Vancouver College Fighting Irish vs Belmont Bulldogs

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The Vancouver College Fighting Irish headed to the Island and, like they have done all year, took care of business in a 56-0 win against the Belmont Bulldogs. 

In the first quarter, the Irish's offense uncharacteristically took some time to get going. The Bulldogs showed their grit on both sides of the ball and only trailed 7-0 at the end of the first frame. Luckily for the Irish, their defense continues to suffocate opposing offenses. 

"We started slow offensively, but our defense has continued to do a great job by shutting down our opponent's offense," Irish Head Coach Bryan 
Chiu commended his defensive unit post-game. 

With the team's defensive unit forcing punts and a turnover on downs, the Irish's offense jolted awake in the second quarter. VC capped off a long drive by punching the ball in from the one-yard line to go up two scores.

After another Irish defensive stop, running back Tristan Perdito exploded out of the backfield for a 36-yard rushing touchdown. VC's talented backfield tandem of Perdito and Ryder Quintana continued to rack up yards on the ground and helped the Irish extend their lead to 28-0 at the half. 

The Irish kept their foot on the pedal in the third quarter. First, Ryder Quintana took the ball left off tackle, and as he was wrapped up by three Bulldogs, somehow managed to spin his wait out of their grasp and took it 43 yards to the house. 

Malikai Frers would add a 13-yard rushing score later in the quarter before Zyann Zapanta would take a pick-six to the house, and the rout was on. Nate Lowden would add an 81-yard punt return touchdown for good measure to make the final score Irish 56, Bulldogs 0.

Chiu was impressed by his team's performance and focus. 

"Happy with our run game, in particular, our physicality. As a team, we did well and remained focused, traveling to the Island and playing in the wet weather."

The Fighting Irish will head home and start preparing for their matchup against Carson Graham Next Friday.