Huskies down X-Men 25-13 in Friday night football action
(HALIFAX, N.S.) - The Saint Mary’s Huskies defeated the St. Francis Xavier X-Men 25-13 on Friday night in Atlantic University Sport football action.
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Team Stats
| Game Statistics | StFX | Saint Mary's |
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| Passing Yards | 165 | 142 |
| Rushing Yards | 51 | 246 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Poss. | 28:54 | 31:06 |
(HALIFAX, N.S.) - The Saint Mary's Huskies defeated the St. Francis Xavier X-Men 25-13 on Friday night in Atlantic University Sport football action.
Subway Player of the Game Rob Jubenville recorded four sacks for a Huskies defence that sacked X-Men quarterbacks eight times. Saint Mary's improves to 2-2 and ended a two-game losing skid in front of nearly 1,700 fans at Huskies Stadium.
Dave Sabourin rushed for 85 yards on 12 carries in the second half to lead a Saint Mary's ground attack that tallied 246 yards on 45 carries. Mike Dawes ran the ball 14 times for 68 yards with a touchdown and QB Ben Rossong scrambled for 39 yards in the 2nd quarter.
"We're happy with the win but I feel like it wasn't our best game," said head coach Perry Marchese. "But if we can get a win without playing our best game then that is a good sign for us."
"We're not happy about the amount of penalties and that's something we will continue to address in practice," he added. "However, our running game and defence were outstanding and Jack Creighton was solid at Quarterback."
The Huskies led the X-Men 12-3 at halftime. StFX (2-2) has now lost two games in a row after beginning the season with consecutive victories.
Rookie placekicker Chase Kodejs was successful on three field goal attempts from 37, 30, and 35 yards respectively to lead the way on Special Teams. Melvin Abankwah returned six punts for 72 yards and Jesse Lacle tallied 50 yards on 3 kickoff returns.
"Chase Kodejs had an outstanding night and looked like a six-year vet out there," commented Marchese.
Tivon Cook completed 11 of 20 passes for 119 yards in relief of starter Clay Masikewich and led StFX on a late second-half surge that came up short after a Mykyta Clancy sack on 3rd down gave the ball back to the Huskies with 1:35 left in regulation. Ashton Dickson gained 49 yards on 14 carries and Keon Hughes made four catches on 46 yards to pace the X-Men.
The X-Men will host the Mount Allison Mounties next week in Antigonish while Saint Mary's will welcome the Acadia Axemen for Homecoming at Huskies Stadium. Both games are scheduled for a 2 p.m. kickoff Saturday afternoon.
Source: Bill McLean for Saint Mary's Sport Information