Martlet Hockey: McGill opens Regular Season with a Win, Daoust Records Five Points in Victory
Ranked as the number two team in Canada in the inaugural CIS Women’s Hockey Top 10, McGill opened its RSEQ schedule with an authoritative 8-1 away victory against Concordia last Saturday. Second-year centre Mélodie Daoust led the way for the Martlets (1-0-0) with one goal and four assists. Joining Daoust in the three stars was Leslie Oles, who tallied two goals and two helpers, and Katia Clement-Hydra, who notched two goals and one assist.
McGill held the lead for all but the first 55 seconds of the game, as rookie forward Gabrielle Davidson scored her first CIS goal in the game’s opening minute. Two power play markers gave McGill a three-goal lead after 20 minutes. The game was 6-0 in favour of the Martlets by the time Concordia (0-1-0) tallied its first, a power play goal late in the second period.
McGill dominated the shot total, directing 44 efforts towards the Stingers’ goal, while Martlet goalie Taylor Salisbury stopped 22 of 23 Concordia shots in the victory.
McGill now heads south of the border for exhibition matches at NCAA opponents Dartmouth, Harvard, and Vermont. The Martlets open up their home schedule on Oct. 27 against the Carleton Ravens.
Martlet Soccer: Martlets split weekend games, McGill beats UQAM, loses to concordia
Following a 6-0 start to their season, the Martlets came home to Molson Stadium on Thursday night hoping to get back in the win column against Concordia after recording a draw and a loss in their previous two games. However, the sixth-ranked team in Canada came up short again, as the Stingers (4-2-3) pulled out a 1-0 victory over McGill (7-2-1).
Despite the scoreline, the game was dominated by McGill and the team should have won easily. The Martlets directed 23 attempts towards the Concordia net, and keeper Saby Dagenais made six saves.
On Sunday the Martlets got back on a winning note with a definitive 4-0 victory over the UQAM Citadins. Hannah Rivkin, Melissa St. Onge, Kristina Pearkes, and Meghan Bourque all hit the scoresheet for the Martlets.
McGill’s win on Sunday put them back in second place in the RSEQ standings, one point ahead of the Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or. With four games remaining, the Martlets hold a seven point lead over Concordia for the final playoff spot. McGill takes to the field next on Friday night against the UQTR Patriotes.
Redmen Soccer: Redmen Streak Snapped, Sit fourth in RSEQ
The Redmen soccer team ran their unbeaten streak to three games on Thursday with a resounding 4-1 victory over the Concordia Stingers. Four different players scored for McGill (3-3-3), who sit in fourth place in the RSEQ standings.
Concordia (1-6-2) took the lead in the game’s 26th minute, but McGill responded with an equalizer just before halftime on a goal by rookie midfielder Henri Ashe-Taylor.
The Redmen broke the game open midway through the second half, as Jeremy Hurdle and Winston Pool scored 91 seconds apart to break the deadlock and add some insurance. Marc Palaci-Olgun iced the victory after he connected with a Hurdle corner kick.
The Redmen followed up the effort with a 2-1 loss to UQAM on Sunday.
The weekend results move the Redmen to fourth place in the RSEQ standings. They play their last regular season home game on Oct. 19 against UQTR.
