LIONS CLOSE HOME SCHEDULE WITH LOSS TO MUSTANGS
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western (6-1) | 23 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 76 |
| York (0-7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | | |||||
| Western | York |
|---|---|
|
Pa:
D Marshall - 198
Ru: D Marshall - 101 Rec: N Trevail - 84 |
Pa:
N Coutu - 57
Ru: N Coutu - 38 Rec: J Tolbert - 25 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Western | York |
|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | 272 | 64 |
| Rushing Yards | 359 | 36 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Time of Poss. | 33:00 | 27:00 |
The York University Lions football team closed out the home portion of its 2010 schedule with a 76-0 loss to the Western Mustangs at York Stadium on Saturday (Oct. 16).
With the win, the No. 3 nationally-ranked Mustangs (6-1) clinch a first-round playoff bye and will host an OUA semifinal on Nov. 6. The loss drops the Lions to 0-7 on the season.
In a game the Mustangs dominated from start to finish, defensive back Theo Feroiu (Toronto) had a huge game with 10 tackles. Michael Boyd (Hamilton, Ont.) also had a good game with an interception and 3.5 total tackles.
Lions quarterback Nick Coutu (St. Catharines, Ont.) returned to the starting line-up and threw for 57 yards on eight completions, with three interception. D.J. Frank (Richmond Hill, Ont.) came in late in the game and attempted just six passes, completing two for seven yards.
Western quarterback Donnie Marshall led the Western offence with a team-high 101 net rushing yards and was 11-for-18 passing for 198 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Western put up 359 passing yards and 272 rushing yards.
Jerimy Hipperson added five carries for 79 yards and one touchdown, extending his CIS-best 2010 rushing touchdown total to nine.
Sophomore kicker Lirim Hajrullahu scored three field goals (26, 13 and 19 yards) and added eight extra points for 17 total points.
Hajrullahu opened the scoring on a 26-yard field goal before the Mustangs got an unconverted touchdown from Hipperson. The junior running back ran for 44 yards to move the ball to the redzone before scoring a one-yard major.
Nick Shuster pulled his first interception down at midfield, capped off with an Ian Noble four-yard touchdown run with 2:29 left in the quarter to make it 16-0 for Western.
Receiver Nick Trevail set up that Noble scoring play after he caught a Marshall ball on a third-down gamble. Trevail caught a touchdown pass of his own just over a minute later on a 30-yard Marshall scoring pass with 1:25 left in quarter and Western led 23-0 after the opening quarter.
Early in the second quarter, slotback Nick Pasic of London got in on the action, as Marshall found him wide open on a 10-yard pass.
York conceded a safety and then Mike Hegarty pulled in a great catch in double-coverage to score on a 36-yard Marshall pass.
Two Hajrullahu field goals late in the quarter stretched the lead to 45-0 at halftime.
An early third-quarter Craig Butler interception set up a one-yard Dan Duff scoring run and then Noble ran in his second touchdown of the day on a 12-yard scurry, capitalizing on a Conor Elliott interception. A single from Hajrullahu extended the lead to 60-0.
York conceded another safety and then Kenny Eansor scored on a one-yard run with 9:17 left to make it 67-0.
Rookie quarterback Ben Rossong got his first career series and scored right away. He completed his first CIS career pass to Andrew Thibaudeau for nine yards then ran the ball twice to get a first down. Rossong, who was 2-of-4 for 15 yards passing and ran for 23 yards, then ran in his first CIS touchdown from one yard out to give Western school-record 76 points in interuniversity competition.
The Lions will finish the 2010 season next weekend with a road game against the Queen’s Gaels (2-5) in Kingston on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 16) at 1pm.
With files from Andy Watson, Western Mustangs sport information
Photo credit: Alex Pylyshyn
