ANTIGONISH, N.S. – A rain-soaked Antigonish, N.S. was the scene for the Bishop's Gaiters and No. 8 StFX X-Men's second meeting of the AUS season. This time the Bigg Bowl was on the line. An impromptu downpour set the stage for a soggy afternoon. The host X-Men persevered to a 30-10 victory.
For Bishop's…
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Noah Laursen (Calgary, AB/Bishop Carroll H.S.) booted through a 35-yard field goal at the end of the first half to get them on the board
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Cedric Maurice (/) caught a 22-yard touchdown from
Justin Quirion (/) in the final 3 minutes. It was the first touchdown of Quirion's U SPORTS career
For X…
…the opening kickoff went through the end zone for a single
…Malcolm Bussey scored a pair of rushing touchdowns
…A 4
th quarter pass and catch from Silas Fagnan to Zakariya Karim added another major
Standings…
…StFX improves to 5-0 and sits atop the AUS standings
…Bishop's falls to 2-3 and is in third place in the conference
…complete standings:
https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/fball/2022-23/standings
Next Up…
…Bishop's heads into a bye week before hosting a pair of massive games
…Oct. 22 will see Acadia in Lennoxville
…Oct. 29 St. Mary's will make the trek. Earlier this week it was announced that game will be worth 4 points in the standings as the Sept. 24 game was officially cancelled.
