OTTAWA, Ont. (September 15, 2018) – The Queen's Gaels (2-2) fell 42-39 to the No.8 Carleton Ravens (3-1) during a Saturday afternoon thriller in Ottawa.
 
The Gaels came back from a 19-point deficit to force overtime, however a Ravens' rushing touchdown put a stop to the Gaels' plans.
 
GAME FLOW
After Carleton missed a field goal on their opening drive, the Gaels were the first team to find the end zone as Hobbs found Matteo Del Brocco for a 16-yard touchdown pass.
 
With momentum on the Gaels' side early on, the Ravens responded with a miraculous play of their own. Carleton running back Nathan Carter, fumbled the ball however, Chad Manchulenko scooped up the loose ball for a 65-yard touchdown.
 
The Ravens struck again as Mike Arruda found Phil Iloki for a 6-yard touchdown pass to give Carleton a 15-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.
 
Queen's brought the game to within a single point when Hobbs found Del Brocco again in the end zone, this time from ten yards through the air.
 
After the Ravens bumped their lead to 18-14 on a field goal, Nate Hobbs would commit a costly turnover as his pass landed in the hands of Cole Hepburn and was returned to the 1-yard line. The Ravens would punch it in for the score off a Mike Arruda quarterback keep adding to a 25-14 lead.
 
The Ravens would eventually take a 33-19 lead for a game-high 19-point advantage. But the Gaels had no plans in going down quietly.
 
Queen's would score three touchdowns in the second half while keeping the Ravens out of the end zone. It was the Nate Hobbs' show as he lead the Gaels with a pair of passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown.
 
First, Hobbs found Del Brocco for their third touchdown connection of the game. The touchdown was Del Brocco's fifth of the season which already matches his career-high set from last season.
 
Later, Hobbs kept the ball himself and scrambled for his fifth rushing touchdown of the season 15 yards out.
 
Finally, Hobbs hit Jeremy Pendergast for a final-minute touchdown tying the game 36-36. The Gaels outscored the Ravens 22-4 in the final 30 minutes to force overtime.
 
OVERTIME WOES
The Gaels had a chance to win the game in overtime, but Nick Liberatore's 38-yard field goal attempt sailed and the game continued.
 
Given a second opportunity in overtime, Liberatore converted a 42-yard field goal to give the Gaels a temporary 39-36 lead.
However, the Ravens ended the game with a 7-yard touchdown run from Mathieu Pickens.
 
HOBBS MAKES MORE HISTORY
With his first passing touchdown in the first quarter, Nate Hobbs reached 50 career-passing touchdowns as a Queen's Gael.
 
His second passing touchdown of the game was enough to move up in the record books. His 51^st career-passing touchdown was enough to pass Cal Connor for fourth in Queen's history.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
413 – Nate Hobbs showed off his elite talent as he led the Gaels in rushing yards (62) as well as having a strong game through the air (351
101 – A new career high for first year receiver Richard Burton who broke off a 42-yard catch and run in the first half.
17 – The Ravens took 17 penalties throughout the course of the afternoon. The lack of discipline opened the door for the Gaels to get back into the game.
 
UP NEXT
The Gaels will remain on the road next weekend as they do battle with the No.10 Guelph Gryphons (2-2). Game time is set for 1:00pm on September 22 and all the action can be seen live on OUA.tv