WATERLOO, Ont. (October 10, 2009) – Danny Brannagan of Burlington, Ont., became the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) all-time passing leader as the No. 4 Queen's Gaels (6-0) dumped the Waterloo Warriors (1-5) 43-21 at Warrior Field on Saturday.

Brannagan finished the day 25 for 42 for 347 yards, giving him 9,989 yards in his career. He passed Ben Chapdelaine of McMaster (9,974) as the OUA passing leader and now sits 466 yards shy of the all-time Canadian Inter-university sport (CIS) mark held by McGill's Matt Connell. Connell set the record at 10,455 yards last season.

“It's a very big record,” said Brannagan, in his fifth year with Queen's. “It's means a lot to the team as a whole. The offensive line has been fighting for me for five years and the receivers,.. everyone was aware it was going to be close on Saturday. Everyone wanted to help.”

Kingston's #Marty Gordon@ had a career high in just his second outing of the season, collecting 214 yards on 24 carries and recording one touchdown. Scott Valberg also from Kingston, Ont., was Queen's top receiver finishing with seven receptions for 141 yards and one touchdown.

The Warriors' top player was Dustin Zender (Waterloo, Ont.), who caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Evan Martin of Kitchener, Ont. Zender finished with nine catches for 174 yards while Martin was 23 for 32 passing for 332 yards and one touchdown.

Waterloo's touchdown in the final minute of the first half broke a streak of 269 minutes and 50 seconds in which the Gaels defence had not allowed a touchdown.

The Gaels sit atop the OUA standings at a perfect 6-0 and extend their regular season win streak to 16 games dating back to the 2007 season. Next Saturday, Queen's will face second place Western (5-1) in a battle for first place on national television. The Score will broadcast the game beginning at 1:00pm.

Tickets for the game being billed as an 'instant classic' are available by calling (613) 533-2500.

NOTES: Next week, Brannagan and Western's Michael Faulds of London, Ont., will look to become the second and third quarterbacks in CIS history to break the 10,000-yard mark. Brannagan is 11 yards from 10,000 while Faulds is 123 yards shy… An interception by David Rooney of Kingston, Ont., in the first quarter was his third in the last two weeks and his first CIS touchdown… The start time of the game was delayed 15 minutes. The bus which was transporting Queen's to Warrior Field broke down prior to departure from the hotel. Officials at the University of Waterloo graciously delayed the start to allow proper warm-up for the Gaels… Attendance at the game was 724.