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Football Preview - Gaels at No.10 Guelph Saturday

Football Posted by: Peter Reimer (Sports Information Intern)

Football Preview - Gaels at No.10 Guelph Saturday

KINGSTON, Ont. (September 7, 2016) - In a rematch of last year's upset, Queen's (0-1) heads to Guelph this weekend for a 1pm matchup with the No.10 ranked Gryphons (1-1) on Saturday. 

In October of 2015, the Gaels topped a No.5 ranked Gryphons team 23-15 at Richardson Stadium and set a new Gaels record on a 108-yard touchdown reception from Nate Hobbs (Mississauga, Ont.) to Matteo Del Brocco (Leamington, Ont.).

This season, the Gaels enter Saturday's game coming off an early bye week after falling 37-18 to Laurier in their season opener. Queen's found success when Chris Osei-Kusi (Brampton, Ont.) was involved in the offence, as the wide receiver made four catches on a 76 yard drive that set up the first tricolour touchdown of the season. Jonah Pataki (Wallaceburg, Ont.) was the Gael who first broke the plane, followed by a receiving score from Hobbs to Del Brocco later in the game. Rookie kicker Nick Liberatore (Dartmouth, N.S.) was the only other Gael on the scoresheet, hitting one field goal, two extra points, and a rouge. 
 
QUEEN'S 2016
11362 @ L 18-37


Guelph earned a 41-22 victory to start the 2016 season, but comes into this weekend after being upset 33-29 on the road by Windsor. In the loss, the Gryphons allowed points in bursts, as Windsor scored 16 straight points in the first half, followed by a separate 16 point run in the second half. The Guelph offence was able to put up 533 yards, 362 of which came from the arm of quarterback James Roberts, who leads the OUA with 53 completions and is third in passing yards with 624. On the ground, Daniel Palmer-Salmon garnered 113 yards, boosting his average to an OUA second-best mark of 100 yards per game.
 
GUELPH 2016
10844 VS W 41-22
10844 @ L 29-33

Watch the Gaels live at 1pm Saturday on OUA.tv.

 
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Players Mentioned

Matteo Del Brocco

#18 Matteo Del Brocco

REC
6' 0"
Third Year
1
Nate Hobbs

#5 Nate Hobbs

QB
6' 1"
Third Year
1
Chris Osei-Kusi

#9 Chris Osei-Kusi

REC
6' 1"
Second Year
Jonah Pataki

#32 Jonah Pataki

RB
6' 1"
Fourth Year
Nick Liberatore

#2 Nick Liberatore

K
5' 11"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Matteo Del Brocco

#18 Matteo Del Brocco

6' 0"
Third Year
1
REC
Nate Hobbs

#5 Nate Hobbs

6' 1"
Third Year
1
QB
Chris Osei-Kusi

#9 Chris Osei-Kusi

6' 1"
Second Year
REC
Jonah Pataki

#32 Jonah Pataki

6' 1"
Fourth Year
RB
Nick Liberatore

#2 Nick Liberatore

5' 11"
First Year
K