Mount Allison Mounties Loney Bowl champions in 2013

With just four teams left in the quest for the Vanier Cup as Canada's top university football program, the No. 1 Western Mustangs will visit the No. 3 Calgary Dinos in the Mitchell Bowl in a battle of undefeated teams, while the No. 2 Laval Rouge et Or will visit the Mount Allison Mounties in Sackville, N.B., in the Uteck Bowl. The Bowl winners square off for the Vanier Cup on Nov. 23 in Ste. Foy, Que., at TELUS Stadium at Laval University. All remaining games will be televised live on Sportsnet and Radio-Canada and available online at www.CIS-SIC.tv.

While the Dinos and Mustangs were dominant in their victory and Laval eked one out against the Carabins, the surprise of the bunch may be the Mounties, a team that started the year at 1-5 and entered the playoffs at .500 with a 4-4 record. They've won their last five games including a thrilling 20-17 win over the host Saint Mary's Huskies to win the Loney Bowl on Saturday in Halifax. It was the first Atlantic University Sport championship for the Huskies - the Jewett Trophy - since 1997 (Stats).

Kicker Kyle McLean booted the winning field goal in the final minute from 25 yards out - his second of the game - as the Mounties defence created a late turnover in the game to give Mount Allison the opportunity to drive for the win.

Mounties receiver Josh Blanchard had 71 yards and a touchdown and quarterback Brandon Leyh threw for 245 yards to lead Mount Allison past Saint Mary's in the AUS championship Loney Bowl. The game-tying touchdown came on a 34-yard Leyh pass to Blanchard in coverage with just over two minutes remaining.

With the win, Mount Allison will host the Uteck Bowl on Saturday Nov. 16. They are in tough against the dynasty that is the defending Vanier Cup champion Laval Rouge et Or, a team that has won all 10 games this season.

Laval won the Dunsmore Cup with a 14-11 victory in a defensive battle against the No. 7 nationally ranked Montreal Carabins at TELUS Stadium in Ste. Foy. Just one touchdown was scored in the game (Stats).

Once again, Laval relied on the powerful and accurate kicking game of Boris Bede who was great with pinning Montreal deep in their own zone with coffin-corner punting. Bede also kicked a 25-yard field goal and his Rouge et Or defence forced Montreal to concede four team safeties. Manuel Crisi-Lauzon rushed in a 10-yard touchdown for Montreal.

The Uteck Bowl will be played at MacAulay Field in Sackville, N.B., and will be televised nationally on Sportsnet and Radio-Canada (and at www.CIS-SIC.tv). Mount Allison and Laval have met only once in history, a regular season game won 73-7 by the Rouge et Or on Oct. 17, 2009 in Quebec City.

Laval is 8-4 all-time in national semifinal games, with their last win coming in 2012 in a 42-7 home win over Acadia in the Uteck Bowl. Mount Allison is 2-2 in CIS semis, its last appearance a 34-29 loss to UBC in the 1997 Atlantic Bowl in Halifax.

Laval also extended a pair of CIS record streaks with their 11th straight RSEQ banner and their 64th straight win overall on home turf, dating back to 2004.

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