WATERLOO Ā ā Led by a nearly unstoppable rushing attack, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks menās football team shutout the Waterloo Warriors in their home opener on Saturday afternoon as they posted a 44-0 victory.
āItās good to go in to a bye week having won a game because then you would have two straight weeks of practice if we had lost,ā said head coachĀ Michael FauldsĀ following his first win at University Stadium. āWe played well, kudos to our defence getting the shutout. Offensively, we were a little inconsistent but our run game was phenomenal.ā
Leading the way on the ground for the Golden Hawks once again wasĀ Dillon CampbellĀ of Whitby, Ont. The fourth year back, and leading rusher in the CIS, recorded his second 200+ yard rushing game of the season as he piled up 204 of Laurierās 385 yards on the ground. He also finished the two touchdowns, brining his season total to five.
āDefinitely credit to the O-Line,ā said Campbell following another big day for the draft-eligible player. āAfter we figured out what they were doing, their weird little stance up front, we started to run and move the ball.ā
Also starring for the puple and gold on the day was kickerĀ Ronnie PfefferĀ of Kitchener, Ont. The graduate of Cameron Heights CI was good on five of his six field goal attempts, tying the school record for most field goals in a game. He also broke his own school record, which was shared by former Laurier kicker John Wintermeyer, when he connected on a career-long 50-yard attempt in the third quarter.
āRonnie has been absolutely phenomenal, heās kicking the ball like you wouldnāt believe,ā said head coachĀ Michael FauldsĀ of his record-setting kicker. āHeās worked really hard this last year so itās good to see it paying off.ā
In a game that was controlled by the Hawks from start to finish, Laurier built up a 10-0 lead in the opening quarter of play thanks to a Pfeffer field goal andĀ Ethan Loftās (London, Ont.) first career touchdown.
Campbell then took over the game in the second thanks to his outstanding running ability. On his first touchdown run of the day, he capped a drive which saw him accumulate 48 of Laurierās 50 yards by plunging into the endzone from one-yard out to give Laurier a 21-0 advantage.
On the Hawksā next possession, Campbell shook off a number of Warrior defenders before scampering 36 yards to cap off Laurierās scoring in the half, giving them a 28-0 lead through two quarters.
While the second half was relatively quite for Laurier as the team rested a majority of their starters, including quarterbackĀ James FracasĀ of Waterloo, Ont., some new faces for the purple and gold got a chance to shine. Among them was running backĀ Chucks OkaforĀ of Calgary, who ran 10 times for 62 yards and capped off the scoring with his first career touchdown late in the contest.
The Hawks strong showing on offence was complimented by a bounce-back effort from the defensive unit. A week after allowing 39 points against the Windsor Lancers, CoachĀ Ron VanMoerkerkeĀ and his group limited the Warriors to just 227 total yards, including a stingy 37 rushing yards on 19 attempts. Two sacks, two interceptions, seven pass breakups and a blocked field goal were key aspects of Laurierās well-rounded play on defence.
Laurier will now rest for their bye week before they return to action on Saturday, September 27 when they host the Carleton Ravens in their annual Homecoming game. Kickoff in that contest is at 1 p.m. and tickets for the game can be purchased at tickets.laurierathletics.com.
NOTES: Pfeffer also climbed his way up Laurierās all-time scoring list as his 20-point effort gives him 212 for his career, fourth best in school historyā¦Fracas, who played less than three quarters for the Hawks, finished the game 10-for-18 for 99 yards and a touchdownā¦his replacement,Ā Eric MorelliĀ of Burlington, Ont., was 2-for-6 for 16 yards and also rushed twice for 54 yardsā¦defensive backĀ Austin ReuschĀ of Burlington, Ont., led the Hawks defensive effort with 6.5 tackles and two pass breakupsā¦attendance on Saturday was 1,528
Photo credit: Ā Adam Gagnon
Source: Ā Jamie Howieson, Wilfrid Laurier Sports Information
Led by a nearly unstoppable rushing attack, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football team shutout the Waterloo Warriors in the Battle of Waterloo on Saturday afternoon as they posted a 44-0 victory. Dillon CampbellĀ recorded his second 200+ yard rushing game of the season as he piled up 204 of Laurier’s 385 yards on the ground. The Warriors have started the season 0-3.
In a game that was controlled by the Hawks for much of the game, Laurier built up a 10-0 lead in the opening quarter of play thanks to a Pfeffer field goal and a touchdown by Ethan Loft.Ā Campbell then capped a drive which saw him accumulate 48 of Laurier’s 50 yards by plunging into the endzone from one-yard out to give Laurier a 21-0 advantage. Laurier’s Chucks Okafor would addĀ his first career touchdown late in the contest.
Waterloo had 201 yards passing compared to Laurier’s 115, but had lost to the rushing game 45 yards to 385.Ā Ryan Dirisio rushed for 27 yards whileĀ Lucas McConnellĀ (Waterford)went 20-41 for 201 yards while starting his first game of the OUA season.Ā Paul CecileĀ (Azilda)Ā caught for 59 yards andĀ Christian LewisĀ (Kitchener)Ā caught 62 yards in the loss.Brendan ConwayĀ (Burlington),Ā Greg ZaitzĀ (Ancaster), andĀ Lucas MerlinĀ (Burlington)Ā were the Warriors top defenders combining for 22 tackles.
The Warriors will return to action next Saturday at Warrior Field to host the Windsor Lancers. Kick-off is set for 1pm and the Warriors look to initiate an offence and tighten up offensively in hopes for their first win.
