KINGSTON – A balanced attack combined with a 17-point second quarter helped the Western Mustangs football team pick up a 43-12 win over the Queen’s Gaels on Saturday afternoon at Richardson Stadium.
With the win, Western’s first victory in Kingston since the 2007 season, the Mustangs move to 2-0 on the year while the Gaels fall to 0-3.
The Mustangs used both the passing attack and ground game in equal measure on Saturday, recording 319 yards through the air and 318 on the ground. Leading the way was third-year quarterback Will Finch, who accounted for 431 yards of offence, with 319 yards passing and another 112 yards rushing, while also recording two touchdowns on the day.
Receivers Brian Marshall and Justin Sanvido led both teams with 116 and 100 yards receiving respectively, while Matt Uren earned 109 total yards, catching three passes for 19 yards with one touchdown and rushing for 90 yards on only eight attempts with one touchdown.
Defensively the Mustangs were led by two of their younger players in first-year linebacker Jean-Gabriel Poulin and second-year defensive back Jesse McNair. Poulin topped the Mustangs score sheet with 7.5 tackles, including six solo stops, while McNair followed just behind with six tackles and a sack. Fellow defensive back Josh Woodman recorded Western’s one interception on the day while also recording 4.5 tackles.
On the other end of the field, Queen’s quarterback Billy McPhee threw for 214 yards on 19-of-37 passing with one touchdown and one interception, while receiver Alex Carroll hauled in six passes for 88 yards and one touchdown.
Both teams got off to a slow start in the first quarter thanks in part to heavy wind and rain causing problems for the offence on both sides. Queen’s opened the scoring with a 10-yard field goal off the foot of London native Dillon Wamsley midway through the first quarter, and that would be nearly all the scoring in the frame before Western recorded a safety in the final minute to cut the Gaels lead to 3-2 after the opening 15 minutes.
After a conceded safety from Queen’s put the Mustangs in front a little over four minutes into the second quarter, Western extended their lead when Finch connected with Uren on an 11-yard pass to put the purple and white up 11-3. Zack Medeiros made it 12-3 with a single on the ensuing kick off before the Mustangs struck again with less than two minutes left in the frame, capping off an eight-play, 68-yard drive with a one-yard rushing touchdown from Garret Sanvido to send the game to the half with Western up 19-3.
Queen’s cut the lead to 19-5 early in the following quarter after a high snap forced Western to concede a safety, however the Mustangs fired back just over three minutes later after an 18-yard run from Uren resulted in six points. The Gaels responded on the ensuing drive, marching 81 yards on 12 plays before finishing things off with a two-yard pass from McPhee to Carrol to make it 26-12 for Western after three quarters.
Those would be the final points of the day for the Gaels as Western rounded out the scoring with an 18-yard touchdown run from Finch, an four-yard run from Tom Marshall, and a 39-yard field goal from Medeiros to give the Mustangs a 43-12 victory.
Western is back in action on Saturday, September 20 when they take on the Toronto Varsity Blues in the team’s annual Homecoming Game. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at TD Stadium
Photo credit: Samantha Fischer
(Source: Tony von Richter, Western Mustangs Sports Information)
KINGSTON – Queen’s lost to No.3 Western 43-12 at Richardson Stadium on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
Queen’s couldn’t capitalize on a streak of Mustang penalties in the first quarter, which gave the Gaels multiple chances on Western’s goal-line. The Mustangs put up a strong goal-line stand, but Queen’s got on the board first to take an early 3-0 lead on a Dillon Wamsley (London, Ont.) kick from 10 yards out.
Western was not to be denied. Their defence got things started, forcing Queen’s to concede a pair of safeties, which gave the Mustangs their first lead of the game early in the second quarter.
Western didn’t look back, as Garret Sanvido put up a pair of touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving, en route to a 19-3 Mustangs lead at halftime.
The Gaels picked up their only touchdown late in the fourth quarter, when Queen’s gambled on third down from the two yard line. Billy McPhee (Burlington, Ont.) found Alex Carroll (Victoria, B.C.) in the flats to cap off an 81-yard drive, narrowing the score to 26-12.
But the hometown team couldn’t mount a comeback, as Western put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter, scoring two more touchdowns and a last minute field goal to earn the 43-12 win.
The game was lost in the second and fourth quarters, as the Mustangs blanked Queen’s 17-0 in each.
“I thought that the conditions today hurt us,” said head coach Pat Sheahan. “We are a little bit more finesse on offence and the conditions hurt us. Overall our team is getting better and I’m happy about that. It’s an uphill battle there is no question about that. We have a game next week, we know that and we need to be ready. If we win that football game there is a completely different complexion on the season. The events of this week certainly weren’t the best but it has come and gone now.”
Leading the Mustangs charge was quarterback Will Finch, who threw for over 300 yards and one touchdown, while also running for over a hundred yards on the wet grass to be Western’s leading rusher. Jean-Gabriel Poulin had nine total tackles to lead Western’s defence.
Carroll had the best day for the Gaels, picking up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown in the loss. McPhee finished the day 19 of 37 for 214 yards, while Derek Wiggan (Toronto) led the Queen’s defence with nine total tackles, including six solo tackles and two tackles for losses.
The Gaels (0-3) hit the road next week, playing at Guelph’s (2-1) homecoming on Saturday at 1pm.
