Redmen quartet reaches double figures but hoops team runs afoul of the law as win streak ends
Four McGill players reached double figures in scoring but Laval had five in that department and outlasted the No.6-ranked Redmen 78-68 in college hoops at the PEPS Centre, Friday.
The contest was essentially decided at the foul-line, as Laval made a whopping 33 visits to the charity stripe and came away with 26 points, a success ratio of 78.8 per cent. McGill, by contrast, was awarded only 13 trips and sunk just eight freebies (61.5%).
Laval (2-4) will head back to Montreal on Jan. 18 to battle Concordia (2-3). After games on back-to-back nights for McGill (5-1), the Redmen will have a 12-day break before heading across town on Jan. 23 to take on the Stingers.
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Sylla double dips again as Martlet cagers clip Laval, stretch streak to lucky 13
Mariam Sylla posted her third "double-double" of the season as the No.6-ranked McGill women's basketball team hung on for a 57-53 road victory over Laval at the PEPS Centre, Friday. The conquest, McGill's 11th in a row over Laval, extended the Martlets win streak over RSEQ opponents to 13, dating back to last season.
Sylla, a 6-foot-1, science sophomore from Guinea, registered game highs with a masterful 15-point, 19-rebound performance. She made four of eight shots from the floor and went 7-for-11 from the free-throw line.
The Rouge et Or, who dropped to 1-5 on the season, will travel to Concordia (3-2) on Jan. 17 for their next matchup. McGill (6-0) gets a one-week bye before heading across town to play the Stingers on Jan. 23.
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