Basketball — Redmen 69, Concordia 68: Redmen defeat Stingers in dramatic finish, Dufort records 25 pts., 14 reb. in win
The McGill Redmen passed their first true test of the season on Saturday afternoon by defeating the Concordia Stingers 69-68, on the road to improve to 3-0 on the season. Again, Vincent Dufort was huge for the Redmen. He scored a game-high 25 points on 12-18 shooting, and grabbed 14 rebounds in 34 minutes played. McGill built a six point lead heading into halftime, but struggled in the third quarter with too many turnovers. Concordia capitalized and outscored the Redmen 24-11 in the quarter. McGill rallied after being down nine points, with seven minutes left to play to take a four-point lead. Concordia drained a three-pointer with just less than five seconds to go, but it wasn’t enough as the Redmen walked away with the one-point victory. McGill extended its winning streak to 11 games dating back to the preseason, and opens its home schedule against Bishop’s on Nov. 29
Hockey — Martlets 7, Carleton 1: Martlets extend unbeaten streak to 10, Clement-Heydra tallies six points in rout
The No.1-ranked McGill Martlets routed the Carleton Ravens on Saturday night 7-1, to extend their undefeated streak to 10 games. Despite playing without leading scorer Leslie Oles, the rest of the Martlet roster stepped up in a big way. Katia Clement-Heydra scored a hat-trick, and added three assists, while second-year teammate Mélodie Daoust recorded five points, including two goals. With the five-point outburst, Daoust takes over the top of the CIS national scoring lead with 31 points in just 10 games. Although the Martlets weren’t sharp in the first period, they still managed to build a two-goal lead. Carleton opened the second frame with their only tally on the night, but McGill responded with three straight to close the period. Clement-Heydra scored two of her three markers in the third period to seal the game. Martlet goaltender Andrea Weckman was solid in net, stopping 14 of the 15 shots she faced. McGill returns home for a rematch against Carleton at McConnell Arena on Nov. 30.
Basketball — Concordia 72, Martlets 63: Slow start plagues Martlets
A career-high 25 points from first-year guard Marie-Pier Bastrash was not enough, as the McGill Martlets fell to the Concordia Stingers 72-63 on Saturday. Concordia was on fire right out of the gate and built a quick 15-0 lead. The Martlets calmed the pace and ended up narrowing the Stingers’ lead to just three points by the end of the first half. McGill went on a 12-1 scoring run in the last four minutes of the third to take a 52-50 lead heading into the final quarter. However, echoing their poor start, the Martlets came out flat in the fourth and never recovered. Martlet centre Anneth Him-Lazarenko had another solid outing by registering 17 points and collecting eight boards in 32 minutes. The Martlets got virtually nothing from Mariam Sylla and Dianna Ros—the latter coming off an ankle injury. The Martlets will hit the court against Bishop’s for their home opener on Nov. 29.
