PREVIEW: Football back at TD Place to host Lions

October 9, 2021 

• The Matchup: Ottawa Gee-Gees (1-2, 4^th place in OUA East) versus York Lions (0-2, 5^th place in OUA East)
• Location: TD Place Stadium
• Kickoff: 5:00 p.m.
• All-time series: Ottawa leads 22-5
• Last meeting: Ottawa 46, York 12 – Sept. 21, 2019 at Alumni Field (Toronto, Ont.)
• Broadcast: OUA.tv 

OTTAWA GAME NOTES

• Major Stat Leaders
  • Passing yards: Ben Maracle – 651
  • Rushing yards: J-P Cimankinda – 200
  • Receiving yards: Rodney Estimé – 252
  • Tackles: James Peter – 21.5
• The Gee-Gees are back at TD Place after their triumphant Panda Game victory. A 45-yard field goal from Campbell Fair with a minute to go sealed Ottawa's third consecutive Panda win.
• J-P Cimankinda broke out against Carleton, rushing for 133 yards on 22 touches.
• By picking up just shy of 200 passing yards in the Panda Game, Ben Maracle remains second in the conference with 651 passing yards. His 68.4 completion percentage in Panda will please quarterbacks coach Bart Andrus.
• James Peter has been enjoying a breakout season at lineback. Peter leads the conference with 21.5 tackles (16 solo, 11 assisted). He also picked up a sack in Week 2 against Queen's.

YORK GAME NOTES

• Major Stat Leaders
  • Passing yards: Noah Craney – 263
  • Rushing yards: Brady Crowe – 39
  • Receiving yards: Gabriel Appiah-Kubi – 63
  • Tackles: Desi Dixon Jr. – 10.5

• The Lions will be well-rested coming off a bye.
• York has struggled moving the ball this season, garnering 401 yards of offence in two games. They average 3.9 yards-per-play, the lowest in the OUA.
• The defence has given up 30 or more points in each of their first two games.
• Offensively, the Lions are led by quarterback Noah Craney, son of head coach Warren Craney.

Tickets for Saturday's game and all uOttawa varsity events must be purchased beforehand at tickets.geegees.ca. Fans planning on attending an event are encouraged to read the Tickets and Gameday Information document, which includes pertinent health and safety measures. The document can be found HERE.