College Columbia’s Defense Leads To Homecoming Win Against Dartmouth by Jason Cordner October 24, 2016 Courtesy: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin Homecoming games usually bring out the best in a football team. Columbia’s defense rose to the homecoming festivities and help lead the Lions to a 9-7 victory over Dartmouth. The game was sloppy at times due to the rain and heavy winds but Columbia’s defense stepped up play after play throughout the entire game. Dartmouth was held to 1-17 on third downs. Not being able to convert on 3rd downs, made the game more of a chess match. Neither teams offense could do enough to pull away. Place Kickers Matter Oren Milstein, a freshman who earlier this season set a school record for field goals in a game with five, was good from 31, 20, and 33 yards — but missed on a 38-yard attempt in the fourth quarter. He’s hit on 9 of 10 attempts this season. Oren Milstein was named the John Toner Homecoming Player of the Game. Alan Watson rushed for 74 yards on 17 carries for the Lions (2-4, 1-2 Ivy). Anders Hill completed 12 of 25 passes for 123 yards. For Dartmouth, Heneghan completed 13 of 38 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown. Hagdorn caught three passes for 114 yards and his 65-yard touchdown reception. Folarin Orimolade led the Big Green with 10 total tackles. The Lions Defense Reign Supreme The Lions defensive fingerprints were all over this game. Senior safety Brock Kenyon picked off his second pass of the year, batted away two passes and finished with eight tackles, freshmen defensive linemen Daniel DeLorenzi and Micheal Geraghty both registered big play sacks and the Lions totaled eight pass deflections and 5.0 tackles for loss for 18 yards. Senior Gianmarco Rea led the Lions with 11 tackles. Streaks Are Meant To Be Snapped The victory marked Columbia’s first Ivy League win of the year, matched its 2015 victory total of two and erased a 15-game losing streak in Homecoming games dating back to the 2000 season. Columbia improved to 2-4 on the year and 1-2 in Ivy League play, while Dartmouth dropped to 3-3 overall and 0-3 in the Ivy League. Up next for the Lions will be a home game against Yale on Friday night at 7 p.m. Post Views: 1,629 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jason Cordner Latest posts by Jason Cordner (see all) Lebron James Leaves Coca-Cola To Sign With Pepsi - March 22, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season - March 16, 2021 Nike Partners with National Urban League to Promote Employment and Home Ownership for the Black Community - March 15, 2021 Rob Gronkowski Gets In On NFT Collection Movement, Becomes First Athlete To Do So - March 10, 2021 Related TopicsAlan WatsonCollege FootballColumbiaDartmouthIvy LeagueOren Milstein Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Kean Drops Third Straight, Falls to No. 19 Salisbury King’s Spoils FDU-Florham Homecoming, Beats Devils 52-13