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Exhibition: No.1-McGill doubles No.4-Manitoba, win streak now at 70
MONTREAL - Alyssa Cecere of Brossard, Que., scored the
game-winner, shorthanded, and added three helpers as top-ranked
McGill doubled No.4-Manitoba 4-2 on the final day of the Theresa
Humes women's hockey tournament at Concordia University,
Wednesday.
The Martlets, who extended their CIS record win streak to 70
consecutive games, swept all three contests to share the tourney
title with York, which also posted a 3-0 record in the round-robin
affair. The Lions outscored their opponents by a combined score of
8-4, while McGill had a 16-4 differential over their three
matches.
Cecere's marker came off a breakaway where she deked to her
backhand and fired the puck into the top shelf, past the
outstretched glove of York netminder Stacey Corfield, who was
credited with 45 saves in a losing cause. Both were selected as
their respective players of the game.
The teams traded first-period goals with Ann-Sophie Bettez of
Sept-Iles, Que., opening the scoring at 5:31 and the Bisons getting
the equalizer from Tammy Brade at 10:05.
The teams were tied 1-1 after the opening period and McGill led 3-1
after two stanzas. The Martlets dominated the shot clock with a
lopsided 49-25 advantage, including an 18-7 margin in the middle
period.
Bettez continued her torrid pace, finishing with two goals in the
affair to give her a tourney-leading six goals and nine points. A
third-year forward who leads the Martlets in goals and is second in
points with a 25-15-40 dossier in 25 games overall, Bettez will now
head overseas to play for the Canadian under-22 team at the MLP Cup
tourney in Ravensburg, Germany, Jan. 5-9.
Cathy Chartrand, a 5-foot-10 rearguard from Lac Nominingue, Que.,
rounded out the scoring for McGill with one goal and a pair
assists. She also posted impressive numbers in the tourney with
2-7-9 record over the three games, to share the points lead with
Bettez. Chartrand now leads all CIS rearguards a 14-22-36 record in
25 contests overall.
With McGill leading 4-1 in the final period and appearing to be in
total control, Manitoba's Addie Miles connected on a power-play at
16:45 to make it 4-2 and provide a wild finish for the 212 fans on
hand.
After Manitoba pull their netminder for an extra attacker, the
final 30 seconds of play were especially intense, with a flurry of
activity deep in McGill's crease. Martlet goaltender Andrea
Weckman, a freshman from Kitchener, Ont., had to stand on her head
to keep the puck out. She registered 14 of her 23 saves in that
stanza for the win, improving her record to 5-3 overall.
The Martlets, who have played their last nine games on the road,
return to the friendly confines of McConnell Arena on Jan. 8 and 9,
when they resume regular season play against Ottawa ( 7 p.m.) and
Concordia (2 p.m.), respectively.
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Athletics & Recreation
