Gaiters' Weekend Wrap: Golf Qualifies for Nationals

GOLF

Bishop’s Golfers Punch Tickets to Canadian Championships

MONTREAL – Nicolas Dupuis-gaudreault (St-jean-sur-richelieu, Que./st. Michael's College) fired rounds of 80-7577 to lead the Bishop's Gaiters at the RSEQ Championships held at the Beaconsfield Golf Club from Oct. 1-3. As a team Bishop's finished in 5th, 3rd and 7th on each day and that placed them fourth overall on the year. The fourth place showing punches their ticket to the Canadian University/college Golf Championships in May. It will be the first time since the event's inception that Bishop's will be there as a team.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: Kamane scores 25 but Gaiters fall to Uvic, 92-84

LANGFORD, B.C. – The Bishop's Gaiters men's basketball team suffered their third loss of the season on Thursday, as they fell to the University of Victoria Vikes, 92-84 at Belmont Secondary School in Langford, B.C.

Men's Basketball: Gaiters do 90+ but fall to T-birds

VANCOUVER - Abdul Kamane (Montreal, Que./vanier College) had his second 20-point game in as many days, but it was not enough for the Bishop's Gaiters men's basketball team, who fell 99-92 to the UBC Thunderbirds on the first day of the UBC Invitational in Vancouver. Kamane had a team-high 21 points on 6-for-12 shooting and was 8-for-12 from the freethrow line.

Men's Basketball: Gaiters drop highscoring contest to Alberta

VANCOUVER - The Bishop's Gaiters men's basketball team had five players score in double figures, but fell 111-84 to the Alberta Golden Bears on Day 2 of the UBC Invitational in Vancouver. The Golden Bears made 17 three-pointers in the game, as they shot 56 per cent overall and 53 per cent from downtown.

WOMEN’S RUGBY

Martlets March Past Gaiters in Thanksgiving Showdown

MONTREAL – Emily Norris (Stanstead, Que./stanstead College)kicked a penalty to put the Bishop's University women's rugby team up 3-0 in the early stages against the Mcgill Martlets on Friday evening in Montreal. The contest was the front end of a Thanksgiving rugby double-header at Percival Molson Stadium between the long-time rivals. The early advantage was as close as the Lennoxville ruggers could get as the host Martlets stormed back and eventually walked away with a 40-8 victory.

MEN’S RUGBY

Gaiters Fall to Redmen in Friday Night Match-up

MONTREAL – Josh Bray (Lennoxville, Que./bishop's College School) scored 11 points for the Gaiters on Friday night in Montreal but it was not enough as the Mcgill Redmen won 17-13 over Bishop's.

FOOTBALL

Late Field Goals give Axemen Comeback win over Gaiters

SHERBROOKE, Que. – A pair of fourthquarter field goals by Jarett Saumure gave the Acadia University Axemen a 2724, come-from-behind, victory over the Bishop's University Gaiters in Atlantic University Sport football action at Coulter Field in Lennoxville, Saturday. The rookie place kicker from Timberlea, N.S. connected on a 10-yarder with 4:51 left to tie the game, and his 21-yarder with 1:55 left put the visitors ahead, capping an Acadia comeback from 24-12 down in the third quarter.

LACROSSE

Excalibur Edge Gaiters in Thanksgiving Battle

SHERBROOKE, Que. – Hat-tricks, by Taren Cook (Rothesay N.b./holderness School) and Samuel Firth (Ottawa, Ont.) were not enough to give the Gaiters lacrosse team the win on Sunday afternoon. They fell 15-11 to the Trent Excalibur in CUFLA East action.

AOW

Scott and Dupuis-gaudreault named Provigo, Robert Lafond Bishop's Athletes of the Week

SHERBROOKE, Que. – Erika Scott (Dewittville, Que./john Abbott College) of the women's rugby team and Nicolas Dupuisgaudreault (St-jean-sur-richelieu, Que./st. Michael's College) of the golf team are the Provigo, Robert Lafond Bishop's University Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 8.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GAITERS Thursday, Oct. 12

Women’s rugby @ Concordia 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 13

Women’s basketball vs Saint Mary’s 4 p.m. EST (Halifax, N.S.) Women’s soccer vs Laval 7 p.m. Men’s rugby @ Concordia 7 p.m. Men’s basketball @ Carleton 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14

Lacrosse @ Carleton 2 p.m. Football @ Saint Mary’s 2 p.m. EST Women’s basketball vs Brock 4 p.m. EST (Halifax, N.S.)

Men’s basketball vs Acadia 6 p.m. (Ottawa, Ont.)

Sunday, Oct. 15

Women’s basketball vs Dalhousie 11 a.m. EST (Halifax, N.S.) Women’s soccer vs UQTR 2 p.m. Lacrosse vs Ottawa 3 p.m.