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' . , it w. ~ /\ struggled much of the day In tad. hate used a big playofi crowd and is H â€" ”'" 3*, ’ ‘ NJ‘. 1, Rivas rushing total surpassed the home tield to their ad\antage ‘ H , *- 'I! ‘ ad ‘ Hawks entire offensive output for Instead one oi their nun tans stole ‘ ' s ._ a}: , . g: 3 ~ ~ i... . the day by :34 yards, the Name hall, and others detided ‘1 5‘ t.’ I if. N (A ' I ' I ' l'ourtliryear fl‘Ct'Ht'r Bisltllp. to \‘dlltldll/t’ the Western team hits. p - a.“ . ~“.' .VL' \ 9 who might have played his last lll\ itlng a “hole hunch of had . i ‘N‘ ’ . game l'orthe Hawks. said they were karma an a 3n ‘ \ ‘ .. frustrated they couldn't do more If only the Hawks could have ‘ a b ‘ « . . t3 " especiallyin the second half. used Josh Bishops spectatular 307 /}‘ § ‘ “ _ I "We just didn‘t show up and yard touchdown catch with six St-g- \ p' ‘3' ‘ . play as well as we could haw." said onds left in the first half to contin- ‘ ’ ’ Bishop. "It was frustrating because ue demoralizrng the defending ’ '- _ I ‘”“‘ lL’lllhldt‘rlilyfit‘lfdl)lg1)lil)‘ft‘t‘t‘l\* Yates t tip champs from Western. "“ I” ‘ a er but I just couldn't get the hall." Instead the Mustangs made all the l I ‘A - i ' It seems that the road to post right halftime adjustments and 1 t . I _ 7 season success always goes scored :0 straight points to put the y ' . {‘5 3 - through Western. and Bishop was game practically out ofreach. , ‘ ’ ’ .a particularly disappointed that If only the Golden Hawks had ' .1 they've topped the Mustangs only any kind of an answer for Mus- ’ . ”5:? once in the last four years of play“ tangs' star running back Nathan f ' off action. 'Ihat came in the team's Riva, Instead the nation‘s leading ‘ ,. A Vanier Cup winning season in 2005 scorer added two more touchâ€" ' \ ‘5‘ ‘ as “V when Bishop made the game-mit- downs after rushing for 279 yards » y. _ ‘ ning catch. But he said he wish the and an OUA single-game record of ' - ' ' ' ' _, ’1 Hawks could have had more we 4.! carries for the Mustangs. i ' cess this year. Hawks head coach Gary lef- .. ‘ "When you don't come out with feries couldn't hide his disappoint- ‘ ‘K the victory it's frustrating. especial- ment about all the missed opporA ' ' .. ly against a team like Western." tunities by his club as they failed to it” said Bishop. “We've been neck-and punch their ticket to Kingston this -neck with them and played them weekend to play Queen's in the University of Western Ontario Mustangs quarterback Michael Faulds tries to get off a pass during the Mustangs three out of the past four years in Yates (jup final. 26-16 win over the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks at University Stadium Saturday. the semifinals." “Of course we're disappointed." '0' V“”‘“"' "m Defensively Stephen Cormack. said let‘fries. “Our kids played their Hawks free safety Scott Me (the referees) probably made the Heap. but with 3:52 left in the con- a defensive tackle out of Waterloo . hearts out and that‘s all we could Cahill recovered the fumble and right call. the kid was on his back test, it was too little too late for St. David Catholic Secondary ever ask â€" we played until they returned it into Western territory. and we took it out of his hands. but WLU. School who might also be winding told us to stop. But although the initial call on the I don't know. We'll have to see it After the game Riva said a half- down his university career. said “Give them some credit â€" they field was that it was a fumble, the again on film. time pep talk from Greg Marshall they were just trying to contain the did a job on us defensively and officials got together and reversed “We cenainly would have liked spurred the Mustangs on to start explosive Riva. but eventually wore Riva. that kid had a big game for the call saying the ground caused to have the ball there.” the second half. down under his constant pound< sure. the turnover. Riva followed up with a 55-yard “He came in and he said. ‘You ing. One play in particular was a It was a big break for the Musâ€" touchdown run on the following know guys. you've got to turn it up “We tried to contain him and microcosm ofeverything that went tangs who got a 35-yard field goal possession. and the Mustangs a notch.” said Riva. "We can't hold keep him to as minimal a gain as wrong for the Hawks in the second from Darryl Wheeler on the same were off to the races with 17 third- them forever, we got to score some we could, but what can you say? half. With the Mustangs driving. possession to putWestern up 16-9. quarter points. points and give our defence a little He's a stellar back.” said Cormack. the Hawks made a big hit on a pass "That would have been nice to The Hawks got a late fourth bit ofa cushion.” "With an offensive line as ath» reception and It looked like they have,” said leffries about the quarter touchdown on a seven About his own recordvsetting letic and fast as his. they're going )arred the hall loose. momentum changing play. ”They yard pass reception by Dillon performance. Riva said they were to get some yards." EA“ KNAR fl ' . ‘3; . .. a. ' .v 45 l" I ‘8“ - ‘ , _ , M ‘N h - ‘ ‘ ‘Q 'I' ‘ r -- 4" )'k . Experience It i- . HEARTS ON FIRE. / 80 King Street South, Waterloo 5; H V mt wonio's no“ . 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