Lions tamed as field hockey Martlets off to good start

(PHOTO BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)

MONTREAL – Sarah Main and Maria Oswald, both natives of Vancouver, B.C.,  each scored as McGill blanked the visiting York University Lions 2-0 to win their second straight OUA women’s field hockey game at Forbes Field, Friday.

The result, mirrored a 2-0 conquest over Queen’s in the league opener, Thursday. In that game, Oswald and Main also teamed up to score.

Main, a freshman forward, was credited with the game-winner against York, while Oswald, a sophomore midfielder registered her winning tally against the Lions.

Goalkeeper Jaqueline Riddle, a biochemistry sophomore from Guelph, Ont., was unsolvable both days and earned back-to-back shutouts.

The two-game sweep for the Martlets matches last year’s debut, which was the team’s best beginning in more than three decades.

McGill (2-0) will head down Highway 401 next weekend for three games in two days at Varsity Stadium in Toronto. They will take on the omnipotent Toronto Varsity Blues (2-0), perennial OUA champions, on Sept. 24, followed by a doubleheader on Sept. 25 against Waterloo and Western.

McGILL SCORING

Sarah Main (WG, 14:00)

Maria Oswald (45:00)

Goalkeeper

Jaqueline Riddle (W, 0GA, SHO, 70:00)

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Earl Zukerman

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