2013 CIS WOMEN’S RUGBY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Oct. 31 - Nov. 3, 2013 at Universite Laval ( City) McGill University Martlets RSEQ CHAMPIONS

(Overall: 9-2; Non-Conference: 1-1, Reg. Season: 6-1, Playoffs: 2-0)

McGill Notes by Earl "The Pearl" Zukerman (514) 398-7012 (www.mcgillathletics.ca)

2013 McGill University Martlets Rugby Roster No NAME POS HT ELIG BORN FACULTY (Major) & YR HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL & GRAD YR. 01 Kayleigh Walsh Centre 5-7 2 1992 Medicine 3 , QC 2011 02 Emily Lai Flanker 5-6 3 1993 Arts (Geography) 2 Ottawa, ON Merivale HS 2011 03 Audrey Marcotte Forward 5-2 2 1993 Medicine (Preparatory) 2 Chateauguay, QC Champlain College (St Lambert) 2012 04 Kelly Phelan Lock 5-10 1 1993 Education (undeclared) 1 Beaconsfield, QC 2013 05 Noala Beattie-Dagenais Forward 5-9 3 1991 Arts (Political Science) 4 Hemmingford, QC 2010 06 Emily Challice Hooker 5-7 1 1995 Arts (undeclared) 1 Lakefield, ON Kenner Collegiate V.I 2013 07 Katrine Lightstone Forward 5-9 1 1994 Management (Accntg) 1 Ottawa, ON Ashbury College 2009 08 Emily Barber Hooker 5-7 3 1993 Management 3 Fenelon Falls, ON I.E. Weldon Secondary 2011 09 Susanna Beaudin Back 5-5 3 1993 Arts (Political Science) 2 Montreal, QC Marianopolis College 2012 10 Brianna Miller Back 5-6 4 1991 Education (Phys. Ed) 4 Pointe Claire, QC John Abbott College 2010 11 Deanna Foster Fullback 5-8 2 1994 Arts (Political Science) 2 Caledon, ON Mayfield Secondary 2012 12 Caroline Suchorski Centre 5-8 3 1991 Science (Dietetics) 3 Kirkland, QC John Abbott College 2011 13 Bianca Della Porta Back 5-3 T2 1991 Education (Phys. Ed) 3 Dorval, QC Dawson College 2011 14 Casey Thorburn Winger 5-8 T4 1990 MSc.(Biomed.Engineer.)3 St. John’s, NL Memorial (CIS) '11/Gonzaga HS '08 15 Krista Dunn Back 5-7 4 1992 Science (Anat.& Biol.) 4 New Glasgow, NS North Nova Education Centre 2010 16 Milda Sabiston Wing 5-6 3 1993 Engineering (Mech.) 3 Mississauga, ON Applewood Heights Secondary 2011 17 Hsiang Chou Flanker 5-6 2 1994 Science (Pharmacology)2 Surrey, BC Elgin Park Secondary 2012 18 Mary-Elizabeth Power Hooker 5-1 2 1994 Arts (Psychology) 1 Ottawa, ON Ashbury College 2009 19 Laurel Crichton-Mailey Hooker 5-3 1 1995 Arts (French) 1 Uxbridge, ON Uxbridge Secondary 2013 20 Amelie Ardilouze Forward 5-10 1 1994 Science (Psychology) 1 Sherbrooke, QC Bishop’s College School 2012 21 Julia White Forward 5-7 4 1992 Arts (Sociology) 4 Campbellville, ON Bishop P.F. Reding Secondary 2010 22 Shannon Kelly Lock 5-9 1 1993 Arts (Indust. Relations) 2 Pemberton, BC Shawnigan Lake School 2008 23 Maxine Rist Flanker 5-7 2 1991 Science (Agric&Environ) 2 Pointe Claire, QC John Abbott College 2012 24 Victoria Heseltine Prop 5-9 1 1993 Education (Phys. Ed) 1 Senneville, QC John Abbot College 2012 25 Erica Saabas Scrum/Flank. 5-9 3 1993 Education (Phys. Ed) 3 Hamilton, ON George P Vanier HS 2011 injd Caroline Binette Lock/Flanker 5-10 3 1990 Arts (Psychology) 4 Montreal, QC College Nouvelle-Frontiere 2010 Kelsey Lieberman Flanker 5-5 1 1993 Education (Phys. Ed) 1 Dollard des Ormeaux,QC Riverdale HS 2013 Caitlin MacEachen Centre 5-9 1 1993 Science (Kinesiology) 2 Montreal West, QC Royal West Academy 2012 Jessica Michelin Inside Centre 5-6 1 1994 Arts (Psychology) 1 Montreal, QC Trafalgar School for Girls 2013 Brittany Reid Fly-half 5-6 1 1995 Science (undeclared) 1 Shawnigan Lake, BC Cowichan Secondary 2013 Rachael Ryan Scrum-half 5-5 1 1994 Science (Life Sciences) 1 Brampton, ON Mayfield Secondary 2009 Nur Rosli Scrum-half 5-2 1 1993 Science (undeclared) 2 Saar, BAHRAIN St. Christopher’s School 2008 Sheena Louisia Inside Centre 1 1995 Science (Chemistry) 1 Noumea, FRANCE Lycee Laperouse 2012

. Head Coach: Matthew Stephens (1st season) Asst. Coaches: Chelsea Privee, Gillian Florence (forwards), Matt DeGraff (backs), Laura Belvedere (development), Scott Armstrong (development) Program Manager: Tess Kelley Therapist: Adam Goulet Exec. Dir. of Athletics: Drew Love Mgr., Programs: Geoffrey Phillips Mgr., Varsity Sports: Lisen Moore Sports Info Officer: Earl Zukerman (514) 398-7012 McGill University Martlets Rugby Year-by-Year Record (since the CIS championship was inaugurated)

