Ã山ǿ¼é

By Earl Zukerman

MONTREAL – Defenceman Cathy Chartrand of Lac Nominingue and freshman forward Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger of Sherbrooke, each tallied twice and added an assist as No.1-ranked Ã山ǿ¼é overwhelmed Ottawa 8-0 in women’s hockey at McConnell Arena, Saturday, to run their CIS winning streak to 40 games.

It was also Ottawa’s 16th consecutive loss to Ã山ǿ¼é, which owns a 30-2-1 record in their last 33 meetings against the Gee-Gees.

Ã山ǿ¼é outshot Ottawa 39-8, including a 14-0 advantage in the middle period. Goaltender Charline Labonté of Boisbriand, Que., registered her fifth shutout of the season and improved her career record to 90-9-3 in a Ã山ǿ¼é jersey.

Ã山ǿ¼é, whch exploded for six goals in the final period, led 1-0 at the first intermission and 2-0 after two periods.

Sophomore Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, contributed one goal and a pair of helpers. Rounding out the scoring was Caroline Hill of Dorval, Rebecca Martindale of Kingston, Ont., and Amy Soberano of Toronto.

Ottawa netminder Marie-Helene Malenfant saved 27 of 35 shots and was saddled with the loss before being replaced by Jessika Audet for the final eight minutes..

The division-leading Martlets (10-0) will host Carleton on Feb. 1. Ottawa, which evened ther record at 5-5-2 plays at Carleton on Jan. 31.


SCORING SUMMARY

Ottawa 0 at Ã山ǿ¼é 8

(Jan 24, 2009 at McConnell Arena)

FIRST PERIOD:
Scoring -
1. Ã山ǿ¼é, Cathy Chartrand (8) (L. Smith, V. Wells) 18:23

Penalties -
K. deWit Ott (slashing) 2:40,
D. Smith Ott (holding) 11:43,
S. Tardif Mcg (interference) 15:16,
T. Brown Ott (hooking) 19:30,
BENCH, Mcg (leaving team bench; served by L. Smith) 20:00

SECOND PERIOD:
Scoring -
2. Ã山ǿ¼é, Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger (13) (C. Chartrand, A.S. Bettez) 4:13 (PP)

Penalties -
M. Snowden Ott (hooking) 4:01,
J. Levac Ott (cross checking) 9:04,
M. Snowden Ott (tripping) 14:16,
S. Tardif Mcg (high sticking) 17:07,
A. Burrill Ott (bodychecking) 18:55

THIRD PERIOD:
Scoring -
3. Ã山ǿ¼é, Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger (14) (V. Davidson, C. Ward) 0:27 (PP)
4. Ã山ǿ¼é, Caroline Hill (4) (A. Cecere, S. Tardif) 1:35
5. Ã山ǿ¼é, Cathy Chartrand (9) (A.S. Bettez, M.A. Leclerc-Auger) 8:31 (PP)
6. Ã山ǿ¼é, Amy Soberano (6) (C. Hill, A. Cecere) 9:31
7. Ã山ǿ¼é, Rebecca Martindale (6) (A. Lind-Kenny) 10:09
8. Ã山ǿ¼é, A.S. Bettez (17) (V. Davidson, J. Sheehan) 11:31

Penalties -
C. Allen Ott (hooking) 8:15,
T. Brown Ott (kneeing) 11:48,
A. Cecere Mcg (tripping) 12:05

SHOTS BY PERIOD:
OTT: 4 - 0 - 4 -- 8
McG: 10 - 14 - 15 -- 39

GOALS BY PERIOD:
OTT: 0 - 0 - 0 -- 0
McG: 1 - 1 - 6 -- 8

POWER PLAY CONVERSION:
Ottawa 0-4.
Ã山ǿ¼é 3-9.

PENALTIES (No/Mins):
Ottawa 9-18.
Ã山ǿ¼é 4-8.

GOALTENDERS

Ottawa
Marie-Helene Malenfant [Start, L, 1-2-0, 51:31, SV: 27, GA: 8]
Jessika Audet [ND, 8:29, SV: 4, GA: 0]


Ã山ǿ¼é
Charline Labonte [W, 8-0-0, 60:00, SV: 8, GA: 0, SHO]



Start : 2:00 PM

End : 3:56 PM

Attendance : 229

Referee :Vanessa Gariepy

THREE STARS:

1. MCG - 8 Cathy Chartrand
2. MCG - 22 Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger
3. MCG - 24 Ann-Sophie Bettez


McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES:

G Kalie Townsend
G Gabrielle Smith (dressed but DNP)
D Shaunn Rabinovich
F Alexandra Wells