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A quick roundup of ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´'s Gaels teams and athletes in competition over the weekend:

FOOTBALL

The ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s Gaels (3-2) squeezed out a 33-32 victory over the Guelph Gryphons (2-3) in the final seconds of their OUA football game at Alumni Stadium in Guelph on Saturday.

With the Gaels ahead 33-31, the hosts had a chance to win the game with less than 10 seconds left but the Gryphons’ kicker missed from 32 yards out, with the ball going through the endzone for a single point.

The Gaels jumped out to a 14-0 lead with touchdowns by Jake Puskas and Matteo Del Brocco. After the Gryphons got a major back Hobbs punched in another for a 21-7 lead.

Another touchdown from Puskas and a field goal by Nick Liberatore put the visitors up 33-7, but the Gryphons would roar back in the second half to give themselves a chance to win, only to fall just short.

MEN’S RUGBY

The ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´'s Gaels men’s rugby Team (4-0) continued their dominant OUA play with a 109-0 shutout against the Brock Badgers (1-3). 

A total of 12 Gaels scored a try or more in the rout. Cully Quirke opened the scoring in the first minute and ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s never looked back.

With forwards Nicholas DeLallo and Ruairidh MacPhail running wild, the Gaels captured a 52-0 lead at the half and continued their torrid try scoring pace even after substituting almost a full squad. First-year player Connor Weyell finished with three tries after the break.

CROSS COUNTRY

The ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s Gaels women’s cross country team finished second and the men’s team was third overall at the Western Invitational in London on Saturday morning.

On the women’s side, the OUA No. 1 Gaels were led by third- and fourth-place finishes from Makenna Fitzgerald and Taylor Sills. Fitzgerald ran the 6km course in a time of 21:17 while Sills crossed at 21:28.

The Gaels women finished with 58 points coming in second to the Guelph Gryphons who won with 39 points. Western’s Kristina Popadich set a new course record in a time of 20:28 breaking the mark set last year by ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s Branna MacDougall who did not race this year in London.

On the men’s side, the Gaels totalled 80 points for third overall in the race behind McMaster and winners Guelph.

¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s was led by Mitchell de Lange who finished third overall in a time of 24:21 for the 8km race. Brett Crowley, Matt Flood, Nathan Dehghan and Mitchell Kirby finished 11th, 19th, 21st and 26th respectively.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

The ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´'s Women’s soccer team (5-2-1) stumbled a bit as they lost 2-0 against the Ottawa Gee-Gees (7-1-1) on Saturday and followed with a scoreless draw Sunday against the Carleton Ravens (4-3-3).

Saturday’s game was a battle between the OUA’s No. 7 (¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s) and No. 8 (Ottawa) teams. In a tightly-contested match the Gee-Gees made the breakthrough off a free kick just before the half and doubled the lead in the 74th minute through a penalty shot.

On Sunday, the Gaels dominated possession throughout much of the match but were not able to capitalize on their chances against the Ravens.

MEN’S SOCCER

The ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s Gaels men’s soccer team (6-2-0) earned a weekend split with a 3-0 win over the Trent Excalibur (0-8-0) on Saturday and 2-1 loss against the Carleton Ravens (9-0-1) on Sunday.

The Gaels dominated the Excalibur with goals coming from Michael Chang, Nicholas Theodorakakis, and Nick Alie Day.

On Sunday the OUA No. 5 Ravens got out to an early 2-0 with goals in the sixth and 25th minutes.

The Gaels battled back and James Michaelis struck back with a header in the 65th minute. However, the Gaels were unable to find the equalizer.