Henry Schwartz
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Football will return to Morningside Heights and take on Penn for Columbia’s Homecoming this Saturday, looking to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1996.
Senior quarterback Anders Hill was just five months old the last time football started a season undefeated through four games. Now, 21 years later, Hill has pioneered the Lions’ perfect start going into Homecoming.
Football sits at 5-0 for the first time since 1996, and with a recent victory against Penn—which Columbia had not beaten in 20 consecutive attempts—there is much excitement surrounding the Lions’ prospects.
A near perfect first-half performance lifted football to an emphatic 41-17 victory over Marist.
The Saint Francis Health System ITA Men’s All-American Championships released the main draw for men’s singles, which included two Columbia players—sophomore Jackie Tang and junior Victor Pham.
Volleyball dropped its first Ivy League game of the season, losing 3-1 against Cornell this Saturday in a close affair.
After struggling to move the ball on the ground in 2016, Columbia came out on Saturday against Wagner looking to show off its new and improved running game. The Lions only put up 1,251 rushing yards last season, finishing sixth in the Ivy League. Going into Saturday’s season opener, the Light Blue had a lot to prove, especially since last year’s rushing leader Alan Watson graduated last spring. However, the rushing game floundered once again, lacking in blocking, vision, and most importantly, consistency.