Carleton at Queen's 20190825
Photos from rhe 2019 Season and Home Opener vs. the Carleton Ravens at Richardson Stadium, Kingston, ON, on August 25, 2019.
All photos on this site are Copyright © Jeff Chan, and may be used for personal non-commercial applications by Queen's Football, so long as photo credits are shown or the photos are otherwise attributed to Jeff Chan.
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QUEEN'S 12, CARLETON 18
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GAELS PUSH RAVENS TO THE FINAL WHISTLE AS KEENAN AND KWEMO CONNECT ON CAREER FIRST TOUCHDOWNS.
By Queen's Sports Information
The Queen's Gaels (0-1) battled until the final seconds ticked off the clock, but it was the visiting Carleton Ravens (1-0) who took the victory in the season opener in front of 1,922 fans at Richardson Stadium.
GAME FLOW
The Ravens scored on the first play of the game as Vincent Plouffe launched the opening kickoff over Ben Arhen and through the back of the end zone to score a rouge for Carleton.
The Gaels attempted to answer back on their second drive of the game as first-year quarterback James Keenan marched the team down to Carleton's 32-yard line. The Gaels were unsuccessful to put points on the board as Nick Liberatore narrowly missed a 39-yard field goal attempt to close the drive.
Keenan opened the first quarter strong completing 6-7 passes for 53 yards including a five-yard touchdown pass to Sakhia Kwemo to give the Gaels a 7-1 lead. The play marked the first touchdown pass of Keenan's Gaels career and Kwemo's first touchdown reception in his young career.
The Gaels offence struggled in the second quarter following an injury to running back Jake Puskas. Puskas carried the ball for 34 yards on six carries before leaving the game.
Carleton's offence came to life in the second as Ravens quarterback Tanner DeJong led his team on a seven-play 53-yard drive. Mathieu Pickens punched the ball in from three yards out to give the Ravens an 8-7 lead.
The Gaels closed the half up 9-8 after DeJong was sacked in the end zone by Anthony Federico for a safety.
Gaels quarterback Ryan Licandro entered the game midway through the third quarter completing one attempt before Keenan came back in.
DeJong fired an eight-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Soares with 11:01 remaining in the third quarter to put the Ravens ahead 15-9.
The Gaels looked to respond early in the fourth as Keenan fired a deep shot towards the back of the end zone but was unable to connect to an open Kwemo. Nick Liberatore connected on a 25-yard field goal to pull the Gaels to within three points.
Plouffe connected on a 40-yard field goal to push the Ravens lead to 18-12.
Gabriel Boucher came up big in a crucial moment blocking a field goal attempt to return possession to the Gaels offence. Keenan led the Gaels down to Carelton's 22-yard line.
Ravens penalties led to the Gaels having a chance to win. On the final play of the game, Keenan launched a pass towards the end zone looking for Richard Burton, but his attempt was broken up to end the game.
BY THE NUMBERS
1st - Game as a head coach for Steve Snyder in U SPORTS, 1st career passing TD for Keenan and receiving for Kwemo
0 - Interceptions for either team
2 - Sacks for Will Bannatyne to lead the Gaels
8.1 - Rushing average for Keenan who totalled 57 yards on seven attempts
110 - Yards on the ground for the Ravens running back Nathan Carter
SNYDER DEBUT
Queen's head coach Steve Snyder made his U SPORTS head coaching debut but will have to wait to celebrate the first victory. He will look to do so next week when the Gaels take on the Mustangs on Labour Day Monday in London.
FINAL SAY
"It was a quality opponent and we did give a great effort. It was a great environment at Richardson Stadium for great Canadian University football but we're just going to get back at it and continue to be a better football team." - Head coach Steve Snyder.
TEAM STATISTICS
TEAM STATISTICS
Game Stats CAR QUE
Total Yards 312 266
Pass Yards 213 132
Rushing Yards 137 154
Penalty Yards 20-121 10-90
1st Downs 14 18
3rd Downs 1-3 0-2
4th Downs 0-0 0-0
TOP 28:19 31:41
ROSTER
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0 ETHAN WHITING
2 NICK LIBERATORE
3 KONNER BURTENSHAW
4 JAMES KEENAN
6 BRENDAN STEELE
7 PERRY AMANKWAAH
8 SEBASTIAN HANSEN
9 ETHAN MARTIN
12 RYAN LICANDRO
13 BEN ARHEN
14 STEPHANE EAST
15 EJAZ CAUSER
16 TAE GORDON
17 ZACK KEALEY
20 OLIVER MACKENZIE
21 ERIC COLONNA
22 THOMPSON MCCALLUM
26 CONNOR MCQUILKIN
27 TRISTAN KUCHAR
28 JAKE PUSKAS
29 LIAM PUSKAS
30 MARQUIS RICHARDS
31 BURKE DERBYSHIRE
33 NOLAN BEDARD
36 ADAM SEDORE
39 WILL BANNATYNE
40 KURTIS SCHAEFER
43 WILLIAM KOOS
44 GABRIEL BOUCHER
45 JACOB JEFFERIES
46 PETER ADJEY
48 WALTER KARABIN
49 CAMERON DUFFY
50 NICHOLAS PINARD
58 STERLING SEUNARINE
60 RYAN BERTA
62 JACOB BUTLER
65 HARRISON TAYLOR
66 JOSH MOSLEY
68 ADAM DINGWALL
70 EVAN FLORAN
71 KAEL KING
74 JOEY CANTARUTTI
81 SAKHIA KWEMO
82 MATT MCDONALD
83 RICHARD BURTON
84 JAKE MAGEE
85 MARKO XIDOS
89 JACK HACHE
90 TYLER ROY
91 YANN KY
92 CAMERON LAWSON
96 ANDREW MULLINS-GRANT
97 BLAKE ZARUBIAK
99 ANTHONY FEDERICO
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QUEEN'S 12, CARLETON 18
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GAELS PUSH RAVENS TO THE FINAL WHISTLE AS KEENAN AND KWEMO CONNECT ON CAREER FIRST TOUCHDOWNS.
