October 15, 2011
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Gee-Gees win thriller on last-second field goal


On a cold, windy October afternoon, the Gee-Gees men’s football team played its final home game of the regular season against the Windsor Lancers. After falling behind 14-0 early in the game, the resilient Gee-Gees ultimately prevailed by a score of 32-30, on a last-second game-winning field goal by fourth-year kicker Matt Falvo (Welland, Ont.).

“We’re going to be in close games at the end of the game, and for young players to experience what we experienced at the end of the fourth quarter is key. You try to recreate those things in practice, but you can’t—you have to live it, and that’s what we did today,” said Gee-Gees head coach Jean-Philippe Asselin.

The Gee-Gees started the game on the wrong foot as a miscue on the opening kickoff meant the offence had to start their drive at their own one yard line. Two plays later, a poor snap into the endzone led to a Windsor touchdown as the Lancers pounced on the loose ball. By the end of the first quarter, Windsor managed to increase their lead to 14-0.

uOttawa’s offence woke up on the final play of the first quarter as fourth-year quarterback Aaron Colbon (Orleans, Ont.) completed a 26-yard shovel pass to third-year running back Brendan Gillanders (Orleans, Ont.). The Gee-Gees would eventually score on the drive, thanks to a 38-yard field goal by Falvo. Falvo had another field goal on the following drive, to cut the lead to 14-6. Colbon completed 21 of 34 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns.

“I’m really settling in a little bit, as a starter. Before this [season], I hadn’t started a football game in a few years, being behind Brad [Sinopoli],” said Colbon. “The game is slowing down for me, for sure.”

Two touchdowns by Gillanders (1 receiving, 1 rushing) late in the half gave uOttawa a 20-17 lead at the intermission. Windsor scored seven points in the third quarter, while uOttawa countered with nine, thanks to another receiving score by Gillanders. Gillanders ran for 117 yards, and caught six catches for 123 yards. Ottawa led 29-24 at the end of the quarter.

With the Gee-Gees trailing 30-29, Colbon led uOttawa on a 62-yard drive in the final minute, which culminated in a game-winning 11-yard Falvo field goal as the clock expired. Falvo tied the all-time Gee-Gees record for field goals made in a career with 54. He is tied with former uOttawa kicker Ara Tchobanian.

“It’s pretty cool,” said Falvo of his Gee-Gees record. “Ara Tchobanian is one of my best friends and he was like a mentor to me when he was here. He had a really great career, so it’s cool to be standing there with him now.”

The Gee-Gees will now travel to McMaster (6-1) next weekend. The game is set for Saturday, October 22 at 1:00 p.m. Ottawa will clinch second place in the OUA with a win against the Marauders.

Windsor vs. Ottawa at OTTAWA
10/15/2011 at 1300
Windsor
30 		Ottawa
32
Box Score Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Windsor 14 3 7 6 30
Ottawa 0 20 9 3 32
OTTAWA | FRANK CLAIR

Box Score Play by PlayDrive Summary

Prd Time Scoring Summary Windsor – Ottawa
1 13:53 Windsor – Z Elsayed 0 yd fumble return. (S Rimbert kick is good). 7 – 0
1 01:07 Windsor – A Kennedy 1 yd run. (S Rimbert kick is good).
Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards in 1:41. 		14 – 0
2 12:42 Ottawa – M. FALVO 38 yd field goal.
Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards in 3:20. 		14 – 3
2 08:56 Ottawa – M. FALVO 21 yd field goal.
Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards in 1:28. 		14 – 6
2 04:19 Ottawa – B. GILLANDERS 3 yd run. (M. FALVO kick is good).
Drive: 1 plays, 3 yards in 0:11. 		14 – 13
2 01:54 Ottawa – B. GILLANDERS 9 yd pass from A. COLBON. (M. FALVO kick is good).
Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards in 1:02. 		14 – 20
2 00:00 Windsor – S Rimbert 24 yd field goal.
Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards in 1:47. 		17 – 20
3 09:55 Windsor – E Pszczonak 40 yd pass from A Kennedy. (S Rimbert kick is good).
Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards in 3:01. 		24 – 20
3 08:49 Ottawa – B. GILLANDERS 33 yd pass from A. COLBON. (M. FALVO kick is good).
Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards in 1:00. 		24 – 27
3 06:42 Ottawa – Team safety 24 – 29
4 07:35 Windsor – E Pszczonak 77 yd pass from A Kennedy. (2pt conversion pass by A Kennedy failed).
Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards in 1:04. 		30 – 29
4 00:00 Ottawa – M. FALVO 11 yd field goal.
Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards in 1:13. 		30 – 32
WindsorStatisticsOttawa
20 FIRST DOWNS 27
12
4
4		 Passing
Rushing
Penalty		 13
13
1
291 NET YARDS PASSING 323
18-28
10.4
2 for 12
0 		Completions-Attempts
Net yards per pass play
Sacked:Number-Yards
Had intercepted		 21-34
9.5
1 for 3
0
69 NET YARDS RUSHING 203
28
2.5 		Rushing Attempts
Average gain per rush		 35
5.8
8 for 250 PUNTS: Number-Yards 7 for 240
31.2 Average 34.3
109 TOTAL RETURN YARDS 108
5 for 38
3 for 71
0 for 0 		Punt Returns:No-Yards
Kickof Returns:No-Yards
Int. Returns:No-Yards		 5 for 8
6 for 100
0 for 0
8 for 85 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 10 for 93
1-1 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 4-3
1 for 3 SACKS: Number-Yards 2 for 12
0 for 0 INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards 0 for 0
28:10 TIME OF POSSESSION 31:50
Ottawa
Passing CP-AT YDS TD INT
AARON COLBON 21-34 326 2 0
TEAM 0-0 -3 0 0
Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TD
BRENDAN GILLANDERS 22 116 5.3 10 1
FRANCK NGANDUI 9 69 7.7 18 0
AARON COLBON 3 12 4.0 10 0
ALEXANDER MORRISON 1 6 6.0 6 0
Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TD
SIMON LE MARQUAND 9 128 14.2 37 0
BRENDAN GILLANDERS 6 123 20.5 33 2
HARRY SHORT 2 27 13.5 17 0
MAXIME MIREAULT 1 15 15.0 15 0
ERIC RENAUD 1 13 13.0 13 0
IAN STEWART 1 11 11.0 11 0
RAMON MONSOUR 1 9 9.0 9 0
Kicking FG LG XP PTS
MATTHEW FALVO 3/4 38 3/3 12
Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB -20
MATTHEW FALVO 7 240 34.3 45 0 0
Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB OB
MATTHEW FALVO 3 193 64.3 0 0
Kickoff Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
SOONBUM CHA 3 59 19.7 23 0
FRANCK NGANDUI 3 41 13.7 22 0
Punt Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
SOONBUM CHA 1 2 2.0 0 0
IAN STEWART 4 6 1.5 3 0
Interceptions NO YDS AVG LG TD
Fumbles NO LOST O-D REC
SOONBUM CHA 1 0
FRANCK NGANDUI 1 1
HARRY SHORT 1 1

