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Gaiters suffer pair of losses at Montreal

February 7, 2009

MONTREAL - The Bishop's Gaiters were swept by the UQAM Citadins tonight in Quebec University Basketball League action. The women's game was the reverse of Friday night's contest, with the Citadins coming away 57-50 victors. The men's game was eerily similar to Friday night, with Souleymane Diagne hitting a three-pointer with 2.1 seconds to go to give the Citadins a 78-77 win over the Gaiters.

WOMEN: UQAM 57, GAITERS 50
The Bishop's Gaiters were unable to complete the weekend sweep as they fell 57-50 to the UQAM Citadins. Bishop's was unable to recover from a nine-point second quarter, as the Citadins cruised to the victory.

UQAM ran out to a 5-0 lead with just over a minute gone, but the Gaiters quickly tied the contest on three-pointers by Mélanie Ouellet-Godcharles (Gatineau, Que.) and Marie-Ève Lemoine (Sorel, Que.). Lemoine put the Gaiters up 10-8 with a short-range jumper, but the lead was short-lived. Annick Stephanny Charles (Montreal, Que.) put the Gaiters up 14-11 with 1:48 left in the quarter. UQAM scored the last five points of the quarter to lead 16-11 at the break. The second quarter saw the Gaiters unable to find the bottom of the net. Amanda Piribauer's (Kingston, Ont.) three-pointer with 2:57 left ended a drought of 8:15 between Bishop's field goals, a stretch that saw a 14-11 Gaiter lead turn into a 30-19 deficit as UQAM scored 17 unanswered points. The Gaiters went 2-for-11 from the field in the second period, and trailed 32-23 at halftime.

The Gaiters closed to within four points as a pair of Jessy Roy (Val d'Or, Que.) made the score 34-30 with 6:20 left in the third. That was as close as the Gaiters would get, however, as UQAM went on a 7-2 run over the next six minutes and restored the nine-point margin. A pair of Karine Boudrias three pointers early in the fourth quarter delivered the final blow, as she gave the Citadins a 15-point lead, their largest of the night. Bishop's chipped back to within seven points with two minutes left, keyed by six points from Charles, but were unable to complete the comeback.

Charles was the only Gaiter in double figures, as she scored 11 points, while Lemoine scored 9 and Amanda Piriabuer netted eight. The Gaiters shot 30.8% from the field, while UQAM was good on 35.1% of their shots. Piribauer led the Gaiters with five rebounds, as Bishop's was outrebounded 39-26 by the Citadins. UQAM held a 16-14 edge on their offensive glass. Boudrias' 16 points led UQAM, while Stephanie Youakim and Irline Noël scored 10 points each.

The Gaiters (11-11, 8-6 QUBL) remain two points ahead of UQAM (7-7 QUBL) in the race for a home semi-final. Bishop's closes out their regular season against the Concordia Stingers (3-9 QUBL) next weekend. Friday night's game at the Concordia Gym is set for an 8 p.m. tipoff. The return match is Saturday night at Lennoxville, with the tip off for the Seniors' Night game set for 6 p.m.

MEN: UQAM 78, GAITERS 77
Souleymane Diagne's off-balance three-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining gave the UQAM Citadins a 78-77 victory over the Gaiters. Diagne's trey marked the 17th and final lead change of the evening, and came after Damon Thomas-Anderson (Verdun, Que.) made one of two free throws with 20.3 seconds left, giving the Gaiters a two-point lead.

The Gaiters opened the match strongly, with Hermon Tesfaghebriel scoring eight of the Gaiters' first 10 points, as he staked the visitors to a 13-5 lead with just over three minutes elapsed. A 9-0 UQAM run later in the quarter put the Citadins up 16-15, but a Junior Nicolas three-pointer gave the Gaiters a 20-18 lead after ten minutes. The second quarter saw the teams continue to match each other shot-for-shot. The Citadins opened a four-point lead at 28-24, but found the game tied back at 30-30 three minutes later. Tim Hunter's (Baie d'Urfé, Que.) 12-footer with 37 seconds left in the frame gave the Gaiters their 37-36 halftime lead.

UQAM took their largest lead of the night in the third quarter, as they pulled out to a 54-47 lead with 3:14 left and forced the Gaiters into a time out. The time out had the desired effect, as the Gaiters stormed back into the game with an 11-2 run to end the quarter, taking a 58-56 lead after three quarters. The Gaiters' form continued in the fourth, with Nicolas' second three-pointer of the quarter giving the Gaiters their largest lead of the night at 68-60 with 7:14 to go. However, it was UQAM's turn to take a momentum-killing time out. The Citadins came out of the break and went on a 9-2 run, to pull the margin back to one point at 70-69.

Adil El Makssoud gave the Citadins their first lead of the quarter, as he put UQAM up 73-72 with 3:48 to go. The Gaiters regained the lead with 1:04 left as Hunter found Thomas-Anderson alone under the net, and Thomas-Anderson put Bishop's up 75-74. With 20 seconds left, Thomas-Anderson was fouled, giving him two chances to extend the Gaiters' lead. He made no mistake on the first attempt, but missed the second. With the ball and a chance to tie or win, El Makssoud drove to the lane, and kicked the ball out to Diagne, who found himself in unfamiliar territory beyond the three-point line. Diagne's attempt sailed through the net, his first successful three-point shot of the year. After a pair of time outs, the Gaiters had the ball at midcourt with 2.1 seconds left, but the inbounds pass was not taken cleanly, and the ball rolled away as time expired.

Tesfaghebriel led all scorers with a career-high 27 points on 12-for-16 shooting, while Nicolas scored 18. Cam Mowat (Kelowna, B.C.) led the Gaiters with seven rebounds, and added seven points. El Makssoud and Gregory St-Amand scored 20 points each to lead UQAM, while Diagne finished with 14.

The Gaiters shot 48.4% from the field (31-for-64), while UQAM hit 50.9% (29-for-57) of their shots. Bishop's outrebounded UQAM 31-29.

The Gaiters (9-19 overall, 5-9 QUBL) remain tied with McGill (5-7 QUBL) for the fourth and final QUBL playoff spot. Bishop's will close out the regular season next weekend with a series against the Concordia Stingers (8-4 QUBL). Friday's game is set for a 6 p.m. start at the Concordia Gym in Montreal, with the Saturday rematch set for 8 p.m. at the Mitchell Gym.