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2008 CIS Womens Hockey ChampionshipsUNIVERSITYSPORTCAFRANAIS CONTACT US HOMEMarch 19 2009 PRINT THIS STORYCIS championship (Game 1 Pool A) No 1 Martlets survive scare edge Bisons in OT By StFX sports information (with files from McGill sports information)ANTIGONISH NS (CIS) Senior Vanessa Davidson of Kirkland Que scored a powerplay goal at 138 of suddendeath overtime as the topseeded McGill Martlets edged the No 3 Manitoba Bisons 21 in the Pool A opener of the CIS womens hockey championship before 750 at the Keating Millennium Centre Thursday nightChampionship website wwwuniversitysportcaechampionshipswhockey2009 The defending national champion Martlets (10) who won for the 52nd consecutive time against Canadian university opponents dating back to last season are one win away from reaching the goldmedal final Sunday at 8 pm Atlantic for the third straight year McGill earns a day off before meeting tournament host St Francis Xavier (00) on Saturday at 730 pm in the third and final Pool A roundrobin matchup In the meantime No 5 StFX is set to face Manitoba (01) Friday at 730 pm with the Bisons needing a win to keep their goldmedal hopes aliveDavidson McGills alltime leading scorer and a CIS allCanadian for the third consecutive year this season received a saucer pass from linemate AnnSophie Bettez of SeptIles Que and onetimed the puck past Bisons netminder Stacey Corfield a Winnipeg native who registered 36 saves as the Quebec champion Martlets had a 3820 edge in shotsI was just hoping to get a bounce I saw the defender coming for me and then saw my teammate (Davidson) and was fortunate to get a pass to her said Bettez who had been hauled by Manitoba defender Chelsea Braun (Winnipeg) while on a partial breakaway 18 seconds into the extra frame sending McGill to the power playThat kid (Corfield) was on fire Oh my god she was good said McGill head coach Peter Smith But Vinny (Davidson) came up big for us tonight as she so often does She was blocking shots and played with so much heart It was great to see her get the winnerCatherine Ward a thirdyear allCanadian rearguard from Town of Mt Royal Que gave McGill a 10 lead at 1738 of the middle period She snuck in from the blueline and pounced on a rebound stuffing it past the outstretched arm of Corfield who was lying prone on the ice after making backtobacksaves on Bettez and CIS rookie of the year MarieAndre LeclercAuger (Sherbrooke Que)Manitoba the Canada West champion forced overtime with 509 left in regulation when forward Sarah Stebeleski of Lorette Man beat national team netminder Charline Labont of Boisbriand Que who had lost control of a juggled shot from the pointCorfield a secondteam allCanadian stood on her head in the first period as McGill outshot the Herd 136 Th...