Hooper nets winner as soccer Martlets advance to Old Four final
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LONDON, ONT - Claire Hooper, a midfielder from London, Ont., scored the game's only goal as the McGill women's soccer team blanked Toronto 1-0 at the Old Four tournament in London. The Martlets advanced to Sunday's finale (1 pm) against Queen's, which defeated Western 2-0.
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Hooper, an 18-year-old biochemistry sophomore, converted a pass from Cristina Di Caprio of Laval, Que., in the 27th minute of play for the game-winner.
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McGill, which had a 12-5 edge in crosses, outshot the Varsity Blues by a 6-2 margin. Anne-Catherine Huot, a third-year ‘keeper from Quebec City, turned aside both shots faced in her first start of the season to earn the shutout.
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"The girls played a very complete game and merited the win," said a pleased Marc Mounicot, head coach of the Martlets, who improved the preseason record 2-0-1 againsta CIS teams. "We displayed very strong defensive outplay, especially by our back three, who were rarely out of position. ÌýWe allowed very few opportunities against a strong Toronto side. I asked for a strong tactical performance and thatÌýwas the case for the entire 90 minutes."
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SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 1, Toronto 0
(Old Four Soccer
tournament @ TD Waterhouse Stadium, London, Ont)
FIRST HALF:
1. McGill: Claire Hooper (Cristina Di Caprio), 27:00
SECOND HALF:
(no scoring)
GOALKEEPERS:
McGILL:
Shimone Slomowitz (start, W, 90:00, 0GA, 2 saves, SHO)
TORONTO:
(not available; start, L, 90:00, 1GA, 5 saves)
SHOTS (on net / attempted):
By McGill
(6/10)
By Toronto (2/6)
CORNER KICKS:
By McGill (4)
By Toronto (4)
FOULS:
By McGill (na)
By Toronto (na)
CARDS:
By McGill (0)
By Toronto (0)
OFFSIDES:
By McGill (6)
By Toronto (4)
CROSSES:
By McGill (12)
By Toronto (5)
ATTENDANCE: 80
McGILL'S STARTING LINEUP
G Anne-Catherine
Huot
D Katherine Green (out at 65:00)
D Elizabeth Williams (C)
D Kathleen Wakeling
M Claire Hooper
M Anna Smith (out at 70:00)
M *Julia Bahan (out at 65:00)
M Laura Gibson
M *Alexandra ArmstrongÌý
F Alexandra Morin-Boucher (out at 20:00; in 80:00)
F Cristina Di Caprio (out at 60:00)
SUBSITUTIONS
F *Sophia Horricks (in at 20:00)
F *Zohra Bendouah (in at 60:00)
D *Kristina Tzievrakis (in at 65:00)
M Maggie Keating (in at 65:00)
F *Laura Bland-Lasso (in at 70:00)
DID NOT PLAY
G Shimone Slomowitz
D *Carolyn Bell (injd)
D *Lauren Kipp (injd)
D *Juliana Just-Costa
D Audrey-Anne Henri
M *Ginger Jefferies (injd)
M *Hannah Simmons (injd)
M *Joanna Sienko
F *Courtney Nelson
*freshman
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
McGill Athletics & Recreation
(514-983-7012)
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