KINGSTON, Ont. (October 17, 2015) – The No. 5 Gaels (5-1) defeated the York Lions (2-4) 53-15 this Saturday in the OUA Quarter Final match which sends the Gaels on to the OUA Semi Finals.

GAME FLOW
The Gaels got on the board early in the first thanks to an Emma Chown (Barrie, Ont.) try to set the pace for the rest of the match. Queen's kept their energy high with Lauren Cranfield (Pickering, Ont.) breaking away from the pack and crossing the try line, with a conversion by Lauren McEwen (Wasaga Beach, Ont.) kicked true, the Gaels were up 12-0.

York tried to find their footing receiving a penalty kick and Cat Belanger getting them 3 points up on the board. Sadie Stephenson (Oakville, Ont.) found a long run to get the Gaels back into their groove, putting down the next try of the game followed by another McEwen convert. The Gaels made use of the few minutes of injury time with Cranfield scoring her second try of the match giving them a lead of 26-3 at halftime.

Chown opened up the second half like she did the first with another long run culminated with a try down by the goal posts setting McEwen up for a successful convert and stretching the Queen's lead to 33-3. Megan Pawkins broker through the Queen's line for the Lions and put down their first try of the game. The momentum continued for the Lions but Queen's kept them at bay with a great run by Miranda Seifert (Regina) popping it off to Pippi McKay (Toronto) for another try; with the convert the Gaels were up 38-10.

The Lions didn't let the Gaels get away too easily and came back to the try line to trail Queen's 38-15 with 15 minutes left of play. Lauren Murray (Lindsay, Ont.) responded with a try of her own, followed by tries from both Chown and Hannah Greenwood (Kingston, Ont.) sealing the deal for the Gaels on their 53-15 win in the OUA Quarter Final match.  

FINAL SAY?
"We had a lot of different bodies in the lineup today and they did what we asked them to do. We challenged them to work a lot harder than they have in the previous two weeks, and they stepped up. The bottom line is, the team is only as good as its effort and their effort today was very good." - Beth Barz, Head Coach

BY THE NUMBERS
No. 5 – Gaels current CIS ranking
41-7 – Score for the Gaels when the two teams met this season
10 – Points for Lauren Cranfield in the game  

UP NEXT
The Gaels will now move onto the OUA Semi Final match which is scheduled for next Saturday, October 24. Location and opponents are TBD.