SHERBROOKE, Que. – Lee Hudson scored a try for the Bishop's Gaiters 31 minutes into Friday's RSEQ Men's Rugby contest to give Bishop's a lead they did not relinquish.  The Gaiters topped the previously unbeaten Montreal Carabins 20-12 on Coulter Field to cap the annual homecoming Friday triple header.
 
Earlier in the day the Gaiters women's soccer team fell to the McGill Martlets and the women's rugby team lost to Laval while the men's lacrosse team fell 7-6 to McGill on Thursday night.
 
Hudson (Sutton, Que.) once again battled through pain playing the number eight position for the purple. He helped the Gaiters bounce back from a sluggish start to earn their third consecutive win of the year and improve their record to 3-1-0.
 
Montreal jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, just three minutes into the game. Bishop's got on the board at the 20 minute mark before Hudson gave Bishop's the advantage. Captain Nic Charlton (Montreal) kicked through a penalty on the last play of the first half and Bishop's was up 15-7 at the break. The Carabins cut into the lead four minutes into second half but Bishop's battled back earning their third try of the night less than five minutes later to give them a 20-12 lead, an advantage they maintained until the final whistle.
 
"That was the longest second half of my entire life," said Gaiters coach Charles Goode. "Montreal had the ball for most of the half and we were able to hold them to only one try.  We've been working hard on our defense and I'm proud of how implemented it tonight."
 
Watch Coach Goode's full post-game interview: https://youtu.be/EjjbHZ2rCQI
 
The Gaiters are next in action on Friday, Oct. 9 when they take on division-leading McGill at 7 p.m. at Percival Molson Stadium in Montreal. Bishop's trails the Redmen (   4-0-0) by four points.
 
Women's Soccer
The Gaiters women's soccer team suffered a tough loss on Friday on Coulter Field.  They opened the annual homecoming Friday triple-header against McGill.  The Martlets took advantage of some Gaiters misfortunes.  They capitalized on an own goal and a penalty kick to beat the hosts 2-0. 
 
Bishop's (0-5-2) is next in action on Monday, Oct. 5 when they host the Sherbrooke Vert et Or (5-1-1) at 7:30 p.m. on Coulter Field. Earlier this season Sherbrooke topped the Gaiters 5-0.
 
Women's Rugby
The Bishop's Gaiters women's rugby team suffered a 102-5 loss to the No.9 ranked Laval Rouge et Or on Friday on Coulter Field. Bishop's try came from one of their rookie sensations Tasha Duncan (Ormstown, Que.).
 
Lacrosse
Two undefeated teams stepped on Coulter Field on Thursday night in CUFLA East action.  The McGill-Bishop's lacrosse game is the annual kick-off to homecoming weekend and is generally a thriller; 2015 was no different.  Only one goal was scored in the first quarter, it was in favour of the visitors. They maintained their one goal advantage at the halftime break, 3-2. 
 
Bishop's came out on fire in the third quarter, and even grabbed a brief lead.  Their advantage, the only of the game for the hosts, lasted just 1:30 as McGill answered back then scored two more to end the frame on top 6-4.  They potted their seventh goal of the game just over eight minutes into the fourth quarter.  The tally was their last but proved to be enough as McGill narrowly held on for a 7-6 win and solo first place in their division.
 
A Gaiters-Redmen rematch is set for Thursday, Oct. 8 in Montreal.
 
Pre-season Basketball
The men's and women's basketball teams travelled to North Bay, Ont. for a trio of games over the weekend. The women posted a 2-1 record beating Nipissing in their opener before falling to Humber College on Saturday and beating Algoma University on Sunday.
 
The men's squad went 0-3, falling to Nipissing, Humber College and Western.  
 
After its busiest weekend of the year Bishop's University will see a break from action over Thanksgiving as all Gaiters teams will either enjoy a bye or be competing are on the road.
 
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