MONTREAL – Five members of the Bishop's Gaiters reached double digits in scoring en route to an 81-59 victory over McGill in RSEQ women's basketball at Love Competition Hall, Thursday.
It marked the 17th annual Shoot for the Cure game and the Martlets wore a pink set of uniforms, instead of their traditional red and white outfits. This initiative, dedicated to raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research, has become a staple in the Canadian university sports community, bringing together athletes, coaches, and fans in the fight against breast cancer. Donations can still be made online via the
McGill women's basketball website link.
The result moved Bishop's (5-5) into a tie with McGill (5-4) for second place in the five-team RSEQ conference with a game in hand.
BU, which had a 44-34 edge in rebounding, jumped into an overwhelming 27-8 lead by the end of the first quarter. McGill rallied to win the second stanza 24-15 but the Gaiters held a 42-32 lead at the intermission. Bishop's won the final two quarters 23-17 and 16-10.
Kalina Alexander-Renaud paced Bishop's with a double-double, scoring 17 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Other leading scorers were
Sandra Mbekou (14),
Eve Atchampone (12),
Marianne Boithias (11) and
Victoria Gauna (10).
Replying with a double-double for McGill was
Seyna Diggs, who returned after missing one game with a lower-body injury. She tallied 11 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Teammate
Katie Rathwell scored 10 off the bench and
Kristy Awikeh contributed nine points with 10 boards.
Bishop's shot 43.8 per cent from the field (32/73), drained four of 15 from the arc and went 13-for-20 from the stripe. McGill shot 31.7 per cent (20/63), made six of 25 treys and went 13-for-22 from the line.
Both teams will have a rematch in Lennoxville, Que., on Saturday (Jan. 20) at 6 p.m.
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Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
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