OTTAWA -- Forward Becky Davidson of Delburne, Alta,, scored a second-period goal and goaltender Katelyn Steele pulled-off a 35-save shutout as Carleton finally shed the monkey off their backs to pull off a stunning 1-0 upset over No.3-ranked McGill in CIS women's hockey at the CU Icehouse, Friday.

The result snapped Carleton's 19-game losing streak to McGill in regular-season play and marked only the second victory in 85 lifetime confrontations with the Martlets, who have a strangleholding 82-2-1 overall record in head-to-head matchups, including a 40-1-1 mark in the nation's capital.

Davidson tapped a blocked Hedda Gjerde shot past fallen McGill netminder Kayla Loberg at 15:29 of the middle frame for what stood up as the game-winning goal. Despite the loss, Loberg, whose record dropped to 1-1, lowered her league leading goals-against average (0.41) and save percentage (.980).

Both teams were 0-for-3 on the power-play.

"Our third period was awesome but the first two periods were lackadaisical. We can't continually play just 20 minutes in a hockey game and expect to be successful against anybody in our conference," said McGill head coach Peter Smith, whose troops had a 35-14 advantage in shots on net, including 16-6 in the final stanza. "In the old days, we might have been able to get away with that but not any more. This league is now a strong one and fairly level."

Proof positive of the coach's remarks: Concordia upset the division-leading Carabins 1-0 on Friday, for the second time this season.

The Martlets now find themselves perched in fourth place with a 3-3 record, three points out of first but only two points shy of the cellar-dwelling Ravens (2-4). McGill and Carleton will cross paths again on Sunday (3 pm), at McConnell Arena.

MARTLET MURMURS: Despite being kept off the scoresheet for the first time this season, Martlets team captain Melodie Daoust continues to lead the RSEQ conference in scoring with a 3-5-8 record in six contests... Two-time league scoring leader Gabrielle Davidson is off to a bit of a slow start with a 1-2-3 record... Hard to believe but the Martlets have yet to score this season with the extra attacker and are now 0-for-21 after six games... On the bright side, they have killed of 90.5 per cent of their penalties (19 of 21) and have also tallied a pair of shorthanded goals.

LINK TO COMPLETE BOXSCORE

LINK TO CIS HOCKEY STANDINGS & STATS

SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 0 at Carleton 1
(Friday, November 13, 2015 - CU Ice House @Carleton)

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

1st Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-Miners Car (bodychecking), 1:27; Hillier Mcg (tripping), 5:06; Gjerde Car (interference), 12:46; Cagianos Mcg (slashing), 17:07.

2nd Period-
1, Carleton, Becky Davidson 3 (Guindon, Gjerde), 15:29.

Penalties-Daoust Mcg (check to the head), 10:40; Miners Car (hooking), 16:40; Sutter Mcg (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 19:32; Miners Car (roughing), 19:32.

3rd Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-Davies Mcg (check to the head), 0:20; Pearson Car (slashing), 0:20; Sutter Mcg (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 11:21; Bouillon Car (roughing), 11:21.

Shots on Goal-
McGill 11-8-16 -- 35.
Carleton 3-5-6 -- 14.

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

Goalies-
McGill, Kayla Loberg (L, 1-1-0, 14 shots-13 saves; 58:35).
Carleton, Katelyn Steele (W, 2-4-0, 35 shots-35 saves; 60:00).

Attendance: 110
Start: 7:03 PM
End: 9:05 PM
Length: 2:02

Referee-Brandy Dewar.
Linesmen-Matt Klassen, Denise Caughey.

THREE STARS:
1. CAR - 33 Katelyn Steele
2. CAR - 77 Becky Davidson
3. CAR - 91 Tawnya Guindon


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