After a disappointing 51-16 loss to the Laurier Golden Hawks on October 1, the Gee-Gees were looking to rebound against the lowly York Lions on Thanksgiving weekend at Frank Clair Stadium. The motivated Gee-Gees made easy work of the Lions, as uOttawa defeated York by a score of 65-12. Ottawa now moves to 4-2, and are tied for third place in the OUA.
βOffensively, we connected when we needed to, and made big plays,β said Gee-Gees head coach Jean-Philippe Asselin. βMaking sure we capitalized on those opportunities was huge for us. We didnβt let them have a chance to get back in the game.β
The Gee-Gees passing offence got off to a fast start as uOttawaβs fourth-year quarterback Aaron Colbon, Orleans, Ont., found fourth-year receiver Bogdan Raic, Ottawa, Ont., for a 51-yard pass, midway through the first quarter. The play set up an easy two-yard touchdown run by third-year running back Brendan Gillanders, Orleans, Ont., giving the Gee-Gees an early 7-0 lead.
Gillanders soon scored another touchdown from one-yard out. The scoring play was set up thanks to a fumble recovery by third-year safety Matthew Bond-Lapointe, Montreal, Que. Ottawa led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.
The Gee-Gees scored twice early in the second quarter as third-year receiver Simon Le Marquand, Gatineau, Que., caught a three-yard touchdown pass from Colbon on the first play of the quarter. Colbon then threw a touchdown pass to second-year running back Franck Ngandui, Laval, Que. Ngandui finished with three total touchdowns on the day.
Ottawa had many big plays against the Lions, including an 82-yard return by third-year defensive back Soonbum Cha, Burlington, Ont., off a missed York field goal. Ottawa led 42-3 at the half.
βI wish I didnβt run out of gas at the end,β said Cha with a laugh. βThe guys up front were blocking for me and I saw the seam. I want to give credit to all of my blockers.β
After halftime, the Gee-Gees increased their lead when Ngandui exploded for an 80-yard touchdown run. York closed the gap to 49-12 by the end of the third quarter.
Gee-Gees first-year backup quarterback Derek Wendel, Belleville, Ont., came in relief of Colbon, late in the third quarter. He threw his first CIS touchdown pass, after scrambling out of the pocket to avoid the pressure. Eventually, uOttawa would claim the victory by a 65-12 score.
βIt felt pretty good, to get it out of the way,β said Wendel of his touchdown pass. βI was really excited when I broke out of the offensive line, and got the pass off.β
The Gee-Gees will now host Windsor next weekend (4-1 OUA). The game is set for Saturday, October 15 at 1:00 p.m., at Frank Clair Stadium. This is uOttawaβs last home game of the season.
Ottawa Sports Info
| York vs. Ottawa at Ottawa 10/8/2011 at 1:05pm |
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| York 12 |
Ottawa 65 |
| York (1-4) | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Ottawa (3-2) | 14 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 65 |
| Ottawa | Frank Clair |
Box Score Play by PlayDrive Summary
| 1 | 07:55 | Ottawa – B. GILLANDERS 2 yd run. (M. FALVO kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards in 1:57. |
0 – 7 |
| 1 | 01:18 | Ottawa – B. GILLANDERS 1 yd run. (M. FALVO kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards in 1:42. |
0 – 14 |
| 2 | 14:40 | Ottawa – S. LE MARQUAND 3 yd pass from A. COLBON. (M. FALVO kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards in 0:35. |
0 – 21 |
| 2 | 14:21 | Ottawa – F. NGANDUI 18 yd pass from A. COLBON. (M. FALVO kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 18 yards in 0:14. |
0 – 28 |
| 2 | 03:15 | York – H Dervishi 35 yd field goal. | 3 – 28 |
| 2 | 02:08 | Ottawa – A. COLBON 4 yd run. (M. FALVO kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 0 yards in 2:18. |
3 – 35 |
| 2 | 01:00 | Ottawa – S. LE MARQUAND 19 yd pass from A. COLBON. (M. FALVO kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards in 0:48. |
3 – 42 |
| 3 | 14:23 | Ottawa – F. NGANDUI 80 yd run. (M. FALVO kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards in 0:27. |
3 – 49 |
| 3 | 11:13 | York – W Austin 13 yd pass from D Sevdin. (H Dervishi kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards in 0:24. |
10 – 49 |
| 3 | 07:05 | York – Team safety | 12 – 49 |
| 4 | 12:11 | Ottawa – B. RAIC 20 yd pass from D. WENDEL. (M. FALVO kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards in 2:49. |
12 – 56 |
| 4 | 10:13 | Ottawa – M. FALVO rouge point. | 12 – 57 |
| 4 | 10:28 | Ottawa – F. NGANDUI 52 yd run. (M. FALVO kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards in 0:00. |
12 – 64 |
| 4 | 02:53 | Ottawa – M. FALVO rouge point. | 12 – 65 |
| 15 | FIRST DOWNS | 21 |
| 9 2 4 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
12 8 1 |
| 222 | NET YARDS PASSING | 413 |
| 17-40 5.6 1 for 5 3 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked:Number-Yards Had intercepted |
18-31 13.3 0 for 0 2 |
| 53 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 286 |
| 13 4.1 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
33 8.7 |
| 12 for 432 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 6 for 192 |
| 36.0 | Average | 32.0 |
| 227 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 146 |
| 3 for 33 11 for 188 2 for 6 |
Punt Returns:No-Yards Kickof Returns:No-Yards Int. Returns:No-Yards |
11 for 70 2 for 39 3 for 37 |
| 6 for 29 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 15 for 122 |
| 3-2 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 2-2 |
| 0 for 0 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 1 for 5 |
| 2 for 6 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 3 for 37 |
| 26:47 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 33:28 |
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| 8 | H Hazime | 9 | 3 | 10.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 26 | C Bellerdine | 6 | 1 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 55 | S Reading | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 3 | J Nugent | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 2-6 | 1 | |||
| 14 | N Nkansah | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 91 | D Plett | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 58 | P Russell | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 77 | M Livingston | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| TM | TEAM | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 51 | E Morassutti | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 4 | C Pryce | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 16 | A Bugdahn | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 17 | N Craig | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 20 | R Poroznik | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 21 | B Small | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 28 | A McMillan | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 52 | D Philip | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 54 | C Fry | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 85 | W Austin | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 88 | N Griffith | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 97 | Z Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 10 | A Collymore | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 44 | T De moel | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 46 | 11 | 51.5 | 0 – 0 | – | 2-0 | 2-6 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 55 | ROBERT GRIFFITHS | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 44 | NICK LECOUR | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 4 | DUSTIN WILSON | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 1-33 | 2 | |||
| 10 | SOONBUM CHA | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 49 | ETTORE LATTANZIO | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 – 5 | 1 – 5 | – | – | ||||
| 17 | JOHN BECK | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 1 | TY RUZNAK | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 21 | UGO LEVESQUE | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 35 | TREVOR SEAL | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 0I | KEVEN CARMICHEAL | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 95 | ARNALDO LAVRES | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 14 | PIER-YVES LAVERGNE | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 2 | SIMON LE MARQUAND | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 6 | MATT BOND-LAPOINTE | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1-27 | – | 2 | |||
| 7 | ZACH WILKINSON | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 8 | ROBERT PAYNE | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 9 | FRANCOIS RODRIGUE | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 23 | RANDY WILLIAMS | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
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