Box Score Saturday, September 7, 20135:00 PMEdmonton, Alberta - Foote FieldBox Score Score1234OTFinalUBC Thunderbirds281412339Golden Bears141507036 AB TDs: Ed Ilnicki, Jon Waters, Ryley Richardson, Ryan Schwartz, and Tylor Henry Rookie kicker Quinn Van Gylswyk nailed a 21-yard field goal in overtime to put the nail in Alberta’s coffin, as the UBC Thunderbirds picked up a stunning 39-36, come-from-behind, overtime win over the Alberta Golden Bears, Saturday night at Foote Field in Edmonton. Van Gylswyk also sent the teams into OT when, with just .6 seconds left to play in the fourth quarter, he hit a field goal from 30 yards out to tie score.  UBC outscored Alberta 29-7 combined in the second half and in overtime, and scored 24 points off six Golden Bears’ turnovers. The loss drops Alberta’s record to 0-2 on the season, while UBC improves to 1-1. After the Bears staked themselves to a 29-10 half-time lead, UBC clawed their way back into the game when they recovered a pair of Golden Bear fumbles early in the second half, and turned them into touchdowns. Although Alberta managed to get one back, which made the score 36-24, the T-Birds responded with another major which was followed by Alberta conceding a safety with 41 seconds left in the game, making the score 36-33. On the ensuing possession, UBC quarterback Carson Williams marched the Birds 52 yards on four plays to the Alberta 23-yard line, and with just six one-hundredths of a second remaining, Van Gylswyk connected from 30 yards out for the tie score and overtime. The Bears were awarded the ball first in OT, and from the UBC 35-yard line, quarterback Ryan Schwartz completed a 14-yard, first down pass to rookie receiver Tylor Henry. A pass to Ryley Richardson went incomplete, and then on second down, a corner route end zone toss was picked off by T-Birds DB Chris Adams, which gave UBC the ball, and the opportunity to win the game with just a field goal. After Birds’ runningback Brandon Deschamps rushed for 21 yards on first down, Van Gylswyk hit the 21-yard chip shot winner. The Golden Bears piled up 474 yards of offence in the game, including 352 through the air as Schwartz completed 29 of 39 passes. He also tossed a pair of touchdown strikes, as well as the OT interception. Alberta also had a combined 172 of rushing offence, led by 110 from freshman Ed Ilnicki, who also scored his first career CIS touchdown. Unfortunately for the Bears, UBC banked 598 yards of offence, including 332 yards via the running game. Deschamps, who led Canada West in rushing yards in 2012, finished with 217 yards on 28 carries, and two touchdowns. Williams, meanwhile, passed for 258 yards by completing 22 of 32 passes. He was also intercepted three times and had no touchdown passes. The Golden Bears had control of the game right from the opening possession, as they marched 58 yards on seven plays, finishing with Ilnicki’s four yard TD run just 1:49 into the game, but couldn’t close out the win. First-year full back Jon Waters made it 14-0 when he barreled in from one yard our for his first career CIS score at the 8:16 mark of the first quarter. Following an Alberta safety and rouge, Richardson took a play action pass 44 yards to the house early in the second quarter to make the score 22-2. Schwartz then rushed in from nine yards out, and the rout seemed to be on at 29-2. But, a fumbled punt snap in their own end by Alberta, set up Deschamps for a 38-yard TD run, followed by a 37-yard rouge by Van Gylswyk which made the 29-10 score at half. The T-Birds cut the score to 29-17 when they recovered another Alberta fumble and turned it into a touchdown, and then drew to within five points, 29-24, after Alberta fumbled the ensuing kick-off which led to another Deschamps TD scamper at 10:37 of the third quarter. Schwartz and Henry followed that up with a 62-yard pass and run touchdown at 1:14 of the fourth, but UBC capped off a 12-play 100-yard drive when Williams pulled the QB for the one yard TD plunge to make the score 36-31. UBC’s defence then forced the Bears’ offence into a punting situation deep in their own end, late in the fourth, and with Alberta electing to concede the safety, the Birds got the ball back and drove for the game tying points, which set-up the OT winner. The Bears remain in Edmonton for their next game when they’ll take on the 0-2 Regina Rams on Saturday, September 14 at 5:00 pm MT at Foote Field. That game will be broadcast live on Shaw TV. UBC, meanwhile, will return to Vancouver to take on the 1-1 Manitoba Bisons. Game Notes: Henry had a spectacular home debut for Alberta, finishing with 10 catches for 139 yards and his first CIS major… Richardson had four catches for 84 yards and a TD, and he now has over 1,000 receiving yards in his Alberta career...Fifth-year slot back Jess Valleau, playing in his first game back from off-season injury, now has over 1,500 receiving yards as a Bear Share this story Top stories from UAlberta