McGill Martlets 47 Windsor Lancers 60 Although it was a historic season for the McGill Martlets, it was ultimately not a perfect one. This past Sunday, the top-ranked Windsor Lancers defeated McGill 60-47 for their fifth straight CIS Championship under McGill alumnus Chantal Valée. The Martlets recorded their best finish[Read More…]
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The week that was for McGill Athletics: March 10
BY THE NUMBERS 4 Number of years in a row the Martlet basketball team has captured the RSEQ Championship. 18 Points recorded by junior centre Melodie Daoust over the nine games she has played for the Martlet hockey team. 283 Saves made[Read More…]
Commentary: Exercising justice at the McGill Fitness Centre
Controversy stirred on campus last week as Soumia Allalou and Raymond Grafton, two McGill Law students, reached out to the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) asking for endorsement for the implementation of women-only hours at the McGill Fitness Centre. Despite the fact that this is a common feature in[Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: February 24th
Athletes of the week Samuel Labrecque Birthday boy Labrecque scored two goals in 17 seconds to propel McGill to the OUA East finals on Friday. Labrecque was the key figure in McGill’s 2-0 sweep of Queens; in the series opener, he assisted both of McGill’s goals in their 2-1 victory.[Read More…]
Getting your head in the game
In a 1987 interview with Wilt Chamberlain, Roy Firestone asked the legendary big man about the secret behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s unparalleled ability to score. What made him so fundamentally different than all the other freakishly athletic seven-footers who couldn’t cut it in the NBA? “I believe they have athletic ability,[Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: February 3rd
Athletes of the week François Bourque Bourque, a 6’6” sophomore from Terrebonne, Quebec, was once again instrumental for the Redmen as an interior presence in their two games against the UQAM Citadins over the weekend, averaging 15.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Bourque was efficient from the field as[Read More…]
Hockey: Redmen turn up for Carnival Game, send Ravens packing
McGill Redmen 2 Carleton Ravens 0 Invigorated by the bumping capacity crowd, the McGill Redmen [16-5] secured a well-fought 2-0 victory over the Carleton Ravens [16-5] in this year’s Carnival game. McGill stretched their undefeated streak at Carnival games to 13, while improving their overall record against Carleton to 27-20-1.[Read More…]
Know your coaches: Martlet and Redmen basketball and hockey
Peter Smith – Martlet Hockey There are very few teams in university sports that can claim to be as dominant as the Martlet ice hockey team has been in recent years. A large part of that success can be traced back to the steady hand of Peter Smith, who has[Read More…]
The week that was: January 20
Athletes of the week Francois Bourque Bourque, a towering 6’6” forward from Terrebonne, Quebec, carried the Redmen to two victories over the weekend against Laval. He notched a double double in both games and averaged 13.5 points, 13 rebounds, and 2.5 assists, proving to be too much to handle in[Read More…]
Cloutier sinks Concordia with career performance
With one second left on the shot clock, Carolann Cloutier let it fly from beyond the arc and drained a three to widen an early lead for McGill.
