ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:

The Bishop's Gaiters Athletes of the Week are Andre Laleune of the Men's Lacrosse team and Katie Montelpare of the Women's Soccer team.

Laleune, a rookie from Halifax, N.S., was the Gaiters' best player throughout their season-opening home-and-home series against Carleton last weekend. In Sunday's 11-10 win at Coulter Field, he assisted on the eventual game-winning power-play goal. He also distinguished himself with excellent work on faceoffs.

Montelpare, a native of Montreal, was the Gaiters' MVP in their game on Sunday at Laval, thanks to her solid defensive play. The rookie defender has shown that she will be a pillar of the Gaiters' back line this season.

HONOUR ROLL:

• Steven Turner, Football - Scored a 68-yard punt return touchdown against Laval on Friday.
• Stephanie Burnett - Scored the Gaiters' only goal and was the team MVP on Friday night at UQTR.
• James Laing, Golf - Tied for Gaiters' low score last weekend at Milby.
• Olivier Genier, Golf - Tied for Gaiters' low score last weekend at Milby.
• Matt Pereira, Men's Rugby - Scored a try in Friday's rugby game at Concordia
• Mike Dubé, Lacrosse - Finished with six goals and an assist in two games last weekend.
• James Le Huquet, Men's Rugby - Scored a try in Friday's rugby game at Concordia
• John Crone, Lacrosse - Seven points (4G, 3A) in two games last weekend.
• Jackie Laidler, Women's Rugby - Gaiters' player of the game on Friday night.

FOOTBALL (0-2, T-5th QUFL)
Gaiters fall at home to No. 1 Laval, visit McGill on Friday

SATURDAY: No. 1 Laval 45, Gaiters 6 - Full release

Sébastien Lévesque’s two touchdowns led the No. 1-ranked Laval Rouge et Or to a 45-6 victory over the Bishop’s Gaiters on Saturday at Coulter Field. A crowd of 2,188 saw Lévesque run 11 times for 171 yards, including a 64-yard scoring run late in the first quarter.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters head to Montreal on Friday night to take on the McGill Redmen (1-1). McGill scored an upset 29-11 victory over Sherbrooke last week. Kickoff at Molson Stadium is set for 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER (0-2, T-5th QUSL)
Gaiters drop pair on the road last weekend, home opener set for Friday

FRIDAY: UQTR 3, GAITERS 1
The Gaiters opened the season with a 3-1 loss to the UQTR Patriotes in Trois-Rivières on Friday night. Steph Burnett (Durham, Conn.) had the only goal for the Gaiters. While the Gaiters played well in the second half, they were unable to take advantage of their scoring chances. UQTR took a 1-0 lead late in the dying stages of first half on Marie-Michèle Appointee’s first goal of the night. She would finish with a hat trick for the opportunistic Patriotes. Burnett was named the Gaiters' MVP.

SUNDAY: LAVAL 6, GAITERS 0
With three starters sitting out due to injury, it was a depleted Gaiters lineup that was shut out 6-0 by Laval in Quebec City. Gabrielle Verret led Laval with four goals, while Kathy Gosselin and Marie-Michèle Vallée had one each. Laval had a 2-0 lead at halftime, and pulled away in the second half as the young Gaiters started to tire. The Gaiters' player of the game was Katie Montelpare (Montreal, Que.), who had a solid game defensively.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters' home schedule opens on Friday at 4 p.m. with a match against the UQAM Citadins (0-2). The Citadins were also swept last weekend by UQTR and Laval, suffering a 3-1 loss to Laval at Jarry Park on Friday, and a 2-1 defeat at Trois-Rivières on Sunday.

On Sunday, the Gaiters will visit Concordia (0-2). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Concordia Stadium. The Stingers conceded ten goals last weekend in season-opening losses to Sherbrooke and Montreal.

MEN’S RUGBY (0-1, T-3rd QURU)
Gaiters suffer heartbreaking loss at Concordia

The Men's Rugby season opened on a disappointing note, as the Gaiters fell 17-15 to Concordia on a last-minute try. The Gaiters led through most of the match, but a series of unforced errors in the game's final three minutes allowed the Stingers to push the ball over for the winning points. Jamie Le Huquet and Matt Pereira each scored tries for Bishop's, while Billy Murphy added a conversion and a penalty goal.

Read Jamie Le Huquet's report from "Inside the Scrum" here....

