October 31, 2005
MARAUDERS AND GEES-GEES MOVE ON TO SEMI-FINALS
McMaster 49 Windsor 19
As Saturday's quarter-final match-up between the McMaster Marauders and Windsor Lancers began, it seemed as if the problems that plagued the Marauders in their three regular season losses would pop up again in the playoffs.
After a two-and-out opening drive, McMaster's defence came on to the field and promptly allowed Windsor wideout Derek Quigley to sneak behind their coverage and storm into the Mac endzone for a 63-yard score less than two minutes into the game. After a single point on a kickoff, Windsor had an 8-0 lead and all the momentum a road team could ever ask for in a playoff game.
But then Jordan Kozina stole the show.
Kozina, Mac's rookie running back, weaved his way through the Windsor defence and dragged a defender 10 yards into the endzone for a 60-yd score at the 10:03 mark of the first quarter. That touchdown seemed to calm down the Marauders, and they never looked back, outscoring Windsor 26-0 in the second quarter on the way to a 49-19 victory.
Kozina ended his OUA playoff debut with 22 carries for 177 yards and three touchdowns. The game was hyped as a battle of the top two running backs in the country, however Windsor's Daryl Stephenson suffered an injury on his first and only carry of the game and did not return.
Adam Archibald continued his red-hot passing, completing 21 of 36 passes for 465 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Archibald averaged 22.1 yards per completion and also had at least a handful of passes dropped by his receivers.
Regardless of a few drops, the Mac receivers had an outstanding day. Vaughan Swart caught four passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns of 53 and 61 yards respectively. Andrew Ross caught five passes for 131 yards. Jon Behie had maybe the catch of the year in the CIS, elevating and grabbing the ball well over his head with one hand. Behie ended the day with four catches for 61 yards and a touchdown.
Linebackers Simon Binder, Jason Pottinger, and Eugene Boakye led the team with 5, 4.5, and 4 tackles respectively. Defensive ends Jeff Robertshaw and Nick Binder had an outstanding day and were in the Lancer backfield with regularity. Robertshaw had one sack, while Binder had a sack, forced fumble, and fumble recovery.
In his second consecutive start at quarterback for Windsor, Joshua Duguay fought his way through the relentless Mac pressure to complete 12 of 26 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns.
Stephenson's replacement, C.J. Mualwanda rushed 19 times for 94 yards. Glenn Mackay had two catches for 93 yards and a score, while Derek Quigley added two catches for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Sasha Glavic led the Lancers with 11 tackles. Logan Lenarduzzi added an interception.
Mac out gained Windsor 679-375.
Mac now prepares for an OUA semi-final battle with the undefeated Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (8-0) in Waterloo next Saturday. In the regular season, Laurier defeated the Marauders 33-26 however Mac had the ball on the 1-yard line of the Hawks at the end of regulation. Game time is currently scheduled for 1 p.m. but could change depending on potential national television coverage.
(Source: Chris Black, McMaster University)
Ottawa 35 Guelph 21
Joe Sullivan ran for 126-yards and two touchdowns as the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees dumped the University of Guelph Gryphons 35-21 in an Ontario University Athletics (OUA) quarter-final football game Sunday afternoon at Frank Clair Stadium.
Ottawa jumped out to an early 25-0 lead and held on for the victory, as they advance to play the University of Western Ontario Mustangs in one of two OUA semi-finals next Saturday afternoon at 1 pm in London.
The Gryphons conceded the first four points of the game on a pair of safeties, the second coming after a huge defensive stand that saw Guelph stop the Gee-Gees on third and goal from the six yard line. On third down, Colin Dyer batted down a Joshua Sacobie pass to end the drive, but Guelph was unable to take advantage of the stop, conceding their second safety on the ensuing possession.
On the next series, Ottawa drove the field and were once again put into a third and goal situation, but this time the gamble paid off for the Garnet and Grey, as Joe Sullivan broke through the line and ran straight up the middle for a 15-yard touchdown to put Ottawa up 11-0.
The Gee-Gees blew open the game on the first place of the second quarter, as David Crane took a Peter DeGouw punt and returned it 55 yards for his second punt return touchdown in as many games. Ottawa went up 25-0 with less than three minutes left in the half, when Sacobie connected with J-P Asselin on a two-yard touchdown pass on third and goal.
Guelph caught a much-needed break with a minute left in the half, as Sullivan fumbled the ball on the one-yard line. Quarterback Justin Dunk scored the first of his two majors from one yard out to put the Gryphons down 25-7 after the opening 30-minutes.
Guelph continued to mount their comeback early in the second half, as Dunk drove the team down the field and scored his second major, rolling left and running the ball in from 7-yards out. They followed that up with an 81-yard touchdown strike from Dunk to Jeff Keegan with 5:31 left in the period to pull to within four.
Dunk would finish the game completing 12 of 23 passes, throwing for 279-yards and one touchdown, while Sacobie was 30 of 44 for 285 and a touchdown. Each pivot threw one interception.
But that is as close as the Gryphons would come. Guelph gave up their third safety of the game, followed by Tchobanian rouge at 12:41.
Sullivan put the game away with just under a minute to go, breaking through the entire Guelph secondary to score a 38-yard touchdown.
Keegan caught three passes for 160 yards and a score, while Asselin was the leading receiver for Ottawa hauling in 12 catches for 90 yards.
