BY THE NUMBERS: #8 Ottawa takes to the road for a matchup with Laurier

Photo: Tim Austen.
Photo: Tim Austen.
September 23, 2022

September 24, 2022

  • The Matchup: #8 Ottawa Gee-Gees (2-1, T-2rd in OUA) versus Laurier Golden Hawks (2-1, T-3rd in OUA)
  • Location: University Stadium (Waterloo, ON)
  • Kickoff: 1:00 p.m.
  • Tickets: Sold out
  • Last meeting: Ottawa 25, Laurier 22 – Sept. 14, 2019
  • All-Time Record: Laurier leads 13-14-1 since 1963
  • Broadcast: OUA.tv

OTTAWA GAMES NOTES

  • Major Stat Leaders (per game)
  • Ottawa turned in its most complete performance of the season last week against, Guelph, winning 46-10 at TD Place. Forty-six points is the most put up by the Gee-Gees offence since a 54-26 win against Windsor on Oct. 11, 2019.
  • QB Ben Maracle turned in best game of his career statistically against the Gryphons, throwing three touchdowns two different targets for 303 passing yards.
  • University Stadium will be hostile territory for the Gee-Gees, as the game is sold out for Laurier's Homecoming festivities. It will be Ottawa's first visit to Waterloo to take on the Golden Hawks since week one of the 2018 season.

LAURIER GAME NOTES

  • Major Stat Leaders
    • Passing yards:  Taylor Elgersma – 201.3
    • Rushing yards: Quentin Scott – 108.3
    • Receiving yards: Ethan Jordan – 69.0
    • Tackles: Damian Jamieson – 5.8
  • Laurier started their season on a bye, followed by a matchup with the top-ranked Western Mustangs. Bouncing back from 0-1, the Golden Hawks won meetings with Toronto and York, teams currently at the bottom of the OUA's standings. A matchup with the nationally ranked Gee-Gees will be a chance to test their improvement in the first half of the season.
  • The Golden Hawks kicking game has been a considerable factor to start the season. K/P Dawson Hodge is perfect on field goals and extra points thus far this season, as well as currently holds the best yards per punt average in the OUA with 43.8.
  • Laurier has also enjoyed a very clean start to the season, currently sitting as the second-least penalized team in the conference.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: 

"After a pretty big win last week I feel like the team is really coming together. We have to keep our standards high, forget about last week, and look ahead to Laurier. We're trying to stay mentally disciplined and focused on our opponent, at the end of the day, we need to go 1-0 this week." – Willy-Pierre Dimbongi, receiver.