The Queen’s Gaels exercised their demons on Friday night at Matt Anthony Field in Ottawa, as they defeated their OUA rival Guelph Gryphons 38-28 in the national semifinal.
It was the third meeting between teams this season, with Guelph taking the two prior meetings, the Gaels
With a friendly Queen’s crowd making the short trip to the Nation’s Capital, the Gaels rallied back from a tough spot early.
Guelph sprung to a 14-0 lead after Queen’s had a player carded in the opening minutes. The Gaels responded in the 17th minute with a massive run by Marcus D’Acre.
D’Acre would singlehandedly close the gap, scoring again and converting both tries, as the Gaels’ onslaught had them up 26-14 at the break.
Queen’s continued to pour it on to start the second half, before the Gryphons had a late surge, adding 14 points in the final 12 minutes.
The Gaels defended valiantly to close out the win and punch their ticket to the national final on Sunday.
A brand-new champion will be crowned as the Gaels will face the ÉTS Piranhas on Sunday at 6 p.m. (ET) for the Spence McTavish Cup.
Players of the Game:
QUE: Marcus D’Acre
GUE: Kobe Faust
Scoring Summary:
GUE: Try David Scollon (Tomas Dallan conversion) – 4’
GUE: Try Tomas Dallan (Tomas Dallan conversion) – 7’
QUE: Try Marcus D’Acre (Marcus D’Acre conversion) – 17’
QUE: Try Marcus D’Acre (Marcus D’Acre conversion) – 17’
QUE: Try Owen Lee (Marcus D’Acre conversion) – 27’
QUE: Try Trekker James (Conversion failed) – 28’
SECOND HALF
QUE: Try Trekker James (Marcus D’Acre conversion) – 33’
QUE: Try Bauer Mercer (Conversion failed) – 40’
GUE: Try Augustus Murphy (Tomas Dallan conversion) – 49’
GUE: Try Seth Powell (Tomas Dallan conversion) – 53’
