ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:

This week’s Bishop's Gaiters Athletes of the Week are Stephanie Burnett (Durham, Conn.) of the Women’s Soccer team and Pat Whelan (Ottawa, Ont.) of the Men’s Rugby team

Burnett led the Gaiters to a 3-1 win over the UQTR Patriotes in Trois-Rivières on Sunday afternoon. Burnett scored a hat trick, her first three career CIS goals, in the Gaiters' first victory of the season, and was unlucky not to score one or two more.

Whelan, a fourth-year flanker, was the best player on the pitch in Sunday’s 50-22 loss to the McGill Redmen. Whelan, the Gaiters’ captain, led the Gaiters as they rebounded from last week’s shutout loss at the hands of the Redmen.

HONOUR ROLL:

• Dustin Burke – DE - Football - Made 5.5 tackles and had a 47-yard fumble return for a touchdown against Saint Mary’s on Saturday.
• Becky Yates - GK - Women's Soccer - Made 13 saves in the Gaiters’ 5-1 loss to Sherbrooke on Friday.
• Jamall Lee – RB – Football – Ran for 101 yards and scored two touchdowns on Saturday at Saint Mary’s.
• Billy Murphy – SH – Men’s Rugby – Scored 12 points (one try, two conversions, one penalty) against McGill on Sunday.
• Laura Menard-Lee – D – Women’s Soccer – Scored her first goal of the season on Friday vs. Sherbrooke
• Kyle Jones – LB – Football – Had a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown against Saint Mary’s on Saturday.
• Erik Sorichetti – A – Lacrosse – Led the Gaiters with four points (3 G, 1 A) in two games last weekend.

FOOTBALL (0-2, T-5th QUFL)
Football’s comeback falls short against No. 3 Saint Mary’s

Game Stats (PDF)

LENNOXVILLE - A second-half comeback attempt fell just short as the Bishop's Gaiters dropped a 35-27 decision to the No. 3-ranked Saint Mary's Huskies today at Coulter Field in Lennoxville, Que. A crowd of 1,973 saw the Huskies take a 27-7 halftime lead before Bishop's closed to within two points late in the game.

Tyler Schussler scored two first-half touchdowns for the Huskies, on a two-yard run in the first quarter, and a one-yard run. The game turned on the kickoff after Schussler's second touchdown, which put the Huskies up 20-7 with 1:42 to go in the second quarter. Gaiters returner Shantino Wilson fumbled the kickoff in the end zone, and the Huskies' Zach Agathos jumped on the ball to put Saint Mary's up by 20.

In the second half, after the Gaiters conceded a safety touch, the Bishop's defence started their comeback. At 8:05 of the third quarter, Huskies quarterback Ted Abraham made a bad lateral pass, which was picked up by the Gaiters' Dusty Burke, who blazed in 47 yards for the touchdown. Early in the fourth quarter, Kyle Jones picked off a Nathan Beeler-Marsman pass, and ran it back 20 yards to cut the margin to eight points at 29-21. (Full release)

UP NEXT: The Gaiters will visit the McGill Redmen (0-2) on Friday night. Kickoff at Molson Stadium is set for 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER (1-2-0, T-4th QUSL)
Gaiters fall to No. 6 Carabins.

Women’s soccer split their two games last week, losing 5-1 at home to Sherbrooke on Friday night, but downing the UQTR Patriotes 3-1 on Saturday afternoon in Trois-Rivières.

FRIDAY: Sherbrooke 5 @ Bishop’s 1 (Game stats – HTML)
Women’s Soccer dropped a 5-1 decision to the Sherbrooke Vert & Or at Coulter Field. The Vert & Or led 2-0 at halftime before pulling away in the second frame.

