Columbia Lions at Brown Bears
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Caleb Sanchez and Bryson Canty connect on two long touchdowns and Columbia defeats Brown 21-12
The Lions got on the board first with a 55-yard connection from Sanchez to Canty late in the second quarter.
Columbia (6-3, 4-2 Ivy League) led 7-3 at halftime then Sanchez hit Jordan Kelley from 12 yards and Canty on a 52-yard play for a 21-3 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Brown (3-6, 2-4) narrowed the gap on Christopher Maron's second field goal of the game and a short TD pass from Jake Willcox to Ty Pezza.
Sanchez had only 12 completions in his 27 attempts. His three touchdowns covered 119 of his 241 total passing yards. Canty caught six for 183 yards. It was his career high and third game this season with 100-plus yards.
Willcox threw for 242 yards, with 12 completions going to Mark Mahoney for 120 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 2nd Period 1:13 | Bryson Canty 55 Yd pass from Caleb Sanchez (Hugo Merry Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Christopher Maron 37 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:27 | Jordan Kelley 12 Yd pass from Caleb Sanchez (Hugo Merry Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:52 | Bryson Canty 52 Yd pass from Caleb Sanchez (Hugo Merry Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 7:11 | Christopher Maron 21 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 1:37 | Ty Pezza 3 Yd pass from Jake Willcox |
Statistics
 COLU |
 BRWN |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 3-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-18 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 4-7 |
| 478 | Total Yards | 384 |
| 315 | Passing | 290 |
| 14/29 | Comp/Att | 34/48 |
| 10.9 | Yards per pass | 6.0 |
| 163 | Rushing | 94 |
| 36 | Rushing Attempts | 35 |
| 4.5 | Yards per rush | 2.7 |
| 5-40 | Penalties | 4-37 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 28:32 | Possession | 31:28 |
Game Information
Location: Providence, RI
Attendance: 2,976 · Capacity:
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