SHERBROOKE, Que. – For the second straight weekend the Bishop's Gaiters women's soccer team will play 180 minutes of game action in just over 42 hours. On Friday, Bishop's is in Montreal to face the McGill Martlets at 7 p.m., while on Sunday they return home to host the UQAM Citadins at 1:30 p.m. on Coulter Field in RSEQ University action.
 
Last Time Out
The Gaiters are 0-4-1 this season.  They are coming off a 2-1 loss to Concordia on Sunday.  That came two days after they played to a 0-0 draw with Sherbrooke.  Both games took place in Lennoxville.
 
McGill is 3-1-1 and in third place in the RSEQ standings.  Last Sunday the stunned the No.4 Laval Rouge et Or 2-1 in Quebec City. It was the Rouge et Or's first loss at home in six years.
 
UQAM meanwhile sits just ahead of Bishop's in the standings at 1-3-1. They are in a logjam for fifth in the conference. The Citadins fell 1-0 at UQTR last Sunday.
 
Complete RSEQ Standings are available here.
 
@ McGill
Bishop's and McGill kick off at 7 p.m. on Friday night at Percival Molson Stadium. It is the teams' first meeting this year.  In 2017, McGill topped the Gaiters 2-0 in Montreal before they played to a 1-1 draw in their rematch on Coulter Field.
 
"Jose (Valdes) is an incredible coach," said Gaiters' head coach Paul Ballard. "He does a great job recruiting and building their team to play a unique style of soccer.  They will be ready for us; we have to be ready for them."
 
Friday's game is live online at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/mcgill/
 
VS. UQAM
The second game of the Gaiters' weekend will see the UQAM Citadins making the trek to Lennoxville.  It will also be the first time these two foes meet in 2018.  Last season they tied 1-1 on Coulter Field in September before the Citadins rolled to a 4-0 win in Montreal in October.
 
"Julia Liguori is one of the best, if not the best player in our conference," Ballard said. "We have to be aware of her.  UQAM too is well coached and we can't take them lightly."
 
Ligouri was a U SPORTS all-Canadian in 2017 and was the U SPORTS Rookie of the Year in 2016. Both seasons she was an RSEQ all-star.
 
Sunday's game is set to kickoff at 1:30 p.m. on Coulter Field and can be viewed live online at www.gaiters.ca/webcast.
 
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