Rookie goalie Macon Jeffreys made 23 saves but the University of Toronto Varsity Blues dropped an 11-6 decision to the McGill Redmen in quarter-final action at the 2018 Baggataway Cup on Friday, November 9 at Varsity Stadium.

The Redmen advance to tomorrow's Baggataway Cup semifinals, where they will face the two-time reigning champion Western Mustangs at 4 p.m. The Trent Excalibur will battle the Brock Badgers, who defeated the Nipissing Lakers 18-4 in the first quarter-final of the day, in Saturday's first semifinal at 1 p.m.

Nick Pison and AJ Masson led the Blues with two goals apiece, while Jason Barnable and Darren Elliott each scored once on the night. Alex Emerson added two assists in the loss.

Jeffreys opened the game with three beautiful saves, but the Redmen found the answer, scoring three first-quarter goals to lead 3-0 after 20 minutes of action. McGill outscored Toronto 4-1 through the second frame to take a commanding 7-1 lead at halftime. Team co-captains Maxime Murdoch and Liam MacDonald led the Redmen with two goals apiece in the first half.

Toronto used special teams to battle back in the third quarter, outscoring McGill 4-2, led by two powerplay markers from rookie middie Nick Pison; however, the Redmen opened the fourth quarter with an early goal from MacDonald to restore a five-goal cushion and second-year attack Patrick Turner added his second of the game to seal the victory.

SCORING SUMMARY:
MCG 3-4-2-2: 11
TOR 0-1-4-1: 6
 
Players of the game:
MCG: Liam MacDonald
TOR: Macon Jeffreys
 
SCHEDULE & RESULTS
 
Friday, November 9
16:00 Quarter-Final 1: Brock 18, Nipissing 4
19:00 Quarter-Final 2: McGill 11, Toronto 6 

Saturday, November 10
13:00 Semifinal 1: (#1 East) Trent vs Brock
16:00 Semifinal 2: (#1 West) Western vs McGill

Sunday, November 11
13:00 Championship Final: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2