HAMILTON, Ont. – The McMaster Marauders advanced to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Yates Cup Championship game for the first time since 2003 with a 40-13 defeat of the Queen’s Gaels in the second OUA semi-final on Saturday evening.
McMaster will face the No. 3 Western Mustangs in London for the Yates Cup title. Kickoff is 1:00 pm at Western’s TD Waterhouse Stadium.
The Marauders didn’t waste any time in the first quarter against Queen’s scoring on the opening drive of the game. A 38-yard Kyle Quinlan (South Woodslee, Ont.) completion to Brad Fochesato (Windsor, Ont.) setup the Marauders first attempt in the red zone. Quinlan took full advantage running a bootleg after a fake handoff and crossed the goal-line for the six yard touchdown run. It was the first rushing touchdown the Gaels defence had surrendered all season.
Quinlan finished 14 of 23 for 214 yards with two passing touchdowns and two interceptions. He also rushed the ball nine times for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Gaels starting quarterback Ryan Mitchell (Toronto, Ont.) wasn’t on his game in the first quarter as Porter Player of the Game Joey Cupido (Hamilton, Ont.) intercepted Mitchell on his first pass of the day.
The first Cupido interception resulted in a Teddy Peters (Mississauga, Ont.) 29 yard field goal to give McMaster an early 10-0 lead. Peters was appearing in his first career CIS game replacing starting kicker Tyler Crapigna (Ottawa, Ont.) who was unavailable due to an illness. Peters connected on both of his field goal attempts in the game.
The Marauders intercepted Mitchell five more times in the half with four total coming from Cupido. His four interceptions set a new McMaster record, and tied the CIS and OUA records for most interceptions in a game.
Cupido’s second interception setup a drive start at the Queen’s 35 that Quinlan quickly converted into his second passing touchdown of the day. He found Chris Pezzetta for the nine yard touchdown strike to cap the five play drive.
The McMaster special teams also contributed. Backup quarterback Marshal Ferguson, handling the punting duties for the first time, completed a 13 yard pass to Tyler Loveday (Kitchener, Ont.) on a fake punt to keep the ensuing McMaser drive alive. Pezzetta found the end zone again, this time with his legs, carrying the ball four times for 35 yards after the fake. He capped off the drive with a a two yard touchdown run.
With McMaster already ahead 23-3, Aram Eisho (Hamilton, Ont.) picked off Mitchell and returned it 58 yards for the touchdown to increase the Marauder lead to 30-3.
Dan Village (Abbotsford, B.C.) hit a 30 yard field goal for the Gaels only points of the half.
In the third quarter after the Marauders fumbled the opening kickoff the Gaels would recover. The Marauder defence would hold and Queen’s was forced to settle for another Village field goal on the drive.
The Marauders kept the pressure coming as Quinlan hit Michael DiCroce (Hamilton, Ont.) for his second passing touchdown of the day making it 40-6. DiCroce finished with six catches for 103 yards and the touchdown. Combined with his three rushes for 27 yards, DiCroce led the Marauders in all-purpose yardage with 131.
Ryan Granberg (Sherwood Park, Alta.) looked to spark a comeback giving the Gaels back-to-back first downs pushing the ball deep into the Marauders end. Granberg would finish off the drive with a six yard touchdown run making it 40-13 for McMaster. That was the extent of scoring in the game as the 40-13 score held until the final whistle.
The Marauder defence had contributors on all fronts. Aram Eisho (Hamilton, Ont.) was the top tackler with seven and the one interception. Steven Ventresca (Hamilton, Ont.) added the sixth Marauder interception of the ball game that he returned 41 yards to setup Petter’s second field goal of the game from 33 yards.
Granberg was the Gaels most productive player on offence with 128 yards and the Gaels’ lone touchdown rushing on 20 carries. Mitchell finished with 143 yards on 15 completions. Chris Patrician (Toronto) was his favourite target with four catches and 69 yards.
Frank Pankewich (Thunder Bay, Ont.) was the team’s top tackler with eight tackles and a sack.
The 104th Yates Cup Championship game will be broadcast live on the Score starting at 1:00 pm.
Source: McMaster Sports Info
HAMILTON, Ont. (November 5, 2011) β The Gaels season came to a close on Saturday as the McMaster Marauders capitalized on Gaels turnovers in an eventual 40-13 win.
The Marauders didnβt waste any time in the first quarter as starting quarterback Kyle Quinlan of South Woodslee, Ont. ran a bootleg after a fake handoff and crossed the goal-line for a six yard score. It was the first rushing touchdown the Gaels defence had surrendered all season.
Gaels starting quarterback Ryan Mitchell of Toronto wasnβt on his game in the first as the Marauders intercepted Mitchell on his first pass of the day. The play resulted in a Marauder 29 yard field goal making it 10-0 for McMaster.
The Marauders intercepted Mitchell five more times in the half with four coming from Joey Cupido of Hamilton, Ont. and one from Aram Eisho also of Hamilton who took the ball 58 yards for a touchdown. Quinlan finished out the half with one passing and one rushing touchdown.
Dan Village of Abbotsford, B.C. hit a 30 yard field goal for the Gaels only points of the half.
In the third quarter after the Marauders fumbled the opening punt the Gaels would recover. Queenβs was forced to settle for another Village field goal.
The Marauders kept the pressure coming as Quinlan hit Michael DiCroce of Hamilton, Ont. for his second passing touchdown of the day making it 40-6.
Ryan Granberg of Sherwood Park, Alta. looked to make a game of it as he gave the Gaels back-to-back first downs pushing the ball deep into the Marauders end. Granberg would finish off the drive with a six yard touchdown run making it 40-13 for McMaster. That was the extent of scoring in the game as the 40-13 score held until the final whistle.
