The Bisons football team lost 32-29 to the University of Regina Rams in the Canada West semifinals game on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The Rams struck first, taking a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter after Marshall Erichsen’s 30-yard run at 14:06. The Bisons responded as Jackson Tachinski made a five-yard run at 9:51 to even the score at 7-7. The Rams regained the lead late in the quarter, forcing a team safety at 5:53 to go ahead 9-7.
In the second quarter, Noah Pelletier extended the Rams’ lead to 16-7 with a one-yard run at 11:30. Ty Gorniak added a 39-yard field goal for the Rams at 6:22 to make it 19-7. The Bisons responded late in the quarter, as Maya Turner kicked a 10-yard field goal at 2:44 to cut the gap to 19-10. Nathan Udoh caught a 26-yard pass from Tachinski at 0:53, bringing the Bisons within two points at 19-17 heading into halftime.
At 3:34 in the third quarter, Gorniak kicked a 32-yard field goal to push the Rams’ lead to 22-17.
In the fourth quarter, the Bisons took the lead when Udoh caught a 32-yard pass from Tachinski at 7:45, making it 23-22. At 2:59, the Rams tied the game 23-23 with a rouge point from Isaac Wegner. At 0:33, Turner hit a 16-yard field goal to put the Bisons ahead 26-23. At 0:00, Gorniak answered with a 35-yard field goal for the Rams, sending the game into a 26-26 tie.
In overtime, Tuner kicked a 16-yard field goal to give the Bisons a 29-26 lead.
In overtime, Gorniak responded with a 22-yard field goal for the Rams, tying the game 29-29.
Gorniak sealed the win for the Rams in overtime with a 38-yard field goal, putting them ahead 32-29, a lead that remained as the final score.
