MONTREAL -- Meghan Bourque of Burlington, Ont., tallied two goals late in the first-half as the McGill women's soccer team waltzed to a 4-0 whitewash over UQAM at Molson Stadium, Thursday.
The result clinched a playoff berth for the 26th consecutive season and stretched McGill's undefeated streak to nine games since opening the regular season with back-to-back losses.During that stretch, the unranked Martlets have outscored opponents by a lopsided 21-2 margin.
"We've progressed significantly as the season has worn on," said Jose-Luis Vales, in his first season as head coach of the Martlets. "We started the season against two of the top teams in the league and adapted to their pace, getting better each game. Today we controlled the ball well, did not expose ourselves to counter-attacks and converted on our corners and free kicks."
The Martlets held an 8-2 advantage in shots and an identical margin in cornerkicks.
Goalkeeper Victoria Muccilli of Scarborough, Ont., was only called upon twice en enroute to earning her league-leading fifth shutout in eight starts. She improved to 5-1-2 and lowered her stingy goals-against average to 0.27, yops in the RSEQ conference.
Bourque, a 20-year-old physiology senior, struck pay-dirt in the 38th and 39th minutes to send the Martlets into intermission with a safe lead.
Kelsey Wilson, a senior defender from Pincourt, Que., made it 3-0 in the 63rd minute after UQAM goalkeeper Valérie Labbé was injured while making a save. Labbe was eventually dispatched to hospital in an ambulance.
[ED.NOTE: Labbé was released from hospital the following day. According to the UQAM website (citadins.uqam.ca), she suffered a concussion].
Labbé, the only 'keeper listed on UQAM's roster, was credited with the loss, making three saves on six shots. She was replaced by Anne-Isabelle Lavigne, a second-year midfielder from St. Lambert, Que., who played the final 27 minutes and was beaten once on two shots.
The final McGill marker came in the 83rd minute when defender Hannah Kirby, a senior from Kanata, Ont., headed in a rebound off the crossbar after a free kick by Wilson.
With three games remaining before playoffs, the Martlets improved to 7-2-2 and moved into a second-place tie with the Montreal Carabins (7-1-2) who holds a game in hand. McGill plays at UQTR (2-7-1) on Oct. 20 at 3 p.m., then will close out the season with a home game vs. Bishop's (2-8-0) on Oct. 25 and a road game at division-leading Laval (8-1-1) on Oct. 27.
UQAM, which dropped to 2-8-1 and sits sixth in the eight-team Quebec league, was officially eliminated from post-season play.
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Sports Info Office
514-398-7012
SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 4, UQAM 0
Oct 17, 2013
MOLSON STADIUM
Attendance: 132
Goals by period 1 - 2 -- Tot
UQAM................ 0 - 0 -- 0
McGill................. 2 - 2 -- 4
1. McGILL: Meghan Bourque (Daphnee Morency-Roussin), 36:00
2. McGILL: Meghan Bourque (Kelsey Wilson), 39:00
3. McGILL: Kelsey Wilson (unassisted), 63:00
4. McGILL: Hannah Kirby (Kelsey Wilson), 83:00
SHOTS: UQAM 2 McGill 8
GOALKEEPERS:
UQAM
Valerie L'Abbe (start; L; 3 GA, 3 SAVES, 63:00; injd),
Anne-Isabelle Lavigne (ND; 1 GA, 1 SAVE, 27:00),
McGill:
Victoria Muccilli (W; 0 GA, 2 SAVES, SHO, 90:00)
CARDS: UQAM 0 McGill 0
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
UQAM: Felicite Hamidouche
McGill: Meghan Bourque
SoccerMeter for iPad Game Data
|
McGill |
TOTALS |
UQAM |
|
4 |
Goals |
0 |
|
8 |
Shots On Goal |
2 |
|
5 |
Missed Shot Attempts |
2 |
|
62 |
% Shot Attempts On Goal |
50 |
|
31 |
% Shot Attempts Scored |
0 |
|
41:47 |
Time of Possession |
31:04 |
|
57% |
Time of Possession % |
43% |
|
646 |
First Touches |
470 |
|
9.5 |
Average Time of a Possession (sec) |
7.1 |
|
382 |
Passes |
206 |
|
59% |
Pass Completion % |
44% |
|
55 |
Number of Pass Strings |
31 |
|
4.7 |
Average Pass String Length |
3.4 |
|
15 |
Longest Pass String |
6 |
|
8 |
Corner Kicks |
2 |
|
4 |
Fouls Committed |
9 |
|
2 |
Goalkeeper Saves |
4 |
|
100 |
Goalkeeper Save % |
50 |
|
|
Pos |
TEAM |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
PTS |
|
1 |
Laval |
10 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
36 |
11 |
25 |
25 |
|
2 |
Montréal |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
9 |
13 |
23 |
|
3 |
McGill |
11 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
6 |
15 |
23 |
|
4 |
Sherbrooke |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
35 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
|
5 |
Concordia |
10 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
24 |
-7 |
9 |
|
6 |
UQAM |
11 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
30 |
-22 |
7 |
|
7 |
UQTR |
10 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
18 |
-13 |
7 |
|
8 |
Bishop's |
10 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
36 |
-28 |
6 |
|
