Huskies blanked by Mounties at Homecoming

The Mount Allison Mounties topped the Saint Mary's Huskies by a score of 38-0 on October 4, 2014 at Huskies Stadium in Halifax in the Huskies' 2014 Homecoming game. The game was played before a crowd of 1300.

Subway player of the game Chris Reid (Brampton, Ont) had 38 carries for 246 yards and a touchdown. Brandon Leyh (New Westminster, B.C.) went 14 for 18 for 184 yards and two touchdowns, while Josh Blanchard (Waasis, N.B) had 10 catches for 139 yards and a touchdown to lead the Mounties offence. Te Nguyen (Mississauga, Ont) had 6.5 tackles and Jesse Myers (Burlington, Ont) blocked a punt from Saint Mary's punter Chase Kodejs (Bedford, N.S.) and returned it for a touchdown to lead Mount Allison's defensive efforts.

The Mounties collected 451 yards of total offence to the Huskies' 110. The game had a slow start offensively, with Mount Allison kicker Ryan Lambert (Grimsby, Ont) getting a single off a missed field goal attempt in the first quarter to give Mount Allison a 1-0 lead.

The two teams went scoreless in the second quarter with the Mounties retaining the 1-0 lead into halftime.

After a safety increased Mount Allison's lead to 3-0, Leyh connected with Blanchard on a 6 yard touchdown pass to lead it 10-0 after the third quarter. In the fourth, the Mounties scored 28 points to seal the deal.

Tresor Buama-Mafuta (Montreal, QC) had 8.5 tackles and a forced fumble and Kayin Marchand-Wright (Montreal, QC) registered 4.5 tackles and an interception in the Huskies defensive showing.

Melvin Abackwah (Etobicoke, Ont) had 13 carries for 54 yards, and Drew Jacobson (Scandia, AB) went 4 for 13 for 20 yards on the offensive side of the ball for Saint Mary's.

Both team's next game is against each other on October 11^th in Sackville, New Brunswick at 2 pm.

Source, Mark Moffat, SMU Communications

Photo, Nick Pearce