October 5, 2022
By the Numbers: Offensive prowess on the pitch put on full display
Burlington, Ont. - Numbers from across the Week 6 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) slate featured head-turning offensive numbers on the field, some clutch kicking from the Badgers on the pitch, and a potent Panda Game performance.
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211 - A sold-out TD Place is often a perfect backdrop for players to produce big-time performances in the Panda Game, and in the rivalry's 53rd edition, it was Ottawa' Nicholas Gendron who did just that. The third-year receiver hauled in 211 yards on the day, including an early 81-yard touchdown to tie the game. The lofty total marks the fourth highest output in Gee-Gees history and was just 65 yards shy of the all-time Panda Game receiving record.
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22:28 - It was a second straight successful outing for Waterloo's Claudia Heeney at the Don Mills Open, crossing the line first among all OUA participants. The back-to-back Warriors athlete of the week finished the 6km event in a time of 22:28, which was anchored by a phenomenal final two kilometres.
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22 - It was all TMU, all the time this past weekend, as the Bold made an offensive statement in their one-sided wins during that span. The team started with a 15-0 triumph over RMC, a feat highlighted by eight combined goals from Sean Fafinski and Zakaria Abdi, before turning in a 7-1 victory against Queen's the following day. Justin Santos' hat trick led the way in the latter and helped bring TMU's weekend total to 22 goals in just two games.
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5 - The York Lions offence was up to the task this weekend against Algoma, with perhaps none more on point than Justin Cicchillo. The first-year midfielder had the best weekend of his young varsity career, netting a brace in the team's opener with the Thunderbirds on Saturday, before registering his first OUA hat trick the following day to bring his two-game total to five and his season mark to six.
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4 - Conference competitors are making themselves right at home atop the national rankings early in the season, and following the latest stretch of action, feature a season-best four squads sitting at No. 1. The Western football team have remained a mainstay atop the U SPORTS list all season, while the York men's soccer team has held the spot for three out of the past four weeks. The McMaster men's cross country team has raced their way to the No. 1 national position in their first rankings of the year, while the Toronto Varsity Blues have claimed the country's top spot in field hockey following their three-win week.
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3 - The Badgers produced a thrilling win on their home field this past weekend, taking down Toronto by a 14-10 margin, but it didn't come without some late-game heroics. With Brock down by two in the final minutes, they drove the field on two occasions to set up two successful penalty kicks from Paige DeNeve, who ended up making three on the day and scoring the St. Catharines squad's final nine points in the win.
211 - A sold-out TD Place is often a perfect backdrop for players to produce big-time performances in the Panda Game, and in the rivalry's 53rd edition, it was Ottawa' Nicholas Gendron who did just that. The third-year receiver hauled in 211 yards on the day, including an early 81-yard touchdown to tie the game. The lofty total marks the fourth highest output in Gee-Gees history and was just 65 yards shy of the all-time Panda Game receiving record.
22:28 - It was a second straight successful outing for Waterloo's Claudia Heeney at the Don Mills Open, crossing the line first among all OUA participants. The back-to-back Warriors athlete of the week finished the 6km event in a time of 22:28, which was anchored by a phenomenal final two kilometres.
22 - It was all TMU, all the time this past weekend, as the Bold made an offensive statement in their one-sided wins during that span. The team started with a 15-0 triumph over RMC, a feat highlighted by eight combined goals from Sean Fafinski and Zakaria Abdi, before turning in a 7-1 victory against Queen's the following day. Justin Santos' hat trick led the way in the latter and helped bring TMU's weekend total to 22 goals in just two games.
5 - The York Lions offence was up to the task this weekend against Algoma, with perhaps none more on point than Justin Cicchillo. The first-year midfielder had the best weekend of his young varsity career, netting a brace in the team's opener with the Thunderbirds on Saturday, before registering his first OUA hat trick the following day to bring his two-game total to five and his season mark to six.
4 - Conference competitors are making themselves right at home atop the national rankings early in the season, and following the latest stretch of action, feature a season-best four squads sitting at No. 1. The Western football team have remained a mainstay atop the U SPORTS list all season, while the York men's soccer team has held the spot for three out of the past four weeks. The McMaster men's cross country team has raced their way to the No. 1 national position in their first rankings of the year, while the Toronto Varsity Blues have claimed the country's top spot in field hockey following their three-win week.
3 - The Badgers produced a thrilling win on their home field this past weekend, taking down Toronto by a 14-10 margin, but it didn't come without some late-game heroics. With Brock down by two in the final minutes, they drove the field on two occasions to set up two successful penalty kicks from Paige DeNeve, who ended up making three on the day and scoring the St. Catharines squad's final nine points in the win.
