ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:

This week’s Bishop's Gaiters Athletes of the Week are James Yurichuk of the Football team and Amanda Piribauer of the Women's Basketball team.

Yurichuk (Brampton, Ont.) made 11 tackles in the Gaiters' game on Saturday against Laval. He made 9 solo tackles, including one tackle for loss, and is now second in the QUFL with 46.5 tackles this season. Yurichuk was named the QUFL's Defensive Player of the Week.

Piribauer (Kingston, Ont.) scored recorded a double-double (10 points, 15 rebounds) in Saturday's loss to the Alberta Pandas, and followed that up on Sunday with a 20-point performance against the Regina Cougars. Her 12 points per game average led the Gaiters over the weekend.

HONOUR ROLL:

• Sue Magwood - FH - Women's Rugby - Scored a try in Wednesday's game against McGill.
• Keith Godding - WR - Football - Caught a career-high 9 passes for 122 yards on Saturday afternoon.
• Erika Cook - LW - Women's Rugby - Set up Gaiters' try with a 60-yard interception and run.
• Stephanie Burnett - F- Women's Soccer - Scored her fourth goal of the season on Friday at UQAM and was the Gaiters' player of the game on Sunday against UQTR.
• Kyle Exumé - FB - Football - Recorded three special teams tackles in Saturday's game.
• Laura Bowie - MF - Women's Soccer - Gaiters' player of the game on Friday at UQAM

FOOTBALL (2-4, 5th QUFL)
Gaiters downed by Vert & Or

UP NEXT: The Gaiters host the Concordia Stingers at Coulter Field. Kickoff on Saturday is set for 1 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL (1-3)
Gaiters go 1-2 in opening weekend of action

Men's Basketball went 1-2 in their three non-conference games last weekend, with a 79-70 win over Montmorency sandwiched by losses at Queen's (82-78) on Thursday and to the NEDA (81-63) on Saturday.

THURSDAY: Bishop's 78 @ Queen's 82
Thursday saw the Gaiters drop a heart-breaking 82-78 decision to the Queen's Golden Gaels in Kingston. With the game tied 78-78, a late foul call gave the Golden Gaels two free throws, and the win. Cam Mowat led the Gaiters with 18 points, while rookie Ryan Steele had 13 and Hermon Tesfaghebriel and Damon Thomas-Anderson had 12 each.

FRIDAY: Bishop's 79 @ Montmorency 70
On Friday, the Gaiters recorded a 79-70 victory over the Collège Montmorency Nomades in Laval. The Gaiters led 45-34 at halftime, and by as many as 22 points before the Nomades came back to within five in the fourth quarter. Hermon Tesfagehbriel led the Gaiters with 26 points, while Junior Nicolas netted 16 and Damon Thomas-Anderson and Ryan Steele netted 12 each.

SATURDAY: NEDA 81 @ Bishop's 63
Men's Basketball lost 81-63 to the NEDA squad at the Mitchell Gym. The NEDA never trailed, and led 39-24 at halftime. Roger Dugas, a Georgeville, Quebec native, led all scorers with 19 points. For Bishop's, Junior Nicolas led with 14 points and six rebounds, while Hermon Tesfagehebriel picked up 13 points, including going 7-for-9 from the free throw line. The Gaiters committed 36 turnovers in the game, to the NEDA's 21.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters travel to Ottawa for the House-Laughton Invitational this weekend. They will face the hosts Carleton on Friday, followed by Victoria on Saturday and Laval on Sunday.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (0-3)
Gaiters winless against Canada West foes

Women's Basketball went 0-3 at the Alberta Pandas Hoopfest in Edmonton, falling to Trinity Western, Alberta and Regina.

FRIDAY: Bishop's 62 vs. Trinity Western 66
On Friday, the Gaiters dropped a 66-62 decision to the Trinity Western University Spartans. The Gaiters led 34-32 at halftime, and went into the final frame tied at 48. Mélanie Ouellet-Godcharles led the Gaiters with 15 points, while Robyn Wilson grabbed ten rebounds. The Gaiters shot 30.6% from the field, while the Spartans were good on 41.7% of their shots.

