Columbia Wins 40-34 in Overtime After Lafayette Ties It Three Times
Columbia never trailed. It also could not put Lafayette away, and the Leopards tied the game three times. The last tie sent it to overtime, where Chase Goodwin threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Beckett Robinson and Columbia won 40-34.
The Lions scored first on Xander Menapace's 2-yard pass to Bryce Coleman and held a lead through most of the day: 7-3, 14-3, 14-10, and 17-10 at the half. Jakyre Henley's 24-yard run made it 17-17 early in the third, the first tie. Griffin Johnson's 1-yard run and Coleman's 15-yard catch from Goodwin put Columbia up 31-17 early in the fourth quarter.
Then Lafayette came back. Daniel Lipovski hit Carson Persing from 14 yards at 9:27, and Sean Curtis returned a fumble 23 yards for a touchdown at 8:12 to make it 31-31. Hugo Merry's 21-yard field goal put Columbia up 34-31 with 4:20 left, and Jack Simonetta's 31-yarder with 1:03 left made it 34-34. Columbia scored the only touchdown in overtime.
Columbia lost a fumble that Lafayette returned for six, and the yardage was not close anyway: Columbia 524 (369 through the air), Lafayette 340. Daniel Lipovski threw two interceptions for Lafayette, and the Leopards stayed in it on the ground, where Jakyre Henley had 19 carries for 133 yards. Columbia threw none. The fumble return was a seven-point swing in a game Columbia had led by 14 at 31-17. Take it off the board and Columbia's 4:20 field goal makes it 34-24.
Columbia is 1-0. Lafayette is 1-1. For fantasy, Coleman scored 31.7 on 7 catches, 127 yards and two touchdowns, Johnson had 25.1 and Goodwin 24.9.