KINGSTON – The Queen’s football team will visit the Concordia Stingers in an exhibition non-conference game which will serve as a tune-up for the Gaels regular season opener in a week’s time at Richardson against Carleton. Kick-off in Montreal is slated for 2pm.
This marks the second straight year that Queen’s and Concordia will meet in exhibition play as the Gaels played host to the Stingers last year in a game that went the way of Concordia by a tune of 25-18.
2014 Concordia at Queen’s Recap
The Gaels were led by Jesse Andrews (Arnprior, Ont.) who had 12 rushes for 100 yards in the three quarters he saw action in while Billy McPhee (Burlington, Ont.) looked like he was in mid-season form completing 15 of 25 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown while adding 24 yards on the ground as well. Mike Moore (Mississauga, Ont.) led the way for Queen’s defensively with 6.5 tackles.
The Stingers had a strong day from running back Gunner Tatum who put up 98 yards on the ground on 15 rushes. The difference in the game was turnovers and the Stingers took advantage for 12 points on two of their interceptions. Michael Asare had a big day on defense with nine tackles, a forced fumble and an interception.
2015 Gaels
This season’s edition of the Gaels will feature a young and hungry group that is looking to build off of a successful finish to the season beating Toronto and York at home before dismantling an emerging Carleton team in Ottawa. Queen’s will see some familiar faces returning as players like Doug Corby (Burlington, Ont.), Jesse Andrews(Arnprior, Ont.), Luke Ball (Kingston, Ont.) Nicholas Romanchuk (Richmond Hill, Ont.) and Corey Flude (Wilton, Ont.) to go along with the emergence of a strong group of rookies from 2014 led by OUA All-Rookie’s Mike Moore(Mississauga, Ont.) and Jason Shamatutu (Port Coquitlam, B.C.).
The team will be hungry with a young core emerging and ready to step into the spotlight for years to come.
Teeing it up
“This will be a very interesting year as a new generation of Gaels dawn the tri-colour and take the field at Richardson Stadium. A whole new generation of stars is about to be born. Look to see us as an up and comer this season.” – Pat Sheahan, Head Coach
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