BU women’s hockey busy weekend

TheGaiters women’s hockey team had a busy weekend. They began Friday, Jan. 20, with a local game against the Concordia Stingers at the Jane and Eric Molson Arena. Unfortunately, your Gaiters fell short to the powerful Stingers in a 4-1 loss.

Mackenzie Borgfjord buried the only Gaiters goal. Gabriella Goodall and Justine Turcotte picked up an assist on the goal. The Bishop’s goalie turned away 21 of 24 shots. The Gaiters were in it until the end but the Stingers added one empty net goal in the final minutes, putting the game out of reach.

Your Gaiters looked to snap their three game drought on the road against the McGill Martlets. The Gaiters did not waste any time. They quickly put Friday’s loss behind them and Maude Pépin and Majorie Bolduc scored a pair of goals in the first period. Neleh Vigneau Sargeant found the back of the net with three seconds left in the second period to make it a 3-0 game going into the third. The women picked up where they left off in the third, adding three goals to the scoreboard thanks to Regan Garreau, Ella Watson, and Neleh Vigneau Sargeant. In net, Charley Wing’s wonderful performance kept the Martlets to only one goal, since she turned away 22 shots.

Marie-Camille Théorêt, the team’s captain, was named Athlete of the Week, due to Théorêt representing Canada at the World University Games. Her 5 points helped push Canada to a gold medal. Marie-Camille Théorêt made it back for the game against McGill where she recorded an assist in the win. The captain will look to ride the momentum for the team’s last seven regular season games. The Gaiters have yet another big weekend ahead of them. This time around, the team will be facing Université de Montréal’s Carabins at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan 27, at home. On Sunday, Jan. 29, the women play the University of Ottawa Gee-Gee’s at 3:30 p.m., at the Jane and Eric Molson Arena. she proved that dreams are achievable if you put in the time and effort necessary to propel yourself to the top. All of the Bishop’s community wishes to congratulate Marie-Camille Théorêt on her gold medal and wish her the best with her upcoming semester.

Owen Kitzan, Sports Editor » thecampus.sports@gmail.com