The Leader-Post

Monday, October 01, 2007

Quarterback Teale Orban and the University of Regina Rams' passing game finished off the drives, but it was the team's running backs who carried the load in a 37-24 win over the Simon Fraser Clan on Saturday.

Orban went 22-for-35 with 254 yards and four touchdowns in Coquitlam,  B.C., to move the Rams to 3-1-0. Orban also ran nine yards for a  touchdown.

But none of Orban's touchdown passes needed to exceed 14 yards thanks to the running of Graham Mosiondz.

Mosiondz carried the ball 20 times for 179 yards. Backup running back
Derek Belvedere added 11 rushes for 90 yards.

"We ran it like crazy," said Rams head coach Frank McCrystal. "Our O-line was very good. We are a more complete football team than we were a year ago."

The Rams opened up a 21-0 lead in the first 28 minutes of play against  the Clan as Orban tossed touchdowns passes of 14, two and 10 yards to
Jared Ralko, Chad Goldie and Brenden Owens, respectively.

Simon Fraser got on the board with 53 seconds left in the half when  rookie running back Jaiden Smith scampered into the endzone from five  yards out.

As rain started to fall in Coquitlam, the Clan (0-5-0) gave Regina  something to think about in the third quarter, outscoring the Rams 17-7
in the frame.

First, quarterback Jason Marshall took the ball in for a major from the  one-yard line less than two minutes into the quarter.

The Rams regained their 14-point lead four minutes later when Orban  found Jordan Sisco for a seven-yard touchdown.

The Clan's Chris Passaglia scored the final 10 points of the quarter as  he caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Marshall, converted it and  kicked a 43-yard field goal to leave Regina with a slim 28-24 lead heading into the fourth.

Marshall went 17-for-30 for 255 yards Saturday. Nine of those completions for 182 yards went to Aaron Hargreaves.

The Rams, however, kept the Clan off the board in the final 15 minutes,
Orban scored his rushing touchdown and Regina got two points when Simon Fraser conceded a safety. Regina kicker Perri Scarcelli converted all five Regina touchdowns.

Middle linebacker Mat Nesbitt led the Rams defensively with 13 tackles  and a forced fumble. Cornerback Tamon George, making his second start for the Rams, had seven tackles and an interception.