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2008 CIS Womens Hockey ChampionshipsUNIVERSITYSPORTCAFRANAIS CONTACT US HOMEMarch 22 2009 PRINT THIS STORYCIS final Martlets golden again ANTIGONISH NS (CIS) The topseeded McGill Martlets played 60 minutes of nearperfect hockey to repeat as CIS womens champions with a 31 goldmedal win over the No 2 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 20 Sunday night at the Keating Centre on the campus of St Francis Xavier UniversityChampionship website wwwuniversitysportcaechampionshipswhockey2009 The national final was a rematch of the 2008 title game that saw the McGill capture its firstever CIS banner with a 20 shutout of Laurier The QSSF champion Martlets wrapped up a perfect season during which they went 360 overall against CIS rivals McGill has won 14 straight playoff duels since dropping a 40 decision to the Alberta Pandas in the 2007 CIS final and has racked up 54 consecutive victories against CIS opponents since a 21 nonconference shootout loss to Alberta back on December 30 2007 The OUA champion Golden Hawks are 03 in the CIS championship game since claiming their lone title in 2005 with a 41 win over Alberta In addition to their backtoback goldmedal defeats at the hands of McGill the Hawks were downed 21 by the Pandas in 2006Im very proud of the way the girls played all season I told them in the room before the game to keep doing what weve doing all year and we will be successful said McGill head coach Peter Smith an assistant coach with the Canadian national team Backtoback championships feels great I couldnt be happierLaurier played a good game theyre very strong on the forecheck Smith addedI cant even describe how Im feeling You always watch the interviews on TV after a game like this and wonder why they cant say anything Its surreal right now said team captain Chantal Gauvin a fourthyear defender from DollarddesOrmeaux Que We stuck to our game plan tonight and all tournament Im proud of all the girls on the teamFirstteam allCanadian forward AnnSophie Bettez of Septles Que sophomore Alessandra LindKenny of Calgary and CIS rookie of the year MarieAndre LeclercAuger of Sherbrooke Que scored for McGill in the title match while firstteam allCanadian and 2006 Olympic gold medalist goaltender Charline Labont of Boisbriand Que made 11 saves to collect her third win of the tournamentLabont who last year became the first netminder in history to play every minute of the CIS championship without allowing a single goal gave up three in the 2009 tourney as she improved her career record at Nationals to 81This is a big win for the McGill program Labont said Last year was exciting because it was our first championship but this year was just as good if not better It speaks a lot to the team we had this year Catherine (Ward) and I have to fly ...