Depleted Martlets blank Stingers, win streak at 26
MONTREAL – Five different players scored and senior netminder
Gabrielle Smith posted 19 saves to earn her first career shutout as
No.1-ranked McGill skated to a 5-0 whitewash over Concordia at the
Ed Meagher Arena, Friday.
It was McGill’s 26th consecutive win against Canadian university
opponents, their 33rd straight win in conference play and marked
their 22nd victory in a row over Concordia, dating back to a 2-1
road loss on Feb. 5, 2006.
McGill, which had a 48-19 margin in shots on net, won easily
despite, missing the services of two All-Canadians, goaltender
Charline Labonté and rearguard Catherine Ward, plus head coach
Peter Smith, who were with the Canadian national team at a
three-day training camp in Pierrefonds, Que., in preparation for
next week’s Four Nations Cup tourney, slated to be held in Lake
Placid, N.Y., Nov. 4-9.
Handling the Martlets’ bench was long-time assistant coach Amey
Doyle, who has an impressive 18-1-1 career record when filling in
for Smith. “Peter stayed in close contact with me during the game,”
said Doyle. “He sent me a number of text messages, looking for
updates on the score.”
McGill’s depleted arsenal exploded for four goals in the opening
frame, sparked by the opening salvo from defenceman Cathy Chartrand
of Lac Nomininque, Que., who’s second of the season at 6:37 of the
first period, proved to be the game-winner.
Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept. Iles, Que., set up the first marker,
then added one of her own just six minutes later. Vanessa Davidson
of Kirkland and Rebecca Martindale of Toronto put the game out of
reach minutes later, with goals at 17:32 and 18:31,
respectively.
After a scoreless middle frame, Laine Smith, a freshman forward
from Aurora, Ont., completed the scoring at 4:18 of the third,
beating losing netminder Audrey Doyon-Lessard, with her first
official marker in CIS play.
The Martlets (3-0) travel to Ottawa on Saturday to take on the
division-leading Gee-Gees (3-0-1) at 6 p.m. A win would give the
undefeated Martlets sole possession of first place for the first
time this season. McGill has won 12 consecutive games over the
Gee-Gees, dating back to a 2-1 loss at Ottawa on Feb. 10, 2007 and
own a 26-2-1 record in their last 28 meetings versus Ottawa.
MARTLET MURMURS: The Martlets have yet to surrender a goal in three
league contests this season and have posted four straight
goose-eggs since the third period of a 4-1 decision over Ottawa on
Feb. 15, 2008, a shutout span of 246 minutes and 12 seconds. The
CIS shutout record is 363:09 by McGill, which was snapped by Ottawa
on Nov. 10, 2007.
SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 5 at Concordia 0
(@ Ed Meagher Arena)
FIRST PERIOD:
Scoring -
1. McGill, Cathy Chartrand (2) (A. Bettez, M.A. Leclerc-Auger)
6:37
2. McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez (3) (V. Davidson, J. Sheehan)
13:37
3. McGill, Vanessa Davidson (4) (M.A. Leclerc-Auger, J.
Casavecchia) 17:32
4. McGill, R. Martindale (2) (J. Peroff, C. Chartrand)
18:31
Penalties -
V. Wells Mcg (interference) 17:45,
D. Ringrose Con (hooking) 19:33
SECOND PERIOD:
Scoring -
(none)
Penalties -
L. Proulx-Duperre Con (interference) 5:57,
A. Bettez Mcg (tripping) 8:00,
E. Latoures Con (interference) 9:06
THIRD PERIOD:
Scoring -
5. McGill, L. Smith (1) (A. Cecere) 4:18
Penalties -
M. OShea Con (hooking) 11:44
SHOTS BY PERIOD:
McG: 15 17 16 -- 48
CON: 6 8 5 -- 19
GOALS BY PERIOD:
McG: 4 0 1 -- 5
CON: 0 0 0 -- 0
Power Play Conversion
McGill 0-4.
Concordia 0-2.
Goaltenders
McGill
Gabrielle Smith (W, 1-0-0, 60:00, SV: 19, GA: 0, SHO)
Concordia
Audrey Doyon-Lessard (L, 0-3-0, 60:00, SV: 43, GA: 5)
Start : 7:30 PM
End : 9:25 PM
Attendance : 117
Referee: na
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McGill LINEUP SCRATCHES
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G: Kalie Townsend (dressed but DNP)
G: Charline Labonte (on leave with Canadian national team)
D: Catherine Ward (on leave with Canadian national team)
D: *Stacie Tardiff (injd)