Wilfrid Laurier, Laval win U Sports football semifinals to reach Vanier Cup

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Laurier Golden Hawks quarterback Taylor Elgersma (13) runs for yards during first half Uteck Bowl football action against Bishop's Gaiters in Lennoxville, Que., Saturday November 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and Laval Rouge et Or will clash in this year’s Vanier Cup.

Laval prevailed 17-14 in Saturday’s see-saw battle with the host Regina Rams to win the Mitchell Bowl and advance to Canadian university football’s championship game next week in Kingston, Ont.

Wilfrid Laurier’s Golden Hawks punched their Vanier ticket with a 48-24 victory over the Bishop’s Gaiters to take the Uteck Bowl.

Laval has won three Vanier Cups and reached the final of another in the last seven years.

Wilfrid Laurier is heading to the U Sports championship game for the first time since winning it in 2005.

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Laurier Golden Hawks’ Ethan Gregorcic (52) tackles Bishop’s Gaiters’ Oliver Burnett (15) during first half U Sports Uteck Bowl football action in Lennoxville, Que., Saturday November 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Fourth-year Golden Hawks quarterback Taylor Elgersma threw five touchdown passes, going 30-for-34 attempts for 452 yards.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 16, 2024.

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University of Regina Rams defensive back Dolani Robinson (11) tackles Laval University Rouge et Or receiver Isaac Gaillardetz (80) during the first half of U Sports Mitchell Bowl football action in Regina, on Saturday, November 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
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Laurier Golden Hawks players and coaches pose with the trophy after beating the Bishop’s Gaiters in the final of the U Sports Uteck Bowl football game in Lennoxville, Que., Saturday November 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

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