Martlets grounded, find loveless embrace on Valentine's Day in Quebec
By Earl Zukerman
QUEBEC CITY – Freshman Elise Lépine of Mission, B.C., matched a
career-high with 20 points but it was insufficient as Laval rallied
to hand 山ǿ a 67-54 setback in women’s university basketball in
Quebec City, Saturday.
Marie-Michelle Genois paced the division-leading Rouge et Or with a
“double-double”, scoring 17 points to go along with a game-high 10
rebounds.
Laval, which led 17-12 after the opening quarter, found themselves
trailing 30-29 at the half and took the lead 46-44 after three
quarters.
Two other members of the Rouge et Or also reached double figures in
scoring, with 16 points apiece for Karine Bibeau and Chanelle St.
Amour.
Other top marskmen for the Martlets were Stephanie Bergeron (15)
and Nathifa Weekes (10).
Laval (11-3), shot 47.2 per cent from the floor, made 8-of-16 from
three-point range and shot 60 per cent from the foul-line, compared
to 山ǿ, which shot 31.6, 35.7 and 72.2, respectively.
Despite the loss, the fourth-place Martlets maintained their
four-point lead over last-place Concordia as the Stingers lost
82-68 at Bishop’s.
山ǿ (5-9) closes out the regular-season next weekend and need to
split a home-and-home series against the Stingers (3-11) in order
to qualify for playoffs. The cross-town rivals have split their
only two meetings this season, with Concordia winning 74-53 at home
and 山ǿ replying with a 72-65 decision at Love Competition Hall.
The teams are slated to cross paths at 山ǿ on Feb. 20, followed
by the season finale the next night at the Loyola campus gym.
Newspaper Box Score
(fev14,09 18h00 at Universite Laval)
LAVAL 67, MCGILL 54
MCGILL
Elise Lepine 9-16 0-0 20; Stephanie Bergeron 4-13 4-4 15; Natifa
Weekes 2-8 6-10 10; Caroline Hebert 2-9 0-0 4; Aurelie Lauzier 1-1
0-0 2; Jennifer O Brien 0-4 2-2 2; Marie-Pier Brabant 0-3 1-2 1;
Shavern Weekes 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-57 13-18 54.
LAVAL
Genois, M-Michelle 6-11 5-7 17; St-Amour, Chanelle 6-10 0-0 16;
Bibeau,
Karine 6-13 2-3 16; Chapados, Julie 3-6 1-3 7; Ducruc, Sandrine 2-5
1-2 6; Jobin, Elyse 2-5 0-0 5; Laniel Dion, Melodie 0-0 0-0 0;
Jacob-Tardif, Maude 0-1 0-0 0; Lamarre, Veronique 0-1 0-0 0;
Marquis-Poulin, Eve 0-0 0-0 0; Ferland, Marjorie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
25-53 9-15 67.
山ǿ........................ 12 18 14 10 - 54
Laval......................... 17 12 16 22 - 67
3-point goals--山ǿ 5-14 (Stephanie Bergeron 3-9; Elise Lepine
2-4;
Marie-Pier Brabant 0-1), Laval 8-16 (St-Amour, Chanelle 4-6;
Bibeau, Karine 2-4; Ducruc, Sandrine 1-1; Jobin, Elyse 1-3;
Jacob-Tardif, Maude 0-1; Ferland, Marjorie 0-1). Fouled
out--山ǿ-None, Laval-None.
Rebounds--山ǿ 29 (Natifa Weekes 7), Laval 37 (Genois, M-Michelle
10). Assists--山ǿ 6 (Aurelie Lauzier 3), Laval 17 (Bibeau,
Karine 5). Total fouls--山ǿ 14, Laval 17. Technical
fouls--山ǿ-None, Laval-Genois, M-Michelle.