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No.2-ranked Carabins win squeaker over No.10 Martlets in soccer opener

Published: 10 September 2009

(PHOTO BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)

MONTREAL - Véronique Maranda, a senior from Montreal, converted a direct free kick at the 55-minute mark and that proved to be the difference as the No. 2-ranked Montreal Carabins edged No.10-McGill 2-1 in the Quebec university women's soccer opener before a crowd of 403 at Molson Stadium, Thursday.

Montrealer Eva Thouvenot-Hebert, a sophomore forward, had opened the scoring for the Carabins in the 11th minute of play, when she chipped a pass from Claire Robbins of Dollard des Ormeaux, Que.

Trailing 2-0, Katherine Green, a defender from Richmond Hill, Ont., gave the Martlets false hope when she headed in a corner kick from Maggie Keating of Bridgenorth, Ont., and beat goaltender Martine Julien in the 76th minute.

Julien, a sophomore from LaSalle, Que., earned the victory, while Shimone Slomowitz of West Vancouver took the loss for McGill.

"We had a very poor first half and seemed unable to follow the game plan," said Marc Mounicot, head coach of the Martlets. "Yes we are a young team but our youth can not be an excuse for the lack of energy that I saw over the first 45 minutes.

"At halftime, we made a tactical change and put in a different system, which brought back some new life but their next goal, on a questionable call by the referee, slowed our momentum a bit. Despite that, we bounced back and scored but to beat a solid team like the Carabins, we have to come out with more energy, better determination and a higher quality of technical play."

The player-of-the-game awards, as selected by the opposing head coaches, went to Montreal's Emilie Mercier of Longueuil, Que., and to McGill's Claire Hooper of London, Ont.

The Carabins (1-0) will host Concordia (0-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m., while McGill (0-1) travels to Sherbrooke (0-0) the same day for a 3 p.m. kickoff.

SCORING SUMMARY:

Montreal 2, McGill Martlets 1

(Sept. 10, 2009 @ Molson Stadium)

FIRST HALF:

1. MTL: Eva Thouvenot-Hebert (free kick), 11:00

SECOND HALF:

2. MTL: Veronique Miranda (Claire Robbins), 55:00

3. MCG: Katherine Green (Maggie Keating), 76:00

GOALTENDING:

MTL: Martine Julien (W, 90:00, 1GA, 3 SAVES)

MCG: Shimone Slomowitz (L, 90:00, 2GA, 2 SAVES)

GAME MVPs:
McGill (Claire Hooper)
Montreal (Emilie Mercier)

SHOTS (on net / attempted):
By McGill (4/7)
By Montreal (4/10)

CORNER KICKS:
By McGill (3)
By Montreal (2)

FOULS:
By McGill (11)
By Montreal (7)

CARDS:
By McGill (1; yellow; Sophia Horricks, 80:00)
By Montreal (0)

OFFSIDES:
By McGill (1)
By Montreal (0)

CROSSES:
By McGill (10)
By Montreal (3)

ATTENDANCE: 403

McGILL'S STARTING LINEUP

G: Shimone Slomowitz
D: Katherine Green
D: Elizabeth Williams (C)
D: *Lauren Kipp (out at 46:00)
D: Kathleen Wakeling
M: Claire Hooper
M: *Julia Bahan
M: Laura Gibson (out at 30:00)
M: Anna Smith (out at 50:00)
M: *Alexandra Armstrong
F: Alexandra Morin-Boucher

SUBSTITUTIONS:
M: *Hannah Simmons (in at 30:00, out at 70:00)
F: *Sophia Horricks (in at 46:00)
M: Maggie Keating (in at 50:00)
F: *Zohra Bendouah (in at 70:00, out at 85:00)

DID NOT PLAY:
G: Anne-Catherine Huot (dressed but DNP)
F: *Laura Bland-Lasso (dressed but DNP)
D: *Kristina Tzievrakis (dressed but DNP)
D: *Carolyn Bell (injd)
M: *Ginger Jefferies (injd)
M: *Joanna Sienko (injd)
F: *Courtney Nelson (not available)
D: *Juliana Just-Costa (not available)
F: Cristina Di Caprio (not available)

*freshman