After a deflating defeat to Princeton last week, football bounced back against Marist, as a strong performance from sophomore quarterback Josh Bean—starting just his second career game—led the Lions to a 34-24 victory.

Little went right for football in its 45-10 defeat to Princeton on Friday night at Wien Stadium. On a night when plenty of students traveled 100 blocks to see the game, the stadium was rocking after a 91-yard return on the opening kickoff by sophomore returner Will Allen. The Lions, however, only found the end zone once all game long, and could not stop Princeton.

Football sneaked out of Washington, D.C. Saturday with a narrow 23-15 victory that gave fans watching plenty of concern down the stretch. In the last nine minutes or so, Columbia nearly blew its lead, which should already have been larger given the Lions’ dominance during the first three quarters.

Football’s junior wide receiver Josh Wainwright suffered a torn ACL against Central Connecticut State last Saturday and will be sidelined for the rest of the season, according to head coach Al Bagnoli.

Each week, this column will provide a brief analysis that breaks down football’s game from that weekend, both looking to touch on things that our game story does not and to bring attention to areas that warrant it.

On Homecoming last year, the crowd stuffed to capacity in Robert Kraft Stadium witnessed one of the most miraculous comebacks in Columbia football history, as the Lions topped the Penn Quakers 34-31.

NEW YORK — On Friday, football scrimmaged New Jersey’s Montclair State in what head coach Al Bagnoli described as an opportunity for the coaches and players to gain valuable experience for the season ahead.

NEW YORK — With the clock winding down in the first half of women’s soccer’s home opener, first-year Talia Tyler found a slight opening after senior forward Amaris Hemmings’ shot was blocked.

Men’s tennis dropped a close match to No. 1 Wake Forest 4-1 in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Friday to bring its superb team season to a close.

Junior Timothy Wang stepped up to the service line leading 40-15 and 5-1 in the third set. It was match point for Wang and for the Lions after a long and thrilling match.