November 1, 2009

LENNOXVILLE - The Bishop's Gaiters suffered a pair of losses in Women's Soccer and Men's Basketball. In Women's Soccer, the Gaiters fell 10-0 at Montreal against the No. 3-ranked Carabins. Meanwhile, at the Mitchell Gym, the Gaiters dropped a 103-57 decision to the Cape Breton Capers, who are currently ranked No. 7 in the cishoops.ca Top Ten.

WOMEN'S SOCCER: At the CEPSUM in Montreal, the Gaiters suffered a season-ending 10-0 loss to the No. 3-ranked Montreal Carabins. Eva Thouvenot, Nadège Akamse and Marylise Monchalin each scored braces for Montreal, who led 5-0 at halftime, while Véronique Laverdière, Catherine Delmas-Frenette, Émile Mercier and Isabelle Dumais netted singles. Becky Yates made 14 saves for the Gaiters, who failed to register a shot on goal of their own. Katie Montelpare earned MVP honours for the Gaiters, while Véronique Maranda was the player of the game for Montreal. The Gaiters close the 2009 season with a 1-10-3 record.

Wins by Men's Rugby and Basketball highlight busy Gaiters' Friday night

October 30, 2009

LENNOXVILLE - The Bishop's Gaiters were in action on four fronts on a busy Friday night in Lennoxville, with Men's Rugby and Men's Basketball picking up home wins, while Men's Lacrosse and Women's Soccer went down to defeat. Men's Rugby advanced to their third straight QURU Championship game with a 15-12 win over the Concordia Stingers at Coulter Field. Meanwhile, inside the Mitchell Gym, Men's Basketball fought off a late comeback attempt to defeat the UPEI Panthers 82-80. Earlier in the evening, Women's Soccer fell 4-1 to McGill in their final home game of the season. The only road action for the Gaiters involved the Lacrosse team, who dropped a 6-5 decision to McGill in their CUFLA Quarter-final game.

WOMEN'S SOCCER: At Coulter Field, the Gaiters dropped their final home game of the 2009 season, a 4-1 loss at the hands of the McGill Martlets. Anna Smith led the Martlets with a goal and two assists, while Elizabeth Williams, Alexandra Morin-Boucher and Christina DiCaprio each netted a goal. Becky Yates, playing in midfield for the first time in several weeks, scored the Gaiters' only goal in the 72nd minute. Katie Wallace picked up her third straight team MVP honour, while Hannah Simmmons won similar honours for the Gaiters. McGill outshot Bishop's 20-5, with the Gaiters' Koula Trichas making eight saves in a losing cause.

The Gaiters close out the 2009 season on Sunday afternoon at CEPSUM as they face the Montreal Carabins. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

Gaiters upset twice last weekend to fall into 7th place

Weekly Release #7
October 27, 2009

SUNDAY: CONCORDIA 1, GAITERS 0
On Sunday, the Gaiters suffered their second straight loss, this one a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Concordia Stingers. Ali Burgess' 26th-minute goal was the only scoring, as neither team generated many attacks. Becky Yates made two saves in goal for the Gaiters, while Concordia's Jesse Davis made one in picking up the shutout. Katie Wallace was, for the third straight time, the Gaiters' MVP.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters close out the season on Friday night at 6 p.m. (note the revised start time) against McGill, and on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Montreal.

Gaiters fall in women's soccer and men's basketball action

October 16, 2009

LENNOXVILLE - The Bishop's Gaiters were in action on two fronts tonight, but suffered a pair of losses. Women's Soccer fell 1-0 to the Laval Rouge et Or at Coulter Field, while Men's Basketball dropped a 104-51 decision to the Carleton Ravens at the House-Laughton Hoops Classic in Ottawa.

WOMEN'S SOCCER: The Gaiters fell 1-0 to the Laval Rouge et Or on Friday evening at Coulter Field. Caroline Paré scored the game's only goal, as she beat Bishop's 'keeper Becky Yates (Halifax, N.S.) in the 26th minute. Yates made eight saves, and was named the Gaiters' MVP of the game. Gabrielle Verrett was named the Player of the Game for Laval. The Gaiters fall to 1-6-2 in the Quebec University Soccer League, while Laval improves to 6-3.

