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Columbia got in front in the first quarter with an 11-play drive that went 53 yards in 4:58. The drive began after junior punter Mike Giampaolo's effort went only 39 yards with a 28-yard net. Giampaolo would be forced to leave after the play because he pulled a muscle during pre-game warmups...
Junior Jonathan Patton replaced Giampaolo as punter, and his eight punts averaged only 31.3 yards. After a 31-yard Patton punt, Columbia took over with 9:07 left in the first half at its own 37. Fourteen plays and 44 yards later--hardly an impressive average--Columbia's Neal Kravitz booted a 36-yard field goal...
...symbol of Harvard's frustration might have come in the fourth quarter, when Columbia punter Ryan Kiernan's punt rolled 40 yards despite being partially blocked by linebacker Clint Kollar. When Harvard took over at its own 45-yard line, it committed holding penalties on consecutive plays, resulting in a first-and-40 situation. Sloppiness was just another one of Harvard's problems, as the Crimson committed eight penalties for 70 yards...
...aspect of the team Murphy complained aboutmost last season was the kicking game. Murphyconstantly lamented the inconsistency of juniorplacekicker and punter Mike Giampaolo, who battledsome injuries...
Sloppiness, due in part to the weather, slowed down both teams. Each team fumbled four times. Menick lost two fumbles, and another came when the snap back to the punter hit one of the upmen. Sophomore quarterback Rich Linden threw two interceptions in Princeton territory in the second quarter to end scoring threats, the second one being a great diving catch at the goalline by Princeton safety Ryan Demler...