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Dave (Tuffy) Knight couldn‘t get all the big players he wanted for his Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, â€" but the ones he did recruit must be doing something right. Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff The Laurier coach began the season stressing changes his "small" team would have to make over previous Golden Hawk football teams in order to stay competitive, but look where they‘ve come in such a short time. After their first two games of the season, Hawks were ranked number three nationally and it would seem they have nowhere to go but up. _ â€" That‘s because Saturday afternoon at Seagram stadium they defeated University of Toronto Blues, the number two ranked team, by a 19â€"7 score. Laurier now sports a 3â€"0 record and is the only undefeated team in the Ontario Universities Athletic Association. During the rise to the top, Knight has had occasion to refer to ball carriers Randy Rybansky as a "typical Laurier fullback". He‘s also getting good gains. from running back Paul Nastasiuk and counting on more passing from quarterback Mike Wilson. Nastasiuk and Rybansky had 35 carries between them to account for most of Laurier‘s 255 yards rushing against Toronto and Wilson added 121 yards through the air as he completed 12 of 18 pass attempts. Laurier actually fell behind in the second quarter when Blues® Trevor Miller broke loose on a 95â€"yard touchdown romp that made the score 6â€"1. "Some of â€"our kids held up a bit," said Knight. ‘"You can‘t do that with Trevor Miller." It looked like Miller would be stopped for short yardage, but he sprang free. The drive ended with a pass interference call against the Blues in their end zone, setting up a oneâ€"yard touchdown by Rybansky and convert by Kurtz as the half Nastasiuk soon answered for Laurier, taking a pitchout from Wilson and running 51 yards down the sideline for a major as John Arnoldi and Jeff Maslanka made key blocks. Roy Kurtz added the convert to make it 8â€"6. Laurier finished the half with a sustained drive, the best offensive thrust of the game, that started on their own During that drive, Wilson threw five passes, sign of things to come. University of Toronto Blues safety Roiir Lippert pulls down Laurier‘s play in the first half. So now who‘s singing the Blues? The teams took turns scoring single points in the third quarter, then Kurtz made a 29â€"yard field goal early in the fourth to complete the scoring. _ Blues‘ wide receiver Dave Pearson appeared to have a touchdown in the fourth quarter on a long pass and run play from quarterback John Finlayson, but that was called back on a crucial clipping penalty. "I think that was the right call," said Knight, ~because one of our guys was hollering right at the time." Hawks, who seem to be making the transition between winning on defence early in the season and on offence later in the season, saw Rybansky carry the ball 23 times for 131 yards. "We threw extremely well in the first half," said Knight. "Wilson‘s a hardworking quarterback: He‘s done a great job for us. _ â€" â€" “\‘};s't-lil didn‘t throw as much as I want to, but we threw more today." Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff If statistics won football games, University of Waterloo Warriors would have left Toronto with two points on Satâ€" urday. . But they don‘t. and Warriors left emptyhandeéd following a loss by a 29â€"3 score that makes a relatively close game with University of York Yeomen sound like a rout. The loss leaves Warriors with a record of one win and two losses in Ontario Universities Athletic Association football. ‘"‘That‘s something I‘m really concerned about. We were bigger than they were but they were more ready to And if losing the game seems bad enough, Warriors also lost five players to injuries. Coach Bob McKillop would not elaborate on all the injuries, except to say centre Peter Callaghan is out for the season with a knee ligament injury . ‘"We were physically beaten," said McKillop, "and that‘s something that hasn‘t happened to this footbail play ." team in a long time. Golden Hawks on top Warriors take a beating Paul Nastasiuk, but not before Nastasiuk made a substantial gain on the Richard O‘Brien photo Nastasiuk carried 12 times for 90 yards and Wilson ran for another 34. M _ Miller led Blues‘ rushing with 153 yards in 15 carries, including the 95â€"yard scramble. Pearson was Blues‘ top pass receiver, receiving nine throws for 128 yards. .A-l:t-\;l-(-lâ€"ivl-ecviâ€"i,aurier pass receivers with six catches for 55 yards. Nastasiuk caught three for 31 yards. All told, Blues gained 193 yards rushing and 245 passing. Losses of 69 vards left them with a net offence of 369. Laurier took just three penalties for 25 yards while Blues lost 84 yards on seven calls. Win or lose, Hawks‘ next outing won‘t be an entirely pleasant one for Knight. They travel to York University to meet the Yeomen on a field where there are no stands or elevated area for spotters. There is also no scorer‘s booth or clock. Laurier linebacker Alex Troop caught one interception and Rybansky gave up one turnover on a fumble. Except for when it would put points on the board, Warriors showed good offence. o "We started to move the ball a bit,"" said McKillop, "but when we got inside the 10â€"yard line we didn‘t score." Warriors made 21 first downs to York‘s 11 and gained 287 yards passing but lost a crucial 62 yards trying to pass. One time Warriors took a penalty that moved them outside the Wâ€"yard line and the other time quarterback Stan Chelmecki kicked a field goal that made the score 14â€"3 early in the third quarter. Yeomen led 14â€"0 at halftime. In the second half, they added touchdowns on a blocked punt and a 57â€"yard run from an offâ€"tackle play. Cheimecki completed 13 of 23 passes for 175 yards before leaving with an injury that won‘t keep him out of the next game. Backup quarterback Drew Zehr completâ€" ed nine of 24 for 112 yards. Warriors travel to Hamilton to meet the McMaster Marauders Saturday at 2 p.m. Both teams have one win and two losses so Saturday‘s game is important as both teams fight to keep their playoff hopes alive. .