SHERBROOKE, Que. – The Bishop's Gaiters men's rugby squad shutout the Montreal Carabins in the third leg of the annual homecoming tripleheader on Friday, September 26.  Coulter Field was rocking as the Gaiters put up 28 points while holding the Carabins off the board.  Opening up the day was women's rugby who fell to the McGill Martlets, followed by the women's soccer team who lost at the hands of the Laval Rouge et Or.  All of this followed the Gaiters lacrosse team who dropped a close 8-7 contest to the McGill Redmen on Thursday night.
 
Bishop's (2-1) men's rugby captain Nicolas Charlton (Montreal) converted each of the four tries the Gaiters scored while Lee Hudson (Sutton, Que.) and the defense held strong to propel Bishop's to their second win of the year against one loss.  The four tries earned them a bonus point in the standings and ties them with Concordia (2-1) for top spot in the RSEQ.
 
"Our defense was outstanding," said Gaiters coach Charles Goode. "They won us the game tonight."
 
See Coach Goode's thoughts on the game here: http://youtu.be/5Kj8DlsqJFY
 
The men's rugby game was the second rugby contest of the day on Coulter Field.  The Lady Gaiters rugby squad (0-5) opened the Friday tripleheader at 4 p.m.  They contested early but eventually fell to the McGill Martlets (2-3) 69-12.
 
Women's soccer (0-7) was sandwiched in the middle. Their opponents were the No. 10 ranked Laval Rouge et Or (6-1).  Bishop's hung with the perennial powerhouse early but a pair of late goals gave Laval some breathing room as the game finished 4-0 for the visitors.
 
Thursday night was the kickoff to Homecoming 2014 and the annual Gaiters (4-2) -McGill Redmen (7-0) lacrosse game.  McGill jumped out to a 5-1 lead at halftime before Bishop's turned up the intensity and made a game of it.  The Gaiters outscored their CUFLA East rivals 4-0 in the third frame before the teams exchanged goals early in the fourth quarter. The Redmen eventually spoiled the party and pulled out an 8-7 win, their second over the Gaiters in eight days.
 
Watch Coach Rob Engelken's comments: http://youtu.be/BB6BOG4Iagk
 
Wrapping up homecoming is the annual football game.  This year a new tradition kicks off as the Gaiters (0-3) will host the No. 8 Mount Allison Mounties (3-0) under the lights on Coulter Field.  Game time is 7 p.m.
 
Homecoming festivities will wrap up Saturday but the Gaiters teams will move on with their seasons.  Follow everything about the purple and silver at www.gaiters.ca.
 
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