Box Score The Lancer Football team dropped a 27-14 decision to the visiting Queen's Gaels in the “Turkey Bowl” on Thanksgiving Saturday at Alumni Field.
With the loss, the Lancers are now 4-2 on the year and sit in a three way tie for third place with Queen's and Ottawa.
The Gaels opened the scoring early in the second quarter on a 15 yard touchdown pass from Billy McPhee to Alex Carroll of Victoria and went up by a 7-0 margin.
The score remained 7-0 for most of the second quarter until a Windsor drive culminated in a 24 yard pass from
Austin Kennedy to
Evan Pszczonak to tie the game at 7-7 going into halftime.
The Gaels were the first to pull ahead midway through the third quarter on a 29 yard field goal by Dan Village to give them a 10-7, three point lead.
The Lancers responded on the ensuing drive however as they drove the field from their own 35 yard line as Kennedy hit
Dylan Whitfield over the middle for a 14 yard touchdown play.
The Gaels then responded with a strong rushing attack as Granberg took several carries to bring the Gaels down the field. Granberg would finish what he started with a four yard rushing touchdown to put the Gaels up by 17-14 margin.
Granberg added a second rushing touchdown midway through the fourth quarter from 24 yards outside the Lancers endzone to put the Gaels up by a 24-14 score. A 41 yard Dan Village field goal on the next Qeen's drive, made the score 27-14.
Austin Kennedy was the top performer for the Lancers as he threw for 308 yards on 26 completions.
Shomari Grant, lead the Lancers' on the ground with 55 yards on 10 carries.
Cory Fernandes was Kennedy's favourite target on the evening, as he hauled in nine catches for 86 yards.
Prior to the game, the Lancers honoured graduating seniors
Cody Butler,
Paul Lefaive, Corey Fernandes,
Kamar Anglin, who acted as captains in the pre-game coin-toss.
The Lancers will hit the road for their final two games of the regular season, as they head to Ottawa next Saturday before closing out the regular season in Toronto against York.
