By Owen Kitzan – Sports Section Editor

            Coming into their back to back matchup with Concordia the 23rd and 26th of January, Bishops came in with a record of 8-7-0 while the powerhouse Stingers came in undefeated other than an exhibition game against Boston University before the season began.

            The first game would have the Gaiters traveling to Concordia and the Ed Meagher Arena to take on the Stingers. Aglaé de Cotret would get the start in net for Bishops as the game got under way. Through one period no team had found the back of the net, as it would take until halfway through the second before the Stingers would open up the scoring. They would manage to squeeze another past de Cotret before the buzzer and the 2nd finished with BU down 2-0. In the third Concordia would quickly find the back of the net once again and that would simply prove to be too much for Bishops to climb back from. A third period goal from Éliane Michaud would help to bring the game within two but that would be all she wrote as the Gaiters fell 3-1 to the Stingers on the road. 

Three days later on Jan. 26 the team would take on Concordia at home in Lennoxville. The Stingers would sting quickly with a goal less than two minutes into the contest. Halfway through the first BU would tie it up off of a goal from Noemie Fontaine. This would sadly be the Gaiters only goal of the game as a vicious Concordia onslaught left the scoreboard reading 7-1 for the visitors at the end of the game with six straight Stingers goals.

The Gaiters would next face off against the Martlets at home on February 2nd. An afternoon puck drop saw the game get under way at 3:30 for an exciting day of hockey. The first period would remain scoreless as the teams engaged in a deadlock until McGill would find the net twice to give the Martlets a 2-0 lead. Daphne Boutin would score for BU, followed by Justine Turcotte to bring the game back to even before the end of the second period. The third period, just like the first, would be scoreless as both teams hunkered down on the defensive end. With the game headed to overtime the Gaiters looked to come away with a massive victory at home. In the extra frame Daphne Boutin would be the hero, scoring her second goal of the game to cap off a Gaiters win.

Bishop’s women’s hockey will be back in action Friday February 7th in Montreal at 7pm where they take on McGill, followed by a home game against the Carrabins from UdeM on February 9th at 3:30pm. Come out and enjoy some exciting hockey!