MONTREAL -- Caroline Suchorski of Kirkland, Que, was a one-woman show with 18 points, including the game-winning penalty kick with four minutes remaining as McGill came from behind to edge out their crosstown rival Montreal Carabins 23-21 in a rare downtown appearance at before a crowd of 506 at Percival Molson Stadium, Saturday.

It was a must-win affair for the Martlets, who jumped into a 20-7 lead, then watched in horror as the Carabins rallied with a pair of late tries, just one minute apart, to take a 21-20 lead with seven minutes remaining in the game. The victory all but clinched the final playoff berth for McGill, ahead of the Carabins, in the eight-team RSEQ conference.

Suchorski, a 5-foot-8 science senior, tallied one try, a pair of conversions and added three penalty kicks.The offensive outburst moved her into sole possession of first place among the league scoring leaders with 78 points in six games, seven more than Laval's Anne-Charlotte Beaulieu.

After Suchorski had opened the scoring on a penalty kick, Emily Barber, a senior from Fenelon Falls, Ont., added her seventh try of the season -- the third-highest total in the league -- to give the Martlets a 10-0 halftime lead.

The Carabins answered that seven minutes into the second-half when Frederique Crete blocked a kick and recoved the ball for a try, converted by Molly Dussault. Suchorski replied with a try and made the conversion just four minutes later to put the Martlets ahead 17-7. She added her second penalty kicks in the 68th minute to give McGill a commanding 20-7 lead.

But the Carabins came to life when by Anapier Berube and Sabrina Neveu scored back-to-back tries, in the 72nd and 73rd minutes, respectively. Dussault made both conversions to give Montreal their first lead of the game with seven minutes left on the clock, setting the stage for Suchorski's winning kick.

McGill, which evened their record at 3-3, is tied with Montreal (3-3) for the final post-season berth but own the all important tie-breaker over Montreal by virtue of the win in their only head-to-head meeting.With one game remaining on the schedule, in order to qualify for post-season play, the Carabins would have to upset second-place Laval (4-1) at Quebec City in their final game (Oct. 12) and hope that McGill drops their home-field matchup with seventh-place Sherbrooke (1-4) on Oct. 11 at McGill usual home field at their Macdonald campus in suburban Ste. Anne de Bellevue,

SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 23, Montreal 21

FIRST HALF:
McG:  9'  - PEN. KICK by Caroline Suchorski  (McGill 3-0)
McG: 25' - TRY by Emily Barber (convert by Caroline Suchorski) (McGill 10-0)

SECOND HALF:
MTL: 47' - TRY by Frederique Crete blocks kick and scores (convert by Molly Dussault). (McGill 10-7)
McG: 51' - TRY by Caroline Suchorski (convert by Caroline Suchorski) (McGill 17-7)
McG: 68' - PEN. KICK by Caroline Suchorski (McGill 20-7)
MTL: 72' - TRY by Anapier Berube (convert by Molly Dussault) (McGill 20-14)
MTL: 73' - TRY by Sabrina Neveu (convert by Molly Dussault (Montreal 21-20)
McG: 76'- PEN. KICK by Caroline Suchorski (McGill 23-21).



 

Pos	Équipe	MJ	V	D	N	PP	PC	TOTAL
1	Ottawa	5	5	0	0	134	47	10
2	Laval	5	4	1	0	256	63	8
3	Concordia	5	4	1	0	149	84	8
4	McGill	6	3	3	0	183	134	6
5	Montréal	6	3	3	0	134	110	6
6	Carleton	5	1	4	0	154	138	2
7	Sherbrooke	5	1	4	0	111	199	2
8	Bishop's	5	0	5	0	24	370	0

McGILL DRESS ROSTER	TRIES	CONVERTS	DropGoal	PenGoal	PTS	R	MVP
Suchorski, Caroline	1	2	0	3	18	0	0
Barber, Emily	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
Beaudin, Susanna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Challice, Emily	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chou, Hsiang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Della porta, Bianca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Demont, Isobel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Laforest, Marie-helene	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lai, Emily	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lightstone, Katrine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcotte, Audrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Massaro, Carla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michelin, Jessica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pelosi, Cristina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phelan, Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Power, Mary-elizabeth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rist, Maxine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robb, Alexandra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan, Rachael	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saabas, Erica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sabiston, Milda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tennant, Victoria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walmsley, Cassandra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walsh, Kayleigh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wiebe, Laura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

 

MONTREAL DRESS ROSTER	Essai	Converti	Drop	Pénalité	PTS	CR	MVP
Dussault, Molly	0	3	0	0	6	0	0
Bérubé, Anipier	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
Crête, Frédérique	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
Neveu, Sabrina	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
Babakissa, Hélène	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barma-hamel, Dominique	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beaudry-lafrenière, Laurence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Berthelet, Paule	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bordeleau, Frédérique	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bourque, Virginie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caron, Marilyse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Désourdy, Myriam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dufresne-lorrain, Valérie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dupras, Alexia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gaudreault, Frédérique	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morillot, Adélaide	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Motta carreiro, Camila	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Normandin-leclerc, Arielle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peddie, Valérie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Receveur, Tatiana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarrazin, Rosemarie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saucier, Laurie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Savoie, Camille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tétreault, Maude	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wan, Vanessa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

RSEQ SCORING LEADERS:

NAME	TEAM	GP	TRIES	CONVERTS	DropGoals	PenGoal	PTS	R	MVP
Suchorski, Caroline	McGill	6	5	19	0	5	78	0	4
Beaulieu, Anne-charlotte	Laval	5	3	25	0	2	71	0	2
Smith, Natasha	Carleton	5	12	0	0	0	60	0	1
Tessier, Alexandra	Concordia	5	4	14	0	2	54	0	3
Ferland, Frédérique	Laval	5	7	2	0	2	45	0	0
Dussault, Molly	Montréal	6	1	15	0	3	44	0	1
Gaw, Hughanna	Concordia	5	8	0	0	0	40	0	2
Rodrigue, Chloé	Sherbrooke	5	4	4	0	3	37	0	1
Barber, Emily	McGill	6	7	0	0	0	35	0	0
Patrinos, Irene	Ottawa	5	3	5	0	3	34	0	1
Mastine, Courtney	Ottawa	5	3	4	0	0	23	0	0
Copeland dinan, Megan	Ottawa	5	4	0	0	0	20	0	1
Forteza, Fabiola	Laval	4	4	0	0	0	20	0	0
Krausbar, Ingrid	Carleton	5	4	0	0	0	20	0	2
Poulin, Sabrina	Sherbrooke	5	3	1	0	0	17	0	0
Bernard, Dominique	Laval	5	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
Bérubé, Anipier	Montréal	5	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
Crête, Frédérique	Montréal	6	3	0	0	0	15	0	1
Della porta, Bianca	McGill	6	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
Lightstone, Katrine	McGill	6	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
Neveu, Sabrina	Montréal	6	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
Savary, Simone	Ottawa	5	3	0	0	0	15	0	1
St-pierre-demers, Émilie	Laval	5	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
Thibault, Marie	Laval	5	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
Van gulik, Erin	Ottawa	5	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
Dean, Bailey	Carleton	5	0	6	0	0	12	0	0
Mcleod, Kaitlyn	Carleton	5	0	6	0	0	12	0	0
Angers, Roxanne	Laval	5	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
Beaudry-lafrenière, Laurence	Montréal	6	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
Bianchi, Catherine	Sherbrooke	5	2	0	0	0	10	0	0