STAT LINE: 6 punts, 41.0 avg, 2 Inside 20, 2 FC
Silvester was busy during the first half of Wagner’s visit to Ivy League member Columbia, punting six times for a 41.0 yards per punt average. None of his kicks went into the end zone and two of them were downed inside the Lions’ 20-yard line. Only one of his six punts was returned by Columbia, resulting in a four-yard gain. Two of the boots resulted in fair catches. The Lions’ average drive start following Silvester’s punts was inside of their own 25. After Wagner came up one yard shy of a first down on its opening possession, the rookie boomed a 64-yard punt that pinned Columbia at its own 2-yard line. His 44-yard second-quarter kick was fielded by Columbia at the 6-yard line and returned to the 10.