MONTREAL – Ashley Milhomme (Repentigny, Que. /Collège Montmorency)'s double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds wasn't enough as the Bishop's Gaiters women's basketball team lost their 2016-17 season finale 62-56 to the UQAM Citadins in Montreal on Saturday.  UQAM's Jessica Lubin led all scorers with 19 points on 9-29 shooting from the field. 
 
Bishop's (7-16, 2-14 RSEQ) led 24-12 after the first quarter and 34-24 at half before UQAM (14-11, 8-8 RSEQ) came back and eventually pulled out the 62-56 victory.
 
The Citadins shot just 17.5 per cent (7-40) in the first half compared to the Gaiters 52.2 per cent (12-23).  Bishop's however turned the ball over 14 times and surrendered 12 offensive rebounds.  All that resulted in a Bishop's 10 point halftime lead.
 
UQAM found their stride in the third stanza and scored 22 points compared to just 12 by the Gaiters to close out the comeback. The Citadins eventually went on to a six point victory.  The win leveled their record at 8-8 for the year and with other results locked them into the third seed for the upcoming RSEQ Finale-4.
 
Point Guard Edith Noblecilla (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Santo Domingo de Guzmain) led all Gaiters with 11 points.  She also added to her league lead in assists with six.  Milhomme's 10 points left her as the only other Bishop's player in double figures.
 
Bishop's finished the game shooting 39.2 per cent (20-51) from the floor and committed 23 turnovers while the Citadins improved to finish 25-81 (30.9 per cent). They also grabbed 41 rebounds, including 19 at the offensive end that led to 15 second chance points.
 
Lubin's 19 points led all scorers while Queteline Celestine added 12 in the winning cause.
 
The loss ends the Gaiters 2016-17 campaign while the Citadins move onto the playoffs where they will face the McGill Martlets (20-9, 9-7 RSEQ) in the first  round of the RSEQ Finale-4.
 
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