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KINGSTON, Ont – Senior Steph Schaupmeyer of Kelowna, B.C., capped a three-goal rally as the UBC Thunderbirds women's hockey team surprised McGill 3-2 early Sunday morning to wrap up the Queen's Invitational Tournament at the Invista Centre.

It was McGill's first-ever confrontation with the upstart Thunderbirds, who have only qualified for nationals once in their history. Both teams posted an identical 1-2 record at the preseason tourney, which was won by the undefeated Montreal Carabins (3-0).
 
The Martlets, who had a 29-23 advantage in shots, went 0-for-6 on the power-play, while UBC was 0-for-3.

"We weren't real sharp today," said McGill bench boss Peter Smith, whose troops were playing back-to-back-to-back with a rare 9 a.m. start time. "I don't think it was a physical thing but we didn't have a sustained effort for the full 60 minutes. We had some good things that happened but not enough over the course of the game. We learned some valuable lessons about ourselves and that game will make us better."

After a scoreless opening period, McGill finally broke the ice when senior Gabrielle Davidson of Pte. Claire, Que., squeezed a shot past T-Bird netminder Samantha Langford of Pense, Sask., for a shorthanded goal,

The 'Birds then rallied with goals from rookie Shiayli Toni of Saskatoon, at 16:55 of the second, Nicole Saxvik of North Vancouver, at the 27-mark of the final period and the aforementioned Schaupmeyer at 8:42.
 
Three minutes later, sophomore Erica Starnino of TMR, Que., replied for McGill but the Martlets eventually ran out of time.
 
Langford made 27 saves and collected the win between the pipes for UBC, while McGill junior Brittany Smrke of Oakville, Ont., conceded three goals on 23 shots and took the loss.

UBC will host an under-18 Team B.C. squad next week, while McGill (1-3-0) is headed stateside, to play at NCAA squads St. Lawrence (Sept. 23) and Clarkson (Sept. 26). The Martlets next home game will be a rematch against Queen's on Oct. 2.
 
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SCORING SUMMARY
UBC 3 at McGill 2
(Sunday, September 20, 2015 - EXHIBITION - Invista Centre)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
UBC 0-1-2 -- 3
McGill 0-1-1 -- 2

1st Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-Tardif Ubc (hooking), 8:45; Constantinou Mcg (hooking), 18:31; Tardif Ubc (dble minor for checking to the head), 19:06.

2nd Period-
1, McGill, Gabrielle Davidson 1 (unassisted), 11:55 (SH).
2, UBC, Shiayli Toni 1 (Snodgrass, Fischer), 16:55.

Penalties-Fischer Ubc (boarding), 8:51; McDonell Mcg (checking to the head), 9:59; O'Neill Ubc (boarding), 13:11.

3rd Period-
3, UBC, Nicole Saxvik 2 (unassisted), 0:27.
4, UBC, Stephanie Schaupmeyer 1 (Saxvik), 8:42.
5, McGill, Erica Starnino 1 (Lavoie, Constantinou), 11:42.

Penalties-Hay Ubc (tripping), 6:35; Davidson Mcg (boarding), 16:06.

Shots on Goal-
UBC 8-6-9 -- 23.
McGill 8-11-10 -- 29.

Power Play Opportunities-
UBC 0 / 3;
McGill 0 / 6.

Goalies-
UBC, Samantha Langford (W; 1-1-0, 29 shots-27 saves; 60:00).
McGill, Brittany Smrke (L, 1-3-0, 23 shots-20 saves; 59:40).

Attendance: 100
Start: 9:00 AM
End: 10:52 AM
Length: 1:52

Referee-Chris Ryan.
Linesmen-Scott Corcoran, JC Beecroft.

PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
UBC - 6 Nicole Saxvik
MCG - 15 Gabrielle Davidson

Queen's Invitational Tournament Schedule & Results

Friday, Sept. 18
Montreal 4, McGill 0
Queen's 2, UBC 0

Saturday, Sept. 19
McGill 3, Queen's 1
Montreal 5, UBC 1

Sunday, Sept. 20
UBC 3, McGill 2
Montreal 7, Queen's 2


SOURCE:

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