Bettez scores in nick of time as hockey Martlets extend win streak to 34
MONTREAL -- Anne-Sophie Bettez, a fifth-year senior from Sept-Iles, Que., scored a power-play marker with 15.2 seconds remaining in regulation as the defending national champion McGill Martlets open their preseason with a 2-1 victory over Queen's in women’s university hockey at McConnell Arena, Saturday.
The result extended McGill's win streak against CIS opponents to 34 consecutive games.
Bettez also set up Leslie Oles, a sophomore from Beaconsfield, Que., to break a scoreless tie 56 seconds into the third stanza. The Gaels rallied to even the score 68 seconds later on a goal by Mary Coughlin of Amherstburg, Ont.
McGill had a 37-14 edge in shots as third-year netminder Taylor Salisbury of Surrey, B.C., registered the victory. Melanie Dodd-Mohermade, a junior from Ottawa, made 35 saves in a losing cause for the Gaels.
"We were a bit nervous to start and that was somewhat understandable as we dressed six freshmen,' said McGill head coach Peter Smith. "We worked our way back into the game, however, and created a lot of scoring chances but their goalie played well. We need to work on some things but considering we were missing some key veterans, I was happy with the end result."
McGill will now embark on a five-game road trip against NCAA squads, including games at Connecticut (Sept. 23), Providence (Sept. 24), Boston College (Sept. 25), St. Lawrence (Sept. 30) and Vermont (Oct. 1) before returning home to open the regular season against Concordia on Oct. 7.
MARTLET MURMURS: Not dressed for McGill was rookie defenceman Elizabeth Hillier (healthy scratch) and all-Canadian rearguard Cathy Chartrand (attending a wedding), plus all-Canadian goaltender Charline Labonte and highly-touted freshman forward Melodie Daoust. The latter two were heading to Calgary for a training camp with the Canadian national team.
SCORING SUMMARY
Queen's 1 at McGill 2
(Saturday, September 17, 2011 - McConnell Arena)
GOALS BY PERIOD:
Queen's 0 - 0 - 1 -- 1
McGill 0 - 0 - 2 -- 2
FIRST PERIOD:
(No Scoring).
Penalties-
McHaffie Qns (hooking), 2:51;
Ton-That Mcg (roughing), 7:51.
SECOND PERIOD:
(No Scoring).
Penalties-
McHaffie Qns (hooking), 6:07;
Smith Qns (bodychecking), 7:04;
McHaffie Qns (hooking), 9:17;
Smith Mcg (hooking), 15:21;
Oles Mcg (roughing), 18:34.
THIRD PERIOD:
1, McGill, Leslie Oles 1 (Ann-Sophie Bettez, Katia Clement-Heydra), 0:56.
2, Queen's, Mary Coughlin 1 (Kyrsten Venasse), 2:04.
3, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 1 (Katia Clement-Heydra, Adrienne Crampton), 19:45 (PP).
Penalties-
Eustace Qns (roughing), 3:13;
Peroff Mcg (roughing), 7:59;
Coughlin Qns (double minor for roughing), 18:23.
SHOTS ON GOAL:
Queen's 6-2-6-14.
McGill 10-13-14-37.
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES:
Queen's 0 / 4;
McGill 1 / 6.
GOALTENDERS:
Queen's, Melanie Dodd-Moher (L, 0-1-0, 37 shots-35 saves).
McGill, Taylor Salisbury (W, 1-0-0, 14 shots-13 saves).
ATT-112
Referee-Jimmy Clerubin.
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
