Striker a one-woman wrecking crew as Martlets gobble Gaiters
MONTREAL - Sophomore Alexandra Morin-Boucher of St. Gabriel de Brandon, Que., potted three goals and set up another as McGill blanked Bishop's 4-0 in women's soccer at Molson Stadium, Friday.
It was the third straight victory for the Martlets (3-2), who dropped their first two games in the Quebec conference.
Morin-Boucher, a 5-foot-6 striker, was a one-woman wrecking crew. She tallied in the 48th and 51st minutes, staking McGill to a 2-0 lead. The 21-year-old physical education major then set up Laura Bland-Lasso, a freshman from Ottawa, to put the game out of reach in the 73rd minute and capped her scoring onslaught in the 85th minute.
The four-point performance moved Morin-Boucher into a three-way tie among conference scoring leaders. She has five goals and seven points and sits alongside Sherbrooke's Josée Bélanger (6-1-7) and, Véronique Maranda (3-4-7) of the Montreal Carabins.
The game featured 16 fouls, including 12 to Bishop's, which was assessed all four of the yellow warning cards issued by the referee.
"It was a physical affair for the full 90 minutes," said McGill head coach Marc Mounicot who was not happy with the roughhouse style of play by Bishop's. "They tried to neutralize us with some (unsportsmanlike) tackles and one of the consequences was an injury to Katherine Green, a 5-foot-11 stalwart defender, with about 10 minutes remaining in the game."
McGill had a huge territorial advantage, with a 17-2 edge in shots on net, a 13-1 margin in crosses and an 11-0 difference in corner kicks.
"We played a very good game but had a hard time finishing in the last 20 yards heading into halftime," added Mounicot. "But we maintained a very positive attitude and came out strong in the second half."
The Martlets (3-2-0) now find themselves in a four-way tie for second place in the eight-team Quebec league. They will battle the Patriotes of UQTR (3-2-0) at Molson Stadium on Sunday, in the opener of a women's and men's doubleheader. Kickoff for the women's match is slated for 1:30 p.m.
"UQTR has had a very good start this year and we will have to dig hard to beat them but we're slowly coming around and I think we will be ready to face that challenge," said Mounicot.
SCORING SUMMARY
(Sept. 25, 2009 @ Molson Stadium)
McGill Martlets 4, Bishop's 0
FIRST HALF:
(no scoring)
SECOND HALF:
1. MCG: Alexandra Morin-Boucher (Julia Bahen), 48:00
2. MCG: Alexandra Morin-Boucher (unassisted), 51:00
3. MCG: Laura Bland-Lasso (Alexandra Morin-Boucher), 73:00
4. MCG: Alexandra Morin-Boucher (Laura Gibson), 85:00
GOALTENDING:
Bishop's: Koula Trichas (L, 90:00, 4GA, 13 SAVES)
McGill: Shimone Slomowitz (W, 90:00, 0GA, 2 SAVES, SHO)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
Bishop's: Teresa Julian
McGill: Alexandra Morin-Boucher
SHOTS (on net / attempted):
Bishop's: 2/2
McGill: 17/23
CROSSES:
Bishop's:1
McGill: 13
OFFSIDES:
Bishop's: 2
McGill: 2
CORNER KICKS:
Bishop's: 0
McGill: 11
FOULS:
Bishop's: 12
McGill: 4
CARDS:
Bishop's: 4 yellows (K. Montelpare, 49:00; H. Thompson, 55:00; T. Julian, 61:00; S. Burnett, 76:00)
McGill: 0
ATTENDANCE: 100
McGILL'S STARTING LINEUP
G: Shimone Slomowitz
D: Katherine Green (out at 80:00)
D: *Carolyn Bell (out at 73:00)
D: Claire Hooper
D: Elizabeth Williams (C)
M: Anna Smith (out at 60:00)
M: *Hannah Simmons (out at 60:00)
M: *Alexandra Armstrong (out at 74:00)
M: *Julia Bahen (out at 71:00)
M: Kathleen Wakeling (out at 46:00; back in at 80:00)
F: Alexandra Morin-Boucher
SUBSTITUTIONS:
F: Cristina Di Caprio (in at 46:00)
M: Maggie Keating (in at 60:00)
M: Laura Gibson (in at 60:00)
F: *Laura Bland-Lasso (in at 71:00)
D: *Kristina Tzievrakis (in at 73:00)
F: *Courtney Nelson (in at 74:00)
DID NOT PLAY:
G: Anne-Catherine Huot (dressed but DNP)
D: *Juliana Just-Costa
D: *Lauren Kipp
M: *Ginger Jefferies (injd)
M: *Joanna Sienko (injd)
F: *Sophia Horricks
F: *Zohra Bendouah
*freshman
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012 (Tel.)