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Colgate Beats Princeton 44-10

Sun, Oct 10, 2010

Colgate Beats Princeton 44-10

Colgate senior quarterback Greg Sullivan gained 296 yards of total offense and scored two touchdowns as the Raiders amassed 565 yards on offense to beat Princeton 44-10, Saturday afternoon at the Princeton Stadium.

Sullivan completed 14 of 16 passes for a season-high 205 yards and ran for 91 more, while junior running backs Nate Eachus (in photo) and Noah Jackson combined for 205 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Doug Rosnick also had a career day with nine receptions for 141 yards and two touchdowns.

Princeton (1-3) began the game with a 13-play, 57-yard drive resulting in a 27-yard field goal by Patrick Jacob to claim a 3-0 lead. Colgate responded with a quick 5-play, 63-yard scoring drive capped by a four yard scoring run by Eachus. The drive was highlighted by a 36-yard run by Sullivan, his longest of the season. The extra point attempt was blocked by Adam shippey. 

Colgate held the Tigers to a three-and-out on their next possession and followed with a 28-yard field goal from Evan Colborne to extend its lead to 9-3.

Colgate opened the second quarter with an 18-yard touchdown run by Eachus to give the Raiders a 16-3 lead.  Coree Moses then forced and recovered a fumble to end Princeton’s next drive, resulting in a 7-play, 70-yard scoring drive for the Raiders to build a 23-3 lead. The drive was capped off with a 20-yard touchdown run by Jackson. 

The Raiders struck again before halftime when Sullivan found Rosnick open for a 39-yard touchdown pass to extend the lead to 30-3. The 39-yard reception is Rosnick's longest this season. Sophomore Tyler Danielson (South Amboy, N.J.) then tipped and intercepted a Tommy Wornham pass on the Tiger following possession to end the half.

Sullivan found Rosnick wide open for a 34-yard touchdown pass midway through the third quarter make it a 37-3 lead and junior quarterback Steve Rizzo scored on a career-long 55-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to put Colgate up 44-3. Princeton added a score late in the fourth quarter to end the game 44-10.

Senior linebacker Chris DiMassa led the Raiders defense with seven tackles, while classmate Zack Smith recorded two tackles for a loss.

Source: Colgate

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