Princeton beats Columbia 10-7 with late 10-minute drive in rainy Ivy League opener

PRINCETON, N.J. -- , John Volker scored on a 1-yard run with 2:07 to play and Princeton pulled out a 10-7 win over Columbia in an Ivy League opener on a rainy Friday night. The Tigers (2-1) started the game with a 15-play, 65-yard, 8-minute drive and Jeffrey Sexton 's 28-yard field goal before the rain altered the playing conditions. They effectively ended it with a 20-play, 81-yard, 10-minute drive with Volker bulling in for the winning touchdown. On the numbing march Princeton converted a pair of third downs before finishing it with three fourth-down conversions, capped by the touchdown. The last effort for Columbia (1-2) featured fourth down conversions of 13 and 10 yards to get into Princeton territory before Sekou Roland sacked Caden Bell and Ryan Savage recovered a fumble with 16 seconds left.