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PREVIEW: Gryphons visit York for Week 3 Matchup with Lions


Toronto, ON – On Saturday, September 12 the Gryphons will head to York University for a Week 3 matchup with the York Lions. Kickoff is scheduled for 1pm and can be seen live online at OUA.tv.
 
The Gryphons are currently ranked No. 5 in the CIS after a 30-19 victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks on Labour Day. This week, Stu Lang and company head up the 401 to face York in what will be the Lions annual York QB Eric Kimmerly rolls out versus WesternHomecoming game. York is coming off of a 74-10 loss to No. 3 Western on Monday night which dropped them to 0-2 on the season. However, the Lions produced a much more respectable result in their season opener against Laurier in which they were on the wrong end of a 38-21 decision. In that Week 1 matchup with Laurier, York was able to generate over 400 yards of offence against a tough Golden Hawks defence. Last season, the Gryphons and Lions did not meet. In their most recent meeting, in October of 2013, it was the Gryphons who prevailed 33-7.
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR YORK
 
DE #8 Hussein Hazime - Leads the Lions and ranks third in the OUA with an average of 9.5 tackles per game through the first two Weeks of the 2015 season. He also has recorded 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and a pass break-up.
 
REC #10 Nathaniel Pinto - Started the season strong with a seven-catch, 108-yard debut against Laurier. He is 10th in the OUA with 85.5 yards per game and has scored a touchdown in each of the first two games this season.
 
QB #19 Eric Kimmerly - The rookie quarterback made the first start of his CIS career last week against Western. This season, he has gone 21-33 for 240 yards and 1 TD. Saturday's game against the Gryphons will mark his first home start as quarterback of the Lions. Kimmerly is also currently the leading rusher for the Lions with 94 yards on 12 carries.
 
Following their game against York, the Gryphons will return home for a re-match of the 2014 Yates Cup. The No. 7-ranked McMaster Marauders (1-0) will visit Alumni Stadium on Saturday, September 19. That game is Guelph's annual Homecoming game and will be televised live on Rogers TV Cable 20 and streamed live online at OUA.tv.
 
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