Quinlan finished with 214 yards passing and two touchdowns on 14 completions. He was also intercepted twice by the Gaels. Michael DiCroce was his favourite target as he hauled in six passes for 103 yards and the touchdown.
Granberg was the Gaels most productive player on offence with 128 yards and the Gaelsβ lone touchdown rushing on 20 carries. Ryan Mitchell finished with 143 yards on 15 completions. Chris Patrician of Toronto was his favourite target with four catches and 69 yards.
Frank Pankewich of Thunder Bay, Ont. was the teamβs top tackler with eight tackles and a sack.
The loss brings an end to the Gaels 2011 season. With the win, McMaster advances to the Yates Cup where they will take on the No. 3 Western Mustangs.
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Shawn MacDonald
| Queen’s Gaels vs. McMaster at Hamilton Ontario 11/5/2011 at 16:35 |
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| Queen’s 13 |
McMaster 40 |
| Queen’s (7-2) | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| McMaster (7-1) | 17 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 40 |
| Hamilton Ontario | Ron Joyce |
Box Score Play by PlayDrive Summary
| 1 | 12:36 | McMaster – Kyle Quinlan 6 yd run. (Peters, Teddy kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards in 2:24. |
0 – 7 |
| 1 | 10:51 | McMaster – Peters, Teddy 29 yd field goal. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards in 1:14. |
0 – 10 |
| 1 | 03:40 | McMaster – C. Pezzetta 9 yd pass from Kyle Quinlan. (Peters, Teddy kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards in 1:51. |
0 – 17 |
| 1 | 00:31 | Queen’s – D Village 30 yd field goal. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards in 2:59. |
3 – 17 |
| 2 | 12:01 | McMaster – C. Pezzetta 2 yd run. (Peters, Teddy kick failed). Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards in 3:30. |
3 – 23 |
| 2 | 00:33 | McMaster – Aram Eisho 58 yd interception return. (Peters, Teddy kick is good). | 3 – 30 |
| 2 | 00:00 | McMaster – Peters, Teddy 33 yd field goal. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards in 0:10. |
3 – 33 |
| 3 | 13:54 | Queen’s – D Village 13 yd field goal. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards in 0:57. |
6 – 33 |
| 3 | 09:48 | McMaster – Michael Dicroce 38 yd pass from Kyle Quinlan. (Peters, Teddy kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 39 yards in 0:48. |
6 – 40 |
| 3 | 00:46 | Queen’s – R Granberg 6 yd run. (D Village kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards in 2:39. |
13 – 40 |
| 21 | FIRST DOWNS | 30 |
| 6 10 5 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
10 14 6 |
| 143 | NET YARDS PASSING | 227 |
| 15-33 4.3 1 for 6 6 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked:Number-Yards Had intercepted |
15-24 9.5 2 for 12 2 |
| 175 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 280 |
| 30 5.8 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
40 7.0 |
| 7 for 281 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 9 for 243 |
| 40.1 | Average | 27.0 |
| 141 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 250 |
| 5 for 64 4 for 53 2 for 24 |
Punt Returns:No-Yards Kickof Returns:No-Yards Int. Returns:No-Yards |
6 for 19 3 for 57 6 for 174 |
| 6 for 45 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 13 for 98 |
| 0-0 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 3-2 |
| 2 for 12 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 1 for 6 |
| 2 for 24 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 6 for 174 |
| 28:50 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 46:10 |
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| 48 | F Pankewich | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 – 5 | 1 – 5 | – | – | ||||
| 24 | T Chase-Dunawa | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – | 1-0 | 1-15 | ||||
| 47 | T Festeryga | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 19 | J Sultana | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 26 | B D’Andrea | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 44 | S Sabourin | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 98 | J Miniaci | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 14 | J Baronaitis | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 45 | S Laporte | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 – 7 | 1 – 7 | – | 1-9 | ||||
| 93 | W Moodie | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 11 | Aprile, Geovann | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 21 | A Lue | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 43 | S Plumley | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 91 | O Ukwuoma | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 3 | J Chapdelaine | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 4 | T Howes | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 20 | M Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 41 | C Dyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 96 | D Wiggan | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | Team | – | – | 1-0 | – | |||||||
| TOTALS | 58 | 0 | 58 | 2 – 12 | 3 – 13 | 2-0 | 2-24 | |||||
| 42 | Aram Eisho | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | 2 – 5 | – | 1-58 | ||||
| 7 | Nicho Shorthill | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 26 | Steven Ventresca | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | 1-41 | 1 | |||
| 8 | Michael Daly | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | 2 – 3 | – | – | ||||
| 33 | Stephen Dennis | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 94 | Kareem Ferreira | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 3 | Trevor Gary | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 13 | Shane Beaton | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 18 | Joey Cupido | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 4-48 | ||||
| 37 | Roberto Filice | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 40 | Dylan Roesch-Crane | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 – 6 | 1 – 6 | – | – | ||||
| 52 | Benjamin D’Aguillar | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 90 | Mackenzie Dent | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 6 | Dahlin Brooks | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 9 | Allan Dicks | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 20 | Chris Pezetta | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 27 | Scott Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 32 | Scott Caterine | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 44 | S Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 54 | Ryan Chmielewsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 61 | Jason Medeiros | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 86 | Tyler Loveday | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 11 | Benjamin O’Connor | – | – | – | 0-27 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 52 | 0 | 52 | 1 – 6 | 6 – 15 | – | 6-174 | 3 |
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