HAMILTON (September 14, 2013) – Marshall Ferguson of Kingston, Ont. tossed five touchdowns including three to receiver Danny Vandervoort of Barrie, Ont., to lead the No. 9 McMaster Marauders to a 41-27 win over the York Lions.

The win evens McMaster's OUA season record to 2-2 while York drops to 1-2.

Vandervoort collected 117 yards on five receptions to finish as the game's top receiver. Ferguson would finish the game 23-34 for 269-yards throwing with five touchdowns and no interceptions.

The duo would break a 10-10 tie with just 23 seconds remaining in the first half with Vandervoort catching a 10-yard pass from Ferguson to make the score 17-10.

The two would go on to connect for the next two Marauder touchdowns with Ferguson finding Vandervoort wide open on a 40-yard strike in the third quarter and on a 30-yard toss early in the fourth.

Head coach Stefan Ptaszek had positive things to say about Vandervoort who has quickly made a name for himself across the league in just four games.

"He's a complete football player and that's very rare to say about a freshman that's been on campus less than a month," said Ptaszek. "We're excited to see him continue to contribute. With Mike DiCroce out, number 83 (Vandervoot) has to play a big role."

McMaster were without a number of key injured veteran players including 2011 OUA MVP Dicroce who is listed as week-to-week.

The Marauders put together 24 points in the second half after a sluggish opening two quarters to record their 30th win since 1971 against the Lions. Their all-time record against York sits at 30-12 with their last loss coming back in 1997.

York's Eroll Brooks of Toronto, Ont., nearly pushed over the 200-yard mark against the Marauders taking the ball 20 times for 193-yards.

Quarterback Myles Gibbon of Montreal finished 18-for-30 with 231-yards in the loss recording one touchdown while punching in another on the ground.

Next week McMaster travels to meet the undefeated Guelph Gryphons (3-0) in Guelph, Ont. while York visits winless Carleton (0-3) in the nation's capital.

NOTES: McMaster's kicker Tyler Crapigna of Nepean, Ont. converted a pass on a fake punt attempt, throwing a 20-yard bullet to Andrew Sinclair of Denfield, Ont.; that conversion set-up the Vandervoort-Ferguson 10-yard touchdown just before the half.