Mcgill Redmen best Gaiters 37-14 under the lights
Mcgill came into Lennoxville with the goal of moving to 0.500 on their season and they did just that, winning by a final score of 37-14 on Friday night for their third victory of the year. The Redmen offence was in full force under second year offensive coordinator Benoit Groulx, outgaining the Gaiters on offence by a margin of 575 yards to 108. The large gap in yardage was caused by the Redmen’s ability to gain first downs, while the Gaiters struggled to muster any consistent offence. The Redmen were able to chew up the clock while continually wearing down the Purple and Silver defense.
The score was 23-0 for Mcgill by the time the whistle blew for the half. After heading back to the locker room the Gaiters were able to get some points and attempt a comeback shutting out the Mcgill offence in the third quarter and scoring two touchdowns of their own.
Alexandre Bouffard was able to get the Purple and Silver on the board with an 11-yard touchdown reception from Mathieu Demers capping off a 65-yard, seven play touchdown drive.
Mcgill looking to respond to the lone Gaiters offensive score, marched down the field all the way to the Bishop’s 1yard line. Facing 3rd and goal, the Gaiters stuffed Mcgill quarterback Frédéric Paquette-perrault at the point of attack, knocking the ball loose in the process. In the immediate scramble following the fumble rookie defensive back Arnaud Dandin scooped up the ball at Gaiters’ 6-yard line and bee-lined to the end zone with a caravan of teammates ensuring a Mcgill free path for the 104yard score, cutting the score to 23-14.
The 9-point differential would be the closest the Gaiters came to evening the game’s score. Mcgill closed out the win with two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter while the Gaiters failed to strike again on offence for the remainder of the game.
The Gaiters will next take on the Laval Rouge et Or, at the hostile Telus Stadium in Quebec City this upcoming Sunday before returning home for their Senior Game against the Concordia Stingers Saturday October 29th, closing out the 2016 football regular season on Coulter Field.