McGill duo each get pair as Martlets eat Orange

By Earl Zukerman

MONTREAL – Senior Rebecca Martindale of Kingston, Ont., and Marie-Andrée Leclerc-Auger, a freshman from Sherbrooke, each tallied twice as McGill doubled the Syracuse University Orange and won for the 23rd straight time in a women’s hockey non-conference game at McConnell Arena, Tuesday.

McGill, the No.1-ranked team in Canada, had a 30-28 margin in shots and snapped a six-game win streak for the Orange, a new team in the College Hockey America conference.

Martindale scored power play goals at 6:23 of the first period and 3:26 of the second, followed by an early third-period pair from Leclerc-Auger, who improved her season total to 36 goals in 35 games overall.

Rookie Megan Skelly of Taber, Alta., and Julie Rising, a sophomore from Anchorage, Alaska, replied for Syracuse at 9:26 and 10:47 of the final period.

Netminder Charline Labonté of Boisbriand, earned the win and improved to 27-2-0 overall, including a 4-2-0 record against NCAA teams.

Lucy Schoedel of Ithaca, N.Y., was saddled with the loss, making 16 saves on 20 shots, including a penalty shot saved off sniper Ann-Sophie Bettez in the third period. Schoedel was replaced by understudy Alison Lee, a native of Los Altos, Calif., who turned aside all 10 shots she faced in the final 17:30 of the game.

Syracuse dropped to 9-16-3 overall, while McGill improved to 32-2-0. The Martlets, 17-0 in the Quebec conference, will close out their regular season at home to Concordia on Saturday at 7 p.m. in a bid to go undefeated in league play for the second straight year.

SCORING SUMMARY

Syracuse 2 at McGill 4

(Non-conference game, Feb 24, 2009, McConnell Arena @ McGill)

FIRST PERIOD:
1. McGill, Rebecca Martindale 15 (A. Lind-Kenny, A. Soberano), 6:23 (PP).

Penalties-
R. Gordon SYR (interference), 4:32;
A.S. Bettez MCG (hooking), 16:00.

SECOND PERIOD:
2. McGill, Rebecca Martindale 16 (A. Soberano, J.Sheehan), 3:26 (PP).

Penalties-
N. Leone SYR (interference), 3:20.

THIRD PERIOD:
3. McGill, Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger 35 (A.S. Bettez), 0:37.
4. McGill, Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger 36 (A.S. Bettez, J. Peroff), 2:30.
5. Syracuse, Megan Skelly 12 (K. Klassen, J. Rising), 9:26.
6. Syracuse, Julie Rising 7 (M. Skelly), 10:47.

Penalties-
R. Gordon SYR (hooking), 3:39.
SYR (penalty shot, missed by McGill’s Bettez), 7:00
R.Gordon SYR (bodychecking), 15:35
S. Rabinovich MCG (roughing), 19:14.


SHOTS BY PERIOD:
Syracuse: 9 – 10 – 9 – 28.
McGill: 6 – 11 – 13 – 30.

GOALS BY PERIOD:
Syracuse: 0 – 0 – 2 – 2.
McGill: 1 – 1 – 2 – 4.

POWER PLAY CONVERSIONS:
Syracuse: 0/2;
McGill: 2/4.

PENALTIES (No./Mins):
Syracuse 4/8;
McGill 2/4.


GOALTENDERS:
Syracuse: Lucy Schoedel [start; L, 9-15-3, 42:30, 4 goals, 16 saves].
Syracuse: Alison Lee [ND, 17:30, 0 goals, 10 saves].

McGill: Charline Labonte [W, 27-2-0, 60:00, 2 goals, 26 saves].

Attendance: 239

Start: 7:03 PM

Finish: 9:03 PM

Length: 2:00

Referee: Stephanie Normand.
Linesmen:Caroline Laforge, Vanessa Gariepy.

THREE GAME STARS:
1. MCG - 11 Rebecca Martindale
2. MCG - 22 Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger
3. SYR - 12 Julie Rising



SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman
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Dept. of Athletics & Recreation, Room 225 B
McGill University
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