Montreal Carabins thump Saint Mary's Huskies to advance to Vanier Cup game

Mathieu Barsalou ran in four touchdowns as the Montreal Carabins defeated the Saint Mary's Huskies 49-19 on Saturday in the Uteck Bowl.

Montreal will face the Saskatchewan Huskies in the Vanier Cup, U Sports football's national title game. Saskatchewan defeated the Queen's University Gaels 22-11 to win the Mitchell Bowl hours after Montreal's win.

Carabins quarterback Pepe Gonzalez went 18-of-26 passing for 168 yards with one touchdown and one interception. 

Enrique Jaimes Leclair was on the receiving end of Gonzalez's touchdown, while Gregory Mulenda-St-Pierre scored the other rushing touchdown for the RSEQ champions.

The Carabins jumped out to a 22-2 halftime lead before continuing their dominance in the second half.

Their eight points in the opening frame was the only quarter Montreal scored less than 13 points in.