SHERBROOKE, Que – The Bishop's University women's basketball team is back on the court in Quebec City on Friday night to take on the No. 6 Laval Rouge et Or. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
Bishop's Breakdown:
Bishop's (1-1) is coming off an 82-59 loss to the Concordia Stingers last Thursday night in Montreal.
Maeva Dinalle (Paris, France/) led Bishop's with 16 points and 4 rebounds. In the Gaiters home opener two weeks ago, Bishop's beat UQAM (0-1) 78-61 in Lennoxville.
Edith Noblecilla (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Santo Domingo de Guzmain) led the Gaiters with 19 points; she was backed up by
Mara Marchizotti (Buenos Aires, Argentina/) with 16 points and eight rebounds.
Laval Line-up:
The Rouge et Or sit No. 6 in the nation after opening their season with a 58-50 win over the No. 3 McGill Martlets. Sarah-Jane Marois had 13 points and nine rebounds, while Raphaelle Cote had 13 points. The U SPORTS championship finalists lost to Concordia (2-0) 55-49 in their second game of the 2017-18 season. Last year's RSEQ MVP and U SPORTS All-star Jane Gagne had 12 points and eight rebounds in the loss.
2016-17 Match-ups
Feb 11, 2017 Lennoxville, QC Laval 63 Bishop's 39
Jan 14, 2017 Lennoxville, QC Laval 65 Bishop's 49
Jan 13, 2017 Quebec City, QC Laval 77 Bishop's 55
Nov 18, 2016 Quebec City, QC Laval 72 Bishop's 56
National Numbers
Noblecilla sits fourth in the U SPORTS Standings with 5.5 assists per game.
Watch Live:
The game can be watched live online
here.
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