LENNOXVILLE, Que. – In what will be the busiest weekend of Gaiters' action in 2022, basketball, hockey, indoor soccer, and cheerleading will all be in action with some crucial outcomes in the balance!
 
Basketball has a critical home-and-home series with UQAM on Thursday and Saturday in the RSEQ regular season finale while hockey gets the second round of playoffs going on the same days. In the first competition of the season, cheerleading will make its 2022 debut and indoor soccer will face cross-town rival, the Vert et Or, on Sunday in the second last game of the season.
 
Women's Basketball
With only two games remaining on the RSEQ schedule, the 7-3 Gaiters have secured a spot in the post-season but whether that game will be hosted in Lennoxville or not is still in question. This weekend, the Gaiters will look to lock in one of the top two spots in the conference in order to secure a home semi-final contest. The Gaiters will start the weekend on the road as they head to Montreal for a 6PM tip-off with UQAM (5-5) before returning home to Mitchell Gym on Saturday to close out the regular season against the Citadins.
   
The Gaiters and Citadins last met on November 25th at Mitchell Gym where Bishop's collected the points and the victory by an 84-67 final score. Both teams have booked a spot in the playoffs but this weekend's games will prove important in the final RSEQ standings.
 
Bishop's is led by the fourth leading scorer in the nation, Amaiquen Siciliano (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Velez Sarsfield), who averages 20.4 points per game. Siciliano also ranks eighth in the country in assist to turnover ratio with a 2.3 and in assists with a total of 87. Amaiquen sits fifth in U SPORTS in minutes per game where she averages 34.2. Junior guard, Jennifer Louis (Montreal, Que./Cegep Edouard-Montpetit), and rookie forward, Victoria Gauna (Mendoza, Argentina/), are also U SPORTS leaders in minutes per game averaging 34.1 (#6) and 34.9 (#4) minutes, respectively.
 
UQAM will webcast Thursday's game on the Citadins Facebook page.
 
Tickets for Saturday's home game are available here and the game will be streamed live on GaitersTV.
 
For an inside look at the team's return, follow @gaiterswbb on Instagram.
 
Women's Hockey
After sweeping the Carleton Ravens in the first round of playoffs, the Gaiters will return to the ice for a bronze medal semi-final with the Ottawa Gee-Gees in a best-of-three series. Bishop's will travel to the nation's capital on Thursday night for a 7PM puck drop in Game #1 of the series prior to returning to the Jane & Eric Molson Arena at 2PM on Saturday March 19th for Game #2. If necessary, the Gaiters will return to Ottawa on Sunday for Game #3 of the series which will begin at 2PM.
 
The Gaiters and Gee-Gees have faced-off three times this season but will now meet for the first time in the post-season. Ottawa owns a 3-0 regular season record against Bishop's. The Gee-Gees took the first two games with identical 5-2 scorelines. In the only match-up between the two teams since the return to competition in 2022, Bishop's put up a fight and Ottawa escaped with a 1-0 win.
 
The purple and white will look to change the narrative and focus on extending their season to compete in the bronze medal series next weekend.

Ottawa will stream Thursday's game on the Ottawa Gee-Gees YouTube Channel.
 
Tickets for Saturday's home game are available for purchase here and the game will be available live on GaitersTV.
 
Follow @gaiterswhk on Instagram for more.
 
Men's Basketball
The Gaiters (3-7) have just two regular season games remaining on the RSEQ schedule, both against the UQAM Citadins. With the final two playoff spots up for grabs, there is a lot on the line this weekend for both teams who will look to punch their tickets to the post-season. Bishop's will visit the Citadins (3-7) on Thursday night at 8PM before returning to Lennoxville at 8PM on Saturday March 19^th for Seniors' Night.
   
Bishop's and UQAM previously met on November 25th at Mitchell Gym where the Citadins collected the win. This weekend, the Gaiters will look to end the regular season on a high note and book a spot in next week's RSEQ semi-final.
 
As is tradition on Seniors' Night, Bishop's will honour each of the eight graduating Gaiters immediately following the conclusion of the women's game and prior to the men's warm-up on Saturday in Mitchell Gym.
 
UQAM will webcast Thursday's game on the Citadins Facebook page.
 
Tickets for Saturday's home game are available here and the game will be streamed live on GaitersTV.
 
Cheerleading
After more than a two-year delay, the Gaiters varsity cheer team is more than ready to return to the mat for the first time since February 22, 2020.
 
The Gaiters will compete at the FCQ Provincial Championship in Saint-Hyacinthe on Saturday March 19^th under the guidance of new head coach, Sève Janelle.
 
Bishop's is slated to step onto the mat at 2:29PM and then again at 4:22PM.
 
For team and competition updates, follow @gaiterschr on Instagram.
 
Women's Indoor Soccer
The Gaiters are ready for the second to last game of the RSEQ indoor soccer regular season. Bishop's will travel the short distance to Sherbrooke on Sunday March 19^th for a 4PM kick-off with the Sherbrooke Vert et Or.
 
The purple and white will close out the indoor season next Sunday against the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

For team and score updates, follow @gaiterswso on Instagram.
 
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