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Bettez notches seven, Martlets carve up Concordia
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MONTREAL – Sophomore Ann-Sophie Bettez scored a team record seven points and freshman Marie-Andrée Leclerc-Auger netted another school mark with five goals as No. 1-ranked Ã山ǿ¼é crushed Concordia 16-1 in women’s university hockey at McConnell Arena, Saturday.

It equaled the fourth highest single-game total for most goals scored by a CIS team in a regular season game and matched Ã山ǿ¼é’s previous high, accomplished in a 16-1 exhibition win over Bishop’s on Nov. 11, 2001.

The CIS single-game record is held by St.FX, which registered a 21-0 win over UPEI, Oct. 23, 2005.

The victory also extended Ã山ǿ¼é’s win streak to 29 games over Canadian university opponents and marked their 23rd straight victory over Concordia, dating back to a 2-1 road loss on Feb. 5, 2006.

Bettez, a speedy forward from Sept-Iles, Que., tallied two markers and set up five others, to establish another school record for most assists in a game. The management sophomore who was voted CIS rookie of the year last season, now leads the nation in scoring with 22 points, including eight goals, in just six games.

Leclerc-Auger, a 20-year-old freshman from Sherbrooke, had five goals and one assist. She topped the previous Ã山ǿ¼é single-game mark of four goals held by a number of players. Leclerc-Auger, who now has eight markers and 16 points in six contests, is the top-scoring rookie in the CIS, is tied for third in the nation in goals and fifth in points.

Ã山ǿ¼é, which outshot the Stingers by a resounding 52-21 margin in shots on goal, led 2-0 after the opening period, then exploded for seven goals in each of the final two stanzas. They tallied a team record nine consecutive goals before the shell-shocked Stingers could respond. Kelly Feehan scored the lone marker for Concordia, which was the first goal allowed by netminder Charline Labonté (3-0) this season. It also snapped her personal shutout streak at five straight league and post-season games, totalling 347 minutes and 57 seconds since she was last beaten, dating back to the third period of the Quebec conference final against Carleton, Feb. 28, 2008.

The aforementioned scoring exploits overshadowed a five-point game by captain Vanessa Davidson of Kirkland, Que., who had one goal and four helpers.

Eleven different players registered goals or the Martlets, including four of the six rearguards who dressed -- Cathy Chartrand (power play) of Lac Nominingue, Catherine Ward (shorthanded) from Town of Mt. Royal, Que., and Jasmine Sheehan, a junior from Mississauga, had four points apiece, plus freshman defender Stacie Tardif, who notched her first career CIS marker after missing four league games with a concussion.

A dozen members of the Martlets earned assists and only four of 18 skaters in the lineup were kept off the scoresheet.

Rounding out the onslaught for the Martlets were forwards Caroline Hill, Alessandra Lind-Kenny, Julie Casavecchia and Jordanna Peroff. 

Beleaguered Stingers starter Stephanie Peck, a sophomore from Kirkland, took the loss in goal. She was beaten nine times and registered 35 saves before being replaced at the 15:54 mark of the middle stanza by Audrey Doyon-Lessard of Charny, Que.

Ã山ǿ¼é, which improved to 6-0 on the season, will now prepare for a three-game homestand featuring non-conference games against Atlantic-based teams Saint Mary’s, No.6-ranked St. Francis Xavier and Dalhousie, Nov. 20-22, respectfully. The last-place Stingers fell to 1-7 and will host the same three AUS-based squads, beginning Nov. 21.

MARTLET MURMURS: Previous Martlets to score four goals in a game were: Veronique Lapierre (twice: N-4-01 & F-15-02), Paula Mailloux (N-10-01), Sarah Lomas (J-4-03) and Vanessa Davidson (N-20-05).

MOST GOALS, ONE TEAM (CIS reg. season):

St.FX (21-0 vs. UPEI, Oct. 23/05),
Concordia (20-1 vs. Carleton, Nov. 15/02),
St.FX (18-0 vs. St. Thomas, Nov. 29/02),
St.FX (18-3 vs. Mount Allison, Feb. 1/03),
St.FX (17-0 vs. Acadia, Jan. 20/02),  
Alberta (17-0 vs. UBC, Nov. 24/02),
Toronto (16-1 vs. Windsor, Nov. 12/94),
Saint Mary’s  (16-1 vs. St. Thomas, Nov. 3/02),
St.FX (16-0 vs. Mount Allison, Feb. 18/04) and
Saint Mary’s  (16-1 vs. UPEI, Jan. 14/06).

