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CIS football Sundy roundup: McGill drops squeaker in Quebec City, hold Laval to lowest output in 41 home games
| McGill | Laval |
|---|---|
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Pa:
Jonathan Collin - 95
Ru: Taylor Kuprowski - 53 Rec: Bobby Mikelberg - 73 |
Pa:
Br. Prud'Homme - 217
Ru: Seb. Levesque - 78 Rec: Guillaume Rioux - 62 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | McGill | Laval |
|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | 181 | 217 |
| Rushing Yards | 57 | 131 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:12 | 30:48 |
Photo credit Yan Dublet, Laval
QUEBEC CITY - Sebastien Levesque scampered in for a two-yard
touchdown plunge to cap a nine-play scoring drive on the opening
possession as the No.1-ranked Laval held on for a 12-4 victory over
McGill in CIS football before 14, 316 at PEPS Stadium, Sunday.
Levesque rushed for a game-high of 78 yards on 14 carries as the
undefeated Rouge et Or generated 307 yards of net offence, compared
to 228 by McGill.
It was somewhat of a moral victory for the Redmen defence, however,
which held Laval to their lowest offensive output in 17 regular
season games dating back to a 28-7 loss on the road at Montreal,
Oct. 4, 2009. It also marked Laval's lowest point total at home in
41 games, dating back to a 20-8 loss to Concordia, Sept. 9, 2001.
The Rouge et Or have won a CIS record 46 consecutive contests on
their home turf, including playoffs, dating back to 2004.
McGill quarterback Ryne Bondy made his first start of the season
and was 7-for-15 for 86 yards.
In a surprise move to ignite the offence, Bondy was replaced at
halftime by Jonathan Collin, who was making his first appearance in
a league game since suffering a major knee injury in the season
opener at Laval the previous year. Collin, who told the media that
he was surprised to get into the game, underwent multiple surgeries
in the off-season and was not expected to play this year but has
dressed for each game. He completed seven of 18 passes for 95 yards
and two interceptions.
McGill conceded a safety touch less than two minutes later and
Laval maintained their 9-0 until 11:03 of the third quarter when
McGill got on board with a safety as well. Boris Bede kicked a
33-yard field-goal five minutes into the final stanza to make it
12-2 but the Redmen added another safety with less than three
minutes remaining.
The game was a kicker's delight, featured 23 punts, including 12 by
Laval and three kickoffs, three attempted field goals and one lone
conversion.
Once again, turnovers were rather costly for the Redmen, who
coughed up the ball twice on interceptions, once on a fumble
(blocked FG attempt) and once on downs.
McGill co-captain Ben Thompson, an all-Canadian defensive lineman
from Fredericton, led an inspired defence with a game-high eight
tackles, including 4.5 for loss and a quarterback sack. Linebacker
Jesse Briggs, a sophomore from Kelowna, B.C.,was next on the tally
sheet with 7.5 tackles, while defensive back Joffrey Gorin of
Barbados and defensive lineman Alexander Hutchison of
Beaconsfield, Que., each were credited with 6.5 tackles.
McGill (0-4) will host fifth-place Bishop's (1-3) in a must-win
affair at Molson Stadium on Friday. Laval (4-0) will host Concordia
(2-2) next Sunday.
Source: McGill Sports Info
