HAMILTON, N.Y. (10/11/08) – Senior placekicker Jacob Stein (St. Petersburg, FL) kicked a 33-yard field goal with two seconds left to lift Colgate to a 27-24 win over Princeton Saturday in a non-conference game at Andy Kerr Stadium.

 

Colgate (4-2) extended its winning streak to three straight games, while Princeton (2-2) had a two-game winning streak stopped.

 

Colgate’s Jordan Scott (Hyattsville, MD) carried 27 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns.  It was Scott’s 18^th straight game over 100 yards and 29^th of his career, both Colgate and Patriot League records.  He also became the Patriot League’s all-time leading scorer with 334 points.

 

This is the third game of the season that Colgate pulled out a victory in the final seconds.  They beat Coastal Carolina on the final play of the game, Fordham with nine seconds left, and Princeton with two seconds remaining.

 

Princeton took a 3-0 on the opening possession of the game on Connor Louden’s career-long 40-yard field goal.  Colgate immediately answered on its first possession when on the fourth-and-goal; tight end Adrien Schriefer (Plainsboro, NJ) grabbed a two-yard touchdown pass from Greg Sullivan (Monroe, NY) to cap a 66-yard drive in 12 plays.  Schriefer has caught three passes this season all for touchdowns.

 

With three seconds left in the first quarter, Princeton took a 9-7 lead on a 15-yard run by Jordan Culbreath.  The extra point was blocked by Paul Mancuso(Somers, NY).

 

In the second quarter, Scott scored on a two-yard run to give the Raiders a 14-9 lead.  The touchdown made Scott the Patriot League’s all-time leading scorer.

 

Princeton quarterback Brian Anderson scramble for a 24-yard touchdown run with 17 seconds left in the first half to give the Tigers a 16-14 halftime advantage.

 

Colgate took the opening kickoff of the second half and marched 85 yards in 13 plays for a 21-16 lead.  The Raiders faced fourth-and-one at the Princeton 36, and Scott ran seven yards for a key first down.  Four plays later, he tallied on a one-yard run.

 

With 12:04 left in the game, Stein kicked the first of his two field goals from 24-yards out for a 24-16 lead.  Princeton came right back with a 59-yard drive in six plays to tie the game with 9:23 remaining.  Billy Mitchell caught a two-yard pass from Anderson for the score, and Anderson hit Will Thanheiser with the two-point conversion pass.

 

With less than five minutes left, Colgate had fourth-and-two at the Princeton 32, but failed to gain the first down when the hand-off was fumbled.  Princeton took over on its own 34-yard line, but was forced to punt when stopped at the 49-yard line.

 

Colgate took over on its own 20-yard line following the touchback, and marched 64 yards in seven plays for the game-winning FG.  In the winning drive, Sullivan connected on 3-of-4 passes for 45 yards and ran once for 16.

 

Colgate junior wide receiver Pat Simonds (Sidney, NY) had a big day with 11 catches for 152 yards – both career highs.  Sullivan finished 17-of-20 passes for 206 yards and one TD, and carried 17 times for 70 yards.

 

Colgate had 401 yards of total offense, while Princeton finished with 351. 

 

GAME NOTES:  Scott jumped from 14^th place on the Football Championship Subdivision all-time rushing list to eighth place with 5,403 yards … Vinnie Nicosia (Amsterdam, NY) and David Morgan (Davie, FL) led Colgate with seven tackles apiece … Morgan, Douglas and Paul Mancuso (Somers, NY) had quarterback sacks, while Uzi Idah (Rolling HillS Estates, CA) had his third career interceptions.