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Jeff Chan

Gaels face Lancers for first time in two years

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KINGSTON, Ont. (September 30, 2009) – This weekend, the No. 4 Queen's Gaels (4-0) will be on the road looking to keep their unblemished record intact as they take on the Windsor Lancers (2-2).

The meeting marks the first time in two years that the Gaels and Lancers have faced off against one another. In their last contest, Queen's defeated Windsor by a score of 38-3 on their home field.

Queen's is coming off a 67-0 win over the York Lions last weekend which represented their largest margin of victory this season. A big reason for the offensive explosion was the return of fifth year quarterback Danny Brannagan of Burlington, Ont. The reigning CIS Offensive Player of the Week threw for a career-best 543 yards and five touchdowns while running for another in three quarters of action.

The shutout victory was the second in a row for the Gaels against York as they shutout the Lions a year ago 80-0.

Meanwhile, the Lancers are coming off two big losses to Western and Waterloo following a 2-0 start to their season. In those games, they have been outscored by their opposition 109-7. Last weekend against Waterloo, the Lancers failed to generate any offense without starting quarterback Sam Malian of LaSalle, Ont. as they fell 49-0.

Despite their struggles as of late, the Lancers have always posed a challenge to the Gaels and will be looking to put the last two games behind them. A veteran defensive core as well as a strong running game will be two things that Queen's will have to overcome in order to leave Windsor with a victory.

When they last met on September 22, 2007, Brannagan threw for 358 yards and two touchdowns. 182 of those yards were to former Gaels receiver Rob Bagg while former Queen's running back Mike Giffin ran for 120 yards on 22 carries.
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