REG. SEASON PLAYOFFS CIS NATIONALS NON-CONFERENCE OVERALL

YEAR COACH W LT PF PA W LT PF PA W LT PF PA W LT PF PA W LT PF PA

1998 Vince deGrandpré 5 0 0 168 0 1 1 0 32 17 1 2 0 15 57 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 215 74

1999 Vince deGrandpré 4 0 1 185 10 2 0 0 70 18 1 2 0 15 72 0 1 0 10 15 7 3 1 280 115

2000 Vince deGrandpré 8 0 0 599 44 2 0 0 95 15 2 2 0 83 89 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 777 148

2001 Vince deGrandpré 8 0 0 637 22 2 0 0 164 0 2 2 0 109 29 1 1 0 24 20 13 3 0 934 71

2002 Vince deGrandpré 8 0 0 629 12 2 0 0 154 10 3 1 0 62 10 1 0 0 48 5 14 1 0 893 37

2003 Vince deGrandpré 6 0 0 477 10 1 0 0 30 0 2 1 0 22 23 1 0 0 15 10 10 1 0 544 43

2004 Vince deGrandpré 8 0 0 420 13 2 0 0 101 14 1 2 0 22 51 1 0 0 26 16 12 2 0 569 94

2005 Vince deGrandpré 6 0 0 400 15 2 0 0 83 7 1 3 0 27 91 1 1 0 32 15 10 4 0 542 128

2006 Vince deGrandpré 4 1 0 256 12 1 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 29 6 2 0 286 46

2007 Vince deGrandpré 4 1 1 206 42 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 61 43 6 3 1 267 95

2008 Vince deGrandpré 4 2 0 128 75 0 1 0 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 29 56 6 4 0 162 144

2009 Vince deGrandpré 2 4 0 73 130 0 1 0 3 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 31 24 3 6 0 107 181

2010 Vince deGrandpré 3 3 0 158 175 0 1 0 18 36 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 168 3 5 5 0 344 214

2011 Vince deGrandpré 4 2 0 248 56 0 1 0 8 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 15 5 3 0 278 89

2012 John Lavery 5 2 0 382 65 0 1 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 250 66 8 4 0 635 143

2013 Matt Stephens 6 1 0 310 78 2 0 0 68 51 1 1 0 27 46 9 2 0 405 175

TOTALS: 85 16 2 5276 759 17 7 0 844 253 13 15 0 355422 18 10 0 763 363 133 48 2 7238 1797 OVERALL RECORD: The McGill Martlets are 9-2 McGILL AT THE NATIONALS: overall this season, outscoring opponents by a 405- 175 margin... They enter the CIS national IN 1998: The Martlets went 1-2 and finished FIFTH... championship tournament in with a They lost 38-0 to Guelph and 19-5 to UBC before seven-game win streak dating back to their last loss, winning the consolation game 10-0 over St. FX. a 17-15 setback at home to Concordia... The only other team to beat the Martlets this season was St. IN 1999: The Martlets went 1-2 and finished FIFTH... FX, which won 29-0 in a preseason contest at They lost 27-5 to Guelph and 45-0 to Waterloo, before Antigonish, on Sept. 1... But McGill avenged that loss winning the consolation game 10-0 over St. FX... with a 27-17 victory when the teams hooked up again on Oct. 17 in Montreal... McGill enters the Nationals IN 2000: The Martlets went 2-2 and finished with 49 tries scored and only 26 tries allowed in 11 SECOND... McGill lost their first game 35-3 to Alberta, games... The Martlets have scored 20-points (or won 43-5 over St. FX, won 32-21 over Waterloo in a more) in nine of 11 games to date... McGill has held semifinal and lost 28-5 to Alberta in the championship their opponents to 20 points (or less) in nine of 11 game... games... The only times that they allowed more than 20 points: a 29-0 preseason loss at St.FX and a 41- IN 2001: The Martlets went 2-2 and finished THIRD... 34 win in the Quebec conference final. McGill lost their first game 12-8 to Waterloo, won 59- 0 vs. Ottawa, lost 17-3 over Waterloo in a semifinal RSEQ RECORD: In the Réseau du étudiant du and won 39-0 over Guelph in the bronze medal Québec conference standings, McGill finished second game... behind Concordia (6-0), posting a 6-1 record... McGill had the top offensive record in the league and the IN 2002: The Martlets went 3-1 and finished THIRD... second-best defensive record, outscoring opponents They blanked Toronto (24-0) and Guelph (8-0), by a 310-78 margin... In the playoffs, the Martlets extending their undefeated streak to 14 games... The defeated third-place Ottawa 27-17 in a semifinal on streak was snapped with a 10-0 semifinal loss to Oct. 19, then upset first-place Concordia 41-34 to Alberta but McGill rebounded with a resounding 30- capture the Christine Regimbal Cup as league 3 win over Guelph in the bronze medal game. champions for the first time since 2005... McGill has now won the conference title 13 times in 27 years IN 2003: The Martlets went 2-1 and finished FIFTH... since the first Quebec league championship in 1986, They edged Lethbridge 8-5 in the opener, extending including two titles for the University’s suburban their undefeated streak to nine games... The streak squad (1996, 1997)... When the was snapped with a 15-0 loss the same day, to CIS sanctioned a national women’s rugby Western but McGill rebounded with a 17-0 win over championship in 1998, McGill’s team from the UBC in the fifth-place game. downtown campus merged with the Macdonald campus squad and continues to play their home IN 2004: The Martlets went 1-2 and finished FIFTH... games at the West Island campus… Since then, They lost 20-0 to Toronto and 21-3 by No.1-ranked McGill has registered an impressive 86-16-2 record in Western on the opening day, ending their undefeated regular season play, which included an undefeated streak at 12 games... McGill then rebounded with a streak of 56-0-1 that lasted 8+ years and was broken 19-10 win over UPEI in the fifth-place game. in a 7-3 loss at Laval, Oct. 1, 2006... IN 2005: The Martlets went 1-3 and finished FIFTH... POST-SEASON RECORD: Since 1994, McGill owns They blanked Victoria 22-0, then lost 37-0 to Western a 35-25 post-season record, including an 21-10 in preliminary round play… In the semifinals, McGill mark in the RSEQ conference playoffs and a 13-15 lost 25-5 to Alberta and suffered a 32-0 setback to lifetime record at the national championships... In Guelph in the bronze-medal game. eight previous trips to the CIS rugby Nationals, McGill has won one silver (2000) and three bronze medals (2001, 2002, 2005), in addition to four fifth-place finishes... The Tradition of Sports at McGill