Windsor

Passing CP-AT YDS TD INT
A Kennedy 17-27 270 2 0
J Brescacin 1-1 33 0 0
TEAM 0-0 -12 0 0
Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TD
S Grant 15 47 3.1 8 0
A Kennedy 10 22 2.2 11 1
P Lefaive 2 17 8.5 9 0
TEAM 1 -17 -17.0 0 0
Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TD
E Pszczonak 4 130 32.5 77 2
C Fernandes 8 91 11.4 28 0
J Brescacin 5 49 9.8 21 0
A Kennedy 1 33 33.0 33 0
Kicking FG LG XP PTS
S Rimbert 1/1 24 3/3 6
Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB -20
S Rimbert 8 250 31.2 69 0 2
Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB OB
S Rimbert 6 335 55.8 0 0
Kickoff Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
M Dender 1 21 21.0 21 0
Kamar Anglin 2 50 25.0 27 0
Punt Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
S Pierre 2 15 7.5 8 0
U Nwaesei 1 0 0.0 0 0
M Dender 2 23 11.5 15 0
Interceptions NO YDS AVG LG TD
Fumbles NO LOST O-D REC
A Kennedy 1 1
Defensive Statistics

Windsor Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH

Ottawa Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH

3 M McGarva 9 1 9.5 – – – – 2
1 S Pierre 7 1 7.5 – – 1-0 – 1
51 Brad Adams 6 1 6.5 – – 1 – –
22 A Whonder 4 1 4.5 – – – –
20 J Simpson 4 0 4 – – – –
27 P Lefaive 4 0 4 – – – –
50 G Post 3 0 3 – – – –
94 S Postuma 3 0 3 1 – 3 1 – 3 – –
5 U Nwaesei 2 0 2 – – – –
8 J Burns 2 0 2 – – 1-0 –
9 J Moynahan 2 0 2 – – – – 1
14 C Fernandes 2 0 2 – – – –
52 Z Elsayed 2 0 2 – – 1-0 –
92 T Potopilnyj 2 0 2 – 1 – 1 – –
TM TEAM 2 0 2 – – – –
41 D Tiede 1 0 1 – – – –
54 T.j. Simpson 1 0 1 – – – –
97 Andrew Bakos 1 0 1 – – – –
28 S Van hende 0 1 0.5 – – – –
57 S Miller 0 1 0.5 – – – –
TOTALS 57 6 60 1 – 3 2 – 4 1 3-0 – 4
52 TYLER SAWYER 6 2 7 – – – –
8 ROBERT PAYNE 5 0 5 – – – – 1
17 JOHN BECK 3 2 4 – – – –
26 ZACH RAYNOR 4 0 4 – – – – 2
98 ALEX ADAMS 3 1 3.5 2 – 12 2 – 12 – –
55 ROBERT GRIFFITHS 2 1 2.5 – – – –
95 ARNALDO LAVRES 2 1 2.5 – – – –
3 ROBERTO ALMONTE 2 0 2 – – – –
6 MATT BOND-LAPOINTE 2 0 2 – – – – 1
9 FRANCOIS RODRIGUE 2 0 2 – – 1-17 –
35 TREVOR SEAL 1 2 2 – – – –
TM TEAM 2 0 2 – – – –
14 PIER-YVES LAVERGNE 1 1 1.5 – – – –
50 ANDREW RANDALL 1 1 1.5 – – – –
4 DUSTIN WILSON 1 0 1 – – – –
21 UGO LEVESQUE 1 0

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