David Simon has stepped down from his part-time post as head coach of the McGill men's soccer team to focus on his day job as a crown prosecutor in Montreal. Jose-Luis Valdes will take over the coaching duties for the winter indoor season. The 31-year-old native of Montreal played for the Redmen (2001-04) and has also served the past 11 seasons as an assistant coach with the McGill women's team
George Banks scored twice in a nine-minute span during the opening half and added an assist to lift the McGill Redmen to a 3-1 win over McMaster in the consolation final and finish fifth at the 2011 CIS men's soccer championship on Saturday afternoon at the University of Victoria.
Redmen fullback Taren Roughead of Coquitlam, B.C., scored a first-half marker and his McGill Redmen held on to defeat the Toronto Varsity Blues 1-0 in the first consolation semifinal of the 2011 CIS men's soccer championships on Nov. 11 at the University of Victoria.
The Saint Mary's Huskies built a two-goal lead and held on to defeat the McGill Redmen 2-1 in the opening game of the 2011 CIS men's soccer national championship at the University of Victoria's Centennial Stadium on Thursday.
Alexis PradiƩ, a native of Marseille, France who plays for the McGill University Redmen, earned first-team All-Canadian honours at the CIS men's soccer awards gala held Wednesday, on the eve of the national championship tournament in Victoria, B.C.
