• The No. 6-ranked University of Regina Rams took a 21-13 road victory over the UBC Thunderbirds on Friday night in Vancouver.

• Olivier Savard took over at running back for the Rams after Christian Katende was injured on the opening drive and scored the first points of the game with a 31-yard run in the first quarter.
• UBC tied up the game early in the second after taking advantage of a short field following a Rams punt. Garrett Rooker hit Lucas Robertson from 21 yards out for what would turn out to be UBC's lone touchdown of the contest.
• The Rams replied shortly after UBC's major when the Rams started a drive in UBC territory and Noah Pelletier hit Bennett Stusek for a 34-yard touchdown.
• UBC hit a 32-yard field goal on the next possession to make it 14-10 Rams, and a huge defensive stop by the Rams on the final play of the first half preserved the four-point lead heading into halftime.
• After neither team scored in the third quarter, UBC drew to within a point with a 22-yard chip shot field goal early in the fourth.
• On the next possession, the Rams put together their longest drive of the game. Pelletier completed six passes as part of a nine-play, 75-yard drive that took 4:42 off the clock and finished with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Stusek.
• The Rams' defence all but sealed the win after putting a stop to a long UBC drive with 48 seconds left on the clock. The Thunderbirds went for it on 3rd and 1 from Regina's 28, but UBC quarterback Garrett Rooker was put under heavy pressure by the Rams and his pass fell incomplete.

• RB Olivier Savard: 22-103, 1 TD
• LB Ryder Varga: 11.5 tackles, 3 TFL
• SB Bennett Stusek: 4-77, 2 TD
• LB Josh White: 8 tackles, 1 sack
• DL Anthony Bennett: 4 tackles, 1 sack
• DL Tanner Schmekel: 1 sack
• QB Noah Pelletier: 17-29, 178 yds, 2 TD

• "Travelling to B.C. to play against a very well-coached team is extremely hard but our guys answered the call. Our defence continues to show they're among the best in all of U SPORTS. It wasn't a pretty win, but good teams find a way to win and we were able to do that tonight on the road. I'm proud of the way our players battled and the way we were able to finish the game." - Rams head coach Mark McConkey
   

• The Rams (3-1) move into sole possession of second place in the Canada West standings, one win behind first-place Saskatchewan (4-0) and one win ahead of third-place Alberta (2-2).

• The Rams will now prepare for a home game against the Alberta Golden Bears. Game time is set for next Saturday, Oct. 1 at 2:00 PM at Leibel Field in Regina.

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