Box Score On the strength of four field goals from kicker Ronnie Pfeffer of Kitchener, Ont., the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (3-3) returned to .500 with a 12-0 victory over the Waterloo Warriors (1-5) on Thursday night at University Stadium.
 
Pfeffer, a second year Psychology major, accounted for the games entire offensive output, including connecting on a career-long 44 yarder in the third quarter, as the Hawks picked up their first shutout victory since 2009.
 
In what was a defensive struggle between the two cross-town rivals, Laurier scored the only points in the first half on Pfeffer's first field goal of the day from 32 yards out midway through the first quarter. In total, the two teams combined for just 233 total yards of offence and five turnovers as the Hawks led 3-0 after 30 minutes.
 
The second half saw the Hawks eliminate their turnovers by going to the ground game. The move paid off as Laurier added two more field goals to extend their lead to nine after three quarters.
 
After going up by 12 on an impressive 42-yard field goal into the wind by Pfeffer in the fourth quarter, the Hawks defence smothered the Waterloo offence, shutting down a pair of potential scoring drives late to preserve the shuout.
 
Asides fro m Pfeffer, Laurier quarterback Travis Eman of Brampton, Ont., also starred for the Hawks as he ran for 111 yards, a career-best, and threw for another 53 yards in splitting time with starting quarterback Steven Fantham of London, Ont.
 
Drew Galpin of Kitchener, Ont., and Asante Mizan of Brooklyn, N.Y., led the purple and golds defensive effort, recording 8.5 and 6.5 tackles respectively. Mizan also picked up a sack and two tackles for losses. 

Waterloo look to rebound next Saturday in Ottawa as they face the winless Gee Gees at 1pm.  The game can be seen live on the Streaming Sports Network.