SHERBROOKE, Que. – The Bishop's University women's basketball team will be back on the court this week as they travel to Montreal to take on the UQAM Citadins at 6 p.m. on Thursday night.
 
Stacking Up
The Gaiters (12-12, 5-6 RSEQ) are currently third in the RSEQ, with 10 points through 11 games. UQAM (10-14, 4-8 RSEQ) sits behind them in fourth place with eight points through 12 games.  Only the top four schools will make the playoffs in the 16-game season. 
 
No. 4 McGill tops the RSEQ standings at 9-3; Laval is behind them both nationally at No. 5 and in second in the conference standings at 8-3.  Concordia sits in last place at 3-9 through 12 games. 
 
Last Time Out
The Gaiters are coming off their bye week.  The last time they were on the court they split a pair with the then No.1 ranked McGill Martlets.  The Gaiters upset the Martlets 52-40 in Mitchell Gym in front of a packed house on Jan. 26^th.  Fifth year guard Edith Noblecilla (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Santo Domingo de Guzmain) led Bishop's to victory with 15 points and eight rebounds.
 
In the backend of the home-and-home with McGill the Martlets used their home court advantage to spoil the Gaiters hopes of a sweep, taking the contest 66-57. 
 
UQAM beat the Concordia Stingers twice this past weekend 75-44 at home and 67-57 at Concordia. Fifth year center Jessica Lubin led the Citadins in both contests, she had 22 points and nine rebounds on Thursday night and put up a double-double, 15 points and 14 rebounds on Saturday night.
 
Last Match-up
UQAM currently leads the series 2-1, Bishop's took the first contest between the two but UQAM has dominated since. They took the last match-up 74-67 in Lennoxville. Lubin had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Citadins.  Marie-Evrardine Berrouette (Montreal, Que./Dawson College) also had a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds. 
 
Who to Watch
Bishop's
Freshman forward Berrouette is currently first in the U SPORTS standings averaging 8.8 rebounds per game (third overall in the RSEQ).  In the Gaiters win over McGill, she had 10 points and 12 rebounds.  Mara Marchizotti (Buenos Aires, Argentina/) is fifth in the conference with 13.1 points per game and fourth with 7.7 rebounds per game.  Noblecilla leads the RSEQ with 5.1 assists per game. 
 
UQAM
Lubin leads the RSEQ in scoring with 16.7 points per game and she is second in rebounding with 10.4 per game. 

Coach's Corner
"We have worked hard to keep the girls sharp and focused, we were tired after the three back-to-backs and the Friday and Saturday games against McGill really emptied our tank," said bench boss Craig Norman.  "We got a lot of recovery and regeneration in, we shortened our practices and the girls have been great. I am a little worried about the first quarter against UQAM as we will need to get our game legs back.  It is a huge game and the girls are aware but we don't like to talk about that.  We like to talk about the process rather than the outcome, if the girls are focused and playing hard we are going to be just fine."
 
Watch Live
Thursday's game can be watch lived at https://www.facebook.com/citadins.uqam/
 
Next Up
After Thursday night's game in Montreal, Bishop's will play a pair against the Laval Rouge et Or.  On Sunday, Feb. 11 they are in Quebec City for a 1 p.m. tip off and on Tuesday, Feb. 13 the teams play in Mitchell Gym at 6 p.m.
 
Social Scene
Stay up-to-date anytime with the Bishop's Gaiters at www.gaiters.ca or on social media using @BishopsGaiters or #GaiterNation.
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