The earliest known photograph of a hockey team in uniform was this classic by George Charles Arless, featuring the McGill hockey club on Feb. 28, 1881 at the Crystal Palace Skating Rink in Montreal. Note the variations in the type of sticks, skates, pants and hats. The gentleman on the far right is the referee. The McGill team, which was the first organized club in the world, played its first official game on Jan. 31, 1877 against members of the Victoria Skating Rink. McGill players pictured in the photo, from left to right, include: Albert P. Low, W.W. Weeks, Phil L. Foster, Thomas Drummond, Richard Smith, J.A. Kinlock, Frederick Hague, John J. Collins, F.W. Skaife (background), W.L. Murray and Frank Weir (referee). was invented by James Naismith of Almonte, Ont., who had graduated from McGill with a doctor of divinity degree in 1889 and became McGill’s first director of athletics in 1890. A year later, he moved on to a new job at Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., where in December of 1891, Naismith devised the rules to the game of The first two North American style football games were played between basketball. McGill and Harvard at Cambridge in the spring of 1874. This Notman The sport was first composite picture, which features 28 photographed figures, is of the third played in Montreal’s game, played on McGill's lower campus in October, 1874, which Harvard YMCA in 1892 and won by three touchdowns. It was the first-ever international intercollegiate subsequently began at football game on Canadian soil. A scrum is in progress, with the Harvard McGill with inter-faculty players on the left and McGill’s on the right, dressed in red and white striped games in 1894. sweaters. The bystander to the left of the scrum, leaning nonchalantly on A decade later, McGill his cane, is the referee. The flags of both nations are flying in the met and defeated background above the man leaning over. Many of the trees in the Queen's in the first-ever photograph are still standing today on the McGill campus. Note the ladies Canadian in the picture sporting the ample bustles that were fashionable at the time. intercollegiate A look at the male fans shows that sideburns were popular with the young basketball game in men about town. Kingston, Ont., on February 6, 1904. CAPTAIN’S CORNER: The Martlets team captain is championship team and captained the Brianna Miller, a physical education senior from Pte. Redmen in 1990. Claire, Que. The alternate captains are Emily Barber, ROSTER RAP: The 33-member McGill Martlets roster a management junior from Fenelon Falls, Ont., and is a very young one, composed of 12 freshmen, nine Audrey Marcotte, a second-year medical student sophomores, seven juniors and only five seniors... from Chateauguay, Que… Emily’s father Paul Barber Women’s rugby has become so popular at McGill that played hockey at McGill from 1981 to 1986, serving there are enough players to maintain a team of as team captain in his final year before graduating “seconds” and “thirds”, used as developmental clubs... with an engineering degree. One of his roommates The Martlets main roster spans five provinces and during his time at McGill was Mike Babcock, current three countries, including 15 players from Quebec, 11 head coach of the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. from Ontario, three from British Columbia, plus one CONFERENCE MVP: Brianna Miller, a 5-foot-6 player apiece from Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, back, was named as the RSEQ’s most valuable France and Bahrain... Among the chosen academic player for the second time in three years… Miller, who faculties of this roster are 11 students in general arts, earned CIS All-Canadian status last season, is a 10 in science, six in education, two in medicine, two three-time conference all-star who won the league’s in management and two in engineering. Among the rookie-of-the-year honours in 2010. This past July, multitude of academic majors are anatomy & cell the 21-year-old helped Canada win bronze at the biology, chemistry, agricultural & environmental inaugural Summer Universiade rugby sevens science, biomedical engineering, pharmacology, tournament in Russia. Miller won her third straight dietetics, kinesiology, French, geography, industrial RSEQ scoring title this season thanks to 100 points relations, political science, sociology and physical on a league-leading 34 conversions, four penalty education. goals and four tries in just seven games. Accounting ABOUT McGILL'S RISE TO FAME: With the elevation for 32.3 per cent of McGill’s offence in conference of women’s rugby to national championship status in play (310 points), she converted 34 of 46 tries for a 1998, the McGill University program experienced an success rate of 73.9 per cent and became the team’s interesting transition... From 1991 to 1997, the two all-time leading scorer with 370 points in 26 career campuses of McGill (i.e. the main downtown campus regular season contests, an average of 14.2 points in Montreal and the Macdonald campus in suburban per outing. Ste. Anne de Bellevue) competed against each other CONFERENCE ALL-STARS: Despite finishing in the Quebec conference... The Macdonald second with a 6-1 record, McGill only placed two “Clanswomen”, as they were known, won the then players on the 15-member Quebec all-conference “QSSF” championship in 1996 and 1997, going up team, in voting conducted by the league’s coaches... against the McGill Martlets in the conference final the The all-stars included aforementioned team captain first year and against Bishop’s the following season... Brianna Miller (see profile above), plus sophomore With the introduction of a CIS national championship fullback Deanna Foster of Caledon, Ont... Foster format in 1998, the two campus teams were merged finished third the league scoring race with 65 points in to form one team, based at the Macdonald campus, seven games. She led the Martlets with 13 tries, which has the benefit of McEwen Field, one of the which was one short of league leader Kathleen finest rugby pitches on the island of Montreal, which Keller (Laval)… Overlooked in the voting process was donated by the McEwen family... Since the was Emily Barber, who finished fifth in the league merger, the McGill women have racked up an 86-16- scoring race with 40 points. She was third among try 2 record in league play, outscoring opponents by a scorers with eight in seven games. Over her three 5,276 to 759 margin... In post-season play since the campaigns, Barber has produced 25 career tries in 20 sport was sanctioned by the CIS, the Martlets have a regular season games. 