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Basketball:
Gaiters
swept by McGill Saturday, January 13,
2008
MONTREAL
- For the second straight week, the Bishop's Gaiters basketball teams
came back empty-handed from Montreal. Tonight the Gaiters were swept by
McGill, losing a pair of low-scoring games. In the women's game, the
Gaiters fell 48-35 to the Martlets, while the men dropped a 55-52
come-from-behind decision to the Redmen.
WOMEN:
Gaiters fall to Martlets
in defensive struggle Women's Basketball scored only nine points in the
first half, and were unable to overcome a 29-9 halftime deficit as they
dropped a 48-35 decision to the McGill Martlets.
The Gaiters shot
11.1% (3-for-27) in the first half, compared to McGill's 37.9%, and were
0-for-11 in the second quarter, as the Martlets took a 29-9 lead into
halftime. The Gaiters came back in the second half, and were able to get
to within seven points with six minutes to play, but a 9-0 McGill run
quashed the Gaiters' comeback hopes. For the game, the Gaiters shot a
season-low 21.5% from the field.
The Gaiters'
offensive struggles overshadowed a strong defensive performance. The
Gaiters picked up a season-high 20 steals, led by Robyn Wilson's
(Vancouver, B.C.) five, and forced 30 McGill
turnovers, tying a season high. The Gaiters also held the Martlets to
29.1% shooting, marking the third time this year Bishop's has held their
opponents under 30% from the field.
Amanda Piribauer
(Kingston, Ont.) led the Gaiters with 15 points
and added two blocks, while Wilson picked up seven points and eight
rebounds. Catherine Parent led the Martlets with ten points and eight
rebounds, while Emilie Ruel netted eight points and 12 rebounds. The Gaiters (4-11, 4-9
CIS, 2-4 QUBL) will return home on Friday night to face the UQAM
Citadins (10-7, 10-7 CIS, 4-2 ). The action gets underway at 6 p.m. --
MEN’S Redmen come from behind to down Gaiters 55-52
Men's Basketball let
a 52-42 fourth-quarter lead slip away as they fell 55-52 to the McGill
Redmen on Saturday night. The Gaiters went scoreless in the last 7:05 of
the game as McGill finished on a 13-0 run.
The Gaiters had come
back from an 18-12 first-quarter deficit and went into halftime tied at
27. In the third quarter, Bishop's quickly built up a lead, as a pair of
Andrew Wright three-pointers helped the Gaiters build a 37-30 lead early
in the third. Hermon Tesfagehbriel put the Gaiters up 52-42, with seven
minutes to play, but the Gaiters were unable to hit the basket from that
point on. McGill went 8-of-14 from the free-throw line down the stretch
to complete their comeback.
For the game, McGill outshot the Gaiters by
a margin of 35.4% (17-48) to 31.1% (19-61) and outrebounded Bishop's
46-30. The Redmen went to the free throw line 24 times, hitting on 14 of
their attempts, while Bishop's went 9-for-11.
Andrew Wright led all scorers with 13
points, while Junior Nicolas added 12 for the Gaiters. Three Redmen
scored in double figures, with Sean Anthony picking up a double-double
(ten points, 12 rebounds)
The Gaiters (6-9, 6-8 CIS, 2-4 QUBL) will
host the UQAM Citadins (6-8, 2-8 CIS, 1-5 QUBL) on Friday night (Jan. 18). Tipoff at the Mitchell
Gym is set for 8 p.m. |
