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  Kingston, Ont. - The No. 5 Queen's Gaels exploded for 30 unanswered points to come from behind and defeat the No. 4 Guelph Gryphons 37-23 as the OUA football regular season concluded on Saturday.
 
The win catapulted the Gaels into second place in the OUA standings improving to a 7-1 record, earning the playoff tiebreak against the Gryphons who also finish 7-1. The loss also ends the Gryphons 14-game win streak dating back to September, 2012.
 
Guelph will now host the Windsor Lancers in the opening round of the OUA playoffs next Saturday (Oct. 26) at 8:00 p.m. while the Gaels will enjoy a bye.
 
Billy McPhee tossed three touchdowns and 294-yards in the win going 24-35 with an interception.  Guelph's Jazz Lindsey was 18 of 34 tossing 280 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. Guelph's Carl Trivieri was the game's top receiver hauling in 136 yards on six receptions with one touchdown in the loss.
 
The critical point of the game would come just before halftime with Guelph holding a 16-7 lead. Queen's mounted a 76-yard, seven play drive with McPhee connecting with Aaron Gazendam on a 16-yard pass to score with 52 seconds remaining. Fifty-one seconds later, Dillon Wamsley hit a 19-yard field goal to take a 17-16 lead into the half.
 
In the second half, Queen's posted 20 more points to put the game out of reach for the Gryphons. Guelph tried to mount a late comeback, scoring a touchdown with 2:18 left in the game, but an interception with just over a minute to play by Yann Dika-Balotoken (Toronto) would seal the game for the Gaels.
  
The Gryphons will now host an OUA quarter-final against the Windsor Lancers Saturday (Oct. 26) at 8:00 p.m. at Alumni Stadium in Guelph. 

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