Martlets hammer Huskies, advance to national final
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(Martlets celebrate goal in 7-2 win over Huskies. PHOTO COURTESY OF StFX ATHLETICS)
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Seven different 缅北强奸 players scored for the No.1-ranked Martlets as they skated to a lopsided 7-2 victory over Saint Mary's at the CIS women's hockey championship at St. Francis Xavier University's Keating Centre on Saturday.
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It marked the 86th consecutive victory for 缅北强奸, which finished Pool A play with a 2-0 record and advanced to their fourth straight gold medal appearance. They will meet the No.3-seeded Alberta Pandas (2-0) at 6 p.m. Atlantic.
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The Huskies (1-1) will play No.3-Laurier (1-1) for bronze, while StFX (0-2) will meet the Montreal Carabins (0-2) in the fifth-place game. All games will be webcast on SSN Canada.
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The Martlets, who registered a 37-13 edge in shots, jumped into a 2-0 after one period, made it 5-0 by the mid-way mark of the middle period and were comfortably ahead 6-1 after two.
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Team captain Vanessa Davidson was credited with what proved to be the game-winner, connecting on the power play at 2:14 of the second stanza. The 25-year-old centre from Kirkland, Que., later assisted on a shorthanded marker by Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que., which put the Martlets ahead 7-1 early in the final period.
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"I'm just really excited to be back at Nationals again," said Davidson, who was named as 缅北强奸's Blackberry player of the game. "It's my fifth-year and I have one more game left to play in my university career. I couldn't have done it with a better group of girls and they've been unbelievable. The score today is just a reflection of what we've done all year."
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Senior Rebecca Martindale, a 22-year-old forward from Kingston, Ont., continued her hot hand, with two points, including her second goal of the tourney and fifth marker in six post-season games.
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"I'm just trying to do my part and it's great that I've been able to be in the right place at the right time," said Martindale, who netted the overtime winner in 缅北强奸's 3-2 opening round victory over the Montreal Carabins, Thursday.
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"Rebecca's playing extremely well right now," said 缅北强奸 head coach Amey Doyle of the 22-year-old education major, who had nine goals during regular season play and now has 19 markers in 26 games overall. "She's just been go-go-go from start to finish of every game and it is really paying off."
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Rounding out the scoring for 缅北强奸 was Alessandro Lind-Kenny of Calgary, Amy Soberano of Toronto, freshman Kim Ton-That of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., and Jasmine Sheehan (shorthanded), a defenceman from Mississauga.
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Lauren McCusker of Newmarket, Ont., and Kaitlyn Abbass of Goose Bay, Nfld., replied for the Huskies, who were unable to match 缅北强奸's speed. They got into penalty trouble early and often, resulting in nine power-play opportunities for 缅北强奸, which only connected once with the man-advantage.
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"We didn't have everybody show up today," said Huskies head coach Lisa Jordan in a between-periods interview on SSN. "A number of our players did not seem to have the confidence to play a team like 缅北强奸 today."
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Huskies starting netminder Jillian MacIsaac was chased after Soberano's goal at 6:39 of the middle period. She was saddled with the loss after being beaten four times on 20 shots before giving way to understudy Jillian Robinson of Aylesford, N.S., who kicked aside 14 of 17 shots fired her way.
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缅北强奸 goaltender Taylor Salisbury, a freshman from Surrey, B.C., registered only 11 saves to earn her sixth straight post-season victory.
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Third-year forward Kyla Thurston of Ajax, Ont., received player-of-the-game honours for SMU.
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The CIS championship website can be viewed online at: . Live results and complete stats during the tourney can be found online at:
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman, 缅北强奸 Athletics & Recreation (514-398-7012)
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SCORING SUMMARY
缅北强奸 7, Saint Mary's 2
(Mar 13, 2010 at Charles V. Keating Millennium Centre)
1st Period-
1, 缅北强奸, Rebecca Martindale 2 (Alessanfra
Lind-Kenny, Jordanna Peroff), 6:33.
