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Mitchell Bowl: Dinos to face Rouge et Or in Desjardins Vanier Cup
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's (6-4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Calgary (9-2) | 7 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 35 |
| Calgary, AB | McMahon Stadium | |||||
| Saint Mary's | Calgary |
|---|---|
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Pa:
Micah Brown - 135
Ru: Mack Blewett - 36 Rec: Kevin Walsh - 44 |
Pa:
Erik Glavic - 263
Ru: Steven Lumbala - 127 Rec: Nathan Coehoorn - 127 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Saint Mary's | Calgary |
|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | 195 | 263 |
| Rushing Yards | 100 | 181 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:57 | 30:03 |
Photo credit Calgary Athletics
Calgary 35, Saint Mary's 8 - Final Boxscore
CALGARY (CIS) – The University of Calgary Dinos booked their second straight ticket to the Desjardins Vanier Cup with a convincing 35-8 victory over the Saint Mary’s Huskies Saturday afternoon in the national semi-final Mitchell Bowl at a chilly McMahon Stadium.
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POSTGAME - CALGARY DINOS
STEVEN
LUMBALA - Player of the Game
The Canada West champion Dinos (9-2) will face the No. 1-ranked,
12-0 Universit Laval Rouge et Or in the national championship game
next Saturday, Nov. 27 at 11:45 a.m. ET (9:45 a.m. MT) at PEPS
Stadium in Quebec City, live on TSN and Radio-Canada.
It was the second straight semi-final win for the Dinos over the
Huskies after a 38-14 win in the 2009 Uteck Bowl. The Dinos will be
looking for redemption in the Vanier Cup after giving up an
18-point halftime lead to the Queen’s Gaels last year,
falling 33-31.
“We’ve been a pretty consistent team over the past
couple of years,” said Calgary head coach Blake Nill after
qualifying for the sixth Vanier Cup of his career.
“We’ve been beating the teams we’re supposed to
and we’ve been competitive with the teams we’re
supposed to be competitive with. Now, we have to face the number
one team in the country. We’re really looking forward to
going back.”
Laval defeated Western 13-11 in a tightly-played Uteck Bowl earlier
Saturday in Quebec City.
It marks the first time in school history that the Dinos will
attend back-to-back Vanier Cups, and they got there again on the
strength of a solid defensive effort as the vaunted Calgary offence
took its time to warm up as the mercury continued to plummet.
Kickoff temperature was a chilly -16 C.
The frigid conditions placed a premium on field position. The Dinos
spent the first quarter slowly pushing the Huskies back in their
own territory, and were rewarded with 1:55 remaining when Nathan
Coehoorn collected a 23-yard toss from Erik Glavic to get the Dinos
out to a 7-0 lead.
Saint Mary’s struggled to generate offence against the Dinos
all day. The second quarter was most indicative of this, where they
turned the ball over five times. Swedish import defensive back
Doctor Cassama forced two fumbles and defensive back Michael Lau
reeled in a pair of interceptions, including one in the end zone to
snuff out a promising Huskies drive.
The Dinos, however, were unable to capitalize on the turnovers. The
Saint Mary’s defence kept Calgary out of the red zone and
kicker Aaron Ifield, the all-time CIS field goal leader, went 0-2
through the first 30 minutes. The Dinos headed to the locker room
at halftime with an 8-0 lead and several more points left on the
field.
Calgary opened the second half with a seven-play, 74-yard drive
capped off by Steven Lumbala’s 33-yard touchdown run on a
third-and-two gamble – and the Dinos offence went to work.
Glavic connected with Coehoorn again for a 78-yard major late in
the third quarter to give the home side a 22-1 lead heading into
the fourth.
Ifield hit a pair of field goals from 20 and 29 yards in the fourth
quarter, while Glavic found Anthony Parker on a 31-yard TD strike
with just five minutes to play.
With ten minutes left in the game, Saint Mary’s finally found
the end zone. Quarterback Micah Brown fired a short pass to running
back Craig Leger, who scrambled in for a 38-yard touchdown.
Lumbala was named the BlackBerry Player of the Game after rushing
for 127 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown on the afternoon.
“The offensive line made the holes that we needed, and I was
able to pick up some yards,” said the second-year Calgary
native. “We have one more, and that’s the most
important game. We’ll soak it in tonight, but tomorrow is a
new day and we have to get ready.”
Glavic completed 16 of 25 passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns
on the day while Brown struggled with the cold for the Huskies,
completing just 10 of 25 passes for 135 yards and the lone major.
He was replaced for the majority of the second quarter by Mack
Blewett, who completed five of 10 pass attempts for 60 yards
– but he also tossed up three interceptions to the Calgary
secondary.
The Huskies managed a total of 100 yards along the ground, led by
Blewett’s 36 and 32 from Atlantic conference MVP Jahmeek
Taylor. Kevin Walsh was the leading Saint Mary’s receiver on
the day, hauling in five passes for 44 yards, followed closely by
Taylor’s four catches for 42.
The one-two punch of receivers Parker and Coehoorn was again in
force for the Dinos Saturday. Coehoorn racked up 127 yards and two
TDs on just five catches, while Parker had seven catches for 119
yards.
NOTES: It was the 13th consecutive victory for Canada West schools
in home Bowl games … Calgary is now 4-1 against Saint
Mary’s all-time … the Dinos head to the eighth Vanier
Cup in school history and are four-time national champions (1983,
1985, 1993, 1995) …
BOXSCORE
Calgary: 7-1-14-13: 35
Saint Mary’s: 0-0-1-7: 8
SCORING
SUMMARY
1st Quarter
CGY – Coehoorn 23-yard TD catch from Glavic (Ifield convert),
13:05, 7-0 CGY
2nd Quarter
CGY – Ifield 28-yard missed FG single, 13:13, 8-0 CGY
3rd Quarter
CGY – Lumbala 33-yard TD run (Ifield convert), 3:49, 15-0
CGY
SMU – Lauther 42-yard punt single, 9:45, 15-1 CGY
CGY – Coehoorn 78-yard TD catch from Glavic (Ifield convert),
10:44, 22-1 CGY
4th Quarter
CGY – Ifield 20-yard FG, 1:34, 25-1 CGY
SMU – Leger 38-yard TD catch from Brown (Lauther convert),
4:59, 25-8 CGY
CGY – Ifield 29-yard FG, 7:58, 28-8 CGY
CGY – Parker 31-yard TD catch from Glavic (Ifield convert),
9:59, 35-8 CGY
Attendance: 1686
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