17-7 mark in the Quebec conference playoffs (844 FAMILY GENES: Two members of the Martlets roster points for, 253 against) and a 13-15 mark at the are daughters of former McGill athletes: Emily Barber, national championships (355 for, 422 against)... whose father Paul captained the hockey Redmen in Including non-conference games over that time frame, 1985-86 (more details above) and Emily Challice, the team has a combined overall record of 133-48-2 whose father Jeff played football on McGill’s 1987 vs. university teams, outscoring them 7,238 to 1,797. NOTABLE McGILL GRADUATES: Among the many notable NEW KID IN TOWN: On March 5, 2013, McGill's Board of graduates from McGill University is basketball founder James Governors announced the selection of Dr. Suzanne Fortier as Naismith, ex-Martlet assistant coach Chantal Vallée (who has McGill’s 17th Principal and Vice-Chancellor. She assumed her guided Windsor to a pair of national titles in her eight seasons as new responsibilities in early September. She, follows in the head coach), and former Martlets hoops coach Hubert Lacroix footsteps of Principal Heather Munroe-Blum’s second term on (president and CEO of the CBC), who compiled a record of 190- June 30... 137 overall behind the McGill bench from 1978 to 1987, including a 53-47 mark in 100 regular season contests... A number of McGILL MEMENTOS: McGill University, founded in 1821, cur- former Martlet basketball players have gone on to greater athletic rently has an enrollment of 37,835 students and 28 different challenges, including Colleen Dufresne (current director of ath- intercollegiate sports teams... McGill assisted in the founding of letics at Manitoba), Linda Marquis (who recently won her 500th three other universities: Victoria, UBC and Alberta... The Univer- game as head coach of the Laval Rouge et Or) and Sylvia sity is named for the Hon. James McGill, a fur trader and leading Sweeney who played for Canada at the 1976 Montreal Olympics Montreal merchant who died in 1813... He bequeathed his and at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics...One of the top Canadian Burnside Palace estate and £10,000 towards the establishment basketball players of all-time, Sweeney was a force for Team of a “Royal Institute for the Advancement of Learning”... In 1821 Canada during her playing career with the senior women’s the institution received its first Royal Charter from King George national team. As a 16-year-old rookie with McGill in 1973-74, IV and McGill College was founded... Classes began in 1829 she averaged 22 points and 12.9 rebounds per game, helping when an existing medical college was incorporated into McGill... lead the Martlets to a 22-6 overall record and a berth at the CIAU Nationals. She was the team MVP that season and her scoring McGILL'S RICH SPORTING HISTORY: In 1872, McGill formed average was the third-highest single-season average in team a football club which, two years later, met Harvard in the first history -- and the highest for a McGill rookie. She also holds the “North American-style” football game... In 1877, McGill students single-game team record for most points scored (41)... Other formed the world’s first organized hockey club... In 1884, women prominent diploma holders from McGill include Andy Nulman were first admitted to McGill... In 1891, McGill graduate James (entertainment entrepreneur), Burt Bacharach, Conrad Black, Naismith invented the game of basketball in Springfield, Mass... Leonard Cohen, Jack Layton, Ken Dryden, Dick Irvin (Jr.), Prime In 1898, the men’s soccer program began... In 1896, the wom- Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, hockey pioneers Frank and Lester en’s hockey team was founded... In 1922-23, the women’s Patrick, Dick Pound, William Shatner, Michael Soles, Senator basketball program was inaugurated... Larry Smith, Don Meehan (player agent), Randy Chevrier (Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, Edmonton Eskimos, Calgary ORIGIN OF THE NAME REDMEN: A look into the history of the Stampeders), J.P. Darche (Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City nickname "Redmen" reveals that it first appeared in an Old Chiefs), Mike Babcock (head coach, Detroit Red Wings), Guy McGill yearbook in 1927 and was originally written as two words Boucher (head coach, Tampa Bay Lightning), Martin Raymond (i.e. “Red Men”), in reference to the red school colours and red (asst.coach, Tampa Bay Lightning), Jamie Kompon (former jerseys worn by McGill teams. The moniker was first used by asst.coach with the -winning L.A. Kings and now with Montreal-area newspapers in 1929. Over the ensuing years, the the Chicago Black Hawks)... Percival Molson (McGill's first term evolved onto one word “Redmen” and was adopted by the Olympian; at 1904 St. Louis Olympics),George Hodgson (McGill's University as an official nickname. After a further look into the first athlete to win Olympic gold),Kim St-Pierre (3-time Olympic history of the nickname “Redmen” by Dr. Stanley Frost, McGill’s gold medalist and 5-time World Champion goaltender), Charline official historian, he stated that: “In ancient times, Celts were Labonté (Olympic gold medalist and goaltender), Catherine known as the Red Men because of their hair... our own Red Men Ward (Olympic gold medalist and defenceman), Julie Payette were no doubt Celts in honour of James McGill’s Scottish (astronaut), Paula Cox (Premier of Bermuda), Marie Deschamps descent.”... (Supreme Court judge), Octavia Grace Ritchie (first woman to practice medicine in Quebec), Sheila Fraser (former Auditor- WHAT THE HECK’S A MARTLET?: The McGill University crest general of Canada), Jennifer Stoddart (Canada's Privacy Com- includes three martlets which were part of the coat of arms in missioner)... James McGill’s family. A martlet is a mythical bird which cannot land because it has no feet. Hence it is in a state of perpetual McGILL COAT OF ARMS: The University’s coat of arms was flight, always soaring higher in the pursuit of higher learning... derived from an armorial device assumed by James McGill. It The Martlet Foundation, founded in 1954, is a charitable founda- include three red Martlets on a silver field. At the top of the shield tion that support athletics at McGill, mainly through its scholar- is an open book — the heraldic symbol of an institution of ship program... The nickname “Martlets” was formally adopted learning. It bears the words In Domino Confido, James McGill’s for McGill varsity sports teams in 1976. motto which translates into the phrase “I trust in the Lord”. Silver crowns on either side of the book refer to Montreal’s royal name and the inclusion of a fleur-de-lys is a reminder of the city’s French origin. Montreal’s three peaks of Mt. Royal are repre- sented by three peaks above the Martlets in the coat of arms... The patent was granted by England’s College of Arms in 1922 and registered in 1956 with the Lord Lyon, King of Arms in Scotland. On June 12, 1992, the patent was registered with the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada. McGill Martlets Rugby Coaching Staff