Sherbrooke's Josée Belanger scored in the 17th and 53rd minute, with both goals coming off through balls from midfield. Claudia Gosselin, Marie-Michelle Bibeau and Ann-Marie Brochu also scored for the Vert & Or, who moved to 1-0-0 on the season. The sole Bishop's goal-scorer was Laura Menard-Lee, who connected on a shot from 25 yards out in the 50th minute to close the gap to 2-1. (Full release)

SUNDAY: Bishop’s 3 @ UQTR 1
The Gaiters picked up their first win of the season on Sunday afternoon as they downed the UQTR Patriotes 3-1. The Patriotes took an early 1-0 lead, before the Gaiters stormed back with three unanswered goals by rookie striker Stephanie Burnett – her first career CIS goals, and the first hat trick for a Gaiter in recent memory.

Women's Soccer lost 6-0 in their opening match to the 6th-ranked Montreal Carabins. The game was tight defensively in the early going, and was tied at 0-0 at halftime. Véronique Maranda opened the scoring for Montreal in the 54th minute, and Eva Thauvenot made the score 2-0 nine minutes later. The Carabins added four more goals in the last 20 minutes to pull away to the 6-0 victory. Rookie goalkeeper Becky Yates was the Gaiters' player of the game.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters will host the Sherbrooke Vert et Or on Friday at 7 p.m. at Coulter Field. On Sunday, Women's Soccer visits the UQTR Patriotes at 1 p.m.

MEN’S RUGBY (0-2, T-3rd QURU)
Gaiters performance improves against McGill

Men's Rugby faced the McGill Redmen for the second straight week. However, the result was improved for the Gaiters. Bishop’s came out strongly and led 15-14 at the half. However, the lead was short-lived, as the McGill bench took over, pushing over two late tries as the Redmen pulled away for the 50-22 win. Billy Murphy scored 12 points for the Gaiters, while fullback Chris Sawers scored two tries.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters have no league games, but are celebrating their 25^th anniversary with a reunion this weekend.

WOMEN’S RUGBY (0-1-1, T-4th QURU)
Gaiters shut out by top-ranked Laval

Women's Rugby suffered their first loss of the season, an 80-0 defeat at Laval. Claudiane Renaud led Laval with 30 points (2 tries, 10 conversions). For Bishop’s, second-year fly half Sue Magwood, last week’s try-scorer, left the game with an injury after 15 minutes, while Heather Paul was the team’s leading tackler on the day.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters visit the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.

GOLF
Gaiters off this week, Laval up next

UP NEXT: Golf resumes their schedule at the the Laval Invitational on September 20-21.

LACROSSE (0-4-0, 0-2-0 CUFLA)
Gaiters drop two in Southern Ontario

Men's Lacrosse dropped their first two games of the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association season this weekend, as they suffered a 6-3 loss to Toronto on Saturday, and an 11-5 defeat at Trent on Sunday.

SATURDAY: Bishop’s 3 @ Toronto 6
A low-scoring affair saw the Gaiters fall behind 3-1 after the first quarter, and 5-2 at halftime. Erik Sorichetti, Josh Crone and Billy Laidler each found the net for Bishop’s, while Brennan Durovick allowed six goals in the Gaiters’ net.

SUNDAY: Bishop’s 5 @ Trent 11
The Gaiters but were done in by the middle two quarters, as Trent outscored Bishop’s 6-1 in the second and third quarters. Erik Sorichetti led the Gaiters with two goals and one assist, while Andy Barber and Joseph Laleune each had a goal and an assist.

UP NEXT: Lacrosse opens their home schedule this weekend, with visits from the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday at 7 p.m. and the Trent Excalibur on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both games are at Coulter Field.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Friday, September 19

• Football at McGill, 7 p.m., Montreal (Molson Stadium)
• Women's Soccer vs. Laval, 7 p.m., Coulter Field

Saturday, September 20

• Golf at Laval Invitational, Quebec City
• Lacrosse vs. Toronto, 7 p.m. Coulter Field

Sunday, September 21

• Women's Soccer at. Montreal, 1 p.m., Montreal (CEPSUM)
• Women's Rugby at Ottawa, 1 p.m., Ottawa
• Golf at Laval Invitational, Quebec City
• Lacrosse vs. Trent, 1 p.m., Coulter Field