Source: Ā Dan Ackerman, Waterloo Warriors Sports Information
| Waterloo vs. Wilfrid LaurierĀ at Waterloo, Ont. 9/13/2014 at 1:07 PM |
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| Waterloo 0 |
Laurier 44 |
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
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| Waterloo (0-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurier (2-1) | 10 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 44 |
| Waterloo, Ont. | University Stadium | |||||
| PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | WATERLOO – LAURIER |
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| 1 | 08:18 | LaurierĀ – Ronnie Pfeffer 35 yd field goal. Drive: 11 plays, 0 yards in 1:22. |
0 – 3 |
| 1 | 00:00 | LaurierĀ – Ethan Loft 3 yd pass from James Fracas. (Ronnie Pfeffer kick is good). Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards in 5:30. |
0 – 10 |
| 2 | 14:58 | LaurierĀ – Ronnie Pfeffer rouge point. | 0 – 11 |
| 2 | 05:08 | LaurierĀ – Ronnie Pfeffer 36 yd field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 0 yards in 3:06. |
0 – 14 |
| 2 | 01:25 | LaurierĀ – Dillon Campbell 1 yd run. (Ronnie Pfeffer kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards in 2:41. |
0 – 21 |
| 2 | 00:40 | LaurierĀ – Dillon Campbell 36 yd run. (Ronnie Pfeffer kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards in 0:24. |
0 – 28 |
| 3 | 10:55 | LaurierĀ – Ronnie Pfeffer 24 yd field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 0 yards in 2:11. |
0 – 31 |
| 3 | 07:21 | LaurierĀ – Ronnie Pfeffer 50 yd field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 0 yards in 2:56. |
0 – 34 |
| 4 | 12:57 | LaurierĀ – Ronnie Pfeffer 42 yd field goal. Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards in 1:05. |
0 – 37 |
| 4 | 01:25 | LaurierĀ – Chucks Okafor 2 yd run. (Ronnie Pfeffer kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards in 1:09. |
0 – 44 |
| WATERLOO | STATISTICS | LAURIER |
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| 17 | FIRST DOWNS | 30 |
| 9 3 5 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
9 18 3 |
| 231 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 487 |
| 61 3.8 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
73 6.7 |
| 201 | NET YARDS PASSING | 115 |
| 20-41 4.9 2-13 2 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
12-24 4.8 0-0 1 |
| 43 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 385 |
| 18 2.4 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
49 7.9 |
| 12-381 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 6-254 |
| 31.8 | Average | 42.3 |
| 101 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 132 |
| 7-28 4-53 1-20 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
11-102 1-30 2-0 |
| 11-113 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 15-159 |
| 1-1 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 2-13 |
| 1-20 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 2-0 |
| 29:01 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 29:02 |
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| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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| # | WATERLOO | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 49 | Brendan Conway | 8 | 0 | 8 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 46 | Greg Zaitz | 7 | 1 | 7.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 1 | Lucas Merlin | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 24 | Jordan Hoover | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 1-20 | ||||
| 42 | Christopher Smith | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 23 | Peter Morgan | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 26 | Nick Norwood | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 95 | Braden Southern | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 97 | Matt Kielo | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 56 | Lucas Beeby | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 27 | Christian Mahler | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 29 | Kennedy Voz | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 58 | Matt Macera | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 28 | Richmond Nketiah | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 5 | Mitch Kernick | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 21 | Miklos McMaster | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 22 | Jeremy Wang | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 36 | Danny Silvestri | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 41 | Taylor Cooke-Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 59 | Ivan Gritsiniak | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 98 | Nicholas Vennard | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 4 | Ethan McDonagh | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 81 | Ben Shanley | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 60 | 6 | 63 | 0 – 0 | – | – | 1-20 | 2 | ||||
| # | LAURIER | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 6 | Austin Reusch | 6 | 1 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| 21 | Chris Ackie | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | – | – | – | 1-0 | 2 | |||
| 44 | Sam Montazeri | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 33 | Taylor Calverley | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | 1 – 7 | – | – | ||||
| 90 | Emerson Gourdet | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 31 | Ronald Kinga | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 11 | Nakas Onyeka | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 26 | Anthony Petrucci | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | 0.5 – 0 | – | – | ||||
| 40 | Brandon Calver | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 42 | Carson Ouellette | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 91 | Asante Mizan | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 32 | Brian Lowrance | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 52 | Stuart Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 – 11 | 1.5 – 12 | – | – | ||||
| 3 | Kwaku Boateng | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 23 | Godfrey Onyeka | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 1-0 | ||||
| 24 | Lance Freeman | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 28 | Rashad La Touche | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 30 | Eric Guiltinan | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 56 | Isaiah Henry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 – 2 | 1 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| 64 | Zach Scotto | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 99 | Ese Mrabure-Ajufo | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | – | – | 1 | 1-0 | – | 1 | |||||
| 16 | Richard Vu | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| TOTALS | 42 | 12 | 48 | 2 – 13 | 7 – 27 | 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Location:Ā Waterloo, Ont. Stadium:Ā University Stadium Attendance:Ā 1528 Weather:Ā Overcast Temperature:Ā 11oC Wind:Ā 7km/h SW |
Referee:Ā Alex Gyemi Umpire:Ā Jay Schroeder Head Linesman:Ā Mike Szczar Line Judge:Ā Neil Johnston Back Judge:Ā Todd Whited Field Judge:Ā Kirk Hayes Side Judge:Ā Chris Venten |
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