime lead, Bears maintain clean Ivy record clean with help from a 17-0 third period.

Colgate 38, Cornell 22
Something to consider. How does a Cornell team that shut down Yale's Mike McLeod give up 241 rushing yards to a Colgate tailback not named Jordan Scott. Either Cornell has melted down or Colgate has the next great thing. Freshman Nate Eachus started the game on defense with a sack and several tackles before Scott was hurt and then moved into the backfield. You can almost hear Dartmouth fans thinking, "Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the water. "

Fordham 12, Yale 10
While McLeod's uneven season continues (21 carries for 65 yards) Yale's other superstar does it again. Linebacker Bobby Abare returned a fumble 86 yards for Yale's only TD.

Harvard 27, Lehigh 24
Crimson linebacker who had a TD return recovers a fumble deep to stave off Lehigh's potential winning score at the end.

New Hampshire 33, Northeastern 21
Wildcats rebound from 21-6 halftime deficit on the road.

Here's the Worcester Telegram's Holy Cross-centric story from yesterday's game at Dartmouth freelanced by that certain blogger.

Tonight on Green Alert Premium: A follow on the Holy Cross game.

And finally, thanks to the innocent passers-by who got shanghaied (probably an un-PC term these days) into buying baked goods or raffle tickets at the Hanover High School parking lot opposite Memorial Field yesterday. That certain Hanover softball captain (and her dad) thank you for helping with the fundraising for a spring training trip to Cape Cod.

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