ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:

This week’s Pilsen Pub Athletes of the Week are Amanda Piribauer (Kingston, Ont.) of the Women's Basketball team, and Junior Nicolas (Montreal, Que.) of the Men's Basketball team.

Piribauer led the Gaiters to a weekend sweep, scoring 17 points in Friday's win over UQAM, and 16 points in Saturday's win at home to McGill. On Friday, she led all scorers as she went 8-of-10 from the field, while also grabbing a team-high seven rebounds and picking up two blocks. The 6'4" centre put the game away with six unanswered points early in the third quarter. On Saturday, she again led all scorers with 16 points, grabbed another seven rebounds and made a season-high four blocks as the Gaiters edged McGill 52-47. Piribauer's 26 blocks (2 per game) are second in Canada, behind only Leanne Evans of UBC (2.7/game).

Nicolas led the Gaiters with 34 points over two games this weekend. On Friday night at UQAM, he scored 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting, including going 4-for-5 from the three-point line as the Gaiters fell 83-75 to the Citadins. He also added a season-high seven assists in the losing cause. On Saturday, Nicolas scored a team-high 18 points as the Gaiters fell by eight to McGill. He went 7-for-9 from the free throw line, and 5-for-9 from the field while adding another four assists. Nicolas averages 16.8 points per league game, good for fourth place in the QUBL and his 4.8 rebounds per league game leads the Gaiters.

HONOUR ROLL:

• Robyn Wilson - F - Women's Basketball (3rd year, Vancouver, B.C.) - Recorded first double-double of the season with 10 points (including six down the stretch) and 11 rebounds on Saturday night.

• Hermon Tesfaghebriel - F - Men's Basketball (3rd year, Coquitlam, B.C.) - Shared team lead with 16 points on Friday at UQAM

• Kevin Selman - F - Men's Basketball (1st year, Pierrefonds, Que.) - Hit double figures twice last weekend, with 12 points on Friday and 10 points on Saturday.

• Melanie Ouellet-Godcharles - G - Women's Basketball (2nd year, Gatineau, Que.) - Scored ten points and added three assists in Friday's win at UQAM.

• Chelsea-Lyn Aboud - GK - Women's Indoor Soccer (4th year, Oakville, Ont.) - Made 17 saves on Sunday afternoon.
• Linda Guerrera - MF - Women's Indoor Soccer  (1st year, Montreal, Que.) - Scored in the 90th minute of Sunday's game vs. Laval.

MEN’S BASKETBALL
(6-16, 6-15 CIS, 2-11 QUBL, 5th )
Gaiters drop pair on weekend
Team Statistics

Men’s Basketball lost both games this week, a 83-75 loss at UQAM on Friday, and a 78-70 defeat at home to McGill on Saturday.

SATURDAY: McGill 78 @ Bishop's 70
Box Score
McGill guard Sean Anthony scored 18 of his game-high 26 points in the first quarter as the Redmen defeated the Bishop’s Gaiters 78-70 on Saturday evening. With Anthony leading the way, the Redmen jumped out to an early lead against the Gaiters and then withstood a Bishop’s rally in the fourth quarter to hand the Gaiters their 11^th straight loss. (Full release)

FRIDAY: Bishop's 75 @ UQAM 83
Box Score
A 27-point third quarter allowed the UQAM Citadins to score a come-from-behind win over the Gaiters. The Gaiters led 47-41 at the half, but were outscored 27-12 in the third and were unable to come all the way back. Junior Nicolas and Hermon Tesfagehbriel led Bishop's with 16 points each. Kevin Selman hit double figures for the second game in a row, with 12 points and a game-high 7 boards. (Full release)

UP NEXT: The Gaiters' final home game of the season is this Friday against UQAM (10-10, 6-10, 5-7). On Saturday the Gaiters hit the road to face Laval (18-11, 17-8, 11-2). Both games are set to start at 8 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
(10-14, 10-12 CIS, 6-7 QUBL, 3rd)
Women run winning streak to three
Team Statistics

Women’s Basketball clinched a playoff spot by winning both their games last weekend: 57-42 at UQAM and 52-47 at home to McGill.

SATURDAY: McGill 47 @ Bishop's 52
Box Score
Amanda Piribauer scored 16 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked four shots to lead the Women’s Basketball to a 52-47 win over the visiting Martlets. The Gaiters held McGill to only 28.1% shooting and forced 27 McGill turnovers. Robyn Wilson earned her first double-double of the year, finishing with 10 points and 11 rebounds. (Full release)

FRIDAY: Bishop's 57 @ UQAM 42
Box Score
Amanda Piribauer's 17 points led the Gaiters to a 57-42 win at UQAM. Piribauer went 8-from-10 from the field, also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and made two blocks. She put the game away early in the second half as she scored six straight points. Katy Germain and Melanie Ouellet-Godcharles also hit double figures for the Gaiters with 10 points each, while Marie-Ève Lemoine led all players with five assists. (Full release)

UP NEXT: The Gaiters host UQAM (14-9, 14-9, 8-4) in their final regular season home game on Friday, and visit Laval (17-5, 17-5, 11-2 ) on Saturday. Both games tip off at 6 p.m.

WOMEN’S INDOOR SOCCER
(0-4-0, T-7th QUISL)
Gaiters fall to undefeated Laval
Box Score

Indoor Soccer's season continued on Sunday with a 9-1 loss to the Laval Rouge et Or at the Centre Multi-sport Roland-Dussault in Sherbrooke.

The Rouge et Or went on top with two first-half goals and stretched the margin to 4-0 with two goals in two minutes (58', 60'). A solid, hard-working performance by the Gaiters was spoiled by a torrid eight-minute stretch late in the game that saw Laval hit the net four times.

The Purple and White did pull one goal back late, as Linda Guerrera, the Gaiters' player of the game, scored in the 90th minute. Goalkeeper Chelsea-Lyn Aboud made 16 saves for Bishop's.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters hit the road as they will take on the UQAM Citadins (1-3-0) on Saturday in St-Eustache. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY
(10-7-1)
Polar Bears fall to Sherbies

The Bishop’s Polar Bears dropped a 5-4 decision to the Sherbrooke Sherbies on Friday night. Chloe Duncan, Emilee Walker, Jen Prokosh and Anna Bertrand found the net for the Bears, while Maryse Richard took the loss in goal, despite a solid performance.

UP NEXT: The Polar Bears' annual alumni game is this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the W. B. Scott Arena.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Friday, Feb. 8

• Basketball vs. UQAM, Mitchell Gym, 6 & 8 p.m. (Senior's Night)

Saturday, Feb. 9

• Basketball at Laval, Quebec City, 6 & 8 p.m.

• Women's Hockey - Alumni Game, W. B. Scott Arena, 2:00 p.m.

• Women's Indoor Soccer at UQAM, St-Eustache, 3:30 p.m.

• Men's Rugby at St-Jean Indoor Tournament, St-Jean, First game at 4:50 p.m.