Marauders defeat Lions 35-6

The McMaster Marauders defeated the York Lions 35-6 Saturday. The game, which took place at York Stadium, was a battle of the nation's top two running backs — the Marauder's Jesse Lumsden and York's Andre Durie. Lumsden held Durie to 43 yards on 11 carries as Lumsden ran wild, going for 213 yards on 23 carries, and two touchdowns.

“You can't really compare running backs, I go against his defence and he goes against my defence. Two different styles, two different running backs, you can't compare, but all I can say is that our defence did a great job shutting (Durie) down,” Lumsden said.

McMaster's standout middle linebacker Jason Pottinger said Durie was their main goal in preparation. “The focus of the whole week was to shut (Durie) down,” Pottinger said, “and we held the whole team to 76 yards rushing. It was pretty obvious they were getting frustrated out there.”

Durie admitted his team didn't get it going on the ground. “They played a good game, and we also made a lot of mistakes,” Durie said, “Mac's just a really tough team.”

Durie's coach Tom Gretes agreed that McMaster was a good team but was
disappointed with the team's overall execution. “We have to do a better job of containing Lumsden,” Gretes said, “other players (other than Durie) have to step up if we want to make the playoffs.”

Lumsden came close to breaking both a provincial record for career rushing yards, and setting a new national standard for career touchdowns. Lumsden is now only 11 yards behind Mike Bradley's career OUA rushing mark of 3,733. He has also tied Bradley's career CIS touchdown mark (41). Going into this Saturday's game against Queen's, Lumsden is on the brink of passing Bradley's records, and will be 220 yards shy of Eric Lapointe's CIS season rushing record (1,619 yards, Mt. Allison, 1996).

Another McMaster player moving up in the record books is kicker Mike Ray. With two field goals, four converts, and a single in very
windy conditions, Ray moved in to third all-time on the CIS scoring chart, passing current Hamilton Tiger Cat Jamie Boreham. Ray now needs only six more converts to become the OUA all-time leader, and ten more to break the single season record he set last season.

Ray wasn't the only one who had to deal with the strong wind. Adam Archibald recovered from early wildness to move the ball effectively
through the air. Starting the game at quarterback for McMaster, Archibald completed 17 of 31 passes for 281 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. Regular starter Jon Behie was at wideout and had four catches for 70 yards, and had a huge block that sprung Lumsden for a 75-yard touchdown run.

“Our receivers have blocked all year for us. It's a real unselfish thing to do, and that was definitely a great block by Jon,” McMaster coach Marcello Campanaro said.

Konrad Gloge and Rick Andrade had the other touchdowns for McMaster.

On defence, the Marauders held Durie in check without the services of their starting defensive ends, Mike Gow and CIS sack leader Jeff Robertshaw. Rookie Chris Van Zeyl stepped in and had two sacks for McMaster. Tristan Clovis led the team in tackles with seven.

“The line did a great job. Van Zeyl stepped in and we didn't miss a beat,” Campanaro said, “I'm very happy with the job our entire front did today.”

York's quarterback Bart Zemanek hung in against the McMaster rush,
completing seven of 16 passes for 110 yards. Brad Peat led
the Lions with five catches for 65 yards.

Defensive back Sam Opaleye was all over the field for York. He
led the team with 8.5 tackles, and a fumble recovery.

Mac outgained York 554-207.

York is now in a three-way tie for the sixth and final playoff spot in the OUA with Queen's and Windsor (The Lancers have a game in hand and play Ottawa on Sunday). This week, the Lions travel to Windsor in a game that could ultimately decide their fate this season, as their lone remaining game after next Saturday will be against the #2 Laurier Golden Hawks.

McMaster, now solely in second place in the OUA (with Ottawa two points back, but still with their week six game to play), returns home next week to face Queen's in the school's final game at Les Prince Field. Renovations for a new stadium will begin immediately when the Marauders commence playoffs at Ivor Wynne Stadium.

For complete stats, please visit the Ontario University Athletics Web site at www.oua.ca.