UP NEXT: The Gaiters' home opener is this weekend, as they face the McGill Redmen (1-0) at Coulter Field. Friday night's game is set to kick off at 8 p.m. McGill, the two-time defending provincial champions, downed Sherbrooke 40-13 last weekend.

WOMEN’S RUGBY (0-1, T-4th QURU)
Gaiters shut out at Concordia

Women's Rugby opened the season with a comprehensive shutout loss at Concordia. The Gaiters were unable to get any ball movement on the Stingers, who were led by two-time All-Canadian Laura Belvedere. Belvedere scored four tries for the home side. The play of Jackie Laidler (North Vancouver, B.C.) was a bright spot in an otherwise frustrating season opener.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters' home schedule opens this Friday at 6 p.m., when they will face the Ottawa Gee-Gees (1-0). Ottawa opened the season with a 24-5 win over McGill

GOLF (650, 8th QSSF)
Gaiters eighth after Milby Open

Golf hosted the season-opening Milby Open last weekend, and finished the two rounds in eighth place in the QSSF standings with an aggregate score of 650. The Gaiters had a solid day on Saturday, as they were in sixth place with a score of 321, but Sunday was less kind to the home side. Laval won the weekend with an aggregate score of 587, a whopping 30 strokes ahead of second-place Montreal. The Gaiters' 650 aggregate is six strokes behind seventh-place ETS, but only 14 strokes out of fourth place, currently held by Sherbrooke.

James Laing and Olivier Genier were the low scorers for the Gaiters, finishing with identical scores of 157 (76-81) over the two rounds. They finished in a tie for 17th place overall, 15 shots off the pace set by Laval's Mathieu Gingras. Dane Fitzpatrick shot 163 (81-82) and finished 31st, while Alex Aubry was 49th with 172 (85-87). The other Gaiters included Mathieu Desmarais (88-85--173), Francis Cossette (91-89--180) and Mark Warnholtz (104-90--194).

On the women's side, Alexi Drolet was forced to withdraw due to an injury.

UP NEXT: Rounds 3 & 4 of the QSSF season are set for this weekend at the Marthelnois Golf Club in Trois-Rivières. Play is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.

LACROSSE (1-1, T-1st CUFLA East)
Gaiters squeak out hard-fought split with Ravens

SATURDAY: CARLETON 11, GAITERS 10
On Saturday, the Gaiters learned the hard way that they have to play all 80 minutes in order to win. The Gaiters trailed 5-1 after the first quarter, 7-2 at halftime and 9-3 after three periods. In the fourth quarter, Bishop's mounted a comeback, as they broke out for seven goals, but it was not enough, as the Ravens held on for the 11-10 victory. Mike Dubé, Joseph Laleune, and Jesse Gattelaro scored two goals each for the Gaiters, while Josh Crone, Andrew MacKay, Andre Laleune, and Jeremy McNaughton added singles.

SUNDAY: GAITERS 11, CARLETON 10
In Sunday's return match at Coulter Field, the Gaiters again got off to a slow start, trailing 7-3 at halftime. This time, however, the Gaiters turned it on a little earlier and outscored Carleton 4-2 in the third period to cut the lead to 9-7. The Gaiters went ahead for good Josh Crone's power-play marker with 4:07 left in the contest. Mike Dubé finished with four goals, while Josh Crone had three goals and an assist and Greg Harnett scored twice. Singles from Andrew MacKay and Christopher Harper rounded out the Gaiters' scoring. Keegan Durovick made several key saves to keep the Gaiters in the game.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters will head to Peterborough for the CUFLA's season-opening jamboree this weekend. Bishop's will face Queen's (0-2) at 4 p.m. on Saturday, before returning to play the hosts from Trent (1-0) at noon on Sunday. Trent downed Queen's in their season-opener, while the Golden Gaels also lost at home to McGill last weekend.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Friday, September 18

• Women's Soccer vs. UQAM, 4 p.m., Coulter Field
• Women's Rugby vs. Ottawa, 6 p.m., Coulter Field
• Football at McGill, 7 p.m., Montreal (Molson Stadium)
• Men's Rugby vs. McGill, 8 p.m., Coulter Field

Saturday, September 19

• Lacrosse vs. Queen's, 4 p.m. Peterborough, Ont.
• Golf at UQTR Invitational, Trois Rivières

Sunday, September 20

• Lacrosse at Trent, 12 noon, Peterborough, Ont.
• Women's Soccer at Concordia, 1 p.m., Montreal (Concordia)
• Golf at UQTR Invitational, Trois Rivières