Friday, February 15^th, 2007

Lennoxville – The Bishop’s Gaiters basketball teams were swept by the visiting UQAM Citadins on Friday evening. Women’s basketball fell 73-59 while the men were officially eliminated from playoff contention with an 80-68 loss.

Women: Bishop’s falls to UQAM 73-59
Piribauer leads Gaiters with 14 points, nine rebounds
Game Stats

LENNOXVILLE – One week after falling 57-42 to the Bishop’s Gaiters, the UQAM Citadins earned a measure of revenge on Friday evening, snapping the Gaiters three game win streak with a 73-59 win

After falling behind 9-4 early in the first quarter, the Citadins quickly regrouped and went on a 20-4 run to make the score 24-13 by the end of the quarter. After trading baskets for most of the second quarter, the Gaiters went on a late 6-0 run to make the score 33-28 at halftime.

After a three-pointer by Bishop’s guard Katy Germain (Val d’Or, Que.) midway through the third quarter tied the game at 37-37, UQAM quickly went on a 9-0 run to make the score 46-37. The Citadins remained in control for the rest of the game, outscoring the Gaiters 20-14 in the fourth quarter to make the final score 73-59.

Amanda Piribauer (Kingston, Ont.) was the Gaiters’ top performer, finishing with 14 points and nine rebounds. The veteran centre also blocked three shots to bring her league-leading total to 29 on the season. Melanie Ouellet-Godcharles (Gatineau, Que.) finished with 13 points while freshman Jessy Roy (Val d’Or, Que.) chipped in with eight points and four assists.

The Citadins were led by a highly balanced attack that saw four frontcourt players finish with double-digit point totals. Forward Karine Boudrias led all scorers with 18 points, while Claudia Gauthier-Théorêt and Irline Noel finished with 16 points and centre Cora Duval finished with 15 points.

With the win, UQAM (15-9, 9-4 QUBL) clinches second place in the QUBL. Bishop’s (10-15, 6-8 QUBL) will be in action again tomorrow evening when they travel to Quebec City to take on the Laval Rouge et Or (17-9, 11-3).

Men: Gaiters’ comeback attempt falls short
UQAM defeats Bishop’s 80-68 in Pomykala’s final home game
Game Stats

LENNOXVILLE – In the final home game of Head Coach Eddie Pomykala’s storied career, the Gaiters fell behind early and then saw their second-half comeback attempt fall short as the Citadins downed Bishop’s 80-68. The loss officially eliminated the Gaiters from the QUBL playoff picture, and was the Gaiters’ 12^th straight defeat.

UQAM jumped out to an early lead, outscoring the Purple and White 19-10 in the first quarter. The two teams traded baskets for most of the second quarter until a late 14-4 run by the Citadins made the score 42-24 at halftime.

After falling behind by as many as 25 points early in the third quarter, the Gaiters regrouped and went on an impressive 22-7 run to cut the Citadins lead to 10 points by the end of the third quarter.

Bishop’s continued to cut into the Citadins lead early in the fourth quarter. A pair of free throws by veteran guard Junior Nicolas (Montreal, Que.) with seven minutes remaining cut the Citadins lead to six points, but that would be as close as the Gaiters would get.

Nicolas was the Gaiters’ top performer, finishing with 17 points and seven assists. Damon Thomas Anderson (Verdun, Que.) also had a good game, connecting on five of nine field goal attempts to finish with 12 points.

Kevin Boucher led the Citadins with 19 points and six rebounds while Samuel Johnson finished with 13 points and seven rebounds.

The Gaiters (6-17, 2-12) will be in action tomorrow evening when they travel to Quebec City to take on the Laval Rouge et Or (19-11, 12-2).

Recaps written by Sean O’Neill