October 11, 2008
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LENNOXVILLE – Quarterback Benoit Groulx threw for 327 yards and two touchdown passes as the No. 1-ranked Laval Rouge et Or cruised to a 41-10 victory over the Bishop's Gaiters at Coulter Field. The Rouge et Or led 24-10 at halftime, and pulled away with 17 unanswered points in the second half.

Groulx connected with Mathieu Picard in the first quarter and Victory Tremblay in the fourth quarter, as he went 25-for-32 for 327 yards in just over three quarters of play. Laval also got rushing touchdowns from Cesar-Romero Sanchez Hernandez and Guillaume Allard-Cameus, while kicker Christian Milo connected on all four of his kickoff attempts, and added an 84-yard kickoff single to round out the Rouge et Or scoring.

Ten different receivers caught passes for Laval, led by Laurent Lavigne-Masse, who had five catches for 103 yards, while Julian Feoli-Gudino was 6-for-68 and Matt Leblanc was 7-for-74.

For the Gaiters, running back Jamall Lee carried 18 times for 70 yards. He got his 4,000th career rushing yard on a one-yard rush late in the third quarter. He finished the day with 4,011 career yards, moving him into seventh on the CIS all-time rushing list. Lee also made three catches for 34 yards.

The Gaiters' only touchdown came on an eight-yard pass from Jesse Andrews to Steven Turner in the second quarter, while Josh Maveety hit on his only field goal attempt of the day. Andrews completed the day with 219 yards passing, as he went 19-for-28 with one interception. Keith Godding caught a career-high nine passes for 121 yards, including a 44-yarder in the first quarter that set up the Maveety field goal.

Defensively, the Gaiters were led by James Yurichuk, who made 11 tackles (9 solo, 4 assists) while defensive backs Nick Poloniato and Harrison Maloney made seven each. Marc-Antoine Beaudoin-Cloutier led the Rouge et Or with 6.5 tackles, including 0.5 sacks.

The Rouge et Or piled up 560 yards of net offence and 33 first downs on the afternoon, while the Gaiters recorded 286 yards on 17 first downs. The Gaiters largely escaped the referees' attention on this day, as they took only eight penalties for 45 yards, while Laval committed 12 fouls for 112 yards.

Laval will host Sherbrooke next Sunday (Oct. 19) in Quebec City, while the Gaiters (2-4) will host the Concordia Stingers (4-2) next Saturday at Coulter Field. Kickoff for that game is set for 1 p.m.

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NOTES: The Rouge et Or now lead the all-time series 15-6, having won the past eight straight games ... Fourth-year linebacker James Yurichuk now has 151 career tackles ... Keith Godding has now caught a pass in 15 straight games, and now has 496 yards receiving.

Laval              10 14 10  7 – 41
Bishop's         3    7   0  0 – 10
  Attendance at Lennoxville, Que – 1579.