Daoust douses Gees-Gees as Martlets take flight in semifinal series

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Daoust douses Gees-Gees as Martlets take flight in semifinal series

Published: 26 February 2012

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(M茅lodie Daoust skates around Ottawa defence to score her first of two gaols in series-clinching win. Photo by Derek Drummond)

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MONTREAL - Rookie M茅lodie Daoust of Valleyfield, Que., scored twice and added a pair of assists as No.2-ranked McGill routed Ottawa 9-1 in the rubber match of the best-of-three Quebec women's university hockey semifinal series at McConnell Arena, Sunday.

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The nine-goal outburst was two shy of the team's single-game record for most goals in a playoff game and the most since an 11-2 win over Concordia on March 3, 2009.

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McGill, which outshot the Gee-Gees 38-15, led 4-1 after one period and 7-1 after two,

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"Everybody looks at our team and talks about our skill level, which is obviously good, but what really makes us successful, is when we play smart and play as a team, we really do a great job," said Peter Smith, head coach of the Martlets, who improved his lifetime record to 324-115-32 overall behind the McGill bench. "Today we played smart, played together and goods things happened."

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Jordanna Peroff of Keswick, Ont., also tallied twice, with singles going to Beaconsfield, Que., natives Kim Ton-That and Leslie Oles, plus Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que., Chelsey Saunders of Ottawa and defenceman Stacie Tardif of Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que.

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Alicia Blomberg of Timmins, Ont., scored the lone Gee-Gees marker, which tied the score at 1-1 midway through the first period. McGill answered that with eight unanswered markers.

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McGill went 3-for-9 on the power-play as Ottawa, which led the Quebec league in penalties this season, received 31 of the 33 minutes called by referee M茅lanie Bordeleau.

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Two of those infractions went to Ottawa alternate captain Carley Porcellato, a 5-foot-11 rearguard from Guelph, Ont., who hammered McGill sniper Katia Clement-Heydra into the boards and received a major for bodychecking and game misconduct for her transgression, which occurred at 6:10 of the middle period. After a five-minute delay, Clement-Heydra was helped of the ice, skating on one leg and clutching a hand. She received a free trip to the hospital and her status is unclear for the next round of the playoffs.

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Netminder Charline Labont茅 of Boisbriand, Que., made 14 saves for the victory, improving her lifetime record to 29-2 in post-season play.

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Gee-Gees goalie Stephanie Mercier, who stymied the McGill offence with a 37-save shutout in Game 1, was beaten nine times on 38 shots and took the loss.

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Ottawa had startled the Martlets with a 2-0 win in the series opener. Wednesday, but the Martlets forced a deciding game after an 8-0 win on Friday.

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The defending national champion Martlets now advance to the league championship series, a best-of-three affair against the second-place Montreal Carabins. Due to a scheduling conflict with the men's playoffs, the Martlets have agreed to open the series at U de M's CEPSUM Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m., with Games 2 and 3 slated for McConnell Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., if necessary.

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MARTLET MURMURS: Fifteen of the 18 skaters who dressed for McGill registered at least one point and seven of them scored goals... Chartrand was credited with three assists and now has a 1-6-7 record to share the RSEQ playoff scoring lead with Daoust (3-4-7)... Bettez also had a three-point soiree... Peroff leads all playoff scorers with four goals in three games.

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SCORING SUMMARY
(RSEQ BEST-OF-THREE SEMIFINAL, GAME 3)

Ottawa 1 at McGill 9

(Sunday, February 26, 2012 - McConnell Arena)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
Ottawa 1-0-0 -- 1
McGill 4-3-2 -- 9

1st Period-
1, McGill, Jordanna Peroff 3 (L.Oles, A.S.Bettez), 3:22.
2, Ottawa, Alicia Blomberg 1 (F.Desforges, D.Lefebvre), 7:43.
3, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 2 (C.Chartrand, B.Fouracres), 9:04 (PP).
4, McGill, Melodie Daoust 1 (K.Clement-Heydra, C.Chartrand), 16:48.
5, McGill, Jordanna Peroff 4 (K.Moffatt, A.S.Bettez), 18:49.

Penalties-
Desforges Ott (hooking), 4:00;
Stanidis Ott (tripping), 8:28;
Desforges Ott (holding), 14:41.

2nd Period-
6, McGill, Melodie Daoust 2 (G.Ferrari, C.Chartrand), 7:20 (PP).
7, McGill, Chelsey Saunders 1 (E.Pyke, D.Hamilton), 8:43 (PP).
8, McGill, Stacie Tardif 1 (D.Hamilton), 16:51.

Penalties-
Lefebvre Ott (slashing), 0:43;
Porcellato Ott (major-body-checking, game misconduct), 6:10;
Leclair Ott (bodychecking), 6:59;
Coxon Ott (holding), 10:41.

3rd Period-
9, McGill, Leslie Oles 2 (M.Daoust, S.Tardif), 6:18.
10, McGill, Kim Ton-That 2 (L.Murray, M.Daoust), 18:19.

Penalties-
Crampton Mcg (obstruction-tripping), 3:03;
Stanidis Ott (check to the head), 10:00;
Desforges Ott (high sticking), 13:44.

Shots on Goal-
Ottawa 8-3-4 -- 15.
McGill 14-13-11 -- 38.

Power Play Opportunities-
Ottawa 0 / 1;
McGill 3 / 9.

Penalties-
Ottawa 10 / 31;
McGill 1 / 2.

Goalies-
Ottawa, Stephanie Mercier (L, 1-2, 38 shots-29 saves; 60:00).
McGill, Charline Labonte (W, 2-1, 15 shots-14 saves; 60:00).

Attendance: 179

Start: 2:01 PM

Finish: 4:06 PM

Length: 2:05

Referee-Melanie Bordeleau.

Linesmen-Stephanie Campbell, Denise Caughey.