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KINGSTON, ONT -- Natalie Doehla of Stowe, Vt., tallied twice as the visiting McGill women's field hockey team forced a 3-3 stalemate with Queen's, Saturday, at Tindall Field.

The result salvaged a doubleheader - after losing 2-0 in the opener -- and was the first point for McGill in the OUA standings this season, halting a seven-game losing streak.

The Martlets, who have netted only four goals in eight games, opened the scoring for the first time this season when Colby College transfer Sandrine Brien, a 21-year-old environmental biology major from Senneville, Que., struck in the 14th minute of play.

Doehla, a 20-year-old computer science freshman, put McGill ahead 2-1 in the 26th minute. The rookie attacker then scored again to give the Martlets a 3-2 lead in the 50th minute. Three minutes later, however, Queen's netted the tying marker when a shot by senior Katharina Ritter of Newmarket, Ont., eluded McGill goalkeeper Anoushka Oke.

McGill took the lead on three occasions but each time, the Gaels rallied to tie the game. Madia McGowan of Lakefield, Ont., knotted the score at 1-1 in the 25th minute and Nina Watson of Vancouver, B.C., made it 2-2 in the 28th minute.

McGill (0-7-1), the only Quebec-based team in the OUA conference, does not have the luxury of playing games at home. The Martlets will conclude the regular season next weekend with a long road trip to McMaster (1-5-2) in Hamilton, on Oct. 14, and Western (2-2-4), in London, Ont., on Oct. 15.

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Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
www.mcgillathletics.ca
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca