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............... HEADLINES Women's Soccer gets a draw, rugby swept in home openers September 18, 2009 LENNOXVILLE - The Bishop's Gaiters' soccer and rugby teams opened their home seasons on Friday night. Women's Soccer picked up their first points of the season in a 1-1 draw against the UQAM Citadins, while Women's Rugby fell 28-7 to the Ottawa Gee-Gees and Men's Rugby dropped a 57-5 decision to the McGill Redmen. WOMEN'S SOCCER: The Gaiters picked up their first points of the season with a 1-1 draw against the UQAM Citadins. The Citadins opened the scoring in the 33rd minute on Lora Lehr's first goal of the season. The Gaiters tied the score up in the 72nd minute on Steph Burnett's second goal of the season, on a pass from Katie Montelpare. Erin Pollon was the Gaiters' player of the game, while Lehr earned the honours for the Citdains. Women's Soccer (0-2-1) visits Concordia at 1 p.m. on Sunday. WOMEN’S RUGBY: Women's Rugby dropped their second straight game, falling 28-7 to the Ottawa Gee-Gees. The Gee-Gees took an early 8-0 lead, but Meredith Evans' first try of the season, and Sue Magwood's conversion put the margin back to 8-7 at halftime. The Gee-Gees ran off 20 unanswered second-half points to pick up their second win of the season. Five different players scored for Ottawa, with Lana Dingwall's eight points (one try, one penalty goal) leading the way. Allison McCormick, Karen Snell and Natasha Watcham-Roy scored tries for Ottawa, while Amber Stoffer kicked a penalty goal. Magwood led the Gaiters, while Jacquie Laidler also had a strong performance in the Gaiters' front row. The Gaiters (0-2) visit McGill (0-1) on Sunday, Sept. 27. MEN'S RUGBY: Men's Rugby fell 57-5 to the McGill Redmen to close out the evening. A pair of converted tries gave McGill a 14-0 halftime lead. No. 8 Ryan Lethbridge scored the Gaiters' only try of the game in the 46th minute, as they narrowed the gap to 14-5. However, McGill cruised with tries in the 56th, 62nd, 64th, 74th, 79th and 80th minutes. Alistair Craw led the Redmen with 23 points (three tries, four conversions), while Mike Davis scored three tries, and Jon Lee and Anton Nestle scored one try each. Mat Sidoti and Mike Maloon scored converts for McGill. The Gaiters (0-2) host the Ottawa Gee-Gees in a non-conference game today at 4 p.m., and return to league play next Saturday at McGill (2-0). |