OTHER GAMES OF NOTE:

EXHIB: Toronto (17-1 vs McMaster, Feb. 3/96),
PLAYOFF: Saint Mary’s (16-0 vs. St. Thomas, Feb. 15/02),
EXHIB: Ã山ǿ¼é (16-1 vs. Bishop’s, Nov. 11/01).



SCORING SUMMARY

Ã山ǿ¼é 16, Concordia 1
@ McConnell Arena

FIRST PERIOD
Scoring -
1. Ã山ǿ¼é, Cathy Chartrand (3) (M.A. Leclerc-Auger, A.S. Bettez) 7:48  (PP)
2. Ã山ǿ¼é, Caroline Hill (3) (R. Martindale, C. Ward) 19:42  (PP)

Penalties –
C. Rancourt Con (tripping) 7:03
E. Luck Con (slashing) 19:21

SECOND PERIOD
Scoring -
3. Ã山ǿ¼é, Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger (4) (V. Davidson) 1:21 
4. Ã山ǿ¼é, Jasmine Sheehan (2) (C. Hill) 1:54 
5. Ã山ǿ¼é, Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger (5) (A.S. Bettez, V. Davidson) 4:19 
6. Ã山ǿ¼é, Jordanna Peroff (2) (L. Zane, C. Ward) 10:56 
7. Ã山ǿ¼é, Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger (6) (C. Ward, A.S. Bettez) 11:19 
8. Ã山ǿ¼é, Ann-Sophie Bettez (7) (J. Sheehan) 12:02 
9. Ã山ǿ¼é, Ann-Sophie Bettez (8) (C. Chartrand) 15:54 

Penalties –
C. Rancourt Con (hooking) 4:31,
A. Doiron Con (holding) 6:56,
S. Tardif Mcg (hooking) 13:11,
C. Chartrand Mcg (bodychecking) 18:17

THIRD PERIOD
Scoring -
10. Concordia, Kelly Feehan (1) (M. MacNeil) 1:08 
11. Ã山ǿ¼é, Vanessa Davidson (8) (C. Chartrand, A.S. Bettez) 1:45 
12. Ã山ǿ¼é, Alessandra Lind-Kenny (2) (R. Martindale, J. Peroff) 5:16 
13. Ã山ǿ¼é, Julie Casavecchia (1) (A. Soberano, J. Sheehan) 6:54 
14. Ã山ǿ¼é, Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger (7) (A.S. Bettez, V. Davidson) 9:49 
15. Ã山ǿ¼é, Catherine Ward (1)   11:51 (SHG)
16. Ã山ǿ¼é, Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger (8) (A. Lind-Kenny, V. Davidson) 13:27 
17. Ã山ǿ¼é, Stacie Tardif (1) (J. Sheehan) 17:15 

Penalties -
V. Wells Mcg (hooking) 10:44
M. OShea Con (slashing) 18:44

SHOTS BY PERIOD
CON: 9 - 5 - 7 -- 21
McG: 21 - 19 - 12 -- 52

GOALS BY PERIOD
CON: 0 - 0 - 1 -- 1
McG: 2 - 7 - 7 -- 16

POWER PLAY CONVERSIONS:
Concordia 0-3 (+1SHGA).
Ã山ǿ¼é 2-5.

PENALTIES (No. / Chances):
Concordia 5-10.
Ã山ǿ¼é 3-6.

GOALTENDERS

Ã山ǿ¼é
Charline Labonte [W, 3-0-0, 60:00, SV: 20, GA: 1]

Concordia
Stephanie Peck [start, L, 0-3-0, 35:54, SV: 26 GA: 9]
Doyon-Lessard [ND, 24:06, SV: 10, GA: 7]


Start : 2:40 PM

End : 4:41 PM

Attendance : 176

Referee: na

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Ã山ǿ¼é LINEUP SCRATCHES
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G: Kalie Townsend
G: Gabrielle Smith (dressed but DNP)
F: Alexandra Wells
D: Shaunn Rabinovich

*freshman



SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer & Webmaster
Dept. of Athletics & Recreation
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475 Pine Avenue W.
Montreal, QC  
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514-398-7012
earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca