SHERBROOKE, Que – The Gaiters lacrosse team is off to Montreal tonight for their highly anticipated second contest of the year with the McGill Redmen. Face-off is set for 8:30 p.m.
Records:
Bishop's (7-2) had a solid weekend in the nation's capital. They beat Carleton (1-9) 21-3 on Saturday afternoon and Ottawa (4-7) 15-11 on Sunday afternoon.
McGill (9-1) beat Queen's (2-7) 8-6 on Saturday.
Last Meeting with McGill:
The Gaiters took their first meeting of the year 12-11 in thrilling triple overtime during Bishop's homecoming weekend. Rookie
Samuel Firth (Ottawa, Ont./) scored six goals including the game tying goal in the late stages of the second overtime, and the game winning goal in the early stages of the sudden victory triple overtime period. Goose Bolton led McGill with four goals.
Coaches Thoughts:
"We're always excited to play McGill so it should be a really fun game!" said head coach Rob Engelken. "The pressure is on them to hold onto first place so we have nothing to lose. We love being the underdogs and will come out and scrap like underdogs! If we can execute our systems a little better than we? have been it should be good. We dominated McGill for the majority of the game last time we played them, until the fourth quarter, so we just have to finish stronger."
Award Winning Winquist:
Senior
Simon Winquist (Sherbrooke, Que./Champlain-Lennoxville) was named Provigo, Robert Lafond Athlete of the Week for his performance this past weekend. Winquist scored five goals in their 21-3 victory over Carleton on Saturday, and put up a hat-trick in their 15-11 victory over Ottawa on Sunday.
Watch Live:
Tonights game will be webcasted,
watch live here.
Next Up:
This weekend the Gaiters host Ottawa (4-7) on Saturday at 7 p.m. and Carleton (1-9) on Sunday at 11 a.m. on Coulter Field.
Social Corner:
Stay-to-date with the Bishop's Gaiters anytime at www.gaiters.ca or by following @BishopsGaiters or #GaiterNation on social media.