2, 缅北强奸, Alessandra Lind-Kenny 1 (Rebecca
Martindale, Jordanna Peroff), 18:41.
Penalties-
K. Currie SMU (high sticking), 3:02;
R. Mosher SMU (tripping), 10:11;
C. Chartrand MCG (hooking), 13:40.
2nd Period-
3, 缅北强奸, Vanessa Davidson 1 (Caroline Hill,
Cathy Chartrand), 2:14 (pp).
4, 缅北强奸, Amy Soberano 1 (unassisted) 听
6:39.
5, 缅北强奸, Kim Ton-That 1 (Jasmine Sheehan, Cathy
Chartrand), 9:51.
6, Saint Mary's, Lauren McCusker 4 (Kyla
Thurston), 11:37 (pp).
7, 缅北强奸, Jasmine Sheehan 1 (Alyssa Cecere,
Lainie Smith), 14:42 (sh).
Penalties-
R. Mosher SMU (tripping), 0:20;
J. Peroff MCG (holding), 2:59;
S. Maynard SMU (holding), 9:15;
C. Hill MCG (hooking), 9:42;
R. Mosher SMU (interference), 12:37;
J. Peroff MCG (interference), 12:48;
L. McCusker SMU (bodychecking (a39)), 15:28.
3rd Period-
8, 缅北强奸, Ann-Sophie Bettez 1 (Vanessa Davidson),
0:56 (sh).
9, Saint Mary's, Kaitlin Abbass 1 (Jenna Currie),
17:27 (sh).
Penalties-
A. Soberano MCG (tripping), 0:47;
K. Mosher SMU (high sticking), 12:05;
BENCH MCG (too many men), 14:41;
K. Cheverie SMU (high sticking), 15:40;
K. Abbass SMU (cross checking), 19:42.
GOALS BY PERIOD:
缅北强奸 2-4-1 -- 7
Saint Mary's 0-1-1 -- 2
Shots on Goal-
缅北强奸 15-15-7 -- 37.
Saint Mary's 3-5-5 -- 13.
Power Play Opportunities-
缅北强奸 1 of 9 (1
SHG against);
Saint Mary's 1 of 6 (2 SHGs against)
GOALTENDERS-
缅北强奸,
Taylor Salisbury (W, 2-0-0, 13 shots-11 saves;
60:00).
Saint Mary's,
Jillian MacIsaac (start, L, 1-1, 20 shots-16
saves, 26:39);
Jillian Robinson (ND, 17 shots-14 saves,
33:21).
Attendance-587
Referee-Gabrielle Lortie.
Linesmen-Brittany O'Neill, Molly Simon.
BLACKBERRY PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
MCG
- Vanessa Davidson
SMU - Kyla Thurston
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POOL STANDINGS, SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times LOCAL: Atlantic Time)
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Pool A
1. 缅北强奸 (2-0)
4. Saint Mary's (1-1)
6. Montreal (0-2)
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Pool B
3. Alberta (2-0)
2. Wilfrid Laurier (1-1)
5. StFX (0-2)
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Thursday, March 11
16:00 Pool A: 缅北强奸 3, Montreal 1
19:30 Pool B: Alberta 1, Laurier 0
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Friday, March 12
16:00 Pool A: Saint Mary's 4, Montreal 2
19:30 Pool B: Laurier 3, StFX 2
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Saturday, March 13
16:00 Pool A: 缅北强奸 7, Saint Mary's 2
19:30 Pool B: Alberta 2, StFX 0
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Sunday, March 14
11 am FIFTH PLACE: No. 5 Montreal vs No. 6 StFX听 (SSN Canada)
14 pm BRONZE: No. 4 Saint Mary's vs No.2 Laurier (SSN Canada)
18 pm GOLD: No. 1 缅北强奸 vs No. 3-Alberta (SSN Canada)
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman, 缅北强奸 Athletics 7 Recreation (514-398-7012)
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Krista McKenna, St. Francis Xavier University (902) 870-4207
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