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Gaiters women's cagers upset Laval, men fall by 11

Weekly Release #17
January 20, 2008

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:

This week’s Bishop's Gaiters Athletes of the Week are Damon Thomas-Anderson of the Men's Basketball team and Jessy Roy of the Women's Basketball team.

Roy (Val d'Or, Que.) led the Gaiters to their upset of the Laval Rouge et Or on Saturday night, scoring 11 points and grabbing six rebounds in the Gaiters' 53-44 victory. Roy also made a game-high four assists and added two steals and the Gaiters moved into second place in the QUBL.

Thomas-Anderson (Verdun, Que.) led the Gaiters in their 91-80 loss at home to Laval on Saturday, with an 11-point, six-rebound performance in 28 minutes. He shot 5-for-7 from the field, and picked up a team-high three offensive rebounds.

HONOUR ROLL:

Laure Pitfield (Women's Basketball) - Scored eight points on 4-for-5 shooting on Saturday.
Junior Nicolas (Men's Basketball) - Scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds on Saturday.
Gabrielle Côté-Caouette (Women's Basketball) - Tied her career high with seven points against Laval.
Hermon Tesfaghebriel (Men's Basketball) - Scored 14 points on Saturday.

MEN’S BASKETBALL (7-15, 6-13 CIS, 3-5 QUBL - 4th)
Gaiters fall to Laval for second straight week.

SATURDAY: LAVAL 91, GAITERS 80 - Box Score - Full story
14-point efforts from Junior Nicolas and Hermon Tesfaghebriel went for nought, as the Bishop’s Gaiters fell 91-80 to the Laval Rouge et Or. The game featured seven ties and 12 lead changes before the Rouge et Or finally broke the game open late in the fourth quarter.

The Gaiters held a 23-22 edge after ten minutes, on the strength of an 8-0 run in the late stages of the period. Bishop’s stretched the lead to six points in the second quarter, as Tim McAleenan’s layup put the Gaiters up 33-27. However, Laval responded with an 8-0 run to take the lead at 34-33, and scored the last five points of the quarter to take a 42-40 halftime lead.

Nicolas and Tesfaghebriel led the Gaiters with 14 points each, with Nash adding 12 and Damon Thomas-Anderson scoring 11. Nicolas also had a team-high six rebounds, while Thomas-Anderson grabbed six. For Laval, Jean-François Beaulieu-Maheux led all scorers with 20 points, while Étienne Labrecque scored 18, François-Olivier Gagnon-Hebert scored 14, and Xavier Baribeau scored 11.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters and Laval will complete the split home-and-home series Saturday night at the Mitchell Gym. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (8-8, 8-6 CIS, 5-3 QUBL - 2nd)
Gaiters dump previously-unbeaten Laval, sit in second at the halfway point

SATURDAY: GAITERS 53, LAVAL 44 - Box Score - Full story
A balanced attack and strong defence propelled the Bishop’s Gaiters to a 53-44 upset of the previously-unbeaten Laval Rouge et Or. Despite the low score, ten different Gaiters hit the scoreboard, led by 11 points from Jessy Roy.

The Gaiters came out strongly, holding the high-powered Laval offence to only three field goals in the first quarter. Laval shot 3-for-8 and committed 10 turnovers in the quarter, as the Gaiters took a 12-6 lead. In the second quarter, after Laval pulled back to within two at 17-15, the Gaiters went on a 9-0 run to stretch their lead out to 11 points – their largest lead of the night – and took a 26-19 lead into halftime.

Roy led the Gaiters with 11 points and six rebounds, while Laure Pitfield added eight points and Germain, Piribauer and Côté-Caouette each netted seven. Piribauer also had a game-high seven rebounds.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters have a home-and-home against the McGill Martlets (4-14, 3-14 CIS, 2-6 QUBL). The teams meet in Lennoxville on Friday night, and head to Montreal on Saturday. Both games are scheduled to tip off at 6 p.m.

WOMEN’S INDOOR SOCCER (0-1, T-6th QUISL)
Gaiters lose at Laval, home opener against UQTR this week

The Gaiters endured a rough start to their 2009 season, as they suffered a 9-0 road loss to the Laval Rouge et Or on Sunday. Virginie Jacques' hat trick and a brace from Marie-Michèle Vallée led the home side as they took a 4-0 halftime lead, and cruised through the second half for the win. Rookie forward Stephanie Burnett was named the Gaiters' Player of the Game.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters will host UQTR (0-1) at the Centre Multisport Roland-Dussault in Fleurimont on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY (6-4-1)
Polar Bears off last week, play at Stanstead Invitational this week

The Polar Bears were off this week, but return to action this weekend as they play in the Stanstead College Invitational. The Bears will have round-robin games on Friday against the Lac St. Louis Selects and the Sherbrooke Queens on Friday, with the tournament concluding on Saturday.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Friday, January 23

Basketball vs. McGill, 6 p.m. (W) & 8 p.m. (M), Mitchell Gym
Indoor Soccer vs. UQTR, 8 p.m., Centre Multisport Roland-Dussault
Women's Hockey at Stanstead Invitational, 2:30 & 5:30 p.m., Stanstead

Saturday, January 24

Basketball at McGill, 6 p.m. (W) & 8 p.m. (M), Montreal
Women's Hockey at Stanstead Invitational, TBD, Stanstead

Sunday, January 25

Women's Indoor Soccer at Laval, 11 a.m., Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures