THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — Marc Olivier Brouillette ran in one touchdown and passed for another as the No. 5 Montreal Carabins shocked the No. 1 Laval Rouge et Or 28-7 in Canadian Interuniversity Sport football action Sunday.
Brouillette hit Frank Bruno with a 39-yard touchdown strike to open the scoring in the first quarter, then ran one in from three-yards out in the second to break a 7-7 deadlock.
Rotrand Sene ran for 88 yards and a touchdown, while J-G Clermont returned a blocked field goal 65 yards to cap the scoring for Montreal (4-1).
Laval (4-1) could only manage a five-yard touchdown reception from Mathieu Picard as Montreal held the Rouge et Or to 277 yards of total offence.
Laval hosts Mount Allison (0-4) next week, while Montreal travels to Sherbrooke (2-3).
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Marauders 42 No. 2 Mustangs 35
At London, Ont., The Western Ontario Mustangs had a memorable second half Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, it followed a forgettable first half that led to their first loss of the Canadian university football season.
Quarterback Kyle Quinlan was in on all six McMaster touchdowns as the Marauders built a big early lead and held on for a 42-35 upset win over the second-ranked Mustangs.
Quinlan finished with 272 passing yards and three touchdowns to lead the Marauders (3-2), and added 72 yards and three scores on the ground. The South Woodslee, Ont., native had a career game in the harshest of territories, facing a pro-Western crowd of 9,217 at TD Waterhouse Stadium.
“It feels great,” the Marauders quarterback said following the game. “It was so important for us with this crowd to build an early lead and we had to silence them.”
The Marauders jumped out early, with Quinlan hooking up with Sean Fahey on a 12-yard scoring pass 1:54 into the game. Quinlan added a pair of one-yard TD runs 16 minutes apart, and McMaster enjoyed a stunning 28-0 advantage at halftime.
The Mustangs (4-1) stormed back in the second half, as quarterback Michael Faulds connected with Dan Duff and Nick Trevail on TD strikes to cut the lead in half. Da’Shawn Thomas added a two-yard TD run to make it 28-21, but Quinlan’s third touchdown run of the game – again from one yard out – restored McMaster’s 14-point advantage.
Western running back Nathan Riva scored from three yards out to make it a seven-point game again, but Fahey’s second TD catch of the game from nine yards out put the Marauders back up 42-28. Riva added a 12-yard TD run with 1:16 remaining, but the Mustangs could get no closer.
Despite dealing with a number of injuries – including the loss of lineman Mike Van Praet, who suffered a suspected broken leg in the first quarter – Western coach Greg Marshall wasn’t making excuses for the loss.
“To their credit, they are a very well coached football team,” said Marshall. “They outcoached us today and I don’t like to say it but it’s the truth.”
“Our offence needs to be more consistent and needs to score points so we’re not digging ourselves out of a hole.”
The defeat spoiled an incredible game from Faulds, who finished 30-of-48 for 491 yards. Trevail had eight catches for 161 yards and a score, while Mike Hegarty added 112 receiving yards.
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No. 3 Dinos 50 Thunderbirds 26
At Vancouver, Erik Glavic had 217 passing yards and two touchdowns to pace Calgary’s rout of the Thunderbirds.
Glavic hit Anthony Parker and Taylor Altilio with touchdown passes, and ran in a score himself. Matt Walter and Parker also had rushing touchdowns for the Dinos (4-1), while Walter led all players with 189 yards on the ground.
Billy Greene was the star for B.C. (1-4), going 26-of-41 for 311 yards and three touchdowns. Jordan Grieve was the top receiver for the Thunderbirds, hauling in nine passes for 127 yards and a score.
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No. 4 Golden Gaels 42 Lancers 13
At Windsor, Ont., Danny Brannagan threw for 401 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead unbeaten Queen’s past the Lancers.
Brannagan finished 25-for-41, and connected with Mark Surya on a 13-yard TD strike and Scott Valberg on a 51-yard score in the fourth quarter for the Golden Gaels (5-0). Valberg finished with seven catches for a game-high 162 yards.
Kamar Anglin had 136 rushing yards in defeat for Windsor (2-3), while Daniel Carloni and Greg Orsini combined for just 48 passing yards.
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No. 6 X-Men 60 Axemen 7
At Antigonish, N.S., St. Francis Xavier scored 35 points in the third quarter to rout the mistake-prone Axemen.
Steve Snyder went 16-for-29 for 270 yards and a pair of touchdowns for St. FX (4-0), and added an 11-yard TD run for good measure. The X-Men capitalized on six Axemen turnovers, two of which led directly to touchdowns.
Keith Lockwood connected with Josh Pearsall on a 44-yard TD strike with six minutes left in the first half to account Acadia’s offence. Pearsall had four catches for 59 yards to lead the Axemen (1-3).
