GNAC Champion Cougars hand Clan loss (VIDEO)

SFU Football: GNAC Champion Cougars hand Clan loss on Senior’s Day

Burnaby, BC – It was a tough finish to the season for the Simon Fraser University Clan who were not able to come away with the victory against the Azusa Pacific Cougars falling 28-19, as the program also sent off ten graduating seniors with a pre-game ceremony on Senior’s Day.

The Clan could not have gotten off to a better start as linebacker Mitchell Barnett (North Vancouver, BC – 2 TKL 1 INT) intercepted Cougars quarterback Dasmen Stewart on APU’s first play on offence. However, SFU could not convert the turnover into points.

Late in the first quarter the Clan would strike first as quarterback Ryan Stanford (Phoenix, AZ – 25/42 324-yards 1 TD 2 INT – 1 rush TD) found widereciver Lemar Durant (Coquitlam, BC – 7 rec. 70-yards 1 TD) for 14-yards on a second-and-six down to the APU 22 yard line. After a six yard loss on first down, runningback Chris Tolbert (Silver Spring, MD – 32-148-yards 1 TD) burst free for a 26-yard gain all the way down to the APU 2 yard line. On the next play Tolbert would punch it in for the touchdown giving the Clan a 6-0 lead. With his strong performance, Tolbert went over the 1,000 yard mark in his first season with the Clan after coming off off an ACL injury last season.

“The work I put in the offseason, it means a lot to me,” said Tolbert. “It means my hard work did not go unnoticed, but I would rather have rushed for 500-yards and been 9-1.”

Azusa Pacific would score with just under a minute left in the quarter, giving the away team a one point lead, 7-6. Then Stanford would be intercepted in the APU end zone denying the Clan a chance at retaking the lead.

However, senior defensive end Dylan Roper (North Vancouver, BC – 1 sack 1 FF) would sack Stewart two plays later causing a fumble, which would be recovered by senior linebacker Casey Chin (9 TKL 1 TFL 1 FR). The defence again came through on the next possession, as it stuffed the Cougars on fourth down turning the ball back over to the offence.

“They were the catalysts for everything we did,” Tolbert said on the senior class. “If somebody was slacking they were there to be on them and were well respected.”

The fourth down stop woke the Clan up as Tolbert took over, rushing for 35-yards on five carries taking the ball down to the APU 1 yard line. Then on first and goal from the one, Stanford kept the ball and ran in for the score making the game 13-7 SFU.

SFU again had a chance to extend their lead, but Stanford was intercepted a second time in the end zone which saw the Cougars turn around and drive 80-yards for the touchdown and 14-13 lead.

Trailing 21-13 in the fourth quarter, SFU clawed back as Stanford and Durant went to work. The two hooked up five times for 43-yards and the touchdown, closing the score to 21-19 as the Clan were not able to convert on the two-point conversion.

It was not meant to be though as SFU would surrender another score and the offence could not get back in it which resulted in the final score of 28-19. The Clan outgained the Cougars 501-to-420 in total yards, but three turnovers and 100-yards worth of penalties proved to be too much.

“I love these guys,” Tolbert said on the team battling each and every week, not giving up. “Every game we played we came in feeling like we were undefeated. Sometimes things do not go your way, but that is life. I would not trade this group of guys for anybody.”

The Clan finished their season with a 3-7 record and will begin preparing for next season with signing day and Spring Camp to begin in 2014.
By Mackenzie Dalgleish

Scoring Summary (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
Azusa Pacific vs Simon Fraser (Nov 16, 2013 at Burnaby, BC)Azusa Pacific (9-2,9-1) vs. Simon Fraser (3-7,3-7)

Date: Nov 16, 2013 • Site: Burnaby, BC  • Stadium: Terry Fox Field  •  Attendance: 525

 

Score by Quarters	1	2	3	4	Score
Azusa Pacific	7	0	7	14	28
Simon Fraser	6	7	0	6	19

 

SCORING SUMMARY				APU -SFU
1st	03:02	SFU	Tolbert 2 yd run (Heerspink kick blockd)
			8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 3:23	0 – 6
	00:31	APU	Watson 8 yd run (Cacciatore kick)
			5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:31	7 – 6
2nd	01:10	SFU	Stanford 1 yd run (Heerspink kick)
			7 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:32	7 – 13
3rd	05:15	APU	Douglas 2 yd run (Cacciatore kick)
			6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:06	14 – 13
4th	12:41	APU	Dillihunt 7 yd pass from Stewart (Cacciatore kick)
			5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:09	21 – 13
	07:37	SFU	Durant 12 yd pass from Stanford (Stanford pass failed)
			10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:59	21 – 19
	06:06	APU	Watson 10 yd run (Cacciatore kick)
			3 plays, 86 yards, TOP 1:24	28 – 19

 

Kickoff time: 2:00pm  • End of Game: 4:42pm  • Total elapsed time: 2:42 Referee: Michael Bezner  •  Umpire: James Sillik  •  Linesman: John Fallman  •  Line judge: Matthew Dornan  •  Back judge: Rob Fuller  •  Field judge: Brent Baumann  •  Side judge: Robert Holloway • Temperature: 8c / 44f • Wind: 5k/3m SW • Weather: cloudy

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
Azusa Pacific vs Simon Fraser (Nov 16, 2013 at Burnaby, BC) 

