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Next Game
Opponent:
Loughborough
Date:
02/05/10
Location:
Home

Standings
Team
 W L T
Glasgow
8
0
0
Edinburgh
5
3
0
Stirling
3
4
0
UWS
1
6
1
Napier
1
6
1

Training
Tues 8.30-10pm
@ Garscube
Minibus leaves GUU at 7.15pm

Thurs 7-8.30pm
@ Garscube
Minibus leaves GUU at 5.45pm

Tigers win in OT

Another overcast day saw another tough battle in Glasgow as the Tigers played the rebranded Napier Mavericks. Despite the rebranding, it was a very similar game to last year, with the game coming right down to the wire.
Glasgow started off well and some powerful running from Matt Burke during their second drive saw the Tigers with 1st and Goal on the 4. It didn't take long for the Tigers to convert, as the next play saw Burke go in for the score. The 2PAT was no good.
Napier responded in style, however, when a couple of big plays on the next drive saw them in the Glasgow Red Zone. Phil Najemi then burst through for the score from 9 yards out. The 2PAT was good, but the Mavericks into the lead.
Napier continued to pressure the Tiger Defence during the 2nd quarter and were rewarded when they got enough for a 1st and Goal on the Glasgow 2 on 4th down, even after dropping the ball after picking up enough for the 1st down.
They were rewarded for their quick thinking when Jamie Langston picked up another 6 points for Napier, extending their lead to 8 points.
Both sides played with great intensity in the remainder of the game until the 2 minute warning when Glasgow forced Napier backwards and they had to punt the ball away. Grant McAuslan fielded the ball at his own 42 yard line and took it all the way down the other sideline for the TD. Grayson Lee ran in the 2PAT to tie it up.
There was no score in the rest of the game and NCAA Overtime ensued. The Napier offence were up first and a great 9 yard run on 1st down set up 2nd and short, but the Tiger D stepped up to make it 3rd and short and then 4th and short. Napier appeared to be out of their field goal range, so the went for it and the Tiger D again came up with a great play to stop them short.
The Tiger Offence went on the field and Matt Burke took the first play all the way to the endzone to end the game for a second consecutive Tiger OT victory.

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