For more Marauder information, visit www.athrec.mcmaster.ca

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The McMaster Marauders defeated the York Lions 35-6 Saturday. The game, which took place at York Stadium, was a battle of the nation&#039;s top two running backs -- the Marauder&#039;s Jesse Lumsden and York&#039;s Andre Durie. Lumsden held Durie to 43 yards on 11 carries as Lumsden ran wild, going for 213 yards on 23 carries, and two touchdowns. <p><br />
<br />
"You can&#039;t really compare running backs, I go against his defence and he goes against my defence. Two different styles, two different running backs, you can&#039;t compare, but all I can say is that our defence did a great job shutting (Durie) down," Lumsden said.<p><br />
<br />
McMaster&#039;s standout middle linebacker Jason Pottinger said Durie was their main goal in preparation. "The focus of the whole week was to shut (Durie) down," Pottinger said, "and we held the whole team to 76 yards rushing. It was pretty obvious they were getting frustrated out there."<p><br />
<br />
Durie admitted his team didn&#039;t get it going on the ground. "They played a good game, and we also made a lot of mistakes," Durie said, "Mac&#039;s just a really tough team."<p><br />
<br />
Durie&#039;s coach Tom Gretes agreed that McMaster was a good team but was<br />
disappointed with the team&#039;s overall execution. "We have to do a better job of containing Lumsden," Gretes said, "other players (other than Durie) have to step up if we want to make the playoffs."<p><br />
<br />
Lumsden came close to breaking both a provincial record for career rushing yards, and setting a new national standard for career touchdowns. Lumsden is now only 11 yards behind Mike Bradley&#039;s career OUA rushing mark of 3,733. He has also tied Bradley&#039;s career CIS touchdown mark (41). Going into this Saturday&#039;s game against Queen&#039;s, Lumsden is on the brink of passing Bradley&#039;s records, and will be 220 yards shy of Eric Lapointe&#039;s CIS season rushing record (1,619 yards, Mt. Allison, 1996).<p><br />
<br />
Another McMaster player moving up in the record books is kicker Mike Ray. With two field goals, four converts, and a single in very<br />
windy conditions, Ray moved in to third all-time on the CIS scoring chart, passing current Hamilton Tiger Cat Jamie Boreham. Ray now needs only six more converts to become the OUA all-time leader, and ten more to break the single season record he set last season.<p><br />
<br />
Ray wasn&#039;t the only one who had to deal with the strong wind. Adam Archibald recovered from early wildness to move the ball effectively<br />
through the air. Starting the game at quarterback for McMaster, Archibald completed 17 of 31 passes for 281 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. Regular starter Jon Behie was at wideout and had four catches for 70 yards, and had a huge block that sprung Lumsden for a 75-yard touchdown run.<p><br />
<br />
"Our receivers have blocked all year for us. It&#039;s a real unselfish thing to do, and that was definitely a great block by Jon," McMaster coach Marcello Campanaro said.<p><br />
<br />
Konrad Gloge and Rick Andrade had the other touchdowns for McMaster.<p><br />
<br />
On defence, the Marauders held Durie in check without the services of their starting defensive ends, Mike Gow and CIS sack leader Jeff Robertshaw. Rookie Chris Van Zeyl stepped in and had two sacks for McMaster. Tristan Clovis led the team in tackles with seven.<p><br />
<br />
"The line did a great job. Van Zeyl stepped in and we didn&#039;t miss a beat," Campanaro said, "I&#039;m very happy with the job our entire front did today."<p><br />
<br />
York&#039;s quarterback Bart Zemanek hung in against the McMaster rush,<br />
completing seven of 16 passes for 110 yards. Brad Peat led<br />
the Lions with five catches for 65 yards.<p><br />
<br />
Defensive back Sam Opaleye was all over the field for York. He<br />
led the team with 8.5 tackles, and a fumble recovery.<p><br />
<br />
Mac outgained York 554-207.<p><br />
<br />
York is now in a three-way tie for the sixth and final playoff spot in the OUA with Queen&#039;s and Windsor (The Lancers have a game in hand and play Ottawa on Sunday). This week, the Lions travel to Windsor in a game that could ultimately decide their fate this season, as their lone remaining game after next Saturday will be against the #2 Laurier Golden Hawks.<p><br />
<br />
McMaster, now solely in second place in the OUA (with Ottawa two points back, but still with their week six game to play), returns home next week to face Queen&#039;s in the school&#039;s final game at Les Prince Field. Renovations for a new stadium will begin immediately when the Marauders commence playoffs at Ivor Wynne Stadium.<p><br />
<br />
For complete stats, please visit the Ontario University Athletics Web site at <a href="http://www.oua.ca">www.oua.ca</a>.<p><br />
<br />
For more Marauder information, visit <a href="http://www.athrec.mcmaster.ca">www.athrec.mcmaster.ca</a>

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