Scores

Final

Lafayette 14

(2-2, 1-0 Patriot)

Princeton 26

(2-0, 1-0 home)

6:00 PM ET, September 23, 2006

Princeton Stadium, PRINCETON, NJ

1 2 3 4 T
LAF 0 7 0 714
PRIN 3 10 0 1326

Top Performers

Passing: J. Terrell (PRIN) - 261 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: J. Hurt (LAF) - 21 CAR, 65 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: B. Brigham (PRIN) - 6 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD

Princeton 26, Lafayette 14

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP)-- Jeff Terrell threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns as Princeton continued its dominance of Lafayette with a 26-14 victory Saturday night.

J.J. Artis made two key fourth-quarter interceptions for Princeton (2-0), which rallied to defeat Lafayette (2-2) for the 8th straight time at home. The Tigers lead the overall series 36-4-3.

Princeton sealed the win in the fourth quarter, when sophomores Will Thanheiser and R.C. Lagomarsino caught their first career touchdown passes to erase a 14-13 Lafayette lead. Lafayette had gone ahead on Jonathan Hurt's 2-yard run in the third quarter, culminating a six-play, 33-yard drive that began after a Torian Johnson interception.

Thanheiser, though, caught a 14-yard pass from Terrell with 13:59 left in the game, capping an eight-play, 85-yard drive. And on their next series, the Tigers needed just two plays to go 49 yards as Terrell sidearmed a short pass to Lagomarsino, who ran it in from 45 yards out.

Lafayette then had a chance to rally when Trey Martell recovered Rob Toresco's fumble at the Princeton 18, but Artis intercepted Brad Maurer three plays later.

Maurer completed 12 of 27 for 129 yards, including a 16-yard scoring strike to Shaun Adair late in the second quarter. However, the mobile quarterback also threw two interceptions and ran for just 12 yards.

Terrell led Princeton with 39 rushing yards, giving him 300 yards of total offense. Brian Brigham caught six passes for 72 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
LAF
PRIN
1st Downs1021
Total Yards206370
Passing129261
Rushing77109
Penalties5-573-76
3rd Down Conversions2-126-14
4th Down Conversions1-20-0
Turnovers22
Possession25:4134:19

Passing Leaders

LafayetteC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Maurer12/271294.812
PrincetonC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Terrell20/312618.431

Rushing Leaders

LafayetteCARYDSAVGTDLG
Hurt21653.1117
Maurer5122.4017
PrincetonCARYDSAVGTDLG
Terrell8394.9016
Lagomarsino9374.1018

Receiving Leaders

LafayetteRECYDSAVGTDLG
Adair4389.5116
Ort33511.7015
PrincetonRECYDSAVGTDLG
Brigham67212.0125
Circle5438.6014

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERLAFPRIN
FG7:30CONNOR LOUDEN 30 YD FG
Drive info: 12 plays, 67 yards.
03
SECOND QUARTERLAFPRIN
FG13:01CONNOR LOUDEN 38 YD FG
Drive info: 17 plays, 70 yards.
06
TD3:08SHAUN ADAIR 16 YD PASS FROM BRAD MAURER (RICK ZISKA KICK)
Drive info: 8 plays, 36 yards.
76
TD0:43BRIAN BRIGHAM 25 YD PASS FROM JEFF TERRELL (CONNOR LOUDEN KICK)
Drive info: 8 plays, 76 yards.
713
THIRD QUARTERLAFPRIN
TD1:39JONATHAN HURT 2 YD RUN (RICK ZISKA KICK)
Drive info: 6 plays, 33 yards.
1413
FOURTH QUARTERLAFPRIN
TD13:59WILL THANHEISER 14 YD PASS FROM JEFF TERRELL (FAILED 2PT PASS)
Drive info: 8 plays, 85 yards.
1419
TD10:58R.C. LAGOMARSINO 49 YD PASS FROM JEFF TERRELL (CONNOR LOUDEN KICK)
Drive info: 2 plays, 49 yards.
1426