MONTREAL – The Bishop's University Gaiters football team (0-3) dropped a 43-9 decision to the McGill Redmen (2-1) on Friday night in Montreal.
McGill opened the scoring with a three-yard touchdown run by Anthony Deschamps (Montreal) four minutes into the first quarter. To close out the first frame, the Redmen gave up the two points to make it 7-2 in their favour.
In the second quarter, McGill controlled the board, a 23-yard pass from Fred Paquette-Perrault (Montreal) to Benjamin Plu (Le Mans, France) put them up 14-2. The Gaiters gave up the safety to add to McGill's total. Findlay Brown (Winnipeg) kicked a 43-yard field goal to make the total 19-2 at halftime.
In the third frame,
Jordan Ngantsi (Ottawa) intercepted Paquette-Perrault's pass to gain possession on the McGill 15-yard line. Rookie quarterback,
Jaeden Marwick (Regina) executed his first CIS touchdown with a 20-yard pass to Alex Bouffard (Sherbrooke, Que.). The third quarter ended with the Redmen up 26-9.
McGill once again controlled the score in the fourth with two more touchdowns and a 36-yard field goal by Findlay. The last score came off a blocked punt by Bishop's, the ball was recovered by McGill's Louis Brouillette (Sherbrooke, Que.) for the 17-yard rush and touchdown. The Redmen ousted the Gaiters 43-9.
By The Numbers
Bishop's had 13 first downs compared to McGill's 24. The Gaiters were 15 for 49-yards rushing to the Redmen's 20 for 110-yards and three touchdowns. With the passing game, Bishop's was 21 for 35 with 2 interceptions and a touchdown for a total of 230 yards. McGill was 20 for 38 with 2 interceptions and a touchdown for a total of 276 yards. In the penalty column, Bishop's had 17 for 161-yards and the Redmen had 12 for 192-yards.
Next up
Bishop's is next in action on homecoming weekend at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 against the Saint Mary's Huskies.
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Clare Webb
Sports Information Assistant