Matthew Stephens, a 43-year-old native of Beaconsfield, Que., was appointed head coach of the McGill University women’s rugby team in June, 2013. Stephens, who graduated from John Abbott College in 1989, has been coaching since 1992. He served as technical director and assistant coach of the Canadian national senior women’s team from 2003 to 2006 and helped guide the squad to a fourth-place finish at the 2006 World Cup. Between 1999 and 2001, Stephens guided the Quebec senior women’s team to a pair of national championships and also served as a specialist coach with the national under-18 and U-20 women’s team, as well as stints at Concordia, John Abbott College and the men’s team at McGill’s Macdonald campus. He also served as a guest coach with the McGill Martlets and with the Ste. Anne de Bellevue Rugby Football Club.

Matt Stephens Head Coach

Chelsea Privee Gillian Florence Matt DeGraff Asst. Coach (development) Asst. Coach (forwards) Asst. Coach (backs)

Laura Belvedere Scott Armstrong Tess Kelley Asst. Coach (development) Asst. Coach (development) Program Manager

2013 CIS w. Rugby Championship Preview:

OTTAWA (CIS) – The top-seeded St. Francis Xavier X- deficit in the conference final to edge the Axewomen Women hope to successfully defend the CIS women’s 19-12 in overtime. rugby title for the first time in school history this week in Quebec City. Accomplishing the feat will be no easy StFX also split a pair of non-conference matches with task however as the 2013 national tournament McGill this fall, winning 29-0 at home back on Sept. 1 promises to be one of the more closely contested in and dropping a 27-17 road decision on Oct. 13. recent years. The competition was also much stiffer in the OUA this The six-team competition, hosted for the first time by season. Laval University, kicks off Thursday and concludes on Sunday with the gold-medal final scheduled for 2 p.m. While they had escape with a close 10-6 win over All nine games from the tourney will be webcast live on Queen’s in the 2011 OUA championship match, the CIS-SIC.tv. Gryphons, who will compete on the national stage for the ninth straight year, had dominated their Ontario Joining AUS champion StFX in the quest for the rivals 579-14 and 595-20 overall heading into the past Monilex trophy are the second-ranked Queen’s Gaels two CIS tourneys. Last weekend, however, they saw (OUA champs), No. 3 Alberta Pandas (Canada West their streak of five consecutive conference titles come champs), No. 4 McGill Martlets (RSEQ champs), No. 5 to an end when they were upset 19-15 by the Gaels in (OUA finalists) and No. 6 Laval the league final. Rouge et Or (hosts). In pre-season action, back on August 30, Queen’s had The three-time national champion X-Women (2012, also defeated Guelph soundly in Kingston, by 43-7. 2010, 2006) and two-time titlist Gryphons (2011, 1998) have met in each of the past two CIS finals, with StFX “We’re very happy to be at nationals. Our young team is prevailing 37-0 a year ago and Guelph winning 28-0 in looking forward to see what we can do against the top 2011. teams in the country,” said StFX head coach Mike Cavanagh, whose team hopes to become the first in The scenario won’t repeat itself on Sunday however as history to reach the CIS title match six years in a row. “We the two perennial contenders have been grouped with hope to improve with every game and come home with the McGill in Pool A for the preliminary round of this week’s gold.” championship. StFX and Guelph face off in the tourney opener Thursday at 10:30 a.m. “When we set team goals at the beginning of the season, the big ones are always the same - OUA and CIS gold In the other opening day match-up, at 1:30 p.m., medals,” said Guelph coach Colette McAuley. “To strive Queen’s battles Laval in a Pool B duel between teams for anything less with these exceptional athletes is not looking for their first national title. doing justice to their abilities and their commitment.

Alberta is the most decorated program in CIS rugby “Losing in the OUA final is a great motivator to regain our history with five Monilex trophies, claimed consecutively focus on the little things that make us a great team. Every from 1999 to 2003. McGill lost 28-5 to the Pandas in its team attending the CIS championship this year has the lone trip to the CIS final in 2000. roster and talent to take home a gold medal. It will depend on which team rises to the challenge and plays three While they are making their 16th straight appearance at games of great rugby. We are confident that it can be the tournament, the X-Women were tested this fall like Guelph.” they hadn’t been in a number of seasons. Of all the teams set to compete on the Laval campus this The powerhouse from Antigonish, N.S., had entered week, reigning two-time Canada West champ Alberta the last two CIS championships having outscored its probably had the smoothest road to Quebec City. The AUS opponents 412 to 29 in 2011 and a mind-boggling Pandas’ closest call so far this season was a 27-10 win 821-6 in 2012. This season, while they ended up over Calgary in the conference final. capturing their 16th consecutive AUS banner, the X- Women dropped their league opener 44-13 to Acadia in “We are obviously really excited to get a chance to come early September and had to erase a 12-0 halftime back to CIS nationals as Canada West champions,” said head coach Matt Parrish, whose program returned to the to show courage and compete as hard as you can. You national podium for the first time since 2005 last year never know what can happen. Games are won on the field. thanks to a third-place finish. “With the majority of our squad returning this year, including half a dozen fifth-year “Hosting the championship at Laval is important for our players, we hope last year’s experience will give them local women’s rugby community, which has to take the drive to make it to the gold-medal game this time advantage of the opportunity. They have a chance to around. I believe having the same coaching and watch the top teams in the country, including many athletes management team will also be a big advantage for us.” who are knocking on the door of national teams.”

