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Gaiters close with a split: women finish second, men fall short
of playoffs. February 1
LENNOXVILLE - The Bishop’s Gaiters split their final two Quebec University Basketball League games of the season tonight, as the Gaiters cruised to an 82-68 victory in the women’s game, before falling 75-66 in the men’s game. The nightcap saw the Gaiters surrender a 45-24 halftime lead, and fall out of the QUBL playoff picture.
WOMEN: GAITERS 82, CONCORDIA 68 –
Box Score After a tight opening couple of minutes, the Gaiters took charge as they went on a 12-2 run in just over two minutes midway through the first quarter, turning a 9-7 deficit into a 19-11 lead. Concordia crept back and pulled to within five at 22-17 after the first quarter. Christelle Côté's (Magog, Que.) three-pointer put the Gaiters up 30-20 early in the second, but pairs of three-pointers by Krystle Douglas and Melissa Anne Campbell allowed the Stingers to come back and tie the game at 37-37 with 1:41 left in the half. The Gaiters would quickly defuse the threat, as a pair of Marie-Ève Lemoine layups keyed a half-ending 8-0 run, allowing Bishop’s to take a 35-27 lead into the interval. In the second half, Concordia pulled to within four points at 51-47 with four minutes left, but five points by Amanda Piribauer (Kingston, Ont.) keyed a 9-2 Gaiter run, as the home side held a comfortable nine point lead at 62-53 after 30 minutes, and pulled away in the fourth quarter. Piribauer led the Gaiters with 18 points and 12 rebounds, her fifth double-double of the year. Germain, Lemoine, and Jessy Roy (Val d’Or, Que.) each netted 14 points, while Mélanie Ouellet-Godcharles finished with nine. Lemoine’s 14 points was her career best, as she went 4-for-6 from the field and hit two three-pointers. Robyn Wilson (Vancouver, B.C.) grabbed ten rebounds, matching her season high. For Concordia, Krystle Douglas led with 21 points, while Melissa Anne Campbell scored 15. The Gaiters shot 51.9% (28-for-54) from the field, and held Concordia to only 38.3% (23-for-60). Bishop’s dominated the boards, out-rebounding the Stingers 42-21. The game marked the final regular season action for five Gaiters’ seniors, as Piribauer, Côté, Wilson, Laure Pitfield (Ottawa, Ont.) and Sarah Back (Hamilton, Ont.) each played their last regular-season games and were honoured in a post-game ceremony. The Gaiters (12-10, 12-8 CIS, 10-6 QUBL) had previously clinched second place in the QUBL, and finish with their first ten-win regular season since going 13-3 in 2005-06. McGill’s loss to Laval means that the Gaiters’ first-round opponent will be the UQAM Citadins, who are 7-7 with two games to play. The Gaiters will host the Citadins in a QUBL semifinal on Wednesday, February 25 at the Mitchell Gym. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
MEN: #8 CONCORDIA 75, BISHOP’S 66 –
Box Score In the early going, the Gaiters appeared equal to the must-win challenge. They held even with the nationally-ranked Stingers through the opening five minutes, and went on a 14-4 run to end the first period with a 21-10 lead. The Gaiters extended their lead in the second, as D’Arcy Nash (Toronto, Ont.) made the score 33-15 with just over four minutes left. Hermon Tesfaghebriel’s (Coquitlam, B.C.) uncontested dunk with 26 seconds left sent the Winter Homecoming crowd of 1,203 into hysterics, as the Gaiters led 45-24 and seemed poised to upset the league leaders. The Gaiters shot a torrid 55.6% in the first half, while holding Concordia to only 30.3%. The third quarter, though, saw a 180-degree reversal of fortune, as the Gaiters missed their first eight shots of the half. More than six minutes had passed, and the lead had shrunk to 45-39, when Cam Mowat’s (Kelowna, B.C.) three-pointer finally ended the scoring drought. Decee Krah completed the comeback with a three-pointer to put Concordia up 52-50. By the time the quarter was done, Concordia had outscored Bishop’s 30-5, and taken a 54-50 lead. A pair of free throws by Damon Thomas-Anderson made the score 63-60 with 4:26 left in the game, but the Stingers settled matters by rattling off seven unanswered points. Nash led all scorers with 20 points, while Cam Mowat recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in his final game. Junior Nicolas scored seven points in his final game, to finish with 1,008 for his QUBL career. The Gaiters’ other senior, Damon Thomas-Anderson, finished with six points and six rebounds. All three seniors were honoured in a pre-game ceremony. For Concordia, Dwayne Buckley led with 18 points, while Evens Laroche netted 17 before fouling out, and Decee Krah scored 15. The Gaiters shot a total of 38.6% from the field, but only 23.3% (7-for-30) in the second half. The Stingers improved to 53.6% (15-for-28) in the second half, finishing at 41.0% The Gaiters outrebounded Concordia 35-31. With the loss, the Gaiters (9-21, 8-19 CIS, 5-11 QUBL) are eliminated from the playoffs for the third straight season. The 5-11 league record, however, was the best for the Gaiters since going 9-7 in 2005-06. -30- Pour les Gaiters: victoire chez les femmes, défaite crève-cœur chez les hommes
FEMMES - Victoires des filles en cette soirée de
finissantes
– Stats Tout au long de la partie, les Gaiters ont dominé au niveau du jeu physique comme en démontre la statistique des rebonds qui de 42 pour les Gaiters contre 21 pour les Stingers. De plus, Concordia a fini la parie avec un très bon ratio lors des lancer pour trois points avec un total de 47 % pour la partie. Mais comme l’allure du match, les Gaiters ont surclassé leur adversaire avec un total final de 58.8% (10-17). Mentionnons la performance de Robyn Wilson (10 point) et Amanda Piribauer (12 point) elles furent les meneuses du côté des Gaiters, de plus Piribauer a été nomme joueuse du match. Du côté des Stingers, Melissa Anne Campbell (15 points) et Krystle Douglas (18 points) se sont distingué au niveau offensif. C’étais une soirée bien spéciale pour cinq joueuses des Gaiters se soir, donc Sarah Back, Robyn Wilson, Amanda Piribauer, Christelle Côté et Laure Pitfield. Elles ont tous joué leur dernier match à vie de saison régulière au gymnase Mitchell, néanmoins, nous leur souhaitons bonne chance pour le futur. Les Gaiters seront de retour en action mercredi le 25 février à compter de 19h contre les Citadins de l’UQAM. Le match sera une demi-finale de la ligue Québécois.
HOMMES : Défaite des Gaiters dans un match crucial
– Stats Mentionnons la performance de Cam Mowat (11 points) et D’Arcy Nash (20 points), ils furent les meneurs du côté des Gaiters. Du côté des Stingers, Dwayne Buckley (18 points) et Decee Krah (15 points) et Evens Laroche (17 points) se sont distingué au niveau offensif. Ce fut la dernière joute des Gaiters cette saison, souhaitons un retour plus fort pour la prochaine saison…. (Textes français écrit par Olivier Mongeau) |
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