The Scoreboard: The second half of the winter season has begun!

The Stingers men’s hockey team added another win at home while men’s basketball took down rival Rouge et Or.
Graphic by Keven Vaillancourt / The Concordian

The Concordia Stingers have returned to action for the first time since the beginning of December.

While only the Stingers men’s hockey team played this weekend, both the women’s and men’s hockey teams finished the first half of the season in first place in their respective divisions. On the court, both women’s and men’s basketball looked to start the second half on the right foot, eyeing the playoffs.

Here is what happened this week:

Hockey

Infographic by Keven Vaillancourt / Graphics Editor / @kindaokev

The Stingers men’s hockey team finished the first half of the season at the top of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men’s hockey standings. This was coupled with them being ranked second amongst USports men’s hockey teams in Canada as of Jan. 13.

The team hosted two games at Ed Meagher over the weekend. They first faced off against the Windsor Lancers, who finished the first half of the season winning eight of 10 games. In this matchup, the Lancers stayed hot.

Concordia made the game competitive at the end but were handed their first home loss of the season with a score of 4-2. In their game against the Waterloo Warriors the following day, the Stingers bounced back boldly.

The Stingers jumped out to a 3-1 after two periods and never looked back. They scored four more goals in the third period and won by a score of 7-2.

The team will bring their 17-1-2 record into their next matchup on Jan. 15 against the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) Patriotes. The Stingers women’s hockey team returns to action on Jan. 17 when they face the McGill University Martlets.

Basketball

The women’s basketball team kicked off the action for Concordia this weekend. They faced the Université Laval Rouge et Or for the second time this season, following a 61-45 Stingers win on Nov. 23.

The Stingers led by as much as 12 points in the third quarter but ultimately fell to the Rouge et Or by a score of 76-65. With the loss, the team’s record dropped to 2-5 on the season.

The Stingers men’s basketball team faced Laval the same night.

In a blowout, the Stingers avenged their opponent, winning by a score of 83-65. The win boosted Concordia’s record to 5-1 on the season, which currently ties Bishop’s University for the top spot in the  Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) men’s basketball standings.

The Stingers women’s basketball team will be back in action on Jan. 16 when they face the McGill University Martlets at 6 p.m. The men’s team will follow up on this game with one of their own. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.

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