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HEADLINES

Hoops swept vs. Concordia, McGill and Laval on tap this week

Weekly Release #15
January 30, 2008

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:

This week’s Pilsen Pub Athletes of the Week are Courtney Cook (Maple Ridge, B.C.) of the Women's Basketball team and and Doug McCooeye (Pointe-Claire, Que.) of the Men's Basketball team.

Cook led the Gaiters with a season-high 17 points and six rebounds in Friday's loss to the Concordia Stingers. She went 6-14 from the field and -4-4 from the line in 25 minutes. She grabbed a total of six rebounds, including a team-high five off the defensive glass in Friday's game.

McCooeye led the Gaiters with 17 points and seven rebounds on Friday against Concordia. He went 6-for-12 from the field, including 2-for-5 from the three-point line in 35 minutes on Friday night. He also added seven rebounds, as the Gaiters outrebounded Concordia 41-36.

HONOUR ROLL:

  • Junior Nicolas - F - Men's Basketball (3rd year, Montréal, Que.) - Scored 11 points and had eight rebounds on Friday vs. Concordia

  • Jessy Roy - G - Women's Basketball (1st year, Val d'Or, Que.) - Scored 11 points and had a game-high five assists on Friday vs. Concordia

  • Laura Ménard-Lee - MF - Women's Indoor Soccer (2nd year, Châteauguay, Que.) - Recorded first career point with an assist on Sunday at Sherbrooke.

  • Chelsea-Lyn Aboud - GK - Women's Indoor Soccer (4th year, Oakville, Ont.) - Made several saves and was named Player of the Game on Sunday.

MEN’S BASKETBALL
(6-12, 6-11 CIS, 2-7 QUBL, 5th )
Gaiters dropped by #8 Stingers
Team Statistics

Men’s Basketball fell 77-64 to Concordia in their only action of the week.

FRIDAY: Concordia 77 @ Bishop's 64
Box Score
The Bishop’s Gaiters men’s basketball team suffered their sixth straight QUBL loss on Friday evening, falling 77-64 to the 8th-ranked Concordia Stingers. Forward Doug McCooeye (Pointe-Claire, Que.) led Bishop’s with 17 points and seven rebounds while Junior Nicolas (Montreal, Que.) netted 11 points and guard Tim McAleenan (Sussex, N.B.) finished with 10. (Full release)

UP NEXT: The Gaiters’ next action is this Wednesday, as visit the McGill Redmen (12-13, 11-11, 5-6) and on Saturday when they host the Laval Rouge et Or (16-11, 15-8, 9-2 ). Game time both nights is at 8 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
(7-13, 7-11 CIS, 3-6 QUBL, T-3rd)
Women fall to Concordia
Team Statistics

Women’s Basketball lost their only game of the week, a 70-64 decision to Concordia.

FRIDAY: Concordia 70 @ Bishop's 64
Box Score

Second year guard Krystle Douglas scored 24 points and forward Kristin Portwine scored eight points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the visiting Concordia Stingers knocked off the Bishop’s Gaiters 70-64 on Friday evening. Forward Courtney Cook (Maple Ridge, B.C.) led the Gaiters with 17 points and six rebounds while guard Jesse Roy (Val d’Or, Que.) chipped in with 11 points, five assists and five rebounds. (Full release)

UP NEXT: The Gaiters visit McGill (9-14, 9-14, 2-9) on Wednesday night before hosting Laval (15-5, 15-5, 9-2) on Saturday night. Game time both nights is 6 p.m.

WOMEN’S INDOOR SOCCER
(0-2-0, T-7th QUISL)
Gaiters fall to local rivals

Indoor Soccer's season continued on Sunday with a 6-1 loss to the Sherbrooke Vert et Or at the Centre Multi-sport Roland-Dussault in Sherbrooke.

The Vert et Or took an early lead on Andréanne Gagné's 2nd-minute goal, but the Gaiters equalized nine minutes later as Emily St-Cyr (Richmond, Que.) found the net.

Sherbrooke immediately responded, with Josée Bélanger's 12th-minute goal proving to be the winner. Bélanger and Gagné finished with two goals each.

Gaiters' goalkeeper Chelsea-Lyn Aboud (Oakville, Ont.) was named the player of the game, for her stalwart performance in the Bishop's net.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters return to the Centre Multisport on Sunday to face the Montreal Carabins (1-0-1). Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY
(9-6-1)
Polar Bears fall to Ayer's Cliff

The Bishop’s Polar Bears suffered a loss in their only game last week, a 2-1 defeat to the Ayer's Cliff All-Stars. Anna Bertrand (Almonte, Ont.) had the only goal for the Bears as they fell to the All-Stars for the second time this year. In goal, Laura Ménard-Lee (Châteauguay, Que.) made her debut, conceding two goals.

UP NEXT: The remainder of the Bears' schedule is to be determined. Future updates will be made on www.ubishops.ca/gaiters/whockey

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, Jan. 30

  • Basketball at McGill, Montréal, 6 & 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 2

  • Basketball vs. Laval, Mitchell Gym, 6 & 8 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 3

  • Women's Indoor Soccer vs. Montréal, Centre Multisport Roland-Dussault, 3 p.m.