BOX SCORE HAMILTON, Ont. – The nation's most explosive offence put up just 200 yards and fell behind the eight-ball early with penalty woes as the No. 3 Calgary Dinos struggled all night en route to a 45-6 loss to the McMaster Marauders in the 2012 CIS Mitchell Bowl.
 
McMaster returns to their second straight Vanier Cup to face the No. 2 Laval Rouge et Or in a rematch of last year`s CIS championship which the Marauders won in overtime 41-38 in Vancouver.  Earlier Saturday, Laval dumped No. 9 Acadia 42-7 to return to the Vanier for their third consecutive appearance.  
 
The win also extends McMaster`s CIS record consecutive win streak to 21 games.
 
Kyle Quinlan of South Woodslee, Ont., who was named the game's most valuable player, was involved in 36 of the Marauders 45 points tossing three touchdowns and rushing for another three on the ground.  He finished with 412-yards passing on 25 of 35 attempts.  The fifth-year senior also rushed for an additional 50 yards on 11 carries.

McMaster`s defence stymied Calgary`s offence, which was the ranked No. 1 in almost every offensive category heading into the game, posting just 200 total yards and only six points.  Dinos running back Steve Lumbala of Calgary finished with just 39 yards on 14 carries while Canada West MVP Eric Dzwilewski of Boise. Idaho, threw for just 114 yards making 10 completions on 21 attempts.
 
CIS regular season sack leader Ben D'Aguilar of Hamilton racked up three of the five sacks surrendered by Calgary while Aram Eisho of Hamilton tallied a game high 10 solo tackles.  Defensive back Steve Ventresca of Hamilton also posted nine tackles and two pass breakups.  Joey Cupido of Hamilton was the lone Marauder to pick off Dzwilewski returning it 49 yards late in the fourth quarter.
 
Rob Babic of Oakville, Ont. was the game's top receiver and favorite Quinlan target making 10 receptions for 156 yard and converting one touchdown in the win for the Marauders.
 
McMaster scored 37 unanswered points, starting in midway through the second quarter, to push the Marauders into their third Vanier Cup appearance.
 
In the end, Calgary came undone in the second quarter committing eight penalties for a loss of 66 yards helping McMaster post 17 points in that quarter on route to the win.  In total, the Dinos were called for 17 penalties for a loss of 127 yards.
 
“We spoke about penalties all year and it came back to bite us today,” said Calgary Head Coach Blake Nill. “Our defence came out strong but got worn out and the offence just couldn't get it started today.”
 
Quinlan's first rushing touchdown came after two crucial penalties by Calgary as time expired in the opening frame making the score 7-3 at the time.
 
McMaster blew the game open late in the second quarter after securing scoring 14 points twice within 58 seconds.  Quinlan punched in a one-yard run on the first score then found Brad Fochesato of Windsor, Ontario to make the score 24-4 heading into the half.  The Marauders would go on to punch in 21 more points in the second half while Calgary would must just a safety with a 1:17 left to close the game's scoring at 45-6.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
 
First Quarter
CGY-FG Johnny Mark 37 5:39
MAC-TD Kyle Quinlan 1 run (Tyler Crapigna kick) 0:00
 
Second Quarter
MAC-ROUGE Tyler Crapigna 14:55
CGY-ROUGE Johnny Mack 12:13
MAC-SAFETY Team 8:20
MAC-TD Kyle Quinlan 1 run (Tyler Crapigna kick) 3:23
MAC-TD Brad Fochesato 61 pass from Kyle Quinlan (Tyler Crapigna kick) 2:25
 
Third Quarter
MAC-TD Kyle Quinlan 11 run (Tyler Crapigna kick) 11:49
 
Fourth Quarter
MAC-TD Rob Babic 31 pass from Kyle Quinlan (Tyler Crapigna kick) 13:42
CGY-SAFETY Team 1:17
 
Attendance: 5,442

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