Di Caprio double dips as Martlets take tourney

LONDON, ONT - Cristina Di Caprio of Laval, Que., scored twice as the visiting McGill women's soccer team blitzed Queen's 3-0 to capture the Old Four tournament in London, Sunday.

Di Caprio, an 23-year-old physical education senior, put McGill on the scoreboard only a minute into the match and added her second marker only a minute into the second half to make it 2-0 in favour of the Martlets.

Freshman Sophia Horricks, a 5-foot-7 forward from Vancouver, B.C., iced the contest with her goal in the 77th minute.

"Di Caprio scored two beautiful goals at key points in the game," said Marc Mounicot, head coach of the Martlets. "She need a boost to her confidence and this should help. She fits in well with Alexandra (Morin-Boucher), our other striker."

McGill had huge territorial advantage with 16 attempted shots compared to five by the Golden Gaels, including a 13-3 margin on net.

Goalkeeper Shimone Slomowitz, a sophomore from West Vancouver, stopped all three shots faced to earn the shutout.

"It was a great weekend for us, beating two of the top teams in the Ontario conference," added Mounicot. "We asked the team for two strong tactical performances and solid defensive work and that's exactly what we got with two shutouts. Our backline was faultless with  (Katherine) Green, (Elizabeth) Williams and (Kathleen) Wakeling."

The Martlets, improved their preseason undefeated streak to 3-0-1 against CIS teams and have one exhibition game remaining on their schedule - at Williams College in Williamsport, Mass., on Sept. 5 - before beginning regular-season play against the heavily-favoured Montreal Carabins on Sept. 10 at Molson Stadium.

SCORING SUMMARY

McGill 3, Queen's 0
(GOLD MEDAL GAME, Old Four Soccer tournament @ TD Waterhouse Stadium, London, Ont)

FIRST HALF:
1. McGill: Cristina Di Caprio (Claire Hooper), 1:00

SECOND HALF:
2. McGill: Cristina Di Caprio (Laura Gibson), 46:00
3. McGill: Sophia Horricks (Zohra Bendouah), 77:00

GOALKEEPERS:
McGILL:
Shimone Slomowitz (start, W, 90:00, 0GA, 3 saves, SHO)

QUEEN'S:
(not available; start, L, 90:00, 3GA, 10 saves)

SHOTS (on net / attempted):
By McGill (13/16)
By Queen's (3/5)

CORNER KICKS:
By McGill (9)
By Queen's (0)

FOULS:
By McGill (11)
By Queen's (8)

CARDS:
By McGill (0)
By Queen's (0)

OFFSIDES:
By McGill (na)
By Queen's (na)

CROSSES:
By McGill (6)
By Queen's (2)

ATTENDANCE: na

McGILL'S STARTING LINEUP
G:  Shimone Slomowitz
D:  Katherine Green
D:  Kathleen Wakeling
D:  Elizabeth Williams (C) (out at 56:00)
M:  Claire Hooper (out at 64:00)
M:  Anna Smith  (out at 59:00)
M: *Julia Bahan (out at 65:00)

M:  Laura Gibson (out at 51:00)
M: *Alexandra Armstrong (out at 64:00)
F:  Alexandra Morin-Boucher (out at 65:00)
F:  Cristina Di Caprio (out at 51:00)

SUBSTITUTIONS
F:  *Sophia Horricks (in at 51:00)
M:  Maggie Keating (in at 51:00)
D:  *Kristina Tzievrakis (in at 56:00)
F:  *Laura Bland-Lasso (in at 59:00)

F:  *Courtney Nelson (in at 64:00)
M:  *Joanna Sienko (in at 64:00)

F:  *Zohra Bendouah (in at 65:00)
D:  Audrey-Anne Henri (in at 65:00)

DID NOT PLAY
G:  Anne-Catherine Huot (dressed but DNP)
D:  *Carolyn Bell (injd)
D:  *Lauren Kipp (injd)
D:  *Juliana Just-Costa (injd)
M:  *Ginger Jefferies (injd)
M:  *Hannah Simmons (injd)

*freshman

OLD FOUR TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Saturday Aug. 29 - TD Waterhouse Stadium
Game 1:   9:00 - 11:00 pm - Western 2 Queen's 0 (MEN)

Game 2:  11:00 - 1:00 pm - Queen's 2 Western 0 (WOMEN)

Game 3:   1:00 - 3:00 pm - McGill 2 Toronto 0 (MEN)

Game 4:    3:00 - 5:00 pm  - McGill 1 Toronto 0 (WOMEN) 

Sunday Aug. 30 - TD Waterhouse Stadium
Game 5:    9:00 - 11:00 am   Women's Consolation Game - Toronto 0 Western 0 
(Toronto wins 3-2 on penalty kicks)
Game 6:   11:00 -  1:00 pm   Men's Consolation Game  - Queen's 2 Toronto 1
Game 7:     1:00 -  3:00 pm   Women's Championship Game - McGill 3 Queen's 0
Game 8:     3:00 -  5:00 pm   Men's Championship Game - Western 2 McGill 1

SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman

Communications Officer
McGill Athletics & Recreation
(514-983-7012)