MONTREAL --
Lea Chastenay-Joseph of Donnacona, Que., scored twice and added an assist as the No.1 ranked Laval Rouge et Or defeated McGill 3-1 in CIS women's soccer at Molson Stadium, Friday.
Laval, which dominated with a 13-2 advantage in shots on net and a 5-0 margin in cornerkicks, remains undefeated and tied atop the RSEQ conference standings with Sherbrooke as both teams improved to 4-0-1 in the eight-team league.
It took only five minutes for
Chastenay-Joseph to set up
Cynthia Turcotte of Quebec City for the first goal in the fifth minute of play. Undaunted, the Martlets responded less than a minute later when team captain
Rebecca Green of Green's Harbour, Nfld., broke away from the pack down the left side and fired a right-footed rocket to even the score at 1-1.
After halftime,
Chastenay-Joseph struck twice, in the 51st and 64th minute, to put the contest out of reach.
"Obviously a loss was not what we were looking for but in terms of effort, my hat's off to our girls because we pushed hard until the final whistle," said
Jose-Luis Valdes, head coach of the Martlets."We had a couple of chances, especially early in the second half and pressured them knowing that we risked a counter (play on a quick transition) and that's what led to their second and third goals."
McGill had a chance to tie the score at 2-2 when sniper
Audrey-Ann Couglin, who entered the contest with seven goals in the first four games, had a free kick but shje hit the crossbar on the play.
Goalkeeper
Marie-Joelle Vandal needed only one save to collect the victory for Laval, whiel
Cassandra Fafalios made 10 saves in a losing cause for McGill.
McGill, which tumbled to 3-2-0, has a day to regroup before heading across the slopes of Mt. Royal to take on the Montreal Carabins (3-0-2) at Terrain Vincent d'Indy.
SoccerMeter for iPad Game Data
| McGill | Game Total | Laval |
| 1 | Goals | 3 |
| 2 | Shots On Goal | 13 |
| 1 | Missed Shot Attempts | 5 |
| 67 | % Shot Attempts On Goal | 72 |
| 33 | % Shot Attempts Scored | 17 |
| 35:44 | Time of Possession | 44:16 |
| 40% | Time of Possession % | 60% |
| 472 | First Touches | 696 |
| 6.8 | Average Time of a Possession (sec) | 10.3 |
| 228 | Passes | 452 |
| 48% | Pass Completion % | 65% |
| 27 | Number of Pass Strings | 67 |
| 4.1 | Average Pass String Length | 4.9 |
| 8 | Longest Pass String | 13 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Fouls Committed | 15 |
| 10 | Goalkeeper Saves | 1 |
| 77 | Goalkeeper Save % | 50 |
Scoring Summary | McGill 1 | Laval 3 |
| 6' Rebecca Green (unassisted) | 5' Cynthia Turcotte (Lea Chastenay-Joseph)
51' Lea Chastenay-Joseph (Cynthia Turcotte)
65' Lea Chastenay-Joseph (Gabrielle Lapointe) |
Cards | McGill | Laval |
| None | 30' Marie-Christine Gauthier (Yellow) |
Goalkeepers | McGill | Laval |
| Cassandra Fafalios (L, 3 GA, 10 SVS, 90:00) | 30' Marie-Joelle Vandal (W, 1 GA, 1 SV, 90:00) |
Players of the Game | 2015-16 RSEQ Soccer (F) Standings • Classement de la saison régulière | | |
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| 1 | Sherbrooke | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Laval | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Montréal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | McGill | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | UQAM | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
| 6 | Concordia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 7 | Bishop's | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | UQTR | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
SOURCE:
Earl ZukermanCommunications Officer
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McGill University
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