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April 11, 2012

LENNOXVILLE, Que. – Jessy Roy (Val d'Or, Que.) and Josh Crone (Cambridge, Ont.) were named the Bishop’s University Athletes of the Year at the annual awards gala held tonight at the Delta hotel in Sherbrooke. Also winning major awards were Katie Ramm (Ottawa, Ont.) and Max Grouette (Surrey, B.C.), who were named Freshmen of the Year, while Lois Boateng (Montreal, Que.) and Matt McLean (Ottawa, Ont.) were named the winners of the Academic Student-Athlete of the Year Award. Christine Murphy, a longtime assistant with the Bishop's women's basketball team, was awarded the prestigious Ray Almond Award for her contributions to Bishop's Athletics. At the gala, over 40 awards were presented across all nine Bishop's athletic programs.
 
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February 29, 2012

MONTREAL – Double-doubles by Kaylah Barrett and Tina Mpondani led the Concordia Stingers to a come-from-behind victory, 65-53, over the Bishop's Gaiters in a Quebec university basketball semi-final at the Concordia Gym in Montreal, Tuesday night. Barrett, who was named the league's most valuable player on Monday, scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while Mpondani scored 15 and had 12 boards.

 

The Gaiters (12-18, 12-16 CIS, 7-9 Quebec) got ten points each from Gabrielle Chamberland (Sherbrooke, Que.), Véronique Fortin-Tremblay (Chicoutimi, Que.) and Riley Shkimba (Kingston, Ont.). Catherine Bélanger-Pâquet (Quebec City, Que.) had a team-high eight rebounds, along with eight points.

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February 28, 2012


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TODAY’S GAME: The third-seeded Bishop’s Gaiters open the playoffs with a visit to the No. 2-seed Concordia Stingers in Montreal. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL: There are several ways to follow the game if you can't get to Montreal. The game will be webcast live SSN Canada (www.ssncanada.ca/game/4002/), there will be a live blog on the Gaiters’ website (www.gaiters.ca) as well as the usual Twitter updates (@BishopsGaiters).

 

 

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February 28, 2012


ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:

The Bishop's Gaiters Athlete of the Week is Gabrielle Chamberland of the women's basketball team. The second-year swingman from Sherbrooke scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in two games last weekend, leading the Gaiters on both nights. On Thursday, at McGill, she led the Gaiters with 18 points, including four three-pointers, and matched her season high with eight rebounds. On Friday night, she scored 14 points and made three assists, equalling her season high.

 

HONOUR ROLL:

  • Jessy Roy, Women's Basketball – 14 points, six rebounds, three assists in last regular-season game at Mitchell Gym.
  • Jeremy Leonard-Smith, Men’s Basketball – Scored a career-high 20 points in the season's final game, Friday.
  • Mike Andrews, Men’s Basketball – had a career high 15-rebounds in Friday nights game, concluding the season as the leader in the CIS with 2.1 blocks per game.
  • Annick Stephanny Charles, Women’s Basketball – had a team-high three steals against Laval, Friday.
  • Mukiya Post, Men’s Basketball – capped  his season with 17 points in Friday game.
  • Catherine Belanger-Paquet, Women’s Basketball – had seven rebounds and three blocks on Friday night

 

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February 27, 2012

LENNOXVILLE, Que. – Four members of the Bishop's Gaiters women's basketball team have been honoured in the Quebec university basketball league's annual awards. Jessy Roy (Val d'Or, Que.) was named the conference Defensive Player of the Year, as well as a First Team All-Star, while Gabrielle Chamberland (Sherbrooke, Que.) was named to the Second Team. The Gaiters placed two players, Véronique Fortin-Tremblay (Chicoutimi, Que.) and Eloisa Katz (Ra'anana, Israel) on the All-Rookie Team.

 

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February 25, 2012

LENNOXVILLE, Que. – A strong second half propelled the Bishop's Gaiters to a 62-42 win over the Laval Rouge et Or in CIS women's basketball action at the Mitchell Gym, Friday night. With the win, the Gaiters (12-17, 12-16 CIS, 7-9 Quebec) clinched third place in the provincial circuit, and will visit the second-seeded Concordia Stingers in a conference semi-final on Tuesday night.
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February 23, 2012

MONTREAL – A 23-point first quarter paced the McGill Martlets to a 69-44 victory over the Bishop's Gaiters in Quebec university women's basketball action at the Love Competition Hall, Thursday night. The Martlets led 23-14 after the first quarter, and never trailed from that point on, as they improved to 11-4 in league play (15-11 overall, 15-10 vs. CIS). With the win, McGill clinches the conference regular-season pennant, and at least a berth in the CIS Regionals.

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February 22, 2012

LENNOXVILLE, Que. – The Bishop's Gaiters basketball teams close out the regular season this weekend with a pair of games, as they travel to McGill on Thursday before returning home to play Laval on Friday. Both doubleheaders will be webcast on SSN Canada (www.ssncanada.ca), and Friday's games will have live stats available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/bishops. On both days, the women’s game tips off at 6 p.m., with the men following at 8 p.m.

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February 21, 2012


ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:

The Bishop's Gaiters Athlete of the Week is Mike Andrews of the Men's Basketball team. The second-year centre scored 25 points last weekend and tied for the team lead with 14 rebounds in the Gaiters' two games. On Friday, he set a new career high with six blocked shots, while adding eight points and seven rebounds. On Sunday, he scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds, highlighted by a monster dunk in the second quarter that put Bishop's up by 12. Andrews is currently the leading shot blocker in the CIS, with 2.1 per game.

 

HONOUR ROLL:

  • Sean Monplaisir, Men's Basketball – Tied career highs with 19 pts and eight rebs on Sunday.
  • Annick Stephanny Charles, Women’s Basketball – Led the Gaiters with 15 points on Sunday
  • Katie Ramm – Women's Hockey – Hat trick on Sunday against Rothesay Netherwood.
  • Tim Hunter, Men's Basketball – 15 points, including two key late free throws, on Sunday vs. Laval
  • Taylor Wade – Women's Hockey – Four assists in Sunday's game against RNS.
  • Gabrielle Chamberland, Women’s Basketball – Leading scorer last weekend, with 11.5 ppg
  • Mukiya Post, Men's Basketball – Led Gaiters with 12 points on Friday vs. Concordia
  • Katie Booth – Women's Hockey – Made 34 saves in 45 minutes against RNS.
  • Catherine Bélanger-Pâquet, Women's Basketball – Led Gaiters with nine rebounds on Friday

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February 19, 2012

QUEBEC CITY – A three-pointer by Marjorie Ferland with 40 seconds left gave the Laval Rouge et Or a come-from-behind victory, 58-54, over the Bishop's Gaiters in CIS women's basketball action at the PEPS gymnasium on Sunday afternoon. Ferland's trey capped a 24-point fourth quarter for the hosts, who overcame a 40-34 third-quarter deficit to pull into a tie for third place in the Quebec conference with the Gaiters.

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