QUEBEC – October 21, 2007 – The Bishop’s Gaiters five-game winning streak came crashing to an end today, as they suffered a 50-15 defeat at the hands of the top-ranked Laval Rouge et Or. A crowd of 14,824 at the Stade PEPS in Quebec City saw the Rouge et Or run their winning streak to 11 games, while Bishop’s suffered only their second loss of the season.

After taking a 7-0 first-quarter lead on Caesar Sanchez-Hernandez’ nine-yard pass to Julian Féoli-Gudino, the Rouge et Or broke the game open in the second quarter with 17 points in the last six minutes. A Laurent Lavigne-Massé touchdown catch for seven yards, as well as a one-yard scoring run from Pierre-Luc Yao put Laval up 27-0 at halftime.

Bishop’s got on the board in the third quarter, as Keith Gadding scored his second major of the year, on a 20-yard pass from Jesse Andrews. However, the Rouge et Or responded with two touchdowns of their own, as Féoli-Gudino and Yao scored their second touchdowns of the day.

Laval’s Samuel Fournier scored their final touchdown with 2:28 remaining. However, the Gaiters’ Steven Turner returned the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, his third kickoff return touchdown of the season.

Sanchez-Hernandez, starting in place of the injured Benoît Groulx, went 25-for-32 for 260 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Féoli-Gudino caught ten balls for 101 yards and scored two touchdowns. Running back Pierre-Luc Yao returned to the lineup with 15 carries for 109 yards and two touchdowns.

For Bishop’s, Jamall Lee gained 78 yards on 18 carries, and was held out of the end zone for the first time this season. Jesse Andrews went 9-for-18 for 165 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Olivier Mongeau made three catches for 78 yards, while Keith Godding also had three catches, for 67 yards and a touchdown.

Laval outgained Bishop’s by 494 yards to 246, and held the ball for 32:22 compared to 28:38 for the Gaiters. The game featured 31 penalties, with Bishop’s dinged 16 times for 137 yards, while Laval had 15 for 120.

The Gaiters (5-2) face the Montréal Carabins (3-4) next Saturday (Oct. 27) 1 p.m. at Coulter Field, while the Rouge et Or (7-0) will travel to Concordia (5-2). A Bishop’s win, combined with a Concordia loss, would give the Gaiters second place in the QUFL.

Summary:

#6 BISHOP’S GAITERS 15 @ #1 LAVAL ROUGE ET OR 50

GAME SUMMARY

First Quarter

   Lav – TD Féoli-Gudino 9 pass from Sanchez-Hernandez (Milo convert) 14:07

Second Quarter

   Lav – FG Milo 19 6:20

   Lav – TD Lavigne-Massé 7 pass from Sanchez-Hernandez (Milo convert) 9:11.

   Lav – TD Yao 1 run (Milo convert) 9:11.

   Lav – FG Milo 40 15:00.

Third Quarter

   Lav – TD Féoli-Gudino 8 pass from Sanchez-Hernandez (Milo convert) 3:32

   Bish - TD Godding 20 pass from Andrews (Maveety convert) 5:40

   Lav – TD Yao 4 run (Milo convert) 14:53

Fourth Quarter

   Bish – Single Maveety 41 (missed FG) 1:45

   Lav – Safety (Jones concedes) 6:15

   Lav – TD Fournier 1 run 12:32

   Bish – TD Turner 98 kickoff return 12:45.

Laval               7    20  14  9    -     50

Bishop’s          0    0    7    8    -     15

    Attendance – 14,824

YARDSTICKS

                                    Bish               Lav

First Downs                  15                 33

Yards Rushing              100               232

Yards Passing               165               270

Team Losses                19                 8

Net Offence                 246               494

Passes made-tried        9-18              27-34

Returns - yards             13-270          12-195

Interceptions-yards by  1-41              1-17

Fumbles-Lost               2-0                0-0

Sacks by:                     1                   1

Punts-average               9-31.0           8-38.5

Penalties-Yards            16-137          15-120

Possession Time           27:38            32:22

Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.

INDIVIDUAL

    RUSHING: Bishop’s – Lee 18-78, Turner 4-34, Andrews 2-5, Aiello 1-0. Laval – Yao 15-109, Fournier 7-48, Allard-Caméus 7-44, Sanchez-Hernandez 4-30, Tremblay 1-1.

    RECEIVING: Bishop’s – Mongeau 3-78, Godding 3-67, Lee 2-26, Andrews 1-(minus 6). Laval – Féoli-Gudino 10-101, John 3-54, Lavigne-Massé 3-30, Blais-Norman 3-25, Yao 2-20, Allard-Caméus 1-12, Dubeau-Gagnon 1-12, Seye 1-7, Tremblay 1-5, Rémillard 1-3, Fournier 1-1.

    PASSING: Bishop’s – Andrews 9-18, 165 yds, 1 TD, 1 int. Laval – Sanchez-Hernandez 25-32-260-3-1, Prud’homme 2-2-10-0-0.