(Kingston, Ont.) - After a close first half, the Queen's Gaels pulled away from the Concordia Stingers after half time to win their quarterfinal matchup at the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship 38-22 on Wednesday at Nixon Field.

The host Gaels and the Stingers traded leads throughout the first half, with Queen's holding a small 14-12 lead heading into half time. The Gaels outscored the Stingers 24-10 in the second half on their way to the 16-point win.

Thomas Kirkwood and Rien Van Der Ploeg led the way for the Gaels. Kirkwood finished the game with four converts and one penalty convert, while Van Der Ploeg recorded a game-high two tries.

Neil Trainor, Stefan Zuliani, and Will Matthews also scored tries for the Gaels while Santi Guadarrama added a convert.

Stan Blazkowski, JC Vinette, Ben Laurin, and Aiden McMullan scored tries for Concordia in the loss, with Andrew Agustis adding a try.

Matthews was named the Player of the Game for Queen's while McMullan was named the Player of the Game for Concordia.

With the win, the Gaels advanced to the Championship semifinals where they will take on the UBC Thunderbirds on Friday, Nov. 26 at 5 p.m. The Thunderbirds opened the tournament with a 66-0 win over the RMC Paladins. Tickets for the game are on sale now and can be purchased here.

Concordia will compete in the Consolation semifinals, where they will meet the Paladins on Friday at 11 a.m.