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No. 7 Huskies 24 Clan 18
Tyler O’Gorman’s 31-yard touchdown run in overtime was the difference as the No. 7-ranked University of Saskatchewan Huskies beat the Simon Fraser University Clan 24-18 in CIS football action Friday.
The win improves Saskatchewan to 3-1, while SFU drops to 2-3. Saskatchewan had the first possession in overtime, but on second down SFU’s Nigel Palma picked off Huskie quarterback Laurence Nixon at the Clan five-yard line.
SFU failed to answer on its first possession, with kicker Jason Cook pushing his 36-yard field goal attempt wide left. Saskatchewan’s Travis Gorski was able to run the ball out of the end zone to avoid giving up a single point.
SFU opened the second overtime sequence and after being forced to start at the 50 due to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Driving to the Huskie 17-yard line, Cook had his 24-yard field goal attempt blocked by David Rybinski.
On Saskatchewan’s second play from scrimmage on their next offensive possession, O’Gorman scampered up the middle, breaking a tackle near the line of scrimmage, before scampering to the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.
“It’s heartbreaking,” said SFU head coach David Johnson. “I don’t know what else to say, we just made a couple of mistakes at costly times, and we lost a heartbreaker.”
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Gee-Gees 27 No. 8 Golden Hawks 25
At Waterloo, Ont., Alex Labonte’s nine-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter led Ottawa to an upset win over the Golden Hawks.
Labonte and Stephen Hughes each had TD receptions for Ottawa (3-2). Quarterback Brad Sinopoli led the way with 341 passing yards and two TDs, while adding 94 rushing yards and a score.
Evan Pawliuk went 17-for-29 for 258 yards with a TD and two interceptions for Laurier (3-2). Dillion Heap had 102 receiving yards to top the Golden Hawks.
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No. 9 Huskies 47 Mounties 18
At Halifax, N.S., Justin Palardy kicked four field goals to tie the AUS career field goal record mark with 56 as the No. 9 Saint Mary’s Huskies overcame a 14-10 first quarter deficit to defeat the Mount Allison Mounties 47-18 on Friday night.
Huskies quarterback Jack Creighton completed 24-of-33 passes for 438 yards and three touchdowns in the victory.
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No. 10 Gryphons 34 Warriors 24
At Guelph, Ont., Joshua McCreight had 124 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns to propel the Gryphons past Waterloo.
Quarterback Chris Rossetti had just 160 passing yards for Guelph (3-2), but added 79 yards on the ground and had a one-yard TD scamper in the fourth quarter. Jamie Shaw added a 10-yard touchdown reception in the first h
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Evan Martin was solid in defeat for the Warriors (1-4), throwing for 320 yards and a touchdown. Nick Anapolsky was his favoured target, hauling in five passes for 102 yards and a score.
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Redmen 21 Gaiters 19
At Lennoxville, Que., Austin Anderson’s 28-yard field goal with 41 seconds left in the fourth quarter led McGill past the Gaiters.
Anderson connected from 25, 23 and 43 yards earlier in the game to pace the Redmen (3-2). Andrew Hamilton had McGill’s only touchdown on a two-yard run in the first quarter, and finished with 103 yards on the ground.
Jesse Andrews led the way with 236 passing yards and a touchdown for Bishop’s (1-4). He also had an eight-yard TD scamper in the second quarter.
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Stingers 34 Vert et Or 22
At Montreal, Liam Mahoney exploded for 242 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead Concordia to its first win of the season.
Mahoney’s receiving total ranks second all time in Concordia (1-4) single-game history, behind Gerry Prud’Homme’s 305-yard game in 1980. Mahoney had a 10-yard TD catch to open the scoring and added an 82-yard score in the second quarter.
Jean-Philippe Shoiry went 26-of-43 passes for 287 yards and one touchdown for the Vert et Or (2-3). Running back Pascal Fils added 131 yards and a TD in defeat.
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Varsity Blues 45 Lions 27
At Toronto, Jansen Shrubb threw for 322 yards and three touchdowns – all to Jonathan Wright – as the Varsity Blues cruised past York.
Wright wound up with 10 catches for 187 yards to pace Toronto (1-4). He caught two TD passes 1:34 apart in the first quarter and added his third of the game on an 80-yard reception midway through the fourth quarter.
Nick Coutu completed just eight passes in defeat for the Lions (0-5), but three of them went for touchdowns. Johnny Peyton caught all three TD strikes, and finished with a team-high 93 receiving yards.
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Bisons 20 Golden Bears 13
At Winnipeg, Nathan Friesen connected with Jeremy Botelho on a 10-yard touchdown pass with less than six minutes to go as Manitoba held on to beat Alberta.
Matt Henry’s 20-yard run provided the other touchdown for the Bisons (2-2). Friesen finished 12-of-20 for 176 yards in the victory.
Brent Krawchuk had the only TD for the Golden Bears (2-3), returning a blocked punt 14 yards for the score. Alberta quarterbacks Quade Armstrong and Julian Marshand combined for just 185 passing yards, and were intercepted three times.
