MONTREAL – Team captain Melodie Daoust scored the game-winner and Gabrielle Davidson became the sixth player in team history to reach the 200-point plateau as No.3-ranked McGill blanked the Carleton Ravens 2-0 in women's university hockey at McConnell Arena, Sunday.

It was McGill's fourth victory in five contests against Carleton this season – the only setback was a 1-0 decision on Nov. 13 -- and improved their lifetime record to 86-2-1 in 89 meetings overall with the Ravens.

The Martlets had a lopsided 46-17 margin in shots as sophomore goaltender Kayla Loberg of Toronto earned her second shutout and improved her record to 2-1. Carleton's Katelyn Steele, a sophomore from Markham, Ont., turned away 44 of 45 shots to keep her team in the game until the final minutes. It was all in vain, as her record dropped to 3-13.

Daoust, a native of Valleyfield, Que., was penalized just 81 seconds into the game but immediately redeemed herself. Seconds after exiting the penalty box, she drew a tripping penalty from Carleton defender Valerie Bouillon. The physical education senior didn't waste any time on the ensuing power-play. She skated past two defenders, froze the Carleton netminder on a fake pass, then fired a rocket over the goalie's head for her league-leading 15^th goal at 4:10. She also assisted on Davidson's empty-net insurance marker at 18:36 of the final frame.

With the two points, Daoust moved back into first place in the RSEQ scoring race with 29 points in 17 games and is ranked second among all CIS points leaders. She also improved her career record to 88-111-199 in 99 contests overall with McGill.

Davidson, a management senior from Pointe Claire, Que., collected her milestone point by assisting on Daoust's decisive goal. After adding an empty-netter, she now owns a 118-83-201 record in 152 career contests.

"The puck hasn't gone in for her at times this season but it's starting to do so now, which is nice to see," said McGill head coach Peter Smith of his 2014-15 team MVP who struggled to score through the early part of the season. "She's worked hard and she's been a really good player for us."

Stefanie Pohlod and Brittney Fouracres, both fifth-year chemical engineering students from Calgary, also made it on the scoresheet. Pohlod assisted on the opening goal, while Fouracres, a defender, merited a helper on the final tally.

"We had a good effort today, had a lot of attempted shots on goal and played well in their end," offered Smith. "There were times when I thought we could've had a bit more traffic in front of Steele but overall I liked our effort. We had everybody going, and that's what it takes."

McGill was 1-for-4 with the extra attacker and returned to form on the penalty kill, shutting down all of Carleton's four opportunities.

With just three games remaining, the Martlets improved to 10-5-2 and hung on to second place in the RSEQ standings, one point ahead of Ottawa (10-6-1), a team that McGill will likely meet in the semifinals. Montreal (14-3-1) has clinched the top spot in the conference and last-place Carleton (3-15-0) have been eliminated from playoff contention after two losses this weekend. They host Concordia on Sunday, Feb. 14. McGill will face-off against the fourth-place Stingers (6-8-2) on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 2:30 p.m. at the Ed Meagher Arena.

MARTLET MURMURS: Marie-Philip Lavoie was among the lineup scratches for McGill. She was serving an automatic one-game suspension after being ejected for a major penalty incurred in last Friday's game against the Montreal Carabins...A memorial service will be held on Monday (Feb.8) for head coach Peter Smith's mother Doreen, who passed away on Jan. 21 at the age of 88. A reception is scheduled for 7 pm at the Collins Clarke MacGillivray White funeral home on Cartier Avenue in Pte. Claire, with a commemorative service starting at 8 p.m. Donations may be made to the Cancer Research Society of Canada... SEE GAZETTE OBITUARY...  It's been a difficult few months for Coach Smith, who lost his father Arthur last August and his father-in-law, who died in Greece last Thursday.

LINK TO COMPLETE BOXSCORE

CIS SCORING LEADERS

CIS STANDINGS
 

McGILL MARTLETS ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS (overall)
(UPDATED:	after game on Feb. 8, 2016)
Seasons	Player	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2007-12	Ann-Sophie Bettez	196	148	175	323	74
2005-10	Vanessa Davidson	203	145	158	303	209
2009-15	Katia Clement-Heydra	206	121	177	298	38
2009-15	Leslie Oles	199	144	149	293	324
2007-12	Cathy Chartrand (D)	180	80	178	258	160
2012-16	Gabrielle Davidson	152	118	83	201	101
2011-16	Melodie Daoust	99	88	111	199	72
2003-08	Shauna Denis	195	68	94	162	104
2007-12	Jordanna Peroff	194	57	82	139	118
2006-09	Catherine Ward (D)	109	34	104	138	52
2006-11	Carly Hill	231	52	84	136	138
ACTIVE PLAYERS IN BOLD

 


SCORING SUMMARY
Carleton 0 at McGill 2
(Sunday, February 7, 2016 - McConnell Arena @ McGill)
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Carleton 0-0-0 -- 0
McGill 1-0-1 -- 2
 
1st Period-
1, McGill, Melodie Daoust 15 (Pohlod, Davidson), 4:10 (PP).
 
Penalties-Daoust Mcg (interference), 1:21; Bouillon Car (tripping), 3:36; Moffatt Mcg (hooking), 17:20.
 
2nd Period-
(No Scoring).
 
Penalties-Ranger Car (bodychecking), 5:56; Guindon Car (tripping), 13:30.
 
3rd Period-
2, McGill, Gabrielle Davidson 9 (Daoust, Fouracres), 18:36 (EN).
 
Penalties-Belland Car (tripping), 0:48; Sutter Mcg (interference on goaltender), 9:19; Atkinson Mcg (tripping), 18:50.
 
Shots on Goal-
Carleton 6-3-8 -- 17.
McGill 15-16-15 -- 46.
 
Power Play Opportunities-
Carleton 0 / 4;
McGill 1 / 4.
 
Goalies-
Carleton,
Katelyn Steele (L, 3-13, 45 shots-44 saves; 58:35),
Empty-net (1 goal;  1:25).
 
McGill,
Kayla Loberg (W, 2-1, 17 shots-17 saves; 60 :00).
 
Attendance: 46
Start: 3:03 PM
End: 4:57 PM
Length: 1:54
 
THREE STARS:
1. MCG - 17 Melodie Daoust
2. CAR - 33 Katelyn Steele
3. MCG - 15 Gabrielle Davidson
 
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