Following a pair of fifth-place finishes in its first two Official championship website: appearances at the CIS competition in 2010 and 2012, http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wrugby/index Queen’s looks poised to make its first real run at the Monilex trophy. The last two OUA finals against Guelph 2013 CIS Rugby (W) Final Standings and the team’s first-ever conference title this season are definitely confidence boosters. RSEQ: GP WLT PF PA PTS Concordia 7 7 0 0 296 62 14 “We’ve now had the experience of being at two CIS McGill 7 6 1 0 310 78 12 Ottawa 7 5 2 0 240 126 10 championships and the group of upper-year players are Laval 7 4 3 0 260 139 8 really focussed on playing to our potential. We are hungry,” Montreal 7 3 4 0 114 154 6 said coach Beth Barz. “This season has had its ups and Sherbrooke 7 2 5 0 144 166 4 downs and we feel like we did a very good job preparing Carleton 7 1 6 0 136 254 2 for the playoffs. The team’s focus matches its level of Bishop's 7 0 7 0 5 526 0 expectation for 2013. The dedication to off-season training Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and skill development is paying off and we think our athletes are ready for their next challenge.” OUA:

RUSSELL DIV. GP WLT PF PA PTS After competing in each of the first eight CIS tournaments Queen's 5 5 0 0 190 53 25 from 1998 to 2005, a run that included a silver medal and McMaster 5 3 2 0 220 84 16 a pair of bronze, McGill went through a seven-year drought York 5 2 3 0 125 151 10 before finally getting back to the dance this season. The Trent 5 2 3 0 56 149 9 Martlets qualified thanks to a spectacular 41-34 road Toronto 5 0 5 0 15 172 1 victory over defending conference champion Concordia in SHIELS DIVISION GP WLT PF PA PTS the RSEQ final. Guelph 5 5 0 0 298 46 24 Western 5 3 2 0 178 70 16 “We are a bit banged up after beating a strong Concordia Waterloo 5 3 2 0 110 110 14 Laurier 5 1 4 0 42 247 5 team in the Quebec final but we are very confident in our Brock 5 1 4 0 19 171 5 depth,” said Matt Stephens, a former national team assistant now in his first year as head coach at McGill. Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a tie, 1 point for a loss by 7 “The CIS tournament features shorter games, which plays pts or less, 1 bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries in a game to our strength as we prefer a fast, up-tempo style of AUS: GP WLT PF PA PTS rugby. If we can dictate the tempo, we will be a strong Acadia 8 7 1 0 581 47 14 contender for the title.” StFX 8 7 1 0 616 61 14 Saint Mary's 8 4 4 0 222 377 8 The second qualifier from the Quebec conference, UPEI 8 2 6 0 129 465 4 St. Thomas 8 0 8 0 37 635 0 tournament host Laval, enjoyed a solid campaign but struggled against the top RSEQ teams, losing 48-19 to Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie McGill in the regular season and going 0-2 against Concordia, including a lopsided 38-3 decision in the CANADA WEST GP WLT PF PA PTS league semifinals. Alberta 4 4 0 0 192 20 20 Calgary 4 2 1 1 99 103 12 “It would be a mistake to underestimate a team that made Lethbridge 4 1 2 1 75 100 9 it to the national championship. We won’t be spectators UBC 4 1 3 0 82 109 5 this week,” said head coach Bill McNeil, who led his troops Victoria 4 1 3 0 45 161 4 to the program’s first-ever CIS medal – bronze – in their Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a tie, 1 point for a loss by 7 last appearance at the tourney two years ago. “I’m going pts or less, 1 bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries in a game to tell my team to have fun. And the only way to do that is TEAM PROFILES Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 22): No. 2 Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (polls 2-3-4) POOL A Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 8 Conference award winners (Shiels Division): Caitlin No. 1 St. Francis Xavier X-Women (AUS champions) McNally (MVP), Colette McAuley (coach) Conference all-stars (Shiels Division): Brittany Kassil, Head Coach: Mike Cavanagh (15th season) Caitlin McNally, Shannon Spurrell, Brittany Priddle, Devon Regular season record: 7-1 Keys Regular season standing: 2nd AUS CIS championship appearances (including 2013): 14 Playoff record: 2-0 CIS championship all-time record: 26-21-2 (.551) Playoff finish: AUS champions CIS championship all-time medals: 10 (2-3-5) Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 22): No. 5 CIS championship best result: 2-time champions (2011, Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (first poll) 1998) Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 8 CIS championship last appearance: 2012 (finalists) Conference award winners: Vanessa Duffley (student- CIS championship sequence: 9th straight appearance athlete community service award) Conference all-stars: Tasha McKenzie, Catharine POOL B MacKeigan, Emma Taylor, Miranda Sample, Vanessa Duffley, Lauren Agnew No. 2 Queen’s Gaels (OUA champions) CIS championship appearances (including 2013): 16 CIS championship all-time record: 23-26-3 (.471) Head Coach: Beth Barz (9th season) CIS championship all-time medals: 6 (3-3-0) Regular season record: 5-0 CIS championship best result: 3-time champions Regular season standing: 1st OUA Russell Division (2012, 2010, 2006) Playoff record: 3-0 CIS championship last appearance: 2012 (champions) Playoff finish: OUA champions CIS championship sequence: 16th straight appearance Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 22): No. 3 Top 10 best ranking: No. 3 (polls 2-3-4-7-8) No. 4 McGill Martlets (RSEQ champions) Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 8 Conference award winners (Russell Division): Lauren Head Coach: Matt Stephens (1st season) McEwen (MVP) Regular season record: 6-1 Conference all-stars (Russell Division): Claragh Pegg, Regular season standing: 2nd RSEQ Loren Baldwin, Devon Stride, Lauren McEwen, Karley Playoff record: 2-0 Heyman Playoff finish: RSEQ champions CIS championship appearances (including 2013): 3 Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 22): No. 6 CIS championship all-time record: 2-4 (.333) Top 10 best ranking: No. 6 (final poll) CIS championship all-time medals: 0 Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 7 CIS championship best result: 5th place (2012, 2010) Conference award winners: Brianna Miller (MVP) CIS championship last appearance: 2012 (5th place) Conference all-stars: Brianna Miller, Deanna Foster CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance CIS championship appearances (including 2013): 9 (3rd in 4 years) CIS championship all-time record: 13-15 (.464) CIS championship all-time medals: 3 (0-1-2) No. 3 Alberta Pandas (Canada West champions) CIS championship best result: Finalists (2000) CIS championship last appearance: 2005 (4th place) Head Coach: Matt Parrish (9th season) CIS championship sequence: First appearance since Regular season record: 4-0 2005 Regular season standing: 1st Canada West Playoff record: 2-0 No. 5 Guelph Gryphons (OUA finalists) Playoff finish: Canada West champions Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 22): No. 1 Head Coach: Colette McAuley (7th season) Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (last 4 polls) Regular season record: 5-0 Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 8 Regular season standing: 1st OUA Shiels Division Conference award winners: Miranda Monty (MVP) Playoff record: 2-1 Conference all-stars: Louise Chavarie, Miranda Monty, Playoff finish: OUA finalists Chelsea Guthrie, Allison Fairbairn, Julia Goss, Alanna Fittes CIS championship appearances (including 2013): 10 CHAMPIONSHIP POOLS, SEEDING & SCHEDULE CIS championship all-time record: 26-6-2 (.794) CIS championship all-time medals: 8 (5-1-2) Pool A CIS championship best result: 5-time champions (2003, No. 1 StFX X-Women 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999) (AUS champions: 7-1 regular season / 2-0 playoffs) CIS championship last appearance: 2012 (bronze No. 4 McGill Martlets medal) (RSEQ champions: 6-1 regular season / 2-0 playoffs) CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance No. 5 Guelph Gryphons (OUA finalists: 5-0 regular season / 2-1 playoffs) No. 6 Laval Rouge et Or (hosts) Pool B Head Coach: Bill McNeil (9th season) No. 2 Queen’s Gaels Regular season record: 4-3 (OUA champions: 5-0 regular season / 3-0 playoffs) Regular season standing: 4th RSEQ No. 3 Alberta Pandas Playoff record: 0-1 (Canada West champs: 4-0 regular season / 2-0 playoffs) Playoff finish: RSEQ semi-finalists No. 6 Laval Rouge et Or Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 22): Unranked (Hosts: 4-3 regular season / 0-1 playoffs) Top 10 best ranking: No. 6 (first poll) Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 2 Wednesday, Oct. 30 Conference award winners: None 18:00 All-Canadian Awards Gala (Universel Hotel) Conference all-stars: Claudia Kedney-Bolduc, Kathleen Keller Thursday, Oct. 31 CIS championship appearances (including 2013): 4 10:30 Pool A: CIS championship all-time record: 3-7 (.300) StFX vs. Guelph (CIS-SIC.tv) CIS championship all-time medals: 1 (0-0-1) CIS championship best result: Bronze medal (2011) 13:30 Pool B: CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (bronze Queen’s vs. Laval (CIS-SIC.tv) medal) CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year Friday, Nov. 1 absence 10:30 Pool A: Loser (StFX-Guelph) vs. McGill (CIS-SIC.tv) MONILEX TROPHY CHAMPIONS (Inaugural championship held in 1998) 13:30 Pool B: Loser (Queen’s-Laval) vs. Alberta (CIS-SIC.tv) 2012 StFX Saturday, Nov. 2 2011 Guelph 10:30 Pool A: 2010 StFX Winner (StFX-Guelph) vs. McGill (CIS-SIC.tv) 2009 Lethbridge 2008 Lethbridge 13:30 Pool B: 2007 Lethbridge Winner (Queen’s-Laval) vs. Alberta (CIS-SIC.tv) 2006 StFX 2005 Western Sunday, Nov. 3 2004 Western 10:00 Fifth place: 2003 Alberta 3rd Pool A vs. 3rd Pool B (CIS-SIC.tv) 2002 Alberta 2001 Alberta 12:00 Bronze medal: 2000 Alberta 2nd Pool A vs. 2nd Pool B (CIS-SIC.tv) 1999 Alberta 1998 Guelph 14:00 Championship final: 1st Pool A vs. 1st Pool B (CIS-SIC.tv)

