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By John Edwards, Bishop’s & Earl Zukerman, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥

MONTREAL – A "double-double" by Amanda Piribauer of Kingston, Ont., her fourth of the season, led the Bishop’s women to a 50-38 win over the Martlets in university hoops action at Love Competition Hall, Saturday. Piribauer scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Gaiters prevailed in a tight defensive struggle.

The first half became a defensive struggle, with both teams having difficulty getting their offences untracked. An 8-0 ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ run in the first quarter allowed them to lead 8-6 after 10 minutes. The Gaiters regained the lead with 3:35 left in the half as Piribauer’s 15-footer put the Gaiters up 13-11, and BU took a 15-13 lead into halftime. The Gaiters shot 7-for-32 in the first half, while ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ was good on only five of their 31 shots.

Bishop’s started to find the basket early in the second half, as a pair of Piribauer layups and a three-pointer from Katy Germain of Val d’Or, Que., put BU up 22-13 two minutes into the half. The Gaiters were never threatened through the remainder of the game, as ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ was unable to draw any closer than six points. The Gaiters shot 52.6 per cent in the second half (10-for-19), while ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ continued to struggle, hitting only 26% of their shots.

Piribauer’s 17 points led all scorers, while Germain finished with 14. Piribauer’s 13 rebounds were also a game-high, with Jessy Roy of Val d’Or, Que., Mélanie Ouellet-Godcharles of Gatineau, Que., and Robyn Wilson of Vancouver, B.C., grabbed six each. Roy also had five assists.

For ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Nathifa Weekes scored 12 points, while Stephanie Bergeron added nine and Anneth Him-Lazarenko scored eight.

The Gaiters outrebounded ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 47-23, and outshot ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 33.3 per cent to 20.7. Bishop’s was 13-for-15 from the free-throw line, including 12-for-12 in the second half, while ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ was perfect on all 11 attempts from the charity stripe.

The win kept Bishop’s (6-4) in a tie for second place with UQAM, who swept Concordia over the weekend.

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (3-7) remained in fourth place, two points ahead of cellar-dwelling Concordia. The Martlets will host UQAM on Thursday, Jan. 29 in the first of a home-and-home series. The follow-up affair is slated for Saturday evening.

The Gaiters next action is a series against first-place Laval (7-1), who were idle over the weekend. Friday’s game is set for Quebec City, with the return match in Lennoxville on Saturday night.

Newspaper Box Score

(1/24/09 18h00 at Love Competition Hall)

µþ±õ³§±á°¿±Ê’S GAITERS (W) 50, MCGILL MARTLETS (W) 38

µþ±õ³§±á°¿±Ê’S
Amanda Piribauer 6-11 5-6 17; Katy Germain 3-5 6-6 14; Laure Pitfield 3-5
0-1 6; Jessy Roy 1-4 2-2 4; M Ouellet-Godcharles 1-10 0-0 3; Marie-Eve
Lemoine 1-4 0-0 2; Robyn Wilson 1-2 0-0 2; F. Craig-Thompson 1-4 0-0 2;
Annick S. Charles 0-0 0-0 0; G. Cote-Caouette 0-2 0-0 0; Christelle Cote 0-4
0-0 0. Totals 17-51 13-15 50.

MCGILL
Nathifa Weekes 4-12 3-3 12; Stephanie Bergeron 4-16 0-0 9; A. Him-Lazarenko
1-8 6-6 8; Aurelie Lauzier 2-5 0-0 4; Marie-Pier Brabant 1-6 0-0 3; Elise
Lepine 0-7 2-2 2; Jennifer OBrien 0-0 0-0 0; Caroline Hebert 0-0 0-0 0;
Shavern Weekes 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 12-58 11-11 38.

Bishop’s (W).......... 6 9 18 17 - 50
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (W)........... 8 5 10 15 - 38

3-point goals--Bishop’s Gaiters (W) 3-14 (Katy Germain 2-3; M
Ouellet-Godcharles 1-7; Jessy Roy 0-1; Marie-Eve Lemoine 0-1; G.
Cote-Caouette 0-1; Christelle Cote 0-1), ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Martlets (W) 3-22 (Stephanie
Bergeron 1-7; Marie-Pier Brabant 1-4; Nathifa Weekes 1-4; Elise Lepine 0-1;
Shavern Weekes 0-2; Aurelie Lauzier 0-2; A. Him-Lazarenko 0-2). Fouled
out--Bishop’s Gaiters (W)-None, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Martlets (W)-None. Rebounds--Bishop’s
Gaiters (W) 47 (Amanda Piribauer 13), ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Martlets (W) 23 (Nathifa Weekes
6). Assists--Bishop’s Gaiters (W) 14 (Jessy Roy 5), ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Martlets (W) 5
(Elise Lepine 1; Aurelie Lauzier 1; Marie-Pier Brabant 1; Stephanie Bergeron
1; Nathifa Weekes 1). Total fouls--Bishop’s Gaiters (W) 14, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Martlets
(W) 13. Technical fouls--Bishop’s Gaiters (W)-None, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Martlets
(W)-None.