Martlet Hockey wins its fourth national championship Winning the fourth National Championship in program history involved excitement, intrigue, and drama for the McGill Martlet ice hockey squad. Thirty-seven seconds into the second overtime frame, defenceman Brittany Fouracres put a slap shot into the back of net to put the Martlets[Read More…]
Men’s Varsity
Making the Jump
For 10 of these young men, the journey started when they first stepped onto a collegiate basketball court seven months earlier.
Hockey: Lancers stonewall Redmen in Queen’s Cup victory
After capturing the OUA East Championship, the McGill Redmen entered the 103rd Queen’s Cup this past Saturday to take on the Windsor Lancers in Windsor, Ontario. Despite a thrilling third period, the Redmen fell 3-2 to the Lancers, who were kept afloat by their goalie Patrick Van Burskirk. The game[Read More…]
Basketball: Redmen disappoint at Nationals
After two straight losses in the CIS National Championships at Carleton University on Friday and Saturday—63-54 to the Victoria Vikes, and 75-59 to the Saskatchewan Huskies, respectively—the McGill Redmen finished seventh in the eight-team competition. The game on Friday was a matchup between two of the toughest defences in the[Read More…]
Hockey: Redmen win fifth OUA East title in six seasons
After sweeping the OUA East quarter-finals and semifinals with ease, the McGill Redmen entered the OUA East Finals riding a seven-game win streak to take on the no. 4 Carleton Ravens. The Ravens began the series with a statement win of 5-2 over the Redmen before dropping the second game[Read More…]
Sports briefs – Mar. 11
Basketball The Martlets completed a three-peat on March 1, claiming their third consecutive RSEQ title with a 63-50 win over the UQAM Citadins. Leading the way was RSEQ Player-of-the-Year, Mariam Sylla, who recorded a double-double—her 10th of the season—with 22 points and 13 rebounds. The game featured a strong defensive[Read More…]
Basketball: Redmen repeat as RSEQ champions
After taking down the Laval Rouge et Or with a 80-62 victory in Saturday’s RSEQ semifinal game, the McGill Redmen moved on to face the conference pre-season favourite Bishop’s Gaiters in the RSEQ Championship for the second consecutive season. Contrary to last season, which came down to late game heroics[Read More…]
Hockey: McNicoll, Rose pile on the goals in Redmen’s sweep of Stingers
The McGill Redmen put their best-of-three OUA East quarterfinal series to an early close last week with back-to-back wins against the Concordia Stingers. The series ran the gamut both on the scoresheet and on the ice; while the first game was unusually quiet for the two rivals, the second was[Read More…]
Sports Briefs — Feb. 25
Swimming Swimming in front of friends and family at the 2014 Speedo CIS Championships, Toronto native Simone Cseplo broke five McGill records. The freshman capped an outstanding rookie season by earning second team All-Canadian status and a silver medal in the 50m backstroke (28.24)—McGill’s only podium finish of the weekend.[Read More…]
Basketball: Bibeau bows out in style in narrow Redmen victory
A winning culture. This is the phrase that motivates athletes to play their hearts out, and the three words that athletic departments live and die for. Simon Bibeau has been the physical manifestation of that culture for the McGill Redmen the last four years, having led the team to three[Read More…]