Panthers tamed as soccer squad settles for draw in Fredericton showdown
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(PHOTO BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)
FREDERICTON, NB - The McGill women's soccer team battled UPEI to a 1-1 draw in non-conference action at UNB's Chapman Field in Fredericton, Sunday.
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All-Canadian Tessa Roche tallied the equalizer for the Panthers, just nine minutes after Katherine Green had given McGill a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute of play.
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"It was probably our best overall game to date," said Martlets head coach Marc Mounicot. "We dominated the play for the entire game, having a 17-1 advantage in shots directed toward the net."
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The Martlets ran into a hot UPEI keeper, who made some key saves and got a little lucky with two shots off the goalpost.
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"We have a young team that now understands our system but we have to be more lethal in the box," added Mounicot. "We made one mistake as a result of some inexperience and it cost us as Roche punished us and set-up a nice goal for Lisi."
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The Martlets finished their preseason schedule with a 6-1-1 record and now have five days to prepare their official season opener against Sherbrooke on Friday at Molson Stadium.
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SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 1, UPEI 1
(at Chapman Field, Fredericton)
FIRST HALF:
1. McGill: Katherine Green (Hannah Rivkin), 30:00
2. UPEI: Gina Lisi (Tessa Roche), 39:00
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SECOND HALF:
(no scoring)
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GOALKEEPERS:
McGill: Valérie Labbé (T, 1GA, 0 SVS, 90:00)
UPEI (unavailable)
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SHOTS TOWARD NET:
McG 8 on, 9 off
UPEI 1 on, 0 off
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CORNERS:
McG 10
UPEI 1
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CROSSES:
McG 13
UPEI 4
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McGILL's STARTING LINEUP:
GK: Valérie Labbé
DEF: Green-Bui-Wakeling-Armstrong
MID: Bahen-Keating-Morin-Boucher-Hooper-Rivkin
FOR: Cordileone
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McGILL SUBSTITUTIONS:
At 36:00 Keating by Bland-Lasso
At 46:00 Cordileone by Avery
At 60:00 Wakeling by Burrows, Armstrong by Holdham At 70 Hooper by Bourque At 75 M.Boucher by Keating
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Dressed but DNP:
Jefferies-Kirby-Rioux-Muccilli
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Injured:
Bell-Simmons-Wilson-Colarossi-Smith
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Attendance 60
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