The Bishop's Gaiters women's basketball team has clinched a spot in the RSEQ playoffs but the work is not yet done as the Gaiters look to secure home court advantage in the semi-finals.
On Saturday night, the Gaiters hosted the McGill Martlets at Mitchell Gymnasium in the annual Shoot for the Cure game in the first game of this weekend's home-and-home.
Leading by 25-points at the halftime break, the Gaiters collected a win in convincing style, defeating the visiting Martlets by a final score of 82-31.
The Gaiters scored the first basket of the game and didn't look back, outscoring McGill 17-2 in the opening 10 minutes of play to hold a comfortable advantage headed into the second stanza.
Bishop's continued to drive the net in the second quarter, doubling up on the Martlets points to take a 37-12 lead into the break.
In the third quarter, the Gaiters had their best shooting quarter of the game, going 55.6% from the field to take a 67-23 advantage into the final frame.
The fourth quarter was more of the same for Bishop's who earned a convincing 82-31 victory.
Eleven Gaiters saw the court during the contest, but it was
Victoria Gauna (Mendoza, Argentina/) that led the way for Bishop's, scoring 22-points, securing seven rebounds and recording three assists on the night.
Amaiquen Siciliano (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Velez Sarsfield),
Kalina Alexander-Renaud (Gatineau, Que./Nouvelle-Frontieres) and
Deborah Aboagye (Montreal, Que./Vanier College) each had double digit performances and combined for 38 points.
Next Up
The Gaiters will now prepare to head to Montreal on Saturday to, once again, match-up with the Martlets. Game time is set for 1PM.
