Top-ranked Western cruises into 8th straight Yates Cup final
Beat Queen's Gaels for Ontario University Athletics football championship game berth
The top-ranked Western Mustangs are back in the Yates Cup for the eighth straight year.
Western defeated the Queen's Gaels 47-20 on Saturday to book its ticket into the Ontario University Athletics football championship game.
Evan Hillock went 19-of-30 passing for 308 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the semifinal victory. Savaughn Magnaye-Jones had 10 receptions for 128 yards and one touchdown.
Entering the second half only up 19-17, the reigning two-time Yates Cup champion Mustangs outscored the Gaels 28-3 in the final two quarters to remain undefeated on the year.
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—@WesternMustangsWestern will next face the No. 3 Laurier Golden Hawks, who defeated the Windsor Lancers 21-14 in the other semifinal.
The Mustangs (8-0) and Golden Hawks (7-1) finished atop the OUA standings, with Western pulling out a 33-30 win in the two sides' lone matchup in the regular-season finale on Oct. 21.
In the RSEQ conference, reigning Vanier Cup champion Laval Rouge et Or outlasted the Concordia Stingers 34-27 in double overtime to advance into the Dunsmore Cup final.
In the Atlantic University Sport conference action, the St. Francis Xavier X-Men ended the Saint Mary's Huskies season with a 36-20 victory.
The X-Men will next meet the Bishop's Gaiters in the Loney Bowl title game. The Gaiters advanced to the AUS final with a 34-15 win over the Mount Allison Mounties.
In the Canada West semifinals, UBC Thunderbirds defeated the visiting Manitoba Bisons 29-21, while the Alberta Golden Bears squashed the Saskatchewan Huskies 40-17.
