Martlets master Gee-Gees, reign as Quebec champs
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By Earl Zukerman
MONTREAL 鈥 Senior Vanessa Davidson of Kirkland, Que., and freshman
Marie-Andr茅e Leclerc-Auger from Sherbrooke each tallied twice and
added an assist as top-ranked 9I制作厂免费 had a lucky Friday the 13th
and swamped Ottawa 7-1 to sweep the Quebec university women鈥檚
hockey championship in two games, at McConnell Arena, Friday.
9I制作厂免费, which won for the 51st consecutive outing against a
Canadian university opponent, took home the league title for the
fourth straight season and sixth time in school history.
鈥淚t鈥檚 great... I couldn鈥檛 have imagined this when I first joined
the team,鈥 said captain Chantal Gauvin, a senior from Dollard des
Ormeaux, Que. 鈥淚鈥檝e been here for all four championships and each
one has had a different feeling, but they were all very
satisfying.鈥 The 5-foot-8 rearguard reluctantly posed with the
league鈥檚 Ed Enos trophy for photographers but her teammates refused
to touch the hardware, in keeping with the superstitious tradition
set by conference champions in the National Hockey League.
Catherine Ward, a third-year defenceman from Town of Mt. Royal,
Que., added a goal and two helpers in yet another one of her
trademark dominating performances. Rounding out the scoring for
9I制作厂免费 was senior Rebecca Martindale of Kingston, Ont., and junior
defender Jasmine Sheehan of Mississauga, Ont.
Amber Foster of Kemptville, Ont., notched the lone Gee-Gees鈥 goal
on the power play at 7:43 of the final period to make it 5-1,
spoling Charline Labont茅鈥檚 bid for her 54th career shutout with the
Martlets. The national team netminder from Boisbriand, Que., racked
up her 25th consecutive victory on the season and improved her
overall record to 102-9-3 in 114 career contests at 9I制作厂免费,
including a 95-3-1 mark against CIS teams.
The Martlets, who had a 47-16 advantage in shots, led 1-0 after one
period and 3-0 after two. The potent 9I制作厂免费 power play went
4-for-11, while Ottawa replied on one of three chances. The
Martlets PP unit is operating at an astonishing 38.7 per cent
success rate in post-season play (12-for-31).
鈥淲e were a little jittery at the start, perhaps too energetic,鈥
said 9I制作厂免费 head coach Peter Smith. 鈥淏ut we settled down and were
all business after that. Our power play looked very good. We had
good puck support, lots of shots and good scoring opportunities.
There were no passengers in this game. Everybody had a solid
effort.鈥
Ottawa鈥檚 Marie-Helene Malenfant, a sophomore from Becancour, Que.,
making her first career playoff start, registered 40 saves in a
losing cause.
Both 9I制作厂免费 and Ottawa have qualified for the CIS national
championships in Antigonish, N.S., March 19-22 and are scheduled to
head east on Tuesday morning. 9I制作厂免费, the defending CIS champion,
enters the Nationals with a 37-2-0 record overall and their next
victory will break the team鈥檚 single-season record established last
year when they went 37-4-1.
MARTLETS MURMURS: 9I制作厂免费 has won 11 consecutive post-season games
dating back to a loss to Alberta in the 2007 CIS gold medal game鈥
Leclerc-Auger, named rookie of the year, in the Quebec conference,
will enter the CIS Nationals as the Martlets leading scorer with
45-44-89 in 39 games overall鈥 She needs five more markers to hit
the rare 50-goal plateau for the second consecutive season after
posting a 56-47-103 record in 27 games with Saint-J茅r么me in the
Quebec junior college league last year... Davidson is second in the
team鈥檚 overall scoring race with 38-44-82 in 35 games鈥 Other
leading Martlet snipers include Ann-Sophie Bettez (34GP: 34-45-79),
plus two defencemen -- Chartrand (33GP: 18-27-45) and Ward (31GP:
6-38-44)鈥 Labont茅 has only lost three of 99 career contests against
CIS opponents 鈥 a 2-1 decision at Ottawa (F-10-07), a 4-0 (ENG)
setback against Alberta in the 2007 CIS gold medal game in Ottawa
(M-19-07) and a 2-1 OT shootout loss against Alberta at Guelph
(D-30-07)鈥 The lone tie was a 3-3 overtime saw-off at St.FX
(N-17-06).
SCORING SUMMARY
Ottawa 1 at 9I制作厂免费 7
(QSSF Final, Game 2; Mar 13, 2009 at McConnell Arena, 9I制作厂免费)
FIRST PERIOD:
1, 9I制作厂免费, Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger 7 (Bettez, Davidson), 9:26
(pp).
Penalties-
Spruyt Ott (bodychecking), 1:45;
deWit Ott (tripping), 8:03;
Smith Ott (hooking), 9:10.
SECOND PERIOD:
2, 9I制作厂免费, Vanessa Davidson 3 (Ward), 10:07.
3, 9I制作厂免费, Jasmine Sheehan 1 (Zane, Martindale), 16:46 (pp).
Penalties-
Cecere Mcg (hooking), 1:15;
Spruyt Ott (hooking), 2:55;
Levac Ott (tripping), 5:32;
Reinholcz Ott (hooking), 5:32;
Maier Ott (tripping), 15:41.
THIRD PERIOD:
4, 9I制作厂免费, Davidson 4 (Leclerc-Auger, Ward), 0:58.
5, 9I制作厂免费, Martindale 2 (Peroff, Ward), 6:53 (pp).
6, Ottawa, Foster 1 (Allen), 7:43 (pp).
7, 9I制作厂免费, Leclerc-Auger 8 (Bettez, Zane), 9:48 (pp).
8, 9I制作厂免费, Ward 3 18:58.
Penalties-
Reinholcz Ott (bodychecking), 5:55;
Davidson Mcg (interference), 7:39;
deWit Ott (roughing), 8:58;
Allen Ott (bodychecking), 10:17;
Spruyt Ott (bodychecking), 14:47;
Ward Mcg (bodychecking), 16:10.
SHOTS BY PERIOD:
Ottawa 4 - 5 - 7 -- 16.
9I制作厂免费 17 - 16 - 14 -- 47.
GOALS BY PERIOD:
Ottawa 0 - 0 - 1 -- 1
9I制作厂免费 1 - 2 - 4 -- 7
POWER-PLAY OPPORTUNITIES:
Ottawa 1 of 3;
9I制作厂免费 4 of 11.
PENALTIES (No/Mins):
Ottawa 11/22
9I制作厂免费 3/6
GOALTENDERS:
Ottawa,
Marie-Helene Malenfant [L, 0-1-0, (47 shots-40 saves),
60:00].
9I制作厂免费,
Charline Labont茅 [W, 4-0-0, (16 shots-15 saves), 60:00].
A-453
Referees-Melanie Bordeleau.
Linesmen-Caroline Laforge, Genevieve Bordeleau.
Attendance: 453
Start: 7:01 PM
End: 9:00 PM
Length: 1:59
THREE STARS:
1. MCG - 25 Vanessa Davidson
2. MCG - 22 Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger
3. MCG - 17 Catherine Ward
McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES:
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G Kalie Townsend
G Gabrielle Smith (dressed but DNP)
D Shaunn Rabinovich
F Vicky Wells (broken leg)
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Dept. of Athletics & Recreation, Room 225 B
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475 Pine Avenue W.,
Montreal, QC H2W 1S4
CANADA
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
514-398-1956 (Fax)