Daoust dazzles, Bettez bewilders as Martlets crush Carabins, extend streak to 12

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Daoust dazzles, Bettez bewilders as Martlets crush Carabins, extend streak to 12

Published: 14 January 2012

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(M茅lodie Daoust gets knocked down while scoring one of her three goals against the Carabins. Linemate Ann-Sophie Bettez watches puck enter net. Photo by Derek Drummond)

MONTREAL - Freshman M茅lodie Daoust of Valleyfield, Que., netted a hat-trick and linemate Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que., scored four points as the No.1-ranked McGill women's hockey team muffled the Montreal Carabins 5-0 at McConnell Arena, Saturday.

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It was the 12th straight victory, including exhibition play, for the defending national champs, who lead the Quebec conference with a 12-1 record, seven points ahead of second-place Montreal, which dropped to 8-4-1.

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Charline 尝补产辞苍迟茅 of Boisbriand, Que., needed only 12 saves to post her CIS-leading fifth shutout in 11 starts, improving to 10-1 with a 1.20 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage. The three-time Canadian Olympian has posted five whitewashes in her last six games, including non-conference play. She also extended her CIS career record shutout mark to 42 and improved her CIS lifetime record to 75-2.

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McGill dominated play from the drop of the puck, posting a 39-12 advantage in shots, including a 12-2 margin in the opening period. The Martlets went 2-for-6 on the power-play and snuffed out all five shorthanded situations.

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Bettez, who has tallied 12 points over her last three league games, opened the scoring with the eventual game-winner, on a power-play with just one second remaining in the first stanza. When the dust settled, she registered two goals and a pair of helpers. She leads the RSEQ conference scoring race with 26 points, including 11 goals, in just 13 contests.

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Daoust, who scored three and set up another, is second in the scoring race with an 8-14-22 record in 11 games. Katia Clement-Heydra, the third member of McGill's high-scoring trio, collected three assists.

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McGill's next game will be an exhibition on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. against the Montreal Stars, a pro women's team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. It will be the first of two meetings, both at McConnell Arena, against the Stars, which feature a star-studded lineup of Olympians and former university players.听 Montreal leads the six-team league with a 12-2 record. Among the McGill grads in the Stars lineup are defencemen Catherine Ward, Carly Hill and Rebecca Martindale, along with forwards Vanessa Davidson and Alyssa Cecere.

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SCORING SUMMARY

Montreal 0 at McGill 5

(Saturday, January 14, 2012 - McConnell Arena)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
Montreal 0-0-0 -- 0
McGill 1-1-3 -- 5

1st Period-
1, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 10 (C. Chartrand, K. Clement-Heydra), 19:59 (PP).

Penalties-
Murray Mcg (kneeing), 8:39;
Barker Mtl (holding), 12:47;
Barker Mtl (interference), 14:56;
Ferrari Mcg (hooking), 15:07;
Allemoz Mtl (tripping), 18:56.

2nd Period-
2, McGill, Melodie Daoust 6 (A.S. Bettez), 5:47.

Penalties-
Gelinas Mtl (tripping), 1:21;
Fouracres Mcg (tripping), 3:33;
Fouracres Mcg (holding), 16:39.

3rd Period-
3, McGill, Melodie Daoust 7 (unassisted),听 3:37 (PP).
4, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 11 (M. Daoust, K. Clement-Heydra), 9:47.
5, McGill, Melodie Daoust 8 (A.S. Bettez, K. Clement-Heydra), 14:51.

Penalties-
Dupuis Mtl (tripping), 2:36;
Cagianos Mcg (hooking), 5:31;
Couture Mtl (check to the head), 17:37.

Shots on Goal-
Montreal 2-3-7 -- 12.
McGill 12-15-12 -- 39.

Power Play Opportunities-
Montreal 0 / 5;
McGill 2 / 6.

Goalies-
Montreal, Rachel Ouellette (L, 7-5-0, 39 shots-34 saves).
McGill, Charline Labonte (W, 10-1-0, 12 shots-12 saves).