Leyh passes for 187 yards and a touchdown as Mount Allison downs Saint Mary’s 38-6 in season opener

(HALIFAX, N.S.) - The Mount Allison Mounties defeated the Saint Mary's Huskies 38-6 Friday night at Huskies Stadium in the first game of the 2015 regular season. The game was played before a crowd of 2,218.

Mounties quarterback Brandon Leyh (New Westminster, B.C.) went 15 for 20 for 187 yards and a touchdown.

Chris Reid (Brampton, Ont.) had 10 carries for 53 yards and a touchdown, and was named Subway player of the game for his efforts.  

Kiel Ambursley (Toronto, Ont.) also had 10 carries for 53 yards to power the Mounties' offence.

On defence for the Mounties, Christian Plante (Dartmouth, N.S.) had 7.5 tackles and a sack, while Te Nguyen (Mississauga, Ont.) had 3.5 tackles and an interception to lead Mount Allison.

The Mounties had 386 yards of total offence, compared to 119 for the Huskies.

Mount Allison got off to a quick start by blocking a botched punt attempt from Ideen Samadi (Edmonton, Alta.), allowing Ryan Lambert (Grimsby, Ont.) to hit a field goal to give Mount Allison a 3-0 lead.

Michael Bohan (Sackville, N.B.) increased the lead with a 66-yard punt return for a touchdown to give the Mounties a 10-0 lead after one quarter.

Three more Lambert field goals and a one-yard touchdown run by Reid had Mount Allison up 26-0 at the half.  

In third quarter, another Mounties touchdown made it 33-0 before Trevor Erdmann (Ardossan, Alta.) completed a seven-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Sule (Cole Harbour, N.S.) to make it 33-6 after three quarters.

Another Lambert field goal and a conceded Saint Mary's safety made the final score 38-6. Lambert, a sophomore kicker from Grimsby, Ont., tied the Mount Allison school record with 5 field goals in the win.

For the Huskies, Brad Herbst (Ottawa, Ont.) had 8.5 tackles and 0.5 sacks, while Faheem Andy Jean Pierre (Montreal, Que.) had 3.5 tackles and 1.5 sacks to anchor the Huskies' defence.

Scott Borden (Halifax, N.S.) went four for 11 for 28 yards, and Leonardo Mantuila (Edmonton, Alta.) had 14 carries for 27 yards to lead the Saint Mary's offence.

Both teams play their next game on Sept. 19 at 2 p.m. Mount Allison hosts the Acadia Axemen, while Saint Mary's visits the St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Antigonish.

Source: Saint Mary's Sports Communications