Mustangs down Lancers despite Kennedy's record-setting day
Lancer fifth year quarterback Austin Kennedy had a remarkable day in his final regular season game for the Blue & Gold.
Lancer fifth year quarterback Austin Kennedy had a remarkable day in his final regular season game for the Blue & Gold.
With three touchdowns, the Windsor, ON native tied the OUA career passing touchdown record with 79 career touchdowns. He shares the record with Josh Sacobie (2004-08) from the Ottawa Gee Gees. He also finished his career with over 700 completions and 9,986 total passing yards.
The Lancers fell to the Western Mustangs 43-21 on Saturday afternoon at TD Waterhouse Stadium in London, ON.
Windsor finishes the regular season in fourth place overall with a 5-3 record. The Lancers will host their first playoff game since 2006 next Saturday, November 1st, when they host the Ottawa Gee Gees at 1:00pm at Alumni Field.
Earlier this year, the Lancers defeated the Gee-Gees 39-29 during Alumni Weekend at Alumni Field.
A strong defensive showing by the Blue & Gold in the first quarter kept the Mustangs at bay and allowed the Lancers to build a 14-0 lead after the first quarter of play.
Kennedy connected with Gilbert Stewart on a short five yard pass for his first touchdown of the quarter at 7:48. On their next drive, Kennedy moved one step closer to the OUA record when receiver Evan Pszczonak caught an 8-yard pass with one minute remaining in the quarter.
Kennedy's touchdown pass to Pszczonak was also the Windsor, ON native's 700th career pass completion. He finished the game and his CIS career with 710 completions to place him second overall in the OUA and third overall in the CIS.
The second and third quarters were all Western as they went on an 29-0 run to lead 18-14 at halftime and 29-14 after three quarter.
Windsor got back on the board in the fourth quarter. Kennedy tied the OUA record with his 12th of the season when he connected with Pszczonak for a 38-yard touchdown pass to bring the Lancers within a score midway through the quarter.
The Mustangs once again increased their lead with two more touchdowns to earn the victory.
Source: Windsor Lancers
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Windsor | Western |
|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | 293 | 258 |
| Rushing Yards | 158 | 351 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of Poss. | 28:02 | 31:58 |
