HUSKIES 21 RAMS 16

REGINA, Sask. – The University of Regina Rams led for almost the entire second half, but couldn’t hang on as the No. 7-ranked Saskatchewan Huskies got a late touchdown and a key interception to escape with a 21-16 win on Saturday at Mosaic Stadium.

Huskies quarterback Drew Burko engineered an eight-play, 74-yard drive that was capped by a five-yard touchdown pass to Shane Buchanan that gave the Huskies a five-point lead with just under two minutes left. The Rams got the ball back with 1:05 left and Noah Picton led them downfield with back-to-back strikes to Riley Wilson, but an attempt to the end zone for the game-winning touchdown was tipped and intercepted by Keegan Arnyek to put the game away for Saskatchewan.

Burko finished the game 30-for-46 for 343 yards and two touchdowns, with John Trumpy catching nine balls for 111 yards and Kit Hillis ending up with six receptions for 85 yards. Arnyek, Chris Friesen, and Richard Zacharias all had interceptions for the Saskatchewan defence.

Making his first career start for the Rams, Picton completed 26 of his 45 passes for 355 yards including a touchdown to Addison Richards in the first quarter. Richards led all players with 10 receptions and ended up with 108 yards, while Jared Janotta had five catches for 86 yards. Ryan Serbu and Patrick MacDonald both had interceptions for the U of R.

The Rams (1-3) will take a crack at undefeated Calgary (4-0) on the road next Saturday, while the Huskies improve to 3-1 and will prepare for a home game against UBC (0-3).

(Courtesy Braden Konschuh/U of R Athletics)