ShareBishop's Opens Season With Home Win Over Queen's
2017-09-10
Joel Wright and Bishop's won their season opener. (Photo: Heather McKeen-Edwards)
The Bishop's Gaiters opened their 2017 campaign with a 16-5 win Sunday afternoon over the Queen's Gaels.Story courtesy Bishop's University.
The Gaiters lacrosse squad started off their season with a bang. They sent the Queen's Gaels back to Kingston with a 16-5 win on Sunday afternoon.
How it Happened:
Queen's opened the scoring mid-way through the first quarter but Bishop's was quick to respond to tie it up. The Gaiters took the lead in the second quarter with a goal by Taren Cook (Rothesay N.B./Holderness School)
, and never let the Gaels back into the game. They eventually won 16-5. Xavier Perron (Sherbrooke, Que./Champlain-Lennoxville)
and rookie Samuel Firth each had four goals for the Gaiters.
Bishop's Line:
Goals
Perron – 4
Firth – 4
Simon Winquist (Sherbrooke, Que./Champlain-Lennoxville)
– 2
Joel Wright (Newmarket, Ont./Sir William Mulock S.S.)
– 2
Cook – 1
Eric Mawdsley (Innisfil, Ont./Trinity Pawling School)
– 1
Alex Bungay (Dartmouth, N.S./Auburn Drive H.S.)
– 1
Cam Bateman (Port Moody, B.C./Heritage Woods S.S.)
– 1
Queen's Line:
Goals
Chris Boushy – 3
Dylan Hutchison – 2
Next Up:
Bishop's (1-0) will take the long bus ride to Nipissing (1-1) for a pair of games with the Lakers. The first if set for Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. and the second for Sept. 17 at 9 p.m.
Social Corner:
Stay up-to-date anytime and anywhere on social media using #GaiterNation and by following @BishopsGaiters. Be sure to also checkout the new-look www.gaiters.ca.
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