Box Score
OTTAWA -- Katia Clement-Heydra scored the game-winner and set up another as the top-ranked McGill women's hockey team tripled Carleton 3-1 at the CU Ice House, Saturday.

Dating back two years, it marked the 38th consecutive regular season victory for McGill, which is 17-0 against CIS teams this season, including a 12-0 mark in regular-season play. Their last in-season loss was a 4-3 overtime shootout decision to the Ravens on Jan. 22, 2012. Since then, the Martlets have posted 14 straight wins over Carleton. 

Rookie Gabrielle Davidson tallied her CIS-leading 16th goal of the season to break a scoreless draw on the power-play at 12:41 of the second period

Early in the final stanza, Clement-Heydra finally gave the Martlets some breathing room when she connected for the winner, with her ninth of the campaign at 2:16. It marked the 150th career game in a McGill uniform for the industrial relations senior from St. Bruno de Montarville, Que., who owns a lifetime overall record of 93-125-218. This season, she sits fourth in the CIS scoring race with 9-16-25 in just 12 contests.

Chelsey Saunders assured the victory when she made it 3-0 on the power-play at 11:28.

Carleton broke the shutout bid less than two minutes later, however, when Julie Vaillancourt scored on goaltender Brittany Smrke at 13:26. Smrke, who entered the game midway through the second period, was credited with 10 saves and the victory, improving to 2-0 on the season. She took over in a planned move for Martlets starter Taylor Hough who kicked aside all nine shots faced in 30 minutes and 35 seconds.

McGill had a lopsided 52-20 edge in shots as Carleton's Tamber Tisdale made 49 saves in a losing cause and dropped to 0-5.

The Martlets were strong on special teams, going 2-for-6 on the power-play and erasing all three shorthanded situations. McGill's power-play unit is currently ranked second in the nation, operating at 27.0 per cent efficiency with 20 goals in 74 chances.

McGill (12-0-0) will remain in the nation's capital to take on the third-place Ottawa Gee-Gees (6-7-0) in a Sunday matinee, a game slated to be webcast live at 2 p.m. on SSN Canada.


SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman
McGill Sports Info Office
514-398-7012


SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 3 at Carleton 1
(Saturday, January 18, 2014 - @ CU Ice House)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 0-1-2 -- 3
Carleton 0-0-1 -- 1

1st Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-Guindon Car (boarding), 3:50; Cagianos Mcg (holding), 6:27.

2nd Period-
1, McGill, Gabrielle Davidson 16 (Fouracres, Clement-Heydra), 12:41 (PP).

Penalties-VanderVeen Car (hooking), 8:29; Gouge Car (tripping), 11:59; Wegner Car (bodychecking), 14:17; Crampton Mcg (hooking), 15:39.

3rd Period-
2, McGill, Katia Clement-Heydra 9 (Oles), 2:16.
3, McGill, Chelsey Saunders 3 (Crampton, Daigneault), 11:28 (PP).
4, Carleton, Julie Vaillancourt 3 (Klimo, Dion), 13:26.

Penalties-VanderVeen Car (bodychecking), 3:16; Beaver Car (bodychecking), 9:43; Davies Mcg (hooking), 17:55.

Shots on Goal-
McGill 18-18-16 -- 52.
Carleton 7-4-9 -- 20.

Power Play Opportunities-
McGill 2 / 6;
Carleton 0 / 3.

Goalies-

McGill,
Taylor Hough (Start, ND, 9 shots-9 saves; 30:35);
Brittany Smrke (W, 2-0-0, 11 shots-10 saves; 29:25).

Carleton,
Tamber Tisdale (L, 0-5-0, 52 shots-49 saves; 60:00).

Attendance: 106
Start: 2:00 PM
End: 3:53 PM
Length: 1:53

Referee-Eric Mainville.
Linesmen-Chelsea Barrr, Jeff Demers.

THREE STARS:
1. MCG - 19 Katia Clement-Heydra
2. CAR - 1 Tamber Tisdale
3. MCG - 15 Gabrielle Davidson