Team Totals	APU	SFU
FIRST DOWNS	18	25
Rushing	7	9
Passing	8	16
Penalty	3	0
NET YARDS RUSHING	168	177
Rushing Attempts	32	40
Average Per Rush	5.2	4.4
Rushing Touchdowns	3	2
Yards Gained Rushing	194	189
Yards Lost Rushing	26	12
NET YARDS PASSING	252	324
Completions-Attempts-Int	10-15-1	25-42-2
Average Per Attempt	16.8	7.7
Average Per Completion	25.2	13.0
Passing Touchdowns	1	1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	420	501
Total offense plays	47	82
Average Gain Per Play	8.9	6.1
Fumbles: Number-Lost	1-1	5-1
Penalties: Number-Yards	5-40	10-100
PUNTS-YARDS	2-54	1-48
Average Yards Per Punt	27.0	48.0
Net Yards Per Punt	27.0	39.0
Inside 20	0	0
50+ Yards	0	0
Touchbacks	0	0
Fair catch	0	0
KICKOFFS-YARDS	5-247	4-224
Average Yards Per Kickoff	49.4	56.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff	33.6	35.0
Touchbacks	0	1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	1-9-0	0-0-0
Average Per Return	9.0	0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	3-59-0	5-79-0
Average Per Return	19.7	15.8
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	2-28-0	1-8-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	22:44	37:16
1st Quarter	6:42	8:18
2nd Quarter	6:09	8:51
3rd Quarter	3:06	11:54
4th Quarter	6:47	8:13
Third-Down Conversions	2 of 6	9 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions	1 of 2	1 of 4
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	4-4	3-7
Touchdowns	4-4	3-7
Field goals	0-4	0-7
Sacks By: Number-Yards	0-0	2-10
PAT Kicks	4-4	1-2
Field Goals	0-0	0-1

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
Azusa Pacific vs Simon Fraser (Nov 16, 2013 at Burnaby, BC)  

Azusa Pacific		Simon Fraser
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg.  Watson   22  128  8  120  2  19  5.5  Douglas   5  33  4  29  1  16  5.8  Stewart   3  33  7  26  0  33  8.7  TEAM   1  0  2  -2  0  0  -2.0  Dravis   1  0  5  -5  0  0  -5.0  Totals…  32  194  26  168  3  33  5.2		RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg.  Tolbert   32  155  7  148  1  26  4.6  Stanford   5  19  5  14  1  10  2.8  Tudor   2  12  0  12  0  9  6.0  Milanovic-Litre  1  3  0  3  0  3  3.0  Totals…  40  189  12  177  2  26  4.4
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack  Stewart   10-15-1  252  1  80  2  Totals…  10-15-1  252  1  80  2		PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack  Stanford   25-42-2  324  1  34  0  Totals…  25-42-2  324  1  34  0
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg  Dillihunt   3  136  1  80  Widmer   2  28  0  18  Martens   2  19  0  16  Schick   1  35  0  35  Myles,T.   1  29  0  29  Henry   1  5  0  5  Totals…  10  252  1  80		RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg  Durant   7  70  1  14  Kawamoto   6  58  0  14  Pospischil   5  82  0  34  Corrado   3  53  0  33  Blum   1  27  0  27  Devries   1  17  0  13  Tudor   1  12  0  12  Stanford   1  5  0  5  Totals…  25  324  1  34
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB  Cacciatore   1  44  44.0  44  0  0  TEAM   1  10  10.0  10  0  0  Totals…  2  54  27.0  44  0  0		PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB  Karpun   1  48  48.0  48  0  0  Totals…  1  48  48.0  48  0  0
Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept  ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  Myles,T.   1  9  9  3  59  36  0  0  0  Thornton   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  28  28  Henderson   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  Totals…  1  9  9  3  59  36  2  28  28		Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept  ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  Corrado   0  0  0  2  38  19  0  0  0  Anderson   0  0  0  1  35  35  0  0  0  Barnett   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  8  8  Herdman,Jordan   0  0  0  2  6  6  0  0  0  Totals…  0  0  0  5  79  35  1  8  8
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total  Dillihunt   0  136  0  0  0  136  Watson   120  0  0  0  0  120  Myles,T.   0  29  59  9  0  97  Schick   0  35  0  0  0  35  Douglas   29  0  0  0  0  29  Widmer   0  28  0  0  0  28  Thornton   0  0  0  0  28  28  Stewart   26  0  0  0  0  26  Martens   0  19  0  0  0  19  Henry   0  5  0  0  0  5  TEAM   -2  0  0  0  0  -2  Dravis   -5  0  0  0  0  -5  Totals…  168  252  59  9  28  516		ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total  Tolbert   148  0  0  0  0  148  Corrado   0  53  38  0  0  91  Pospischil   0  82  0  0  0  82  Durant   0  70  0  0  0  70  Kawamoto   0  58  0  0  0  58  Anderson   0  0  35  0  0  35  Blum   0  27  0  0  0  27  Tudor   12  12  0  0  0  24  Stanford   14  5  0  0  0  19  Devries   0  17  0  0  0  17  Barnett   0  0  0  0  8  8  Herdman,Jordan   0  0  6  0  0  6  Milanovic-Litre  3  0  0  0  0  3  Totals…  177  324  79  0  8  588
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS		FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS  Heerspink  4th  14:50  35 yards  Missed
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg.  Cacciatore   5  247  0  0  49.4		KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg.  Docherty   4  224  1  0  56.0

FUMBLES: Azusa Pacific-Stewart 1-1. Simon Fraser-Corrado 2-0; Stanford 1-0; Tolbert 1-0; Devries 1-1.