September 9, 2012
Gaels hand Hawks loss in home opener
WATERLOO, Ont. (September 8, 2012) - The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks fell to 0-2 on the season as they dropped their home opener to the No. 6 Queen's Gaels (2-0) by a score of 42-16 on Saturday night. The game was broadcast live on theScore.
Queen's quarterback Billy McPhee of Burlington, Ont., threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns to pace the Gaels who scored two touchdowns 37 seconds apart late in the second quarter to blow the game wide open.
"For 26 minutes we played our guts out," said Head Coach Gary Jeffries after the game. "It was an even football game until we turned it over. We kept fighting in the second half and competed hard and that's all I can ask of them."
After a tightly-contested first quarter, in which the Gaels held a narrow 5-2 lead, Queen's took control of the game in the second quarter, scoring 17 points. Kicker Dillon Wamsley of London, Ont., connected on his second field goal of the game to get the ball rolling for the Gaels. Then, with less than two minutes to play in the half, Queen's got quick scores from running back Ryan Granberg of Sherwood Park, Alta., and Justin Chapelaine of Abbotsford, B.C., to give their team a 22-2 lead after 30 minutes.
Early in the second half, McPhee connected with rookie Timothy Godber of Montreal, Que., to stretch the lead to 27 points. Just two minutes later, after a fumble recovery by Asante Mizan of Brooklyn, N.Y., the Hawks responded as Laurier quarterback Travis Eman of Brampton, Ont., hooked up with Alex Anthony of Victoria, B.C., for Lauriers first touchdown of the season, cutting the lead to 29-9.
Queen's killed any chance of a Laurier comeback late in the third quarter when Granberg rumbled into the endzone for his second major of the game, giving the Gaels a 39-9 lead after 45 minutes.
A pair of field goals from Queens Wamsley and a touchdown reception by the Hawks Alex Sanchez of Toronto, from backup quarterback Steve Fantham of London, Ont., rounded out the scoring in the game.
Chapdelaine finished as the games top receiver as he hauled in seven catched for 176 yards and a touchdown. Anthony led Laurier with 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.
As for starting quarterback Eman, he finished the game 9-for-21 for 87 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He was replaced by Fantham in the fourth quarter completed five of 12 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Up next for the Hawks, they will take on the York Lions (1-1) at home next Saturday afternoon. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Knight-Newbrough Field.
NOTES: Linebacker Mitchell Bosch of Langley, B.C., finished the game with 7.5 tackles to lead all players...he now just sits four tackles shy of former Golden Hawk Kevin MacNeill for the all-time lead at Laurier...the Hawks defence finished with four sacks for the second week in a row...Ese Mrabure-Ajufo of Mississauga, Ont., led the team with two sacks in the game...at halftime, it was announced that Laurier students had raised $149,000 for Shinerama during O-Week...attendance at University Stadium was 3802.
Source: Laurier Sports Info
Queen's quarterback Billy McPhee of Burlington, Ont., threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns to pace the Gaels who scored two touchdowns 37 seconds apart late in the second quarter to blow the game wide open.
"For 26 minutes we played our guts out," said Head Coach Gary Jeffries after the game. "It was an even football game until we turned it over. We kept fighting in the second half and competed hard and that's all I can ask of them."
After a tightly-contested first quarter, in which the Gaels held a narrow 5-2 lead, Queen's took control of the game in the second quarter, scoring 17 points. Kicker Dillon Wamsley of London, Ont., connected on his second field goal of the game to get the ball rolling for the Gaels. Then, with less than two minutes to play in the half, Queen's got quick scores from running back Ryan Granberg of Sherwood Park, Alta., and Justin Chapelaine of Abbotsford, B.C., to give their team a 22-2 lead after 30 minutes.
Early in the second half, McPhee connected with rookie Timothy Godber of Montreal, Que., to stretch the lead to 27 points. Just two minutes later, after a fumble recovery by Asante Mizan of Brooklyn, N.Y., the Hawks responded as Laurier quarterback Travis Eman of Brampton, Ont., hooked up with Alex Anthony of Victoria, B.C., for Lauriers first touchdown of the season, cutting the lead to 29-9.
Queen's killed any chance of a Laurier comeback late in the third quarter when Granberg rumbled into the endzone for his second major of the game, giving the Gaels a 39-9 lead after 45 minutes.
A pair of field goals from Queens Wamsley and a touchdown reception by the Hawks Alex Sanchez of Toronto, from backup quarterback Steve Fantham of London, Ont., rounded out the scoring in the game.
Chapdelaine finished as the games top receiver as he hauled in seven catched for 176 yards and a touchdown. Anthony led Laurier with 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.
As for starting quarterback Eman, he finished the game 9-for-21 for 87 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He was replaced by Fantham in the fourth quarter completed five of 12 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Up next for the Hawks, they will take on the York Lions (1-1) at home next Saturday afternoon. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Knight-Newbrough Field.
NOTES: Linebacker Mitchell Bosch of Langley, B.C., finished the game with 7.5 tackles to lead all players...he now just sits four tackles shy of former Golden Hawk Kevin MacNeill for the all-time lead at Laurier...the Hawks defence finished with four sacks for the second week in a row...Ese Mrabure-Ajufo of Mississauga, Ont., led the team with two sacks in the game...at halftime, it was announced that Laurier students had raised $149,000 for Shinerama during O-Week...attendance at University Stadium was 3802.
Source: Laurier Sports Info
