Mathieu Barsalou scored four touchdowns to lead the Montreal Carabins to a 49-19 victory over the Saint Mary’s Huskies in the Uteck Bowl on Saturday. The Carabins will now advance to the Vanier Cup, U Sports football’s national championship game, where they will face the Saskatchewan Huskies. Saskatchewan secured their spot in the Vanier Cup by defeating the Queen’s University Gaels 22-11 in the Mitchell Bowl shortly after Montreal’s win.
Carabins’ quarterback, Pepe Gonzalez, completed 18 of 26 passes for 168 yards, throwing one touchdown and one interception. Enrique Jaimes Leclair caught Gonzalez’s touchdown pass, and Gregory Mulenda-St-Pierre added another rushing touchdown for the RSEQ champions.
Montreal took a commanding 22-2 lead at halftime and continued their strong performance in the second half. The Carabins’ lowest-scoring quarter was the first, where they only scored eight points, but they maintained their dominance throughout the game.