Piranha-like Peroff pays off as Martlets feast on Stingers
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(PHOTO OF JORDANNA PEROFF BY DEREK DRUMMOND)
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MONTREAL - Jordanna Peroff of Keswick, Ont., scored three goals and had a pair of helpers as the top-ranked McGill Martlets skated to a 6-2 triumph over Concordia at the Ed Meagher Arena, Sunday.
McGill, which outshot the Stingers 32-16, upped their win streak over Concordia to 39 consecutive games dating back to 2006.
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Peroff, a fifth-year forward majoring in leadership and religious studies, set up the game's first two goals by Leslie Oles of Beaconsfield, Que., and Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que., in the opening period. She then scored back-to-back markers early in the middle stanza to give the Martlets a 4-1 lead and completed her first career hat-trick on the power-play at 15:47 of the second period to make it 6-1.
It was the first three goals of the season for Peroff, who had gone 10 straight league games without scoring.
"It was a real confidence booster for Jordanna," said Martlets head coach Peter Smith. "She had much more jump to her step and I like to see that.
Bettez, her linemate, ended up with two goals and a pair of assists to take over the scoring lead in the Quebec-based RSEQ conference with 18 points, including eight goals.
Veronique Laramee-Paquette of Mt. Tremblant, Que., and Audrey Gariepy of Mascouche, Que., replied for the Stingers.
Charline Labonté recorded 14 saves and improved to 8-1 on the campaign, lowering her league-leading goals-against average to 1.47 and her save percentage to .925.
Marie-Pier Remillard, her counterpart at the opposite end of the ice, made 26 saves as her record fell to 3-8.
The Martlets went 2-for-4 on the power-play and have now connected on 14 of 57 chances over the season for a success rate of 24.6 per cent.
McGill, which improved to 10-1-0 in league play, now have a month-long break in their schedule before hosting fourth-ranked St. Francis Xavier, Manitoba and No.2-Laurier, respectively, at the inaugural Martlet Holiday Invitational Tournament, Dec, 28-30. The Stingers (3-8-0) are off until Dec. 26, when they depart for an exhibition tour of Japan.
MARTLET MURMURS - McGill has the top four scorers in the league... Joining Bettez atop the race is Oles (11-6-17), Melodie Daoust (4-11-15) and Katia Clement-Heydra (9-5-14)... Oles is tied for second among CIS goal-scoring leaders... Cathy Chartrand is ranked third among all CIS rearguards with 12 points (5 goals) in 11 games.
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
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SCORING SUMMARY:
McGill 6 at Concordia 2
(Sunday, November 27, 2011 - Ed Meagher Arena)
GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 2-4-0 -- 6
Concordia 0-1-1 -- 2
1st Period-
1, McGill, Leslie
Oles 11 (Jordanna Peroff), 0:38.
2, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 7 (Cathy Chartrand,
Jordanna Peroff), 8:04.
Penalties-
Bocchia Con (tripping), 11:27.
2nd Period-
3, Concordia, Veronique Laramee-Paquette 5 (Hayley
Boyd), 0:16.
4, McGill, Jordanna Peroff 1 (Ann-Sophie Bettez,
Michelle Daigneault), 3:20.
5, McGill, Jordanna Peroff 2 (Ann-Sophie Bettez,
Kim Ton-That), 9:57.
6, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 8 (Gillian Ferrari),
13:41 (PP).
7, McGill, Jordanna Peroff 3 (Leslie Oles, Cathy
Chartrand), 15:47 (PP).
Penalties-
Ton-That Mcg (tripping), 7:11;
George Con (check to the head), 12:56;
Shell Con (check to the head), 14:24.
3rd Period-
8, Concordia, Audrey Gariepy 4 (Meghan George),
15:25 (PP).
Penalties-
Laramee-Paquette Con (bodychecking), 4:21;
Peroff Mcg (tripping), 13:34.
Shots on Goal-
McGill 12-14-6-32.
Concordia 2-7-7-16.
Power Play Opportunities-
McGill 2 /
4;
Concordia 1 / 2.
Goalies-
McGill, Charline
Labonté (W, 7-1-0, 16 shots-14 saves; 60:00).
Concordia, Marie-Pier Remillard (L, 3-7-0, 32
shots-26 saves; 60:00).
Attendance: 100
Start: 3:00 PM
End: 5:00 PM
Length: 2:00
Referee- na.
THREE STARS:
1. MCG - 10 Jordanna
Peroff
2. MCG - 24 Ann-Sophie Bettez
3. CON - 47 Veronique Laramee-Paquette
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