It won’t be an undefeated season, but hopefully the McMaster football team will learn a lesson after losing a 38-18 decision to the Ottawa Gee-Gees on a rainy afternoon in Ottawa. The Gee-Gees were playing for their play-off lives, while the Marauders, having already clinched first-place, were able to give substantial playing time to the entire roster.
The Marauders took the opening kick-off and drove 77 yards down the field, ending with Marshall Ferguson hitting Dan Petermann for an 11-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead.
After that Marauder major, scoring plays from both sides were hard to come by over the first two quarters. The Gee-Gees got three field goals from Lewis Ward, while Tyler Crapigna booted a 39-yarder for the Maroon. The teams exchanged safeties and the score at halftime was 12-11 in favour of McMaster.
Ottawa took advantage of a turnover to grab the lead early in the third quarter, when Khadim Mbaye scooped up a Marauder fumble and returned it for a touchdown to grab an 18-12 lead. The Gee-Gees then bumped the margin up to 25-12 when Ian Stewart scored a 74-yard touchdown on a pass from Derek Wendel. Another field-goal put Ottawa in front 28-12 at the end of the third.
The fourth quarter was played in a steady downpour, which made it tough on both teams. Another field-goal by Ward, his fifth of the game, and a late touchdown completed the scoring for Ottawa. McMaster also scored a late touchdown when Asher Hastings hit Dan Petermann from 39 yards for his second major of the game.
The sense of urgency in the Gee-Gees effort was obvious, while McMaster seemed content to get some game reps for the back-ups.
With the win, Ottawa guaranteed itself a spot in the OUA post-season.
Prior to the game, the Marauders carried the regimental flag of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders regiment to pay tribute to Hamilton’s Corporal Nathan Cirillo, killed in service to his country in Ottawa earlier in the week.
It won’t be an undefeated season, but hopefully the McMaster football team will learn a lesson after losing a 38-18 decision to the Ottawa Gee-Gees on a rainy afternoon in Ottawa. The Gee-Gees were playing for their play-off lives, while the Marauders, having already clinched first-place, were able to give substantial playing time to the entire roster.
The Marauders took the opening kick-off and drove 77 yards down the field, ending with Marshall Ferguson hitting Dan Petermann for an 11-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead.
After that Marauder major, scoring plays from both sides were hard to come by over the first two quarters. The Gee-Gees got three field goals from Lewis Ward, while Tyler Crapigna booted a 39-yarder for the Maroon. The teams exchanged safeties and the score at halftime was 12-11 in favour of McMaster.
Ottawa took advantage of a turnover to grab the lead early in the third quarter, when Khadim Mbaye scooped up a Marauder fumble and returned it for a touchdown to grab an 18-12 lead. The Gee-Gees then bumped the margin up to 25-12 when Ian Stewart scored a 74-yard touchdown on a pass from Derek Wendel. Another field-goal put Ottawa in front 28-12 at the end of the third.
The fourth quarter was played in a steady downpour, which made it tough on both teams. Another field-goal by Ward, his fifth of the game, and a late touchdown completed the scoring for Ottawa. McMaster also scored a late touchdown when Asher Hastings hit Dan Petermann from 39 yards for his second major of the game.
The sense of urgency in the Gee-Gees effort was obvious, while McMaster seemed content to get some game reps for the back-ups.
With the win, Ottawa guaranteed itself a spot in the OUA post-season.
Prior to the game, the Marauders carried the regimental flag of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders regiment to pay tribute to Hamilton’s Corporal Nathan Cirillo, killed in service to his country in Ottawa earlier in the week.
