MONTREAL -- Junior Sean Tan of Kensington, Maryland, came off the bench to score a game-high four goals and sophomore Carter Schultz of Burlington, Ont., added three as McGill clobbered Carleton 20-4 in Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association action at rain-drenched Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Tuesday.

It was McGill's highest offensive outburst since a 20-6 decision over Nipissing on Sept. 9, 2017.

McGill, which rested 22 veterans including four co-captains, improved to 9-0 atop the CUFLA East Division with one game remaining before playoffs, while Carleton dropped to 0-8. McGill now turns its sights on their season finale against Trent (8-1) in Peterborough, Ont. The first-place showdown is slated for Saturday (Oct. 26) at 2 p.m.
 
The home team had a 32-7 advantage in shots. They took a 5-1 lead after the opening period, improved that to 8-2 at the half and 15-4 after three quarters, then outscored  the Ravens 5-0 in the final frame.

The two hat-tricks give McGill a total of 13 in nine games.

Tan, a six-foot, 170-pound attackman, added an assist for a five-point soiree. The 21-year-old electrical engineering junior tallied the game-winner with 2:50 remaining in the first quarter. He added a pair in the third and one more in the final period.

"We showed off our depth tonight," said McGill head coach Tim Murdoch. "I gave Tan the game ball. He is a hard worker, a strong athlete, and a very positive young man. I told the team after the game that he epitomizes the type of strong character and positive winning culture that our McGill team has established this season."
 
A dozen players were inscribed on the scoresheet, including two apiece from Scotty Bauer, Evan Reynolds and Jon Uysal.

Single goals were scored by Ian Macleod, Cougar Kirby, Christopher Parkinson, Kai McDonald, Brendan Mullen, Seth Obadia and Daniel Chand.

Leading the Carleton offence was Jacob Garcia, with a hat-trick in a losing cause. Rounding out the Ravens scoring was Jonathan Harris.

Freshman goalie Joseph Boehm started and saved two of four shots to collect his first career win. He was relieved at halftime by sophomore Steven Pelliccione who allowed two goals on three shots.

At the other end of the field, Logan Davis made 12 saves on 32 shots and took the loss for Carleton.

McGill won 15 of 25 face-offs, led by Kai McDonald (7/11) and Quentin Norris (8/14).

Coach Murdoch, who will be retiring after the season, paid tribute to a dozen graduating seniors in a pre-game ceremony. The group included his son Maxime Murdoch, along with Tanner Baldin, Naoll Degife, Michael Gallo, Liam MacDonald, Ian Macleod, Brendan Mullen, Quentin Norris, David Pelliccione, Paul Rougeau, Jack Turner and Julian Smith-Voudouris.

Whichever team wins Saturday's showdown in Peterborough will win the CUFLA Eastern pennant and a two-game bye into the semifinal round of the CUFLA's Baggataway Cup national championship in Montreal, Nov. 8-10.

A McGill (9-0) victory against Trent (8-1) would give them an undefeated season heading into a national semifinal at Percival Molson Stadium. An Excalibur victory would force a tie atop the standings and Trent would hold the tie-breaker, based on point-differential over the entire season. McGill won the first meeting between these great rivals with an 8-7 decision in double overtime at home on Sept. 14.

If Trent loses on Saturday, they would have to play a qualifying game on Nov. 2 to earn a berth at Nationals. If McGill loses, they would bypass the qualifying round as the host team but would need to play a national quarter-final on Nov. 8 against the third-place finisher in the CUFLA West, likely Guelph (6-4) or Toronto (5-4).

McGill has won the CUFLA East pennant in six of the last seven years (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) and finished second to Trent in 2018.

McGILL MURMURS: The single-game school record for most goals in league play was set in a 27-0 victory over Concordia on Oct. 16, 2014. That broke the previous McGill mark set in a 25-3 win over Laurentian, Sept. 15, 2007. McGill did have one better offensive performance in non-conference play with a 33-3 decision over the New Brunswick Selects on Oct. 7, 2006. The CUFLA record for most goals in a regular season contest is held by Brock, who defeated Laurier 33-3 on Sept. 7, 2014.

BOXSCORE

2019 CUFLA STANDINGS
(10-game reg. season)
 

EAST DIV.	GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
McGill	9	9	0	93	52	18
Trent	9	8	1	97	53	16
Nipissing	10	6	4	96	85	12
Bishop's	9	4	5	100	65	8
Queen's	8	3	5	53	51	6
Ottawa	9	1	8	54	97	2
Carleton	8	0	8	37	127	0
WEST DIV.	GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
Brock	7	7	0	100	32	14
Western	9	7	2	106	46	14
Guelph	10	6	4	101	75	12
Toronto	9	5	4	62	91	10
Laurier	8	3	5	49	76	6
McMaster	7	2	5	53	56	4
Laurentian	10	0	10	53	148	0