Tough Weekend for Gaiters

Friday vs. McGill

BU     17   13   10   23  -  63
MU    16   16   18   19  -  69

Despite the loss it was one of our better games in a while. Defensively we did some good things and offensively with the exception of the 3rd quarter we were decent. Our undoing was a few small defensive breakdowns which McGill exploited every time. They played very well despite succumbing to our defensive pressure at times.

A poor 3rd quarter put us in a bad situation  and were never able to regain the lead again in the 4th cutting the margin to a 4 points a few times. McGill did a good job of answering any run we had. Often with a tough 3 or score late in the shot clock. 

Onnex led us in scoring with 16 points. Big Mike added 14 and 4 blocked shots. Scott and Matt returned to the line-up and both had an impact on our play. Scott scored 12 points and added 3 assists. Matt had 4 points, on nice dunks, but really did a good job defensively & provided some toughness we had been missing in his absence.

Sunday at UQAM

BU          11   15   14   12  -  52
UQAM   20   14   26   13  -  73

UQAM needed this game to stay in the playoff hunt. They have played well at times and have been unlucky. They also have 2 of the best scorers in the league. The game meant nothing to us regarding standings...we face Concordia in the first round of playoffs regardless of anything. However, the game always means something! We did not compete and rise to the challenge of facing a motivated team. They won and they earned it.

Nothing else left to be said and we won't even talk about this game with our team. At this point of the year sometimes you have to just have a short memory for certain things and just move on!


This coming weekend we play our final 2 regular season games. We host Concordia on Seniors' Night. Matt, Scott & Onnex are our graduating seniors. All have had nice careers here, but Onnex is the only one who is guaranteed gone...he is in his 5th year of eligibility. Matt & Scott have the option of returning for a final year and we are hopeful they make that choice! Saturday we travel to Laval and this could be a big game for Laval as they are fighting for the final playoff spot vs. UQAM.

I will keep you posted,
Rod