Photo credit: Richard Whittaker
(Source: Bill Malley, McMaster Marauders Sports Information)
| MAC vs. OTT at Ottawa, ON 10/25/2014 at 13:00 |
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| McMaster 18 |
Ottawa 38 |
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
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| McMaster | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| Ottawa | 3 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 38 |
| Ottawa, ON | Gee Gee Stadium | |||||
| PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | MCMASTER – OTTAWA |
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| 1 | 11:13 | McMaster – D. Petermann 12 yd pass from M. Ferguson. (Tyler Crapigna kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards in 3:38. |
7 – 0 |
| 1 | 03:30 | Ottawa – Lewis Ward 35 yd field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards in 1:40. |
7 – 3 |
| 1 | 00:57 | McMaster – Team safety | 9 – 3 |
| 2 | 11:55 | Ottawa – Lewis Ward 43 yd field goal. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards in 2:07. |
9 – 6 |
| 2 | 07:26 | Ottawa – Team safety | 9 – 8 |
| 2 | 03:42 | McMaster – Tyler Crapigna 39 yd field goal. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards in 2:05. |
12 – 8 |
| 2 | 01:05 | Ottawa – Lewis Ward 37 yd field goal. Drive: 3 plays, -19 yards in 0:43. |
12 – 11 |
| 3 | 12:10 | Ottawa – Tunch Akkaya 86 yd fumble return. (Lewis Ward kick is good). | 12 – 18 |
| 3 | 09:37 | Ottawa – Ian Stewart 74 yd pass from Derek Wendel. (Lewis Ward kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 74 yards in 0:25. |
12 – 25 |
| 3 | 06:43 | Ottawa – Lewis Ward 20 yd field goal. Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards in 1:14. |
12 – 28 |
| 4 | 06:49 | Ottawa – Lewis Ward 36 yd field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards in 2:22. |
12 – 31 |
| 4 | 02:35 | McMaster – D. Petermann 39 yd pass from Asher Hastings. (2pt conversion pass by Asher Hastings failed). Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards in 0:42. |
18 – 31 |
| 4 | 00:37 | Ottawa – Bryce Vieira 2 yd run. (Lewis Ward kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 2 yards in 0:04. |
18 – 38 |
| MCMASTER | STATISTICS | OTTAWA |
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| 21 | FIRST DOWNS | 13 |
| 12 5 4 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
5 8 0 |
| 280 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 362 |
| 72 3.9 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
53 6.8 |
| 266 | NET YARDS PASSING | 200 |
| 24-46 5.8 5-40 1 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
11-26 7.7 1-7 1 |
| 71 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 192 |
| 21 3.4 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
26 7.4 |
| 11-387 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 9-325 |
| 35.2 | Average | 36.1 |
| 202 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 112 |
| 7-94 4-97 1-11 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
5-78 3-29 1-5 |
| 11-70 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 11-105 |
| 2-2 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 2-1 |
| 1-7 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 5-40 |
| 1-11 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 1-5 |
| 31:35 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 28:25 |
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| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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| # | MCMASTER | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 10 | Joseph Richardson | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 42 | Chris Adeneye | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 1 | Nicholas Shortill | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 9 | Allan Dicks | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 18 | Joey Cupido | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 21 | Andrew Surya | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 26 | Steven Ventresca | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 1-11 | 1 | |||
| 33 | Eric Mezzalira | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 44 | Kyle Fitzsimons | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 47 | Conner Mackay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 – 7 | 2 – 8 | – | – | ||||
| 3 | Johnathan Ngeleka | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 11 | Ben O’Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 25 | Zachary Ismael | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| 27 | Scott Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 40 | Jacob Heathcote | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 41 | Cole Munden | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 54 | Mark Mackie | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 63 | Cody Speller | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 77 | Mike Kashak | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 92 | Kevin Aleinik | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 94 | Fabion Foote | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| TOTALS | 38 | 0 | 38 | 1 – 7 | 5 – 14 | 1-0 | 1-11 | 5 | ||||
| # | OTTAWA | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 7 | Zach Wilkinson | 9 | 0 | 9 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 9 | Khadim Mbaye | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 – 26 | 4 – 27 | – | – | ||||
| 21 | Ty Cranston | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | 1-5 | ||||
| 23 | Randy Williams | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 44 | Nick Lecour | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 16 | Jackson Bennett | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 24 | Jesse Holder | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 49 | Ettore Lattanzio | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 – 7 | 2 – 8 | – | – | ||||
| 98 | Sam Randazzo | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 4 | Tunch Akkaya | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | 1 – 7 | 1-86 | – | ||||
| 10 | Tanner Care | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 55 | Osas Obas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 – 7 | 1 – 7 | – | – | ||||
| 88 | Ben Fisher | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 33 | Marc-Antoine Laurin | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 91 | Gabriel Caissy | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 92 | Rashid Timbilla | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1-9 | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| TOTALS | 56 | 4 | 58 | 5 – 40 | 8 – 49 | 1 | 2-95 | 1-5 | 1 | |||
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Location: Ottawa, ON Stadium: Gee Gee Stadium Attendance: 700 Weather: Cloudy Temperature: 14 C Wind: East |
Referee: M Drinkwater Umpire: K Baird Head Linesman: A Wakefield Line Judge: M Cobb Back Judge: J Pringle Field Judge: H Murphy Side Judge: T Horton |
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