Quirion dazzles in first U SPORTS start as Gaiters roll past Axemen

(LENNOXVILLE, QC) Bishop’s Gaiters first-year pivot Justin Quirion was almost perfect on Saturday as they routed the Acadia Axemen 39-8 on Coulter Field.  

Quirion went 19-34 for 236 yards and four touchdowns.  

The win moves Bishop’s to 3-3 and sets up a ‘winner take all’ matchup with the St. Mary’s Huskies (3-3) next week in Lennoxville to wrap-up the AUS regular season. 

Acadia closes their 2022 campaign at 0-8 with the loss.  

How it Happened… 

• Bishop’s scored early and often as they set the tone coming out of their bye-week 

• They took the opening kickoff and marched 69 yards in 3 plays capped by Quirion hitting Nykolas Pierre-Masse for the major 

• ...just 4:16 later Quirion hooked up with David Chaloux for the second major of the day and a 14-0 lead 

• Oliver Burnett joined the touchdown party on the Gaiters’ first offensive play of the second quarter; a 36-yard reception  

• A rouge and Pierre-Masse’s second touchdown catch gave Bishop’s a 29-0 halftime lead 

• Noah Laursen booted through a 32-yard field goal midway through the third stanza 

• Marco Briones rounded out the Bishop’s scoring with a 1-yard TD run late in the third  

For Bishop’s… 

• Quirion dazzled; he finished 19-34 for 236 yards and 4 touchdowns; he also had a 12-yard run 

• On the ground David Chaloux ran 5 times for 71 yards while Birones rushed 8 times for 44 yards and the major  

• Pierre-Mass caught 7 balls for 43 yards and the 2 majors  

• Defensively Gabriel Royer once again led the way. He had 5.5 tackles including 2 for a loss and a sack 

• Saturday’s contest was kicking coach Daniel Paquette’s 100th on the Bishop’s sideline  

For Acadia… 

• Alex Hayes scored their lone touchdown on a 1-yard run, his lone carry of the day 

Next Up… 

• The Gaiters (3-3) host the St. Mary’s Huskies (3-3) on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. EDT. The winner will earn second place in the AUS and loser will miss the playoffs 

• Acadia’s season comes to a close as they finish winless at 0-8