Note: All games will be played at TELUS-UL Stadium except those on Saturday, Nov. 2, which will be played on Field #11 behind Louis-Jacques-Casault Hall (on campus). QUICK FACTS ABOUT: McGill University Athletics and Recreation 475 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Que., H2W 1S4 Founded: 1821 Enrollment: 37,835 Faculty & Staff: 5,093 School Colours (since 1900): Red and White School Colours (before 1900): Chocolate and Jules Nicknames: Redmen (M), Martlets (W) Number of Varsity Sports Teams: 28 Varsity Sports Office: Tel.: (514) 398-7003 Fax: (514) 398-1956 Conferences & Affiliations: Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association (CUFLA) Canadian University Synchronized Swim League (CUSSL) Canadian Intercollegiate Association (CIBA) CIS National Championships (9): m. (1972), Football (1987), m.Hockey (2012), m.Soccer (1981, 1982, 1997), w.Hockey (2008, 2009, 2011) Chancellor: Arnold Steinberg Principal & Vice-Chancellor: Dr. Suzanne Fortier (since Sept. 2013) Provost: Prof. Anthony Masi Deputy Provost: Prof. Morton Mendelson Exec. Director of Athletics & Recreation: Drew Love Manager, Varsity Sports: Lisen Moore Manager, Sports Programs: Geoffrey Phillips Manager, Communications & Marketing: Jill Barker

