TORONTO -- Stefanie Pohlod of Calgary scored the deciding goal in a post-overtime shootout as No.2-ranked McGill nipped the York Lions 2-1 in CIS women's exhibition hockey at the Canlan Ice Sports arena, Monday.

It was McGill's 11th consecutive victory over York -- dating back to a 4-1 loss on Oct. 17, 1999 -- and improved their lifetime record to 12-1-1 against the Lions.

McGill outshot York 30-24 in a contest that featured no goals over the first two periods.

Martlet sniper Gabrielle Davidson of pte. claire, Que., finally broke the ice with her ninth goal of the season at 7:31 of the third stanza, converting a nifty three-way passing play with linemates Marie-Philip Lavoie and Alexandria Serpico.

Less than three minutes later, however, York knotted the score at 1-1 when Kristen Barbara struck paydirt, assisted by Samuel and Treadwell.

Davidson and Barbara also traded goals in the shootout before Pohlod found the right mix. The fifth-year chemical engineering senior made a hesitation move to freeze goaltender Megan Lee, then fired a wrist shot between her glove and leg pad.

Lee was credited with 28 saves in a losing cause but was beaten twice on four penalty shots in the shootout.

"We had a lethargic start but looked real good in the second period and kind of had to grind it out in the third," said McGill head coach Peter Smith, whose troops were playing on the road for the second straight day, while York was skating on fresh legs. "All in all, it was a good learning experience. We were playing on an Olympic-sized ice surface against a much bigger team with good goaltending -- I thought she played very well in their net."

Taylor Hough made 24 saves between the pipes for McGill, and kicked aside three of four in the post-overtime showdown. She improved to 7-4 overall.

Only three penalties were called in the contest. The Martlets were 0-for-2 on the power-play, while York was 0-for-1.

McGill improved to 17-10 overall, including 10-6 against CIS opponents and 6-3 in regular season play. The second-ranked Martlets will host Concordia (3-6-1) on Friday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m., followed by a much-anticipated confrontation against the No.3-ranked Montreal Carabins (6-3-1) on Sunday, Jan. 10, at 3 p.m. Both games will be at McConnell Arena.

The Lions, who dropped to 7-14 overall, returns to OUA conference play with a road game at No. 1-ranked Guelph on Jan. 9.

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SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 2 at York 1 (OTS)
(Monday, January 4, 2016 - EXHIBITION at Canlan Ice Sports arena)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 0-0-1-0-0 -- 2
York 0-0-1-0-0 -- 1

1st Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-Lee Yrk (bodychecking), 3:45; Conway Yrk (cross checking), 15:35.

2nd Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-(None)

3rd Period-
1, McGill, Gabrielle Davidson 9 (Lavoie, Serpico), 7:31.
2, York, Kristen Barbara 2 (Samuel, Treadwell), 10:20.

Penalties-Constantinou Mcg (high sticking), 3:18.

1st OVERTIME (5 mins; 5-on-5):
(No Scoring).

Penalties-None

2nd OVERTIME (4 mins; 4-on-4):
(No Scoring).

Penalties-None

Shootout -
McGill 2 (Davidson GOAL, Psihogios NG, Lavoie NG, Pohlod GOAL),
York 1 (Gray NG, Barbara GOAL, Langford NG, Duncan NG).

Shots on Goal-
McGill 5-11-10-2-1-1 -- 30.
York 9-5-4-3-3-0 -- 24.

Power Play Opportunities-
McGill 0 / 2;
York 0 / 1.

Goalies-
McGill, Taylor Hough (W, 7-4-0; 24 shots-23 saves; 69:00).
York, Megan Lee (L, 4-7-0; 29 shots-28 saves; 69:00).

Attendance: 100
Start: 2:01 PM
End: 4:21 PM
Length: 2:20

Referee- Steven Randell.
Linesmen- Kristen Green, Kellie O'Dwyer.

THREE STARS:
1. MCG - 21 Stefanie Pohlod
2. MCG - 15 Gabrielle Davidson
3. YRK - 31 Megan Lee

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