Box Score
MONTREAL -- Katia Clement-Heydra was in a hurry to snap a three-game scoring slump. Not only did she set a school record with the fastest goal from the start of a game at the 14-second mark, she tallied twice, including the game-winner and added a helper as the No.-2-ranked McGill women's hockey team skated to a 5-3 road victory over an upstart Concordia squad at the Ed Meagher Arena, Friday.

It was the fifth straight league win for the Martlets, who are now 70-37-3 in 110 lifetime meetings against their cross-town rivals since the CIS formally adopted women's hockey in 1997-98.

McGill actually jumped into an early 3-0 lead before the game was seven minutes old. Leslie Oles struck for her league-leading 10th of the season at 6:22 to make it 2-0. Just 19 seconds later, McGill pounced again when Stefanie Pohlod converted passes from Clement-Heydra and rearguard Michelle Daigneault.

But just when you thought that the rout was on, the pesky Stingers rebounded with a pair of second period power-play markers from Alexandria D'Onofrio and Marie-Joelle Allard at 5:47 and 16:22, respectively.

Only 24 seconds later, however, it was Clement-Heydra to the rescue once again, striking pay-dirt at 16:46 to make it 4-2 for the visitors. Defender Elizabeth Hillier and Jordan McDonell drew assists on the play.

That score held up until late in the final stanza, when Concordia pulled the goalie on a power-play and McGill's Erika Pyke found the empty net with a shorthanded marker at 18:12. It was the team's league-leading fifth "shorty" of the season. The Stingers rebounded with a PP marker just 22 seconds later but they ran out of clock.

McGill, which had a 34-19 edge in shots, struggled on special teams. They went 0-for-6 on the power-play and conceded three PP goals in five PK situations.

Taylor Hough made 16 saves and collected the win, improving to 5-1-0 on the season and 11-2-0 lifetime in league play. Two goalies toiled for the Stingers, with Briar Bache getting the start and allowing two goals on six shots before being yanked at the 6:22 mark. She was replaced by Katherine Purchase, who turned aside 25 of 27 shots and took the loss, dopping to 2-4-0.

McGill, which improved to a division-leading 10-2-0 in the RSEQ conference, will host the second-place Montreal Carabins (9-2-0), the top-ranked team in the country, in a much-anticipated showdown at McConnell Arena on Sunday at 3 p.m. The game is slated to be webcast live at SSN Canada.

COMPLETE BOXSCORE

SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 5 at Concordia 3
(Friday, January 16, 2015 - Ed Meagher Arena @ Concordia)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 3-1-1 -- 5
Concordia 0-2-1 -- 3

1st Period-
1, McGill, Katia Clement-Heydra 6 (Pohlod), 0:14.
2, McGill, Leslie Oles 10 (Serpico), 6:22.
3, McGill, Stefanie Pohlod 5 (Clement-Heydra, Daigneault), 6:41.

Penalties-Oles Mcg (hooking), 16:25.

2nd Period-
4, Concordia, Alexandria D'Onofrio 2 (Allard), 5:47 (PP).
5, Concordia, Marie-Joelle Allard 1 (Gagne), 16:22 (PP).
6, McGill, Katia Clement-Heydra 7 (Hillier, McDonell), 16:46.

Penalties-Davidson Mcg (bodychecking), 0:49; Lavigne Con (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 1:49; Oles Mcg (roughing), 4:11; Even Con (tripping), 9:36; Lavigne Con (hooking), 13:07; Moffatt Mcg (slashing), 15:18.

3rd Period-
7, McGill, Erika Pyke 3 (unassisted), 18:12 (SH/EN).
8, Concordia, Devon Thompson 3 (unassisted), 18:24 (PP).

Penalties-Lavigne Con (roughing), 5:22; Ferguson Con (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 6:08; Morand Con (bodychecking), 8:24; Davies Mcg (tripping), 17:19.

Shots on Goal-
McGill 13-13-8 -- 34.
Concordia 6-8-5 -- 19.

Power Play Opportunities-
McGill 0 / 6;
Concordia 3 / 5.

Goalies-
McGill,
Taylor Hough (W, 5-1-0, 19 shots-16 saves; 60:00).

Concordia,
Briar Bache (Start, ND; 6 shots-4 saves; 6:22);
Katherine Purchase (L, 2-4-0, 27 shots-25 saves; 52:07);
Empty-net: (1 shot, 1 goal; 1:31).

Attendance: 70
Start: 7:32 PM
End: 9:42 PM
Length: 2:10

Referee-Vanessa Morin.
Linesmen-Stephanie Gagnon, Martine Charron.

THREE STARS
1. MCG - 19 Katia Clement-Heydra
2. CON - 23 Marie-Joelle Allard
3. MCG - 23 Erika Pyke

SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Sports Info Office
514-398-7012