SATURDAY: Bishop's 52 at Alberta 79
The Gaiters were downed 79-52 by the host Alberta Pandas on Saturday. The Gaiters trailed 40-25 at the half, after scoring only nine points in the second quarter. Fourth-year centre Amanda Piribauer led the Gaiters as she picked up a double-double, with ten points and 15 rebounds, while Katy Germain scored 12 points. Four players hit double figures for the Pandas, led by Nicole Clarke's 16 points. The Gaiters out-rebounded Alberta 48-39, but shot only 30.5% from the field.

SUNDAY: Bishop's 58 vs. Regina 88
A 20-point performance by Amanda Piribauer went for nought as the Gaiters were defeated 88-58 by the Regina Cougars. Piribauer scored 20 points on 7-of-19 shooting, and hit all six of her free throws. She also led the Gaiters, who trailed 44-31 at the half, with eight rebounds. Katy Germain (Val d'Or, Que.) and Laure Pitfield (Ottawa, Ont.) scored seven points each for Bishop's.

UP NEXT: Women's Basketball is off this week, and returns to action on Oct. 24-26 at the Carleton Ravens Invitational in Ottawa.

WOMEN’S SOCCER (1-9-0, T-7th QUSL)
Gaiters drop two over weekend, fall out of playoff picture

Women's Soccer dropped both their games last week, 5-1 to the UQAM Citadins on Friday, and 2-0 to the UQTR Patriotes on Monday afternoon.

FRIDAY: Bishop's 1 @ UQAM 5
The Gaiters suffered their sixth straight loss, 5-1 to the UQAM Citadins at the Centre Claude-Robillard in Montreal. Melanie Poirier led the Citadins with two goals, with Marie-Michel Girard, Melanie Labelle and Marie-Ève Rosa adding singles. The sole Gaiters scorer was Stephanie Burnett, who notched her fourth goal of the season. Laura Bowie was the Gaiters' player of the game.

MONDAY: UQTR 2 @ Bishop's 0
The Gaiters women's soccer team lost 2-0 to the UQTR Patriotes on Monday. The game was delayed for 45 minutes as the none of the originally-appointed referees failed to appear. UQTR got goals from Marie-Michèle Lapointe and Jade Richter to slide past the Gaiters.Each team took 11 shots on goal, with Becky Yates making six saves for the Gaiters. Stephanie Burnett took five shots and was named the Gaiters' player of the game.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters visit the Sherbrooke Vert et Or (7-1-1) on Friday night, and the Concordia Stingers (1-9-0) on Sunday afternoon.

MEN’S RUGBY (2-2-0, T-2nd QURU)
Gaiters off last week, Sherbrooke up next

Men's Rugby had no league action last week, but were in Fredericton, NB for an exhibition game against the UNB Ironmen. The Ironmen, the top university side in the Maritimes, downed the Gaiters 17-12. Sam Campbell and Justin Kimmell scored tries for the Gaiters, while Billy Murphy was good on one of two converstions.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters visit the Sherbrooke Vert & Or (2-2) on Sunday at 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S RUGBY (0-5-1, 6th QURU)
Gaiters fall to McGill

UP NEXT: The Gaiters will host the Carleton Ravens on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Optimist Park.

LACROSSE (4-5-0, 3-3-0 CUFLA)
Gaiters return to action this week

Men's Lacrosse was off last week, but has a busy schedule set for this week. On Thursday, the Gaiters travel to Montreal to face the McGill Redmen (4-3) at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Gaiters will host the Carleton Ravens at 6 p.m., while Sunday will see the Gaiters play host to the Queen's Golden Gaels at 1 p.m. Both home games will be at Coulter Field.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Thursday, October 16

• Lacrosse at McGill, 7:30 p.m., Montreal (Forbes Field)

Friday, October 17

• Men's Basketball at Carleton, 6 p.m., Ottawa
• Women's Soccer at Sherbrooke 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 18

• Football vs. Concordia, 1 p.m., Coulter Field
• Men's Basketball vs. UVic, 6 p.m., Ottawa
• Lacrosse vs. Carleton, 6 p.m., Coulter Field

Sunday, October 19

• Men's Basketball vs. Laval, Noon, Ottawa
• Women's Soccer at Concordia, 1 p.m., Montreal (Concordia)
• Men's Rugby at Sherbrooke, 1 p.m., Sherbrooke
• Lacrosse vs. Queen's, 1 p.m., Coulter Field