Communications Officer (Athletics): Earl Zukerman (514) 983-7012 (cell) [email protected] www.mcgillathletics.ca 2013 McGILL MARTLETS RUGBY Game-by-Game Results (8-2 overall; 405 PF, 175 PA) Date Result Opponent McGill Scorers Sept. 1 *L 0-29 at St.FX (None)

Sept. 6 W 41-12 vs Sherbrooke Emily Barber (10 pts, 2 tries), Brianna Miller (6 pts, 3 conversions), Caroline Binette (5 pts,1 try) Casey Thorburn (5 pts, 1 try), Julia White (5 pts, 1 try), Milda Sabiston (5 pts, 1 try ), Deanna Foster (5 pts, 1 try)

Sept. 15 W 35-12 at Montreal Brianna Miller (15 pts, 1 try, 5 conversions), Emily Barber (5 pts, 1 try), Bianca Della Porta (5 pts, 1 try), Caroline Suchorski (5 pts, 1 try), Casey Thorburn (5 pts, 1 try)

Sept. 18 L 15-17 vs Concordia Brianna Miller (10 pts, 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty goal), Audrey Marcotte (5 pts, 1 try)

Sept. 21 W 41-0 vs Carleton Brianna Miller (16 pts, 1 try, 4 conversions, 1 penalty goal), Deanna Foster (10 pts, 2 tries), Caroline Suchorski (10 pts, 2 tries), Casey Thorburn (5 pts, 1 try),

Sept. 29 W 109-5 at Bishop's Deanna Foster (30 pts, 6 tries), Brianna Miller (29 points, 1 try, 12 conversions), Emily Barber (20 pts, 4 tries), Bianca Della Porta (10 pts, 2 tries), Katrine Lightstone (10 pts , 2 tries), Susanna Beaudin (5 pts, 1 try), Caroline Suchorski (5 pts, 1 try)

Oct. 6 W 48-19 vs Laval Brianna Miller (18 pts, 6 conversions, 2 penalty goals), Deanna Foster (15 pts, 3 tries), Emily Barber (5 pts, 1 try), Caroline Binette (5 pts, 1 try), Noala Beattie-Dagenais (5 pts, 1 try)

Oct. 11 W 21-13 at Ottawa Brianna Miller (6 pts, 3 conversions), Deanna Foster (5 pts, 1 try), Erica Saabas (5 pts,1 try), Casey Thorburn (5 pts, 1 try) Oct. 13 *W 27-17 at St.FX Brianna Miller (17 pts, 1 try, 3 conversions, 2 penalty goals), Emily Barber (5 pts, 1 try), Caroline Suchorski (5 pts, 1 try) RSEQ SEMIFINAL Oct. 19 W 27-17 vs Ottawa Brianna Miller (17 pts, 1 try, 3 conversions), Deanna Foster (5 pts, 1 try), Erica Saabas (5 pts, 1 try)

RSEQ CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Oct. 25 W 41-34 at Concordia Brianna Miller (16 pts, 1 try, 4 conversions, 1 penalty goal), Caroline Suchorski (10 pts, 2 tries), Deanna Foster (5 pts, 1 try), Casey Thorburn (5 pts, 1 try), Caroline Binette (5 pts, 1 try) CIS CHAMPIONSHIP (@ Laval) Nov. 1 vs Guelph or St.FX Nov. 2 vs Guelph or St.FX Nov. 3 vs TBA *non-conference game

2013 RSEQ WOMEN'S RUGBY ALL-STARS 2013 McGILL RUGBY REG. SEASON SCORING LEADERS Name GP Tries Conv. PG DG TOT 01. Sarah Scanlon, Concordia (5 pts) (2 pts) (3 pts) (3 pts) 02. Camila Motta Carreigo, Montréal Miller, Brianna 7 4 34 0 4 100 Foster, Deanna 7 13 0 0 0 65 03. Solange Deblois, Concordia Barber, Emily 7 8 0 0 0 40 04. Sammy Ewing, Concordia Suchorski, Caroline 6 4 0 0 0 20 Thorburn, Casey 6 4 0 0 0 20 05. Claudia Kedney-Bolduc, Laval Della Porta, Bianca 7 3 0 0 0 15 06. Marie-Pier Labonté, Sherbrooke Binette, Caroline 4 2 0 0 0 10 *Lightstone, Katrine 6 2 0 0 0 10 07. Maria Godfrey, Carleton Beattie-Dagenais, Noala 6 1 0 0 0 5 08. Hughanna Gaw, Concordia Beaudin, Susanna 6 1 0 0 0 5 Marcotte, Audrey 6 1 0 0 0 5 09. Samantha Bennett, Concordia Saabas, Erica 7 1 0 0 0 5 10. Brianna Miller, McGill Sabiston, Milda 7 1 0 0 0 5 White, Julia 2 1 0 0 0 5 11. Deanna Foster, McGill *Ardilouze, Amelie 7 0 0 0 0 0 12. Kathleen Keller, Laval *Challice, Emily 7 0 0 0 0 0 *Crichton-Mailey, Laurel 2 0 0 0 0 0 13. Natasha Watcham-Roy, Ottawa Dunn, Krista 7 0 0 0 0 0 14. Alex Ste-Marie, Concordia *Heseltine, Victoria 7 0 0 0 0 0 Kelly, Shannon 7 0 0 0 0 0 15. Anipier Bérubé, Montréal Lai, Emily 7 0 0 0 0 0 *Lieberman, Kelsey 5 0 0 0 0 0 MacEachen, Caitlin 2 0 0 0 0 0 Player of the Year: *Michelin, Jessica 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brianna Miller (McGill) *Phelan, Kelly 7 0 0 0 0 0 *Power, Mary-Elizabeth 6 0 0 0 0 0 Rookie of the Year: *Reid, Brittany 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alexandra Tessier, Concordia Rist, Maxine 6 0 0 0 0 0 *Ryan, Rachael 1 0 0 0 0 0 Coach of the Year: Walsh, Kayleigh 7 0 0 0 0 0 Graeme McGravie, Concordia *freshman