PK proves costly as Carabins give Martlets the Blues
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SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. -- Catherine Delmas-Frenette converted a penalty kick in the 61st minute as Montreal blanked McGill 1-0 in women's indoor soccer at the Saint Eustache soccer centre, Sunday. The penalty was called after Katherine Green was ruled to have fouled all-star Veronique Laverdiere. Delmas-Frenette fired her shot to the right, past McGill rookie 'keeper Parent-Houde.
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It was the first loss of the indoor season for the second-place Martlets (4-1-1) and clinched first-place for the Carabins, who own a 5-0-1 record with one game remaining before playoffs.
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"We dressed a depleted lineup due to key starters being away during "reading week" but we still managed to offer a strong performance," said McGill head coach Marc Mounicot. "We had the best chance of the game when (Alexandra) Morin-Boucher had a breakaway but the UdeM 'keeper was strong on both the initial shot and on the rebound."
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Among the missing players was team captain Katherine Green, who is recovering from a mild concussion and is expected to be back after the first round of the playoffs.
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McGill closes out the rgular season at the new Concordia StingerDome on Feb 28 at 1 p.m.Ìý The Martlets are tentatively slated to play seventh-place UQTR in a quarterfinal on March 14.
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SCORING SUMMARY
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Montreal 1,McGill 0
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1. MTL: Catherine Delmas-Frenette (PK), 61:00
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SHOTS TOWARD NET
McGill 5 (3 on net)
UDM 5 (3 on net)
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CROSSES
McGill 8
UDM 1
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CORNERS
McGill 3
UDM 4
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FOULS
McGill 13
UDM 8
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CARDS
McGill Green 60
UDM Levesque 28
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PLAYERS OF THE GAME
McGill Gibson
UDM Beliveau
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McGILL STARTING LINEUP:
G: Parent-Houde
D: Green, Kipp, Hooper, Armstrong
M: Bendouah, Gibson, Bland-Lasso, Smith, Horricks
F: Morin-Boucher
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McGILL SUBSTITUTIONS:
Saunders for Horricks 55
HenriÌýforÌýGreen 61
Jefferries for Gibson 65
Miller forÌýBland Lasso 70
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McGILL SCRATCHES:
Nelson (injd)
Sienko (injd)
Tsinevrakis (injd)
Wakeling
Bahen
Slomowitz
Bell
Keating