Estella Irvine scored twice and goalkeeper Anna Demarbre earned her first career shutout as the McGill Martlets blanked the Sherbrooke Vert & Or 2-0 in RSEQ women's soccer action Sunday.
The victory improved McGill's record to 3-2-1 and moved the Martlets into a second-place tie with Laval (3-1-1) in the eight-team Quebec conference. The Rouge et Or holds a game in hand.
Irvine, a 19-year-old physics junior from Toronto, scored both goals on redirections in front of the net. Fellow Toronto native Zahra Metivier supplied the playmaking on each marker.
McGill wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. Irvine struck in just the third minute, converting a long pass from Metivier on the right flank for what stood as the game-winning goal.
The combination clicked again for an insurance marker in the second half. Metivier, a fleet-footed forward who transferred to McGill after four seasons at Bishop's, raced down the right sideline and cut around a Sherbrooke defender before spotting Irvine slipping past an unsuspecting defender and into the box. Metivier delivered the pass and Irvine redirected it home for her second goal of the afternoon.
At the other end, Demarbre made the lead stand up in her second consecutive start for the Martlets. The first-year graduate student, who transferred from the University of Calgary after four seasons with the Dinos, recorded the first shutout of her McGill career.
Sherbrooke goalkeeper Alexandrine Noel took the loss but was selected as the Vert & Or player of the game. Poppy Honeybone earned game MVP honours for McGill.
The Martlets were assessed three of the game's four yellow cards. Honeybone, Georgia Baldwin and Harper Nelson were cautioned for McGill, while Sherbrooke assistant coach Fred Lenard received the other.
The Vert & Or return to action Sept. 24 when they travel to Trois-Rivieres to face UQTR. McGill returns home to host cross-town rival Concordia at Percival Molson Stadium, with kickoff slated for 6 p.m.
Estella Irvine scored twice and Anna Demarbre recorded her first career shutout as McGill beat Sherbrooke 2-0. Zahra Metivier assisted on both goals.
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