OTTAWA – Four Bishop's Gaiters scored in double figures but Erik Nissen led the way for the Acadia Axemen by scoring 31 points as the Axemen outlasted the Gaiters 75-67 on Saturday evening in Ottawa at the House-Laughton Tournament hosted by the Carleton Ravens in Ottawa in U SPORTS pre-season action.
Bishop's dropped their second game in as many nights to wrap-up their portion of the event.
Linescore:
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Acadia 29 13 25 8 75
Bishop's 22 13 19 13 67
For Bishop's
Yassin Naji (Lunel, France/Lycée Pothier Orleans) – 14 points
Harvey Matou (Paris, France/Cegep de Thetford) – 14 points
Joany Castor Thadal (Saint-Leonard, Que./Champlain-St. Lambert) – 13 points
David Belanger (Sherbrooke, Que./Champlain-St. Lambert) – 12 points
For Acadia
Erik Nissen – 31 points
Trevor Grant – 15 points
Next Up for Bishop's
The Gaiters (0-7) are next in action on Friday when they host the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (4-2) at 7 p.m. in Mitchell Gym.
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