MONTREAL - Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles,
Que., registered her third hat-trick of the season as No.1-ranked
McGill defeated the Ottawa Gee-Gees 4-1 in CIS women's university
hockey at McConnell Arena on Friday, extending their record win
streak to 77 consecutive games.
It was also McGill's 26th straight conquest over Ottawa and
improved their lifetime record against the Gee-Gees to 40-2-1
overall.
McGill, which led 3-1 after two periods, went 2-for-7 on the
power-play and outshot the Gee-Gees 48-21, including a 19-8 margin
in the second period.
Bettez, a two-time all-Canadian forward, connected on the
power-play only 31 seconds into the contest. She also hit
pay-dirt in the second (18:52) and third periods (17:54).
Vanessa Davidson of Kirkland, Que., contributed
three points and was credited with what proved to be the
game-winner at 5:50 of the second period. Davidson, who is McGill's
all-time leading scorer, sits atop the Quebec conference scoring
race with 12-19-31 in 17 contests.
Bettez is six points in arrears with an 18-7-25 dossier but
missed two games while playing for the Canadian under-22 team in
Germany last month.
The lone marker for the Gee-Gees was scored by Kayla
Hottot, a Sombra, Ont., native who knotted the score at
1-1 midway through the opening frame.
Freshman netminder Taylor Salisbury of Surrey,
B.C., made 20 saves for the victory and improved her unblemished
record to 9-0-0. She leads the five-team league in goals-against
average (1.11), save percentage (.944), wins (9) and shutouts
(2).
Gee-Gees goaltender Stephanie Auger of
Belleville, Ont., posted 44 saves in a losing cause and fell to
5-6-0.
The Martlets are 17-0 in the Quebec conference and with three
games remaining before playoffs, will be looking for their third
consecutive perfect season in CIS action. They will close out the
campaign with a Valentine's Day matinee at Concordia on Sunday (3
p.m.), followed by another road game against the second-place
Montreal Carabins (Feb. 19) and a home game against Concordia on
Sunday, Feb. 21. That final contest has been moved from 2 p.m.
faceoff to a 7 p.m. start, in order to accommodate a possible
afternoon men's hockey playoff game between Nipissing and the
Redmen.
MARTLETS MURMURS: All-Canadian Cathy Chartrand
leads all CIS rearguards in goals and points with 8-14-22 in 17
games... She is four points ahead of York's Kelsey
Webster, who has 5-13-18 in 10 more games played... McGill
leads the Quebec league in both power play prowess (27.7%) and
penalty-killing (91.0%)... The Martlets have only allowed six PPGs
against and have tallied a league-leading five shorthanded
markers.
SCORING SUMMARY
Ottawa 1 at McGill 4
(Feb 13, 2010 - McConnell Arena @ McGill)
1st Period-
1, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 16 (Hill,
Davidson), 0:31 (pp).
2, Ottawa, Kayla Hottot 7 (Porcellato),
13:09.
Penalties-
Kitlar Ott (hooking), 0:12;
Sheehan Mcg (hooking), 4:22;
Hottot Ott (slashing), 9:17;
Davidson Mcg (roughing), 20:00.
2nd Period-
3, McGill, Vanessa Davidson 12 (Chartrand),
5:50 (pp).
4, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 17 (Zane),
18:52.
Penalties-
Lefebvre Ott (bodychecking), 4:56;
Sparks Ott (hooking), 6:33;
Allen Ott (tripping), 12:34.
3rd Period-
5, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 18 (Davidson),
17:54.
Penalties-
Pouliot Ott (interference), 1:19;
Hill Mcg (bodychecking), 11:02;
Reinholcz Ott (roughing), 14:30.
GOALS BY PERIOD:
Ottawa 1-0-0 -- 1
McGill 1-2-1 -- 4
Shots on Goal-
Ottawa 8-8-5-21.
McGill 13-19-16-48.
Power Play Opportunities-
Ottawa 0 of 3;
McGill 2 of 7.
Penalties (No./Mins.)-
Ottawa 7/14;
McGill 3/6.
Goalies-
Ottawa, Stephanie Auger 5-6-0 (48 shots-44
saves).
McGill, Taylor Salisbury 9-0-0 (21 shots-20
saves).
Referee-Melanie Bordeleau.
Start: 2:00 PM
End: 3:55 PM
Length: 1:55
Attendance -160
THREE STARS:
1. MCG - 24 Ann-Sophie Bettez
2. MCG - 1 Taylor Salisbury
3. OTT - 30 Stephanie Auger
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