(Source: University of Ottawa Sports Information)
As Saturday's quarter-final match-up between the McMaster Marauders and Windsor Lancers began, it seemed as if the problems that plagued the Marauders in their three regular season losses would pop up again in the playoffs.
After a two-and-out opening drive, McMaster's defence came on to the field and promptly allowed Windsor wideout Derek Quigley to sneak behind their coverage and storm into the Mac endzone for a 63-yard score less than two minutes into the game. After a single point on a kickoff, Windsor had an 8-0 lead and all the momentum a road team could ever ask for in a playoff game.
But then Jordan Kozina stole the show.
Kozina, Mac's rookie running back, weaved his way through the Windsor defence and dragged a defender 10 yards into the endzone for a 60-yd score at the 10:03 mark of the first quarter. That touchdown seemed to calm down the Marauders, and they never looked back, outscoring Windsor 26-0 in the second quarter on the way to a 49-19 victory.
Kozina ended his OUA playoff debut with 22 carries for 177 yards and three touchdowns. The game was hyped as a battle of the top two running backs in the country, however Windsor's Daryl Stephenson suffered an injury on his first and only carry of the game and did not return.
Adam Archibald continued his red-hot passing, completing 21 of 36 passes for 465 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Archibald averaged 22.1 yards per completion and also had at least a handful of passes dropped by his receivers.
Regardless of a few drops, the Mac receivers had an outstanding day. Vaughan Swart caught four passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns of 53 and 61 yards respectively. Andrew Ross caught five passes for 131 yards. Jon Behie had maybe the catch of the year in the CIS, elevating and grabbing the ball well over his head with one hand. Behie ended the day with four catches for 61 yards and a touchdown.
Linebackers Simon Binder, Jason Pottinger, and Eugene Boakye led the team with 5, 4.5, and 4 tackles respectively. Defensive ends Jeff Robertshaw and Nick Binder had an outstanding day and were in the Lancer backfield with regularity. Robertshaw had one sack, while Binder had a sack, forced fumble, and fumble recovery.
In his second consecutive start at quarterback for Windsor, Joshua Duguay fought his way through the relentless Mac pressure to complete 12 of 26 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns.
Stephenson's replacement, C.J. Mualwanda rushed 19 times for 94 yards. Glenn Mackay had two catches for 93 yards and a score, while Derek Quigley added two catches for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Sasha Glavic led the Lancers with 11 tackles. Logan Lenarduzzi added an interception.
Mac out gained Windsor 679-375.
Mac now prepares for an OUA semi-final battle with the undefeated Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (8-0) in Waterloo next Saturday. In the regular season, Laurier defeated the Marauders 33-26 however Mac had the ball on the 1-yard line of the Hawks at the end of regulation. Game time is currently scheduled for 1 p.m. but could change depending on potential national television coverage.
(Source: Chris Black, McMaster University)
Ottawa 35 Guelph 21
Joe Sullivan ran for 126-yards and two touchdowns as the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees dumped the University of Guelph Gryphons 35-21 in an Ontario University Athletics (OUA) quarter-final football game Sunday afternoon at Frank Clair Stadium.
Ottawa jumped out to an early 25-0 lead and held on for the victory, as they advance to play the University of Western Ontario Mustangs in one of two OUA semi-finals next Saturday afternoon at 1 pm in London.
The Gryphons conceded the first four points of the game on a pair of safeties, the second coming after a huge defensive stand that saw Guelph stop the Gee-Gees on third and goal from the six yard line. On third down, Colin Dyer batted down a Joshua Sacobie pass to end the drive, but Guelph was unable to take advantage of the stop, conceding their second safety on the ensuing possession.
On the next series, Ottawa drove the field and were once again put into a third and goal situation, but this time the gamble paid off for the Garnet and Grey, as Joe Sullivan broke through the line and ran straight up the middle for a 15-yard touchdown to put Ottawa up 11-0.
The Gee-Gees blew open the game on the first place of the second quarter, as David Crane took a Peter DeGouw punt and returned it 55 yards for his second punt return touchdown in as many games. Ottawa went up 25-0 with less than three minutes left in the half, when Sacobie connected with J-P Asselin on a two-yard touchdown pass on third and goal.
Guelph caught a much-needed break with a minute left in the half, as Sullivan fumbled the ball on the one-yard line. Quarterback Justin Dunk scored the first of his two majors from one yard out to put the Gryphons down 25-7 after the opening 30-minutes.
Guelph continued to mount their comeback early in the second half, as Dunk drove the team down the field and scored his second major, rolling left and running the ball in from 7-yards out. They followed that up with an 81-yard touchdown strike from Dunk to Jeff Keegan with 5:31 left in the period to pull to within four.
Dunk would finish the game completing 12 of 23 passes, throwing for 279-yards and one touchdown, while Sacobie was 30 of 44 for 285 and a touchdown. Each pivot threw one interception.
But that is as close as the Gryphons would come. Guelph gave up their third safety of the game, followed by Tchobanian rouge at 12:41.
Sullivan put the game away with just under a minute to go, breaking through the entire Guelph secondary to score a 38-yard touchdown.
Keegan caught three passes for 160 yards and a score, while Asselin was the leading receiver for Ottawa hauling in 12 catches for 90 yards.
(Source: University of Ottawa Sports Information)