Photo credit: Corey LeBlanc
Source: Shawn MacDonald, Queen’s Golden Gaels Sports Information
| Western Mustangs vs. QUEENS at Kingston 9/13/2014 at 1:00 PM |
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| Western 43 |
Queen’s 12 |
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
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| Western (2-0) | 2 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
| Queen’s (0-3) | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Kingston | Richardson Stadium | |||||
| PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | WESTERN – QUEEN’S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08:54 | Queen’s – Dillon Wamsley 10 yd field goal. Drive: 7 plays, 9 yards in 2:57. |
0 – 3 |
| 1 | 00:31 | Western – Team safety | 2 – 3 |
| 2 | 09:23 | Western – Team safety | 4 – 3 |
| 2 | 07:53 | Western – G. Sanvido 11 yd pass from W. Finch. (Z. Medeiros kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 11 yards in 0:06. |
11 – 3 |
| 2 | 07:53 | Western – Z. Medeiros rouge point. | 12 – 3 |
| 2 | 01:38 | Western – G. Sanvido 1 yd run. (Z. Medeiros kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards in 1:59. |
19 – 3 |
| 3 | 11:55 | Queen’s – Team safety | 19 – 5 |
| 3 | 09:20 | Western – M. Uren 18 yd run. (Z. Medeiros kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 18 yards in 0:09. |
26 – 5 |
| 3 | 04:02 | Queen’s – Alex Carroll 2 yd pass from Billy McPhee. (Dillon Wamsley kick is good). Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards in 5:18. |
26 – 12 |
| 4 | 13:21 | Western – W. Finch 18 yd run. (Z. Medeiros kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 109 yards in 1:39. |
33 – 12 |
| 4 | 04:25 | Western – T. Marshall 4 yd run. (Z. Medeiros kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards in 1:45. |
40 – 12 |
| 4 | 01:12 | Western – Z. Medeiros 39 yd field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards in 1:13. |
43 – 12 |
| WESTERN | STATISTICS | QUEEN’S |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | FIRST DOWNS | 20 |
| 15 18 0 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
13 3 4 |
| 577 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 243 |
| 83 7.0 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
67 3.6 |
| 319 | NET YARDS PASSING | 219 |
| 21-32 10.0 6-14 1 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
20-39 5.6 6-43 1 |
| 318 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 73 |
| 45 7.1 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
22 3.3 |
| 8-253 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 14-568 |
| 31.6 | Average | 40.6 |
| 192 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 88 |
| 13-108 3-81 1-3 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
9-37 4-51 1-0 |
| 11-60 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 4-30 |
| 5-2 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 3-2 |
| 6-43 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 6-14 |
| 1-3 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 1-0 |
| 29:36 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 30:24 |
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| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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| # | WESTERN | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 10 | J. Poulin | 6 | 3 | 7.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 8 | J. McNair | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 – 5 | 1 – 5 | – | – | ||||
| 32 | J. Woodman | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | – | – | – | 1-3 | 1 | |||
| 12 | P. N’Djore | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 – 19 | 3 – 20 | – | – | ||||
| 7 | R. Osei-Kusi | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| 42 | R. Northfield | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 9 | M. Brown | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 75 | R. Butcher | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 – 4 | 1 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 97 | A. Pedda | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| 13 | S. Bahru | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | 1 | 1-0 | – | |||
| 25 | L. Bureau | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 31 | J. Beaulieu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 – 4 | 1 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 4 | W. Finch | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 6 | R. Rossi | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 21 | K. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| 34 | A. Maj | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 36 | P. Huggins | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 49 | J. Biewald | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 53 | K. McEwen | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 92 | J. Karroum | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 95 | R. Connop | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 – 11 | 1 – 11 | – | – | ||||
| 99 | D. Waud | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | 0.5 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 35 | D. Mackie | – | – | 1-0 | – | |||||||
| TOTALS | 46 | 16 | 54 | 6 – 43 | 10 – 51 | 1 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 4 | |||
| # | QUEEN’S | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 96 | Derek Wiggan | 6 | 3 | 7.5 | – | 2 – 3 | – | – | ||||
| 29 | Nick Dowd | 6 | 1 | 6.5 | 1 – 6 | 1 – 6 | – | – | ||||
| 45 | Michael Moore | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | – | – | ||||
| 15 | Mitchell Spataro | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 24 | Justin Bowman | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 14 | Wesley Mann | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 92 | Luke Ball | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 1.5 – 3 | 2 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 91 | Natu Myers | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 26 | Yann Dika-Balotoken | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 3 | Jake Firlotte | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 1-0 | ||||
| 4 | Brendan Coffey | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 49 | Mike Leroux | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 40 | Daniel Broodo | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 21 | James Donald | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 42 | Jason Shamatutu | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 37 | Eric Dodwell | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 93 | Phoenix Grouse | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 99 | Zac Sauer | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 – 1 | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 1 | Dillon Wamsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 2 | Curtis Carmichael | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 – 14 | – | – | ||||
| 19 | Colton Ballou | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 87 | Peter Hannon | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 6 | Nelkas Kwemo | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 17 | Frederic Kinkead | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 95 | Corey Flude | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| TOTALS | 58 | 30 | 73 | 6 – 14 | 10 – 33 | 2-0 | 1-0 | |||||
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Location: Kingston Stadium: Richardson Stadium Attendance: 1905 Weather: RAIN Temperature: 10C |
Referee: K. Horton Umpire: J. Lindsay Head Linesman: A. Wakefield Line Judge: M. Brunelle Back Judge: T. Horton Field Judge: B. Easton Side Judge: A. Papineau |
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