MONTREAL - Sophomore Alexandra Morin-Boucher of
St. Gabriel de Brandon, Que., potted three goals and set up another
as McGill blanked Bishop's 4-0 in women's soccer at Molson Stadium,
Friday.
It was the third straight victory for the Martlets (3-2), who
dropped their first two games in the Quebec conference.
Morin-Boucher, a 5-foot-6 striker, was a one-woman wrecking
crew. She tallied in the 48th and 51st minutes, staking McGill to a
2-0 lead. The 21-year-old physical education major then set up
Laura Bland-Lasso, a freshman from Ottawa, to put
the game out of reach in the 73rd minute and capped her scoring
onslaught in the 85th minute.
The four-point performance moved Morin-Boucher into a three-way
tie among conference scoring leaders. She has five goals and seven
points and sits alongside Sherbrooke's Josée
Bélanger (6-1-7) and, Véronique Maranda
(3-4-7) of the Montreal Carabins.
The game featured 16 fouls, including 12 to Bishop's, which was
assessed all four of the yellow warning cards issued by the
referee.
"It was a physical affair for the full 90 minutes," said McGill
head coach Marc Mounicot who was not happy with
the roughhouse style of play by Bishop's. "They tried to neutralize
us with some (unsportsmanlike) tackles and one of the consequences
was an injury to Katherine Green, a 5-foot-11
stalwart defender, with about 10 minutes remaining in the
game."
McGill had a huge territorial advantage, with a 17-2 edge in
shots on net, a 13-1 margin in crosses and an 11-0 difference in
corner kicks.
"We played a very good game but had a hard time finishing in the
last 20 yards heading into halftime," added Mounicot. "But we
maintained a very positive attitude and came out strong in the
second half."
The Martlets (3-2-0) now find themselves in a four-way tie for
second place in the eight-team Quebec league. They will
battle the Patriotes of UQTR (3-2-0) at Molson Stadium on Sunday,
in the opener of a women's and men's doubleheader. Kickoff for the
women's match is slated for 1:30 p.m.
"UQTR has had a very good start this year and we will have to
dig hard to beat them but we're slowly coming around and I think we
will be ready to face that challenge," said Mounicot.
SCORING SUMMARY
(Sept. 25, 2009 @ Molson Stadium)
McGill Martlets 4, Bishop's 0
FIRST HALF:
(no scoring)
SECOND HALF:
1. MCG: Alexandra Morin-Boucher (Julia Bahen),
48:00
2. MCG: Alexandra Morin-Boucher (unassisted),
51:00
3. MCG: Laura Bland-Lasso (Alexandra Morin-Boucher), 73:00
4. MCG: Alexandra Morin-Boucher (Laura Gibson),
85:00
GOALTENDING:
Bishop's: Koula Trichas (L, 90:00, 4GA, 13
SAVES)
McGill: Shimone Slomowitz (W, 90:00, 0GA, 2
SAVES, SHO)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
Bishop's: Teresa Julian
McGill: Alexandra Morin-Boucher
SHOTS (on net / attempted):
Bishop's: 2/2
McGill: 17/23
CROSSES:
Bishop's:1
McGill: 13
OFFSIDES:
Bishop's: 2
McGill: 2
CORNER KICKS:
Bishop's: 0
McGill: 11
FOULS:
Bishop's: 12
McGill: 4
CARDS:
Bishop's: 4 yellows (K. Montelpare, 49:00; H. Thompson, 55:00;
T. Julian, 61:00; S. Burnett, 76:00)
McGill: 0
ATTENDANCE: 100
McGILL'S STARTING LINEUP
G: Shimone Slomowitz
D: Katherine Green (out at 80:00)
D: *Carolyn Bell (out at 73:00)
D: Claire Hooper
D: Elizabeth Williams (C)
M: Anna Smith (out at 60:00)
M: *Hannah Simmons (out at 60:00)
M: *Alexandra Armstrong (out at 74:00)
M: *Julia Bahen (out at 71:00)
M: Kathleen Wakeling (out at 46:00; back in at 80:00)
F: Alexandra Morin-Boucher
SUBSTITUTIONS:
F: Cristina Di Caprio (in at 46:00)
M: Maggie Keating (in at 60:00)
M: Laura Gibson (in at 60:00)
F: *Laura Bland-Lasso (in at 71:00)
D: *Kristina Tzievrakis (in at 73:00)
F: *Courtney Nelson (in at 74:00)
DID NOT PLAY:
G: Anne-Catherine Huot (dressed but DNP)
D: *Juliana Just-Costa
D: *Lauren Kipp
M: *Ginger Jefferies (injd)
M: *Joanna Sienko (injd)
F: *Sophia Horricks
F: *Zohra Bendouah
*freshman
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
