Stingers Roundup

Men’s basketball tour: The Stingers will face some of the best U.S. teams over the next few weeks. They’re heading south to play NCAA Division I teams at seven American universities over two-weeks. The tour kicks off with a game against the University of Rhode Island (Atlantic Conference) on Nov. 1, and winds down against Vermont (America East) on. Nov. 13.

Before leaving, the Stingers play a home game against UQAM on Nov. 18. The squad has collected a lot of air miles lately, attending tournaments at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Saskatchewan.

The Concordia Stingers men’s basketball team won the Nike-Concordia tournament in early October. In the final, fourth-year forward Patrick Perrotte led the Stingers to an 80-73 victory over the highly respected Ottawa Gee-Gees. Perrotte was named the tournament MVP.

Women’s rugby all-stars: Two members of the Stingers women’s squad have been named to the Quebec conference all-star team. Joanne Auger, a native of Ste. Foy, Quebec in her third year at Concordia, and freshman Sydney Theriault of Calgary will join 13 other players from across the province on the team.

Men’s rugby travel: The Stingers men’s rugby team will travel to take on the Bishop’s Gaiters in Quebec Student Sports Federation (QSSF) semifinal action on Oct. 30. So far, their win-loss-tie record is 3-4-1.