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MONTREAL -- Mathieu Pompei of Laval, Que., scored his first career hat-trick and added a helper as No. 4-ranked McGill skated to a resounding 8-3 victory over the Lakehead University Thunderwolves in a spooky OUA men's hockey game on Halloween at McConnell Arena, Saturday.

The Redmen jumped into an early 4-0 lead, then the gremlins got involved as the Thunderwolves clawed their way back, reducing the deficit to 4-3 before McGill got back in gear with four unanswered goals.

Pompei, a 5-foot-7, 167-pound centre, scored the game's first marker at 8:48 of the opening period, then assisted on what to be the game-winning tally by defenceman Alexandre Chenevert at 3:27 of the middle period, which put the Redmen ahead 4-0.

After Lakehead rallied with three goals in three minutes and five seconds, Pompei scored twice in 32 seconds to muzzle the 'Wolves. It capped a brilliant weekend for the social work senior, who had a pair of goals and one assist in Friday's 5-1 win over Lakehead. He is now the second-leading scorer in the OUA, with a 7-7-14 record in eight games, trailing teammate Samuel Labrecque 7-8-15).



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SCORING SUMMARY
Lakehead 3 at McGill 8
(Saturday, October 31, 2015 - McConnell Arena)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
Lakehead 0-3-0 -- 3
McGill 3-1-4 -- 8

1st Period-
1, McGill, Pompei 5 (Rose, Boutet), 8:48.
2, McGill, Rose 5 (Talbot-Tassi, Labrecque), 10:54 (PP).
3, McGill, Talbot-Tassi 2 (Heelis, Labrecque), 19:43 (PP).

Penalties-McGill BENCH served by Antonelli (too many men), 2:48; Dubchack Lake (kneeing), 10:38; Hynnes Lake (high sticking), 16:10; Lakehead BENCH served by Wright (too many men), 19:29.

2nd Period-
4, McGill, Chenevert 1 (Antonelli, Pompei), 3:27.
5, Lakehead, Alcock 2 (Ringuette), 5:24 (PP).
6, Lakehead, Alcock 3 (Dubchak, Dubchack), 5:47.
7, Lakehead, Ainsworth 1 (McDonald), 8:29 (SH).

Penalties-Chenevert Mcg (interference), 5:04; Dubchak Lake (roughing after the whistle), 7:26; Chenevert Mcg (boarding), 11:10; Alcock Lake (roughing), 11:55; Dubchak Lake (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 13:34.

3rd Period-
8, McGill, Pompei 6 (Rose, Lambert-Lemay), 0:58.
9, McGill, Pompei 7 (Milne, Boutet), 1:30.
10, McGill, Labrecque 7 (Tardif-Richard, Talbot-Tassi), 14:46 (PP).
11, McGill, Gamelin 2 (Barnard), 16:20 (PP).

Penalties-Bonneau Mcg (interference), 4:40; Hynnes Lake (cross checking), 7:37; Bonneau Mcg (slashing), 7:37; Curcuruto Mcg (tripping), 10:47; Hynnes Lake (elbowing), 13:25; Ringuette Lake (unsportsmanlike cnd., high sticking), 13:38.

Shots on Goal-
Lakehead 3-9-13 -- 25.
McGill 13-15-15 -- 43.

Power Play Opportunities-
Lakehead 1 / 5;
McGill 4 / 8.

Goalies-Lakehead, Bosch (L, 0-4-0, 43 shots-35 saves; 60:00).
McGill, Gervais-Chouinard (W, 7-0-0, 25 shots-22 saves).

Attendance: 90
Start: 5:02 PM
End: 7:14 PM
Length: 2:12

Referees-Alexandre Cote, Nicolas Comtois.
Linesmen-Guillaume Brunelle, Matt Maillet.

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS
1. MCG - 19 Mathieu Pompei
2. MCG - 7 David Rose
3. MCG - 6 Samuel Labrecque




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