By Queen's Sports Information
The Queen's Gaels (0-1) battled until the final seconds ticked off the clock, but it was the visiting Carleton Ravens (1-0) who took the victory in the season opener in front of 1,922 fans at Richardson Stadium.
GAME FLOW
The Ravens scored on the first play of the game as Vincent Plouffe launched the opening kickoff over Ben Arhen and through the back of the end zone to score a rouge for Carleton.
The Gaels attempted to answer back on their second drive of the game as first-year quarterback James Keenan marched the team down to Carleton's 32-yard line. The Gaels were unsuccessful to put points on the board as Nick Liberatore narrowly missed a 39-yard field goal attempt to close the drive.
Keenan opened the first quarter strong completing 6-7 passes for 53 yards including a five-yard touchdown pass to Sakhia Kwemo to give the Gaels a 7-1 lead. The play marked the first touchdown pass of Keenan's Gaels career and Kwemo's first touchdown reception in his young career.
The Gaels offence struggled in the second quarter following an injury to running back Jake Puskas. Puskas carried the ball for 34 yards on six carries before leaving the game.
Carleton's offence came to life in the second as Ravens quarterback Tanner DeJong led his team on a seven-play 53-yard drive. Mathieu Pickens punched the ball in from three yards out to give the Ravens an 8-7 lead.
The Gaels closed the half up 9-8 after DeJong was sacked in the end zone by Anthony Federico for a safety.
Gaels quarterback Ryan Licandro entered the game midway through the third quarter completing one attempt before Keenan came back in.
DeJong fired an eight-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Soares with 11:01 remaining in the third quarter to put the Ravens ahead 15-9.
The Gaels looked to respond early in the fourth as Keenan fired a deep shot towards the back of the end zone but was unable to connect to an open Kwemo. Nick Liberatore connected on a 25-yard field goal to pull the Gaels to within three points.
Plouffe connected on a 40-yard field goal to push the Ravens lead to 18-12.
Gabriel Boucher came up big in a crucial moment blocking a field goal attempt to return possession to the Gaels offence. Keenan led the Gaels down to Carelton's 22-yard line.
Ravens penalties led to the Gaels having a chance to win. On the final play of the game, Keenan launched a pass towards the end zone looking for Richard Burton, but his attempt was broken up to end the game.
BY THE NUMBERS
1st - Game as a head coach for Steve Snyder in U SPORTS, 1st career passing TD for Keenan and receiving for Kwemo
0 - Interceptions for either team
2 - Sacks for Will Bannatyne to lead the Gaels
8.1 - Rushing average for Keenan who totalled 57 yards on seven attempts
110 - Yards on the ground for the Ravens running back Nathan Carter
SNYDER DEBUT
Queen's head coach Steve Snyder made his U SPORTS head coaching debut but will have to wait to celebrate the first victory. He will look to do so next week when the Gaels take on the Mustangs on Labour Day Monday in London.
FINAL SAY
"It was a quality opponent and we did give a great effort. It was a great environment at Richardson Stadium for great Canadian University football but we're just going to get back at it and continue to be a better football team." - Head coach Steve Snyder.
TEAM STATISTICS
TEAM STATISTICS
Game Stats CAR QUE
Total Yards 312 266
Pass Yards 213 132
Rushing Yards 137 154
Penalty Yards 20-121 10-90
1st Downs 14 18
3rd Downs 1-3 0-2
4th Downs 0-0 0-0
TOP 28:19 31:41
ROSTER
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0 ETHAN WHITING
2 NICK LIBERATORE
3 KONNER BURTENSHAW
4 JAMES KEENAN
6 BRENDAN STEELE
7 PERRY AMANKWAAH
8 SEBASTIAN HANSEN
9 ETHAN MARTIN
12 RYAN LICANDRO
13 BEN ARHEN
14 STEPHANE EAST
15 EJAZ CAUSER
16 TAE GORDON
17 ZACK KEALEY
20 OLIVER MACKENZIE
21 ERIC COLONNA
22 THOMPSON MCCALLUM
26 CONNOR MCQUILKIN
27 TRISTAN KUCHAR
28 JAKE PUSKAS
29 LIAM PUSKAS
30 MARQUIS RICHARDS
31 BURKE DERBYSHIRE
33 NOLAN BEDARD
36 ADAM SEDORE
39 WILL BANNATYNE
40 KURTIS SCHAEFER
43 WILLIAM KOOS
44 GABRIEL BOUCHER
45 JACOB JEFFERIES
46 PETER ADJEY
48 WALTER KARABIN
49 CAMERON DUFFY
50 NICHOLAS PINARD
58 STERLING SEUNARINE
60 RYAN BERTA
62 JACOB BUTLER
65 HARRISON TAYLOR
66 JOSH MOSLEY
68 ADAM DINGWALL
70 EVAN FLORAN
71 KAEL KING
74 JOEY CANTARUTTI
81 SAKHIA KWEMO
82 MATT MCDONALD
83 RICHARD BURTON
84 JAKE MAGEE
85 MARKO XIDOS
89 JACK HACHE
90 TYLER ROY
91 YANN KY
92 CAMERON LAWSON
96 ANDREW MULLINS-GRANT
97 BLAKE ZARUBIAK
99 ANTHONY FEDERICO
