Bet on Bettez pays dividends; Diva's daily double decides shootout

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Bet on Bettez pays dividends; Diva's daily double decides shootout

Published: 27 November 2010

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(ANN-SOPHIE BETTEZ ROOFS ONE IN SHOOTOUT WIN AT CARLETON. PHOTO BY DEREK DRUMMOND)

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OTTAWA - Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que., scored twice in a post-overtime shootout as top-ranked McGill escaped with a 2-1 road victory over host Carleton in women's university hockey, Saturday, extending their win streak to 90 consecutive games against QUHL opponents.

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The Martlets had a 27-17 edge in shots as they improved to 54-0-1 lifetime in head-to-head confrontations against Carleton.

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It was a real defensive struggle and the only players to score before the shootout were blueliners. The two teams battled through a scoreless opening period and the Ravens broke the ice late in the middle stanza when Kelsey VanderVeen, a sophomore from Lucknow, Ont., connected on a power-play at 18:55 for her fifth of the campaign.

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It ended a shutout sequence of 228 minutes and 44 seconds for goaltender Charline Labonte, the native of Boisbriand, Que., who was credited with 16 saves and improved to 56-1-0 lifetime in regular season action, including a 6-0 mark this season.

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McGill senior Carly Hill of Dorval, Que, notched the equalizer only 17 seconds after the intermission.

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McGill won the shootout 3-2, which featured 12 shooters, getting a goal on their second shot from Jordanna Peroff after Sara Seiler had beaten Labonte on the Ravens' first attempt. Claudia Bergeron forced a sudden-death round when she scored to even the shootout at 2-2, setting the stage for Bettez.

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The Martlets were 0-for-3 on the power play while Carleton replied on one of five chances.

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"We weren't focused and missed the net way too much," said McGill head coach Peter Smith, hinting that the result was a bit of a wake-up call. "Perhaps we were a little leg heavy after getting off the bus and playing right away but that should not be an excuse. Carleton played well and perhaps we took them too lightly."

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McGill, which sits atop the Quebec league standings with a 9-0 record, will close out the first semester with a game at second-place Concordia (4-2-2) on Dec. 4

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Carleton (2-4-2), which has now suffered back-to-back shootout losses, closes out their semester on Sunday (Nov. 28) when they host the Montreal Carabins (4-4-2).

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MARTLET MURMURS: The lone goal scored by McGill prior to the shootout session was the team's lowest offensive output against a CIS team in a dozen games, since losing 2-0 to Alberta in the gold medal game at the CIS championship tourney last spring.

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SCORING SUMMARY

McGill 2 at Carleton 1 (OTS)

(Saturday, November 27, 2010 - CU Ice House)

1st Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-
MacDonald Car (roughing), 7:51;
Bettez Mcg (interference), 15:01;
Chartrand Mcg (cross checking), 18:25.

2nd Period-
1, Carleton, Kelsey VanderVeen 5 (V. Gouge, S. Seiler), 18:55 (PP).

Penalties-
VanderVeen Car (slashing), 0:55;
Daigneault Mcg (tripping), 18:23.

3rd Period-
2, McGill, Carly Hill 3 (C. Chartrand), 0:17.

Penalties-
Crampton Mcg (boarding), 4:26;
Seiler Car (bodychecking), 9:05;
Ferrari Mcg (roughing), 12:46.

OVERTIME:
(No Scoring).

Penalties-
(No Penalties)

SHOOTOUT (Carleton shoots first);

Carleton 2
(Sara Seiler GOAL, Sadie Wegner NG, Kelsey VanderVeen NG, Veronic Auger NG, Claudia Bergeron GOAL, Sara Seiler NG).

McGill 3
(Katia Clement-Heydra NG, Jordanna Peroff GOAL, Kim Ton-That NG, Ann-Sophie Bettez GOAL, Carly Hill NG, Ann-Sophie Bettez GOAL),

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

Shots on Goal-
McGill 8-9-8-1-1 -- 27.
Carleton 5-8-3-1-0 -- 17.

Power Play Opportunities-
McGill 0 / 3;
Carleton 1 / 5.

Penalties-
McGill 5 / 10;
Carleton 3 / 6.

Goalies-
McGill, Charline Labonte (W, 6-0, 17 shots-16 saves; 65:00).
Carleton, Eri Kiribuchi (L, 1-2, 26 shots-25 saves; 65:00).

Attendance: 134