The University of Regina Rams were defeated by a 57-7 margin by the CIS No. 1-ranked Calgary Dinos on Saturday afternoon in Canada West action at McMahon Stadium in Calgary.
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The two teams played a Week 4 battle in Regina that saw a quiet first quarter before Calgary exploded in the second, and Saturday's game followed a similar script. The Dinos led 8-0 after the first, and outscored the Rams 25-7 in the second to take a 33-7 lead at the break.
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The Rams cut the deficit to 18-7 after
Riley Wilson's touchdown reception in the second and it looked like it might just be a two-possession game at halftime, but Calgary scored two majors in the final two minutes to give the hometown Dinos plenty of momentum heading into the second half.
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The second half was all Dinos, with Calgary scoring 12 points in both quarters to get up to its eventual 50-point margin of victory.
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Andrew Buckley was 21-for-28 and finished with 328 passing yards and two touchdown passes for the Dinos, and the fifth-year pivot also scrambled four times for 42 yards, including a three-yard touchdown run early in the fourth.
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Brendon Thera-Plamondon led Calgary with seven catches for 103 yards and a touchdown, while Brett Blaszko was just short of triple digits with six catches for 98 yards.
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Highlighting the game for the Rams defence was likely the team coming up with a season-high four sacks, including two by
Mason Rossler (pictured) and one apiece by
Danny Nesbitt and
Jeff Propp.
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Atlee Simon finished with 14 carries for 78 yards for the Rams, including a game-long 34-yard rush in the first quarter. The Rams used all three quarterbacks on their game-day roster, with
Noah Picton starting and both
Tyler Vieira and
Ellis Richards seeing action in the fourth quarter.
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The Rams (0-7) will finish the 2015 campaign next Friday with a home game against Saskatchewan (2-5).
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