The Gaiters are next in action on Sunday afternoon, as they host the UQTR Patriotes (3-5-0) at 2 p.m. on Coulter Field.

The Walk is being spearheaded by the Gaiters' Samantha Juraschka (Waterdown, Ont.), a second-year midfielder, and is the resumption of a tradition of support for ALS research by the Women's Soccer team. The 2007 Women's Soccer team participated in the Montreal Walk for ALS, in support of teammate Lauren Proudfoot '08, whose father has been diagnosed with ALS, just prior to playing at McGill.

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Gaiters drop pair to Montreal schools, host Sherbrooke for Homecoming

Weekly Release #4
September 28, 2009

FRIDAY: MCGILL 4, GAITERS 0
The Gaiters’ unbeaten streak ended at two as they were shut out by the McGill Martlets in Montreal. The game was tied at halftime before Alexandra Morin-Boucher broke the game open with three second-half goals. Laura Bland-Lasso had the other McGill marker. The game was a physical contest, with four Gaiters receiving yellow cards, including game MVP Teresa Julian. Koula Trichas made nine saves for the Gaiters in the loss.

SUNDAY: #2 MONTREAL 7, GAITERS 0
On Sunday, the Gaiters suffered their second straight shutout, this time at the hands of the No. 2-ranked Montreal Carabins. Véronique Laverdière’s goals in the 10^th and 23^rd minutes opened the scoring for the Carabins, who led 3-0 at halftime. The Carabins closed the game out on Marilyse Monchalin’s goal in the 51^st minute and a hat trick by Isabelle Dumais (54^th, 59^th, 90^th). Véronique Maranda had the other Carabins goal. Defender Katie Montelpare was the Gaiters’ team MVP for her strong defensive play. Becky Yates suffered her first loss of the season in net for Bishop’s.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters have only one game this week: on Homecoming Friday against the Sherbrooke Vert & Or (3-1). Sherbrooke beat UQTR in their only game last week.

Gaiters go undefeated, move up into sixth place

Weekly Release #3
September 22, 2009

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:

The Bishop's Gaiters Athletes of the Week are Harrison Maloney and Steven Turner of the Men's Football team along with Steph Burnett of the Women's Soccer team.

Burnett, a second-year forward from Durham, Conn., scored two of the Gaiters' three goals last weekend, as they tied UQAM and defeated Concordia. She scored the game-tying goal in Friday's 1-1 draw with the Citadins, and scored the game-winner in the 85th minute of Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Stingers.

WOMEN’S SOCCER (1-2-1, 6th QUSL)

FRIDAY: GAITERS 1, UQAM 1
Women's Soccer 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 Citadins.

SUNDAY: GAITERS 2, CONCORDIA 1
Steph Burnett's goal in the 85th minute gave the Women's Soccer a 2-1 victory over the Concordia Stingers in Montreal today. Bishop's opened the scoring as Katie Montelpare fired home a free kick in the game's 35th minute. Concordia tied the game midway through the second half as Johanna Van der Veen beat Bishop's goalkeeper Koula Trichas. However, a brilliant through ball by Christine Vidal sent Burnett through the Stingers defence, and she made no mistake in scoring her third goal of the season, securing all three points for the Gaiters. Burnett was the Gaiters' player of the game, while Van der Veen won the honours for Concordia.

UP NEXT: The Gaiters visit McGill (2-2-0) on Friday at 8 p.m. The Martlets defeated Concordia 5-0 and UQAM 1-0 last weekend after suffering a pair of losses to open the year. On Sunday, the Gaiters will host the No. 2-ranked Montreal Carabins (4-0-0). The Carabins have only conceded two goals in four games this season. Kickoff at Coulter Field is set for 1 p.m.

Women's Soccer caps unbeaten weekend two with win over Concordia

September 20, 2009

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.

Gaiters drop pair on the road last weekend, home opener set for Friday

Weekly Release #2
September 15, 2009

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.

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.