Oct. 1 vs Mount Allison

The Gaiters football team shone on homecoming weekend as they hosted the visiting Mount Allison Mounties, to whom the Gaiters lost earlier this season in Sackville, N.B. Prior to the game, the football teams of ’88, ’90, and ’94 were hounded and inducted into the RBC Wall of Distinction for their exploits. 

Defence was the tail of the day as it was a low-scoring affair on Coulter Field. The Mounties offence was held to 145 yards of total offence on the day and linebacker Gabriel Royer led the way with 10.5 tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble and a 40-yard interception return, all enough to grant him Subway Player of the Game, Provigo Athlete of the Week, AUS defensive player of the week as well as U SPORTS defensive player of the week. Those are some extremely impressive accomplishments. 

On the offensive side of the ball, Mason McGriskin led the Gaiters offence with 181 yards through the air and a rushing touchdown. With the help of a steady leg by Noah Laursen who scored two of two field goals, the Gaiters took a 19-6 win over the Mounties in front of a massive crowd of 2,074 people for a very memorable 2022 homecoming weekend.

Oct. 8 @ St. FX

Unfortunately, the momentum failed to travel with the Gaiters to Antigonish this past weekend when they journeyed to St. FX to take on the undefeated X-men who sit atop the AUS conference. A rainy day was not on the front of the Gaiters’ mind as they stepped onto the field to take on the X-men.

The Gaiters held their own heading into halftime, only trailing 13-3, which was all too familiar after nearly mounting a second half comeback against the same X-men in September. However, St. FX held their own and did not allow any dramatics this time around, with the scoreboard showing a final score of 30-10 at the end of the game. 

The X-men moved up to a 5-0 season, comfortably atop the conference. With this loss, the Gaiters fall to 2-3, heading into an off week but looking forward to hosting the Acadia Axemen (0-6) on Coulter field on Oct. 22. The team will have time to regroup, considering the next few weeks will be crucial for their Loney Bowl aspirations.