HUSKIES 33 RAMS 10
SASKATOON, Sask. - The University of Regina Rams suffered a 33-10 road loss to the No. 5-ranked Saskatchewan Huskies on Friday night at Griffiths Stadium. The Rams held a 10-3 lead after a Chris Bodnar field goal near the end of the first quarter, but were held off the scoreboard for the final 45 minutes of the contest as the Huskies collected 30 unanswered points to secure the victory.
Making matters worse for the visitors, the Rams (0-2) lost a quarterback for the second consecutive game. Making his first CIS start, Dylan Hart was injured in the third quarter and was replaced by third-stringer Frankie Gray.
Saskatchewan, which improves to 2-0 with the win, was led offensively by Dexter Janke's two-touchdown performance. Janke had a 101-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter — the sixth-longest reception in Canada West history — and added a two-yard touchdown run early in the fourth.
Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren completed 16 of his 32 passes for 358 yards and two touchdowns and added 40 rushing yards for the Huskies. Janke ended up with 62 rushing yards and a game-high 141 receiving yards.
Four different Huskies registered interceptions, including Tony Michalchuk, Bryce McCall, Mitch Friesen, and Luke Thiel. Levi Steinhauer had two sacks, while Michalchuk led all players with 12 total tackles.
For the Rams, Hart was 11-for-20 and had 79 passing yards before leaving the game with a suspected back injury. Gray — who at this time last year was quarterbacking at Campbell Collegiate in Regina — completed five of his seven passes for 63 yards.
Rams running back Adrian Charles had a game-high 89 rushing yards. Brenden Owens led all players with six receptions.
Regina's lone touchdown of the game came early in the contest. A 50-yard punt by Chris Bodnar pinned Saskatchewan deep in its own end zone, and on the ensuing play Janke lost the ball and Rams linebacker Austin Bates came up with the fumble recovery in the end zone to give the Rams an early lead.
The Rams had a chance to make it a one-possession game late in the third quarter. Down 23-10, Steve Famulak's fumble recovery gave Regina the ball on Saskatchewan's 42-yard line. Two big rushes by Charles and a pass to Connor Haas by Gray brought the Rams down to the four, but the drive was snuffed out after Saskatchewan recovered a fumble by Gray on second-and-goal. The Huskies followed that up with a seven-play, 77-yard drive to go ahead by 20 with 12 minutes to play.
The Rams will be back in action at home next Friday against Calgary (2-0). Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
Making matters worse for the visitors, the Rams (0-2) lost a quarterback for the second consecutive game. Making his first CIS start, Dylan Hart was injured in the third quarter and was replaced by third-stringer Frankie Gray.
Saskatchewan, which improves to 2-0 with the win, was led offensively by Dexter Janke's two-touchdown performance. Janke had a 101-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter — the sixth-longest reception in Canada West history — and added a two-yard touchdown run early in the fourth.
Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren completed 16 of his 32 passes for 358 yards and two touchdowns and added 40 rushing yards for the Huskies. Janke ended up with 62 rushing yards and a game-high 141 receiving yards.
Four different Huskies registered interceptions, including Tony Michalchuk, Bryce McCall, Mitch Friesen, and Luke Thiel. Levi Steinhauer had two sacks, while Michalchuk led all players with 12 total tackles.
For the Rams, Hart was 11-for-20 and had 79 passing yards before leaving the game with a suspected back injury. Gray — who at this time last year was quarterbacking at Campbell Collegiate in Regina — completed five of his seven passes for 63 yards.
Rams running back Adrian Charles had a game-high 89 rushing yards. Brenden Owens led all players with six receptions.
Regina's lone touchdown of the game came early in the contest. A 50-yard punt by Chris Bodnar pinned Saskatchewan deep in its own end zone, and on the ensuing play Janke lost the ball and Rams linebacker Austin Bates came up with the fumble recovery in the end zone to give the Rams an early lead.
The Rams had a chance to make it a one-possession game late in the third quarter. Down 23-10, Steve Famulak's fumble recovery gave Regina the ball on Saskatchewan's 42-yard line. Two big rushes by Charles and a pass to Connor Haas by Gray brought the Rams down to the four, but the drive was snuffed out after Saskatchewan recovered a fumble by Gray on second-and-goal. The Huskies followed that up with a seven-play, 77-yard drive to go ahead by 20 with 12 minutes to play.
The Rams will be back in action at home next Friday against Calgary (2-0). Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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