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Bettez bops again as Martlets triumph for 77th time

Published: 13 February 2010

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MONTREAL - Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que., registered her third hat-trick of the season as No.1-ranked ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ defeated the Ottawa Gee-Gees 4-1 in CIS women's university hockey at McConnell Arena on Friday, extending their record win streak to 77 consecutive games.

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It was also ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s 26th straight conquest over Ottawa and improved their lifetime record against the Gee-Gees to 40-2-1 overall.

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±«ÓãÖ±²¥, which led 3-1 after two periods, went 2-for-7 on the power-play and outshot the Gee-Gees 48-21, including a 19-8 margin in the second period.

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Bettez, a two-time all-Canadian ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, connected on the power-play only 31 seconds into the contest.Ìý She also hit pay-dirt in the second (18:52) and third periods (17:54).

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Vanessa Davidson of Kirkland, Que., contributed three points and was credited with what proved to be the game-winner at 5:50 of the second period. Davidson, who is ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s all-time leading scorer, sits atop the Quebec conference scoring race with 12-19-31 in 17 contests.

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Bettez is six points in arrears with an 18-7-25 dossier but missed two games while playing for the Canadian under-22 team in Germany last month.

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The lone marker for the Gee-Gees was scored by Kayla Hottot, a Sombra, Ont., native who knotted the score at 1-1 midway through the opening frame.

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Freshman netminder Taylor Salisbury of Surrey, B.C., made 20 saves for the victory and improved her unblemished record to 9-0-0. She leads the five-team league in goals-against average (1.11), save percentage (.944), wins (9) and shutouts (2).

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Gee-Gees goaltender Stephanie Auger of Belleville, Ont., posted 44 saves in a losing cause and fell to 5-6-0.

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The Martlets are 17-0 in the Quebec conference and with three games remaining before playoffs, will be looking for their third consecutive perfect season in CIS action. They will close out the campaign with a Valentine's Day matinee at Concordia on Sunday (3 p.m.), followed by another road game against the second-place Montreal Carabins (Feb. 19) and a home game against Concordia on Sunday, Feb. 21. That final contest has been moved from 2 p.m. faceoff to a 7 p.m. start, in order to accommodate a possible afternoon men's hockey playoff game between Nipissing and the Redmen.

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MARTLETS MURMURS: All-Canadian Cathy Chartrand leads all CIS rearguards in goals and points with 8-14-22 in 17 games... She is four points ahead of York's Kelsey Webster, who has 5-13-18 in 10 more games played... ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ leads the Quebec league in both power play prowess (27.7%) and penalty-killing (91.0%)... The Martlets have only allowed six PPGs against and have tallied a league-leading five shorthanded markers.

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SCORING SUMMARY


Ottawa 1 at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 4

(Feb 13, 2010 - McConnell Arena @ ±«ÓãÖ±²¥)

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1st Period-

1, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Ann-Sophie Bettez 16 (Hill, Davidson), 0:31 (pp).

2, Ottawa, Kayla Hottot 7 (Porcellato), 13:09.

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Penalties-

Kitlar Ott (hooking), 0:12;

Sheehan Mcg (hooking), 4:22;

Hottot Ott (slashing), 9:17;

Davidson Mcg (roughing), 20:00.

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2nd Period-

3, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Vanessa Davidson 12 (Chartrand), 5:50 (pp).

4, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Ann-Sophie Bettez 17 (Zane), 18:52.

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Penalties-

Lefebvre Ott (bodychecking), 4:56;

Sparks Ott (hooking), 6:33;

Allen Ott (tripping), 12:34.

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3rd Period-

5, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Ann-Sophie Bettez 18 (Davidson), 17:54.

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Penalties-

Pouliot Ott (interference), 1:19;

Hill Mcg (bodychecking), 11:02;

Reinholcz Ott (roughing), 14:30.

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GOALS BY PERIOD:

Ottawa 1-0-0 -- 1

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 1-2-1 -- 4

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Shots on Goal-

Ottawa 8-8-5-21.

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 13-19-16-48.

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Power Play Opportunities-

Ottawa 0 of 3;

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2 of 7.

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Penalties (No./Mins.)-

Ottawa 7/14;

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 3/6.

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Goalies-

Ottawa, Stephanie Auger 5-6-0 (48 shots-44 saves).

±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Taylor Salisbury 9-0-0 (21 shots-20 saves).

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Referee-Melanie Bordeleau.

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Start: 2:00 PM

End: 3:55 PM

Length: 1:55

Attendance -160

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THREE STARS:

1. MCG - 24 Ann-Sophie Bettez
2. MCG - 1 Taylor Salisbury
3. OTT - 30 Stephanie Auger

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

Communications Officer

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation

514-398-7012

earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca

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