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Men's rugby falls in Provincial final, women's cagers swept

Weekly Release #11
November 11, 2008

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:

Sean McLelland

Katy Germain

This week’s Bishop's Gaiters Athletes of the Week are Sean McLelland of the Men's Rugby team and Katy Germain of the Women's Basketball team.

McLelland (Oakville, Ont.) had a strong game as the Gaiters' No. 8, controlling the bases of the scrums, in the Gaiters' 21-0 defeat at the hands of McGill in the QURU Championship Game.

Germain (Val d'Or, Que.) led the Gaiters with 11 points in their 56-43 defeat to the Bryant Bulldogs on Saturday night. She was 4-of-7 from the field, including 3-of-5 from the three-point line, and added one block and one stale. On Friday, at UMass, she scored seven points in the Gaiters' defeat to the Minutewomen.

HONOUR ROLL:

  • Amanda Piribauer - F - Women's Basketball - Scored 10 points on Friday at UMass.
  • Brad Leung - SH - Men's Rugby - Directed Gaiters' offence on Saturday.
  • Mélanie Ouellet-Godcharles - G - Women's Basketball - Scored 12 points on Friday at UMass.

MEN’S BASKETBALL (3-8, 2-6 CIS)
Gaiters off last week, league opener this Friday.

Men's Basketball was off last weekend, but opens the QUBL season this week with a series against the McGill Redmen. The Gaiters will travel to Montreal on Friday, and the return match (and the Gaiters' regular-season home opener) will be on Saturday night at the Mitchell Gym. Both games are set for 8 p.m. starts.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (3-5, 3-3 CIS)
Gaiters drop pair to U.S. Division I teams

Women's Basketball was swept last week by a pair of NCAA Division I teams, as they lost 75-44 to the UMass Minutewomen on Friday night, and 56-43 to the Bryant Bulldogs on Saturday.

FRIDAY: Bishop's 44 @ UMass 75
 The Gaiters fell behind early, and never recovered in a 75-44 exhibition loss to UMass. The Minutewomen ran out to a 21-2 lead at the 6:05 mark of the first half, and never looked back. Mélanie Ouellet-Godcharles led the Gaiters with 12 points, as she went 3-of-10 from the field and made all four of her free throws. Amanda Piribauer was the only other Gaiter in double figures, as she scored ten points. She also grabbed a game-high six rebounds and made three blocks. (More...)

SATURDAY: Bishop's 43 @ Bryant 56
 The Gaiters dropped their final pre-season tuneup, 56-43 to Bryant Bulldogs. The Gaiters never led in the game, and trailed 22-16 at halftime. Bishop's was led by Katy Germain's 11 points and Laure Pitfield's nine, while Amanda Piribauer added seven points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds. (More...)

UP NEXT: The Gaiters open their QUBL season this weekend as they face the McGill Martlets in a home-and-home series. Bishop's will open conference play on Friday in Montreal, before returning on Saturday for the home opener. Both games are set for 6 p.m. starts.

MEN’S RUGBY (6-4-0 overall, 4-2-0 QURU, 2nd)
Gaiters shut out in QURU Championship

Men’s Rugby (6-4, 4-2 QURU) fell 21-0 to the McGill Redmen in the 2008 Quebec University Rugby Union championship on Saturday. A crowd of about 400, including approximately 100 vocal Gaiters supporters, braved the rain at Percival Molson Stadium to watch the Redmen (7-2-1 overall, 5-1 QURU) take their third straight provincial rugby crown.

“Everybody left it on the field today”, said Gaiters Head Coach Bill Robson. “We were a completely different team from the start of the year to the end, and this was the toughest game McGill had all year.” Robson cited the work of Gaiters’ veteran No. 8 Sean McLelland in the scrums, noting that he played his “best game ever for us.” (More...)

The Gaiters finish the year with an overall record of 6-4 (4-2 QURU).

UP NEXT: The Gaiters have concluded their 2008 season

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Friday, November 14

  • Basketball at McGill, 6 p.m. (W) & 8 p.m. (M), Montreal
  • Women's Hockey vs. Sherbrooke Jr. AA., 7 p.m., W.B. Scott Arena

Saturday, November 15

  • Basketball vs. McGill, 6 p.m. (W) & 8 p.m. (M), Mitchell Gym