September 25, 2010
Overtime field goal propels No. 2 Ottawa to 27-25 win
The No. 2 ranked Ottawa Gee Gees (5-0) sent the Queen's Gaels (1-3) to their first regular season home loss since 2007 with a 27-25 overtime victory this afternoon at Richardson Stadium.
Matt Falvo of Welland, Ont., hit a 30 yard field goal in the first possession of overtime after Dan Village of Abbotsford, B.C., recorded a single on a 35 yard field goal attempt. The win sends the Gee Gees to their fifth straight victory to begin the season.
For the Gaels, it was the team's first regular season loss at home in nearly than three years, a streak that ran for ten consecutive contests. The team's last regular season home defeat was on September. 29, 2007 against the then-ranked No. 4 Laurier Golden Hawks.
The Gaels have lost three games this season by eight points or less and many have pointed out the Gaels could easily been 4-0 to start the season.
“We played with them, but that's not enough anymore,” said Gaels defensive end Frank Pankewich of Thunder Bay, Ont. “I'm sick and tired of saying we almost had them – we stuck with them, but we gotta win the game.”The Gee Gees started the game off strong, opening up a 14-0 lead in the first quarter thanks to touchdowns from Cyril Adjeitey of Ghana, and Ezra Millington, of Newmarket, Ont.
After being replaced early by Billy McPhee of Burlington, Ont., Gaels second year pivot Justin Chapdelaine of Abbotsford, B.C., came back into contest and engineered a 12 play, 97 yard drive. Chapdelaine capped off the drive by running the ball in from five yards out to pull Queen's to within seven at the half.
With momentum on their side, the Gaels continued to produce offensively in the second half and tied the game on another impressive scoring drive. Chapdelaine wrapped up a 12 play, 83 yard drive when he hit Giovanni Aprile, of Toronto, for a 10 yard major to even the score at 14.
The Gaels would grab the lead midway through the fourth quarter when Chapdelaine ran for his second touchdown of the day, on a 10 yard scramble off a broken play, to give Queen's a 21-14 advantage.
The lead was short lived, as Ottawa responded with Sinopoli hitting wide reciever Alex Fortier-Labonte of Gatineau, Que., on a 68-yard touchdown strike.
Village and Falvo would trade field goals late in the game to send the contest to overtime tied at 24.
Sinopoli, currently the leading quarterback in the country, finished the day 21 for 39 with three touchdowns and one interception. For the Gaels, Chapdelaine turned in a career best day completing 18 of 28 passes for 335 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for 54 yards and two touchdowns.
Aprile, who was Chapdelaine favourite receiver all day, finished with seven receptions for a career-best 179 yards and one touchdown. Fortier-Labonte was Ottawa's top receiver with three receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown.
Andrew Lue of Markham, Ont., led the Gaels with 6.5 tackles while Ottawa's Tyler Sawyer of Metcalfe, Ont., finished as the top defensive player in the game with nine tackles.
Matt Falvo of Welland, Ont., hit a 30 yard field goal in the first possession of overtime after Dan Village of Abbotsford, B.C., recorded a single on a 35 yard field goal attempt. The win sends the Gee Gees to their fifth straight victory to begin the season.
For the Gaels, it was the team's first regular season loss at home in nearly than three years, a streak that ran for ten consecutive contests. The team's last regular season home defeat was on September. 29, 2007 against the then-ranked No. 4 Laurier Golden Hawks.
The Gaels have lost three games this season by eight points or less and many have pointed out the Gaels could easily been 4-0 to start the season.
“We played with them, but that's not enough anymore,” said Gaels defensive end Frank Pankewich of Thunder Bay, Ont. “I'm sick and tired of saying we almost had them – we stuck with them, but we gotta win the game.”The Gee Gees started the game off strong, opening up a 14-0 lead in the first quarter thanks to touchdowns from Cyril Adjeitey of Ghana, and Ezra Millington, of Newmarket, Ont.
After being replaced early by Billy McPhee of Burlington, Ont., Gaels second year pivot Justin Chapdelaine of Abbotsford, B.C., came back into contest and engineered a 12 play, 97 yard drive. Chapdelaine capped off the drive by running the ball in from five yards out to pull Queen's to within seven at the half.
With momentum on their side, the Gaels continued to produce offensively in the second half and tied the game on another impressive scoring drive. Chapdelaine wrapped up a 12 play, 83 yard drive when he hit Giovanni Aprile, of Toronto, for a 10 yard major to even the score at 14.
The Gaels would grab the lead midway through the fourth quarter when Chapdelaine ran for his second touchdown of the day, on a 10 yard scramble off a broken play, to give Queen's a 21-14 advantage.
The lead was short lived, as Ottawa responded with Sinopoli hitting wide reciever Alex Fortier-Labonte of Gatineau, Que., on a 68-yard touchdown strike.
Village and Falvo would trade field goals late in the game to send the contest to overtime tied at 24.
Sinopoli, currently the leading quarterback in the country, finished the day 21 for 39 with three touchdowns and one interception. For the Gaels, Chapdelaine turned in a career best day completing 18 of 28 passes for 335 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for 54 yards and two touchdowns.
Aprile, who was Chapdelaine favourite receiver all day, finished with seven receptions for a career-best 179 yards and one touchdown. Fortier-Labonte was Ottawa's top receiver with three receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown.
Andrew Lue of Markham, Ont., led the Gaels with 6.5 tackles while Ottawa's Tyler Sawyer of Metcalfe, Ont., finished as the top defensive player in the game with nine tackles.
Source: Gaels Athletics
