MONTREAL – Five players reached double digits in scoring for visiting St. Francis Xavier as they defeated McGill 81-61 to go undefeated and claim the women's side of the McGill Basketball Classic preseason tournament, Sunday, at Love Competition Hall.
 
Both teams entered the final round of the three-day competition with a 2-0 record. McGill had won the tourney opener 75-50 over UNBC on Friday, then defeated Laurentian 51-42 on Day 2.
 
The X-Women won all four quarters, leading 19-14 after the first, and 38-28 at half time. They dominated the third quarter with a 26-17 margin and held a 17-16 edge in the final stanza. StFX had a 44-34 advantage in rebounds and benefitted from a 22-16 difference in turnovers.
 
Lauren Neeve and Kristine Cooper led the visitors with 16 points apiece.  Neeve was voted Tournament MVP and joined teammate Ekaterina Karchevskaya on the tourney all-star honour roll.
 
The Martlets had three players in double digits, led by Lily Rose Chatila (12 points), Seyna Digs (10) and Emilia Diaz-Ruiz (10).
 
Chatila earned all-tournament honours for the second straight year at the McGill Classic. Over the three games, she scored a team-leading 39 points, to go along with 11 rebounds, nine assists and five steals. The 5-foot-6 point-guard shot 16-for-44 from the floor, 5-for-20 from the three-point arc and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line.
 
Other tourney all-stars were Emilie Lafond of Laurentian and Sveta Boykova from UNBC.
 
McGill, which finished preseason play with a 4-3 record, will host Laval in the RSEQ regular season opener on Nov. 7 at 6 p.m., followed by a visit from Concordia on Nov. 9 at the Sir Arthur Currie Gym.
 
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WOMEN'S ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Shannon Neita, StFX (TOURNEY MVP)
Ekaterina Karchevskaya, StFX
Lily Rose Chatila, McGill
Emilie Lafond, Laurentian
Sveta Boykova, UNBC


WOMEN'S SCOREBOARD
 
Oct. 18
StFX 67, Laurentian 48
(GAME MVPs: StFX: Ekaterina Karchevskaya & LRTN: Emilie Lafond)

McGill 75, UNBC 50
(GAME MVPs: McG: Lily Rose Chatila & UNBC: Sveta Boykova)
 
Oct. 19
StFX 80, UNBC 75
(GAME MVPs: StFX: Shannon Neita & UNBC: Viktoria Filatova)

McGill 51, Laurentian 42
(GAME MVPs: McG: Erica Simeone & LRTN: Cadence Pecore)

Oct. 20
UNBC 63, Laurentian 60
(GAME MVPs: UNBC: Amrit Manak & LRTN: Molly Adams)

StFX 81, McGill 61
(GAME MVPs: StFX: Kristine Cooper & McG: Lily Rose Chatila)

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MEN'S ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Kamari Scott, UPEI (TOURNEY MVP)
Georges Lefebvre, McGill
Daniel Gonzalez-Longarela, UPEI
Shawn Barthelemy, Laurentian
Kaden Holdbrook, Macalester

MEN'S SCOREBOARD
 
Oct. 17
UPEI 82, McGill 76
(MVPs: UPEI: Kyree Thompson & McG: Georges Lefebvre)
 
Oct. 18
UPEI 105,  Laurentian 88
(MVPs: UPEI: Kamari Scott & LRTN: Philippe Fandio)

Macalester 95, McGill 89
(MVPs: MAC: Kaden Holdbrook & McG: Alexis Messier)

Oct. 19
UPEI 95, Macalester 92
(MVPs: UPEI: Sam Chisholm & MAC: Noah Shannon)

McGill 76, Laurentian 63
(MVPs: McG: Noah Sincere & LRTN: Nginyu Ngala)

Oct. 20
Laurentian 73, Macalester 67
(MVPs: LRTN: Shawn Barthelemy & MAC: Ryan Brush)


SOURCE
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
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E-MAIL:earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca