SHERBROOKE, Que. – The Bishop's University women's and men's basketball teams opened their RSEQ regular season against the McGill Martlets and Redmen on Saturday night in Montreal.
Women
BU – 39
McGill – 67
Leading scorers for the Lady Gaiters were
Valerie Tremblay (St. Hubert, Que.) with 9 points and 2 rebounds and
Noemie Hamel-Petit (Magog, Que.) with 9 points and 6 rebounds.
Men
BU – 60
McGill – 59
The Gaiters took the lead in the last twelve seconds with a three from
Majid Naji (Lunel, France), which put them up by one. McGill could not find the net in the dying seconds of the fourth frame, as the Gaiters came up with the 60-59 win.
Leading scorers for the Gaiters were Naji with 13 points and 2 rebounds and
Kyle Desmarais (Montreal) with 13 points and 3 rebounds.
"I am really pleased with how hard our guys played tonight in a physical game. We did not quit when we got down and literally battled until the final second," said head coach
Rod Gilpin. "It was a collective effort. Everyone struggled at times, but everyone also stepped up at key times in the game when we needed them. It is nice to get that first win."
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Clare Webb
Sports Information Intern
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