Athletics

THE VANIER COLLEGE MEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM SURRENDERED A LATE FOURTH QUARTER TOUCHDOWN AS THEY SUFFERED A 28-21 DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF THE VIEUX-MONTREAL SPARTIATES THIS PAST SATURDAY AT THE CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FIELD.

MEN'S FOOTBALL The Cheetahs opened the scoring at the 5:17 mark of the first quarter when Mark Ferraro hauled in a 33-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Hugo Richard (seen at right) and kicker Josh MacDuffie booted his first of three converts on the day. The Spartiates knotted the score at 7-7 in the first frame and pulled ahead 10-7 in the second quarter before Junior Luke crossed the goal-line on a one yard run (see photo at right) and MacDuffie’s second extra point of the contest gave the home team a 14-10 advantage. A Spartiate single made the score 14-11 at the midway point. Vieux-Montréal tallied 10 unanswered points in the third quarter to build a 21-14 lead but the Cheetahs responded to the challenge in the fourth period when quarterback Richard hooked up with Adam Bailey on a 19-yard touchdown pass and MacDuffie’s third convert. Unfortunately, this was not enough as the visitors rallied for the win. The Cheetahs were led offensively by Hugo Richard who completed 10 of 24 pass attempts for 163 yards while gaining 42 yards on the ground on 4 carries. Mark Ferraro topped the Vanier receiving corps with 4 catches for 68 yards. Jérémy Jean paced the defense with 8 tackles while Maiko Zepeda had 7 tackles and Philippe Carrier notched 5.5 tackles in the loss. The Cheetahs looked to break back into the win column this Saturday, October 22nd, when they visit Edouard-Montpetit (0-8). The kick-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Vanier was victorious by a 27-17 score back on September 10th in the only previous match-up between these two teams this season. You can find out more on the team plus access action photos from all of our games on our 2011 Football Cheetahs web page.

QB Hugo Richard Click for a larger version Junior Luke dives for the TD

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MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER

On the soccer pitch, the Men’s Soccer Cheetahs improved to (2-4-3) after going undefeated this past weekend. On Friday, Massimo Tartaglia netted the lone Vanier goal in a 1-1 draw over Dawson College at Catalogna. The Vanier offense then exploded on Sunday as Massimo Tartaglia scored twice and Theodoras Tzikalagias added a single marker in a 3-1 triumph over Lionel-Groulx at Catalogna. The Cheetahs travel to first place Champlain-St. Lambert (4-1-3) on Friday. Game time is 8:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Women’s Soccer Cheetahs take on Bois-de-Boulogne this coming Saturday at 3:15 PM in sudden-death semi-final playoff action at the Catalogna SoccerPlexe.

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FLAG FOOTBALL

The Lady Flag-Football Cheetahs dropped a 26-7 decision at Bois-de-Boulogne this past Friday with a playoff spot on the line. Kayla Normandin scored the lone Vanier touchdown and Emilie Belanger had the convert. The Lady Cheetahs (2-6-1) play their final home game this coming Saturday at 12:00 p.m. against Terrebonne (6-2-0).

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MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RUGBY

The Rugby Cheetahs split a pair of games this past Sunday as the Men defeated Champlain-St. Lambert 30-5 and the Women Cheetahs were blanked 55-0 by Champlain-St. Lambert. Both squads are back in action on Sunday, October 23rd, as the Lady Cheetahs (1-3-0) visit John Abbott (4-1-0) at 11:00 a.m. and the Men’s Rugby Cheetahs (3-1-0) also visit the first place John Abbott Islanders (5-0-0).

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BASKETBALL PRE-SEASON RESULTS + UPCOMING GAMES

In exhibition basketball action on the weekend, the Lady Cheetahs posted a 2-1 record in a tournament in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Frédérique Potvin, Emily Prévost and Kennisha Luberisse all earned Player-of-the-Game honors. After a successful pre-season, the Lady Cheetahs open their regular season with a pair of home games commencing this Thursday, October 20th, at 7:00 p.m. against Champlain-St. Lambert and continuing on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. against Trois-Rivières.

The Men’s Division 1 Cheetahs participated in the Dave Stewart Memorial Tournament this past weekend at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario, returning to the court where they captured the National Championship last spring. The Cheetahs outlasted St. Lawrence College 69-42 in their tournament opener, overcoming a 16-10 first quarter deficit. Tevonn Walker paced Vanier with 13 points while Jonathan Bermillo had 10 points and Carl Nicolae contributed 8 points to the win.

The Cheetahs were then defeated 92-85 by host Durham College in the semi-finals despite rallying from an 18-2 disadvantage to start the game to a mere 4 points late in the contest. The Cheetahs also open the regular portion of their schedule on Thursday night against Champlain-St. Lambert which will feature a ceremony raising the Provincial and National Championship banners from last season. Vanier will play host to Seneca College from Toronto in an exhibition tilt on Friday night at the Vanier College Sports Complex. The tip-off is slated for 8:00 p.m.

The Men’s Division 2 Cheetahs recorded one win and two losses against senior teams at the Festivale d’Automne in Longueuil on the weekend. Kevin Alcalde netted 21 points and Paul Marchand-Segui picked up 12 points in a tournament opening win over 3VS3. Vanier then lost 84-75 to TM Illegal in their second game. Jeffrey Duah topped all Cheetahs with 24 points while Kevin Alcalde netted 12 points and Olivier Jean-Charles added 10 points in the setback. The Cheetahs then dropped their third game 98-88 to ACN. Jeffrey Duah had another strong outing with 23 points. Also reaching double figures in scoring were Feras Saaida with 16 points and Jeremie Mbengo-Diluwa with 12 points as the Cheetahs played very well and trailed by only two points at the half. This tournament prepared Vanier well for their season-opening upcoming weekend in Gatineau where they will face Héritage College and Nouvelles-Frontières.