SHERBROOKE – Maude Archambault (St-Augustine-de-Desmaures, Que./Cegep de Montmorency) scored 29 points to lead the Bishop's Gaiters to an 82-59 win over the Millersville University Marauders in exhibition women's basketball action in Sherbrooke, Sunday. The fourth-year forward went 10-for-16 from the field, including 7-for-11 from long range, as she led all scorers.
 
Millersville, an NCAA Division II school, who were completing a Canadian tour, was led by Olivia Mottern, who scored 13 points. The Marauders went 18-12 overall last year, losing in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship game.
 
The Gaiters broke open the contest, which was held at the Triolet high school in Sherbrooke, with a pair of runs at the end of the first quarter. They went on an 8-0 run over 2:20 to take a 15-7 lead, and scored 13 unanswered points in the final 3:31 to close out the first period. The Gaiters led by as many as 33 points, late in the second period, and cruised to the victory in the second half. Bishop's led led 28-9 after the first quarter, 51-26 at halftime, and 64-42 after 30 minutes.
 
Along with Archambault's 29, the Gaiters got 19 points from Ashley Milhomme (Repentigny, Que./Cegep de Montmorency), on 8-for-20 shooting, and 12 from rookie point guard Amaiquen Siciliano (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Velez Sarsfield), who was playing her first game in purple and white.
 
For Millersville, Lauren Lister and Samantha Brusha each contributed 10 points.
 
The Gaiters shot 48 per cent from the field, while holding Millersville to 39 per cent, and Bishop's was 12-for-27 (44 per cent) from the three-point line. Bishop's outrebounded the Marauders 42-32.
 
Bishop's returns to action this weekend, as they visit Montreal for the McGill tournament. They will play Ryerson on Friday at 5 p.m. and UBC-Okanagan on Saturday at 3 p.m. Millersville opens their season on Nov. 10, when they will face Notre Dame College of Ohio.