PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Columbia drew first blood in Providence this afternoon, but Brown struck back and after two quarters of play the Bears hold a 14-6 lead.
The Lions' first score came in the first quarter on a 27-yard field goal by junior kicker Luke Eddy. Eddy made it 6-0 with a 30-yard field goal in the second quarter.
Brown's offense came alive later in the second, as Bears' quarterback Patrick Donnelly, the reigning Ivy League Player of the Week, threw for a pair of touchdowns. The second touchdown, which was caught by wide receiver Jordan Evans, came on a fourth-down play.
The Lions will need to do a better job of keeping Donnelly under control if they hope to stage a second-half rally.
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