Football (1-0 playoffs, 7-1 OUA)
There is no question that fourth-year quarterback Brad Sinopoli, Peterborough, Ont., was a player of value this season for the uOttawa Gee-Gees. Brad finishes the regular season as the OUA and CIS leader with 301 attempts, 184 completions, 2756 passing yards, and 22 touchdowns; thus, securing his merit of the OUA's most valuable player and nominee for the CIS Hec Crighton award for most outstanding player.
Brad has broken four Gee-Gees all-time records this year for most attempts, completions, passing yards, and touchdowns in a season. Yet, even more impressive is his willingness to keep learning, and the desire to improve no matter how good they might say he is.
In eight games this season, Brad has thrown for 400 yards or more three times (439, 446, 451), 300 yards or more three other times (309, 324, 345), and rushed for over 100 yards twice (126,157). There are only two games where he did not throw for more than 300 because he was taken out of the game early. In a 45-3 blowout at York, Sinopoli threw for 238 yards; and versus Guelph he only threw for 204, but took what the defense game him and ran for 157 yards including a 58-yard touchdown.
What has been equally impressive this season is Brad's ability to stay cool under pressure, and perform when he needed to. In their home opener versus Western, the Gee-Gees found themselves down by 9 points with 5 minutes left. Brad would lead two drives that resulted with one field goal and a game winning touchdown pass with only 29 seconds left in the game.
When asked about the award, Sinopoli was at once honoured and humbled: "It's cool, but obviously I couldn't be in this position without the receivers and everyone else in the line up doing their job. Football is not an individual sport, I mean you do your individual jobs but you come together as a team. I can't do my job without them doing theirs. So yeah it's cool, but I will wait to celebrate until we have a Yates Cup."
Head coach Jean-Philippe Asselin credits Brad as being a very coachable player who is always looking to improve his game: "It's pretty special to have a great athlete like he is. Probably one the best quarterbacks to play here (uOttawa), and still so passionate about learning. He's very opened minded to new things that our coaching staff will bring to him, and he just keeps getting better."
Don't miss your chance to see your OUA MVP, Brad Sinopoli, and the uOttawa Gee-Gees in action this weekend as they take on long-time rival Western for the coveted Yates Cup. The OUA Football Championship game is set for this Saturday, November 13, 1:00 p.m. at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa. (live on the Score)
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Adults - $15
Students - $10 (uOttawa student advanced price $6)
Child (2-12) - $5
Children Under 2 - Free
Groups - 20% off, advance purchase only
uOttawa STUDENT SPECIAL! Advanced tickets for uOttawa students only $6! The $6 tickets willonly be available in Sports Complex lobby 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from November 9 to 12.
All tickets can be purchased in advance by contacting Jessica Damery: 613-562-5800 ext. 4337 or e-mail: ggtix@uOttawa.ca.
Tickets can also be purchased at the game.
