SHERBROOKE, Que. – The Bishop's University women's basketball team will close out their 2017-18 regular season against the Concordia Stingers in Mitchell Gym on Friday night at 6 p.m.
 
Standings
The Gaiters (7-8) currently sit third in the RSEQ standings with 14 points through 15 games.  Just like in the U SPORTS Top 10 Laval and McGill are very close, Laval sits first in the RSEQ and fifth nationally and McGill is second and sixth nationally.  They both have two games left to play. UQAM (5-10) is fourth and Concordia (4-10) rounds out the league standings in fifth. 
 
Last time out
Bishop's
The Gaiters fell 70-46 to the McGill Martlets on Saturday afternoon in Montreal.  Maude Archambault (Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Que./Collège Montmorency) led the Gaiters with 13 points, 12 of which came from beyond the arc.  Fifth year guard Edith Noblecilla (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Santo Domingo de Guzmain) was the only other Gaiter in double figures as she had 10 points in the loss. Prior to Saturday's game Bishop's hosted the Laval Rouge et Or on Friday afternoon. The Gaiters won 59-58.   Noblecilla led the Gaiters with 18 points.
 
Concordia
The Singers are coming off an 89-70 loss to UQAM and a 67-62 win over McGill this past weekend.
 
Previous Match-ups
The Gaiters and Stingers have faced off three times already this season.  Concordia took the first contest 82-59 in Montreal; Bishop's took the next two contests 81-67 in Montreal and 81-68 in Lennoxville. 
 
Who to watch
Bishop's
Noblecilla leads the league in assists and steals with 5.1 per game (third in U SPORTS) and 2.1 per game respectively.  She is sixth in the RSEQ in scoring with 12.8 per game in front of her teammate Mara Marchizotti (Buenos Aires, Argentina/) who averages 12.2 points per game. Rookie Marie-Evrardine Berrouette (Montreal, Que./Dawson College) is transitioning well to the U SPORTS level.  She is fourth in conference in steals and third in rebounding.  She is the top freshman in each of those categories.
 
Concordia
For Concordia, Caroline Task is second in the RSEQ standings with 15.2 points per game.  She is third in the free throw percentage, shooting 84%.  Ashley Moss is second in blocks averaging 1.2 per game. 
 
Coach's Corner
"Friday is a big game for our program, for two reasons, we would like to end the regular season off on a positive note heading into the playoffs," said head coach Craig Norman. "Concordia is always a formidable opponent, we have trouble matching up with their back court and they are tough and quick. We would like to finish the season off 8-8 if possible, which would be especially nice for our seniors.  It is a big night for our program as four girls are playing their last game at home, Edith, Mara, Noemie and Maeva have sacrificed a great deal for our program, it is going to be a special night, an emotional night, and even a sad night but we plan to make it a special night for them."
 
Super Seniors
The Gaiters will be honoring four graduating players on Friday night, Noblecilla, Marchizotti, Maeva Dinalle (Paris, France/) and Noemie Hamel-Petit (Magog, Que./Champlain-Lennoxville).  Thank you to these student athletes for their commitment and dedication to their sport and university in representing #GaiterNation.
 
Shoot for the Cure
The women's basketball team will be raising funds for Ruban Rose, the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation in support of the national Shoot for the Cure initiative.
 
Next up
The Gaiters are in the RSEQ playoffs for the first time since 2012, they will play on Feb. 28, at a date and site to be determined. 
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