POOL A ALTA MAN NFLD NB-2 Record  
  Alberta —– 72-60 57-48 86-37 (3-0)  
  Manitoba 60-72 —– 61-42 76-47 (2-1)  
  Newfoundland 48-57 42-61 —– 71-39 (1-2)  
  New Brunswick-2 37-86 47-76 39-71 —– (0-3)  
               
  POOL B NB ONT SASK NS Record  
  New Brunswick —– 54-50 84-63 77-33 (3-0)  
  Ontario 50-54 —– 84-48 66-35 (2-1)  
  Saskatchewan 63-84 48-84 —– 56-44 (1-2)  
  Nova Scotia 33-77 35-66 44-56 —– (0-3)  
               
  Semi New Brunswick 62 Manitoba 46
  Semi Alberta 67 Ontario 65
  7th Nova Scotia 63 New Brunswick-2 56
  5th Newfoundland 60 Saskatchewan 52
  Bronze Ontario 67 Manitoba 41
  Final Alberta 57 New Brunswick 51
     

        New Brunswick’s under-15 development team was invited to participate in the draw, held in Fredericton, when Quebec and Prince Edward Island declined to participate in the tournament.

In pool A play, held in Fredericton: …………………………………………………… Kathryn Hole scored 20, Alexandra Gordichuk 14 and Ashley Hilton 10 as Alberta throttled New-Brunswick-2 86-34. Andrea Oppenheimer added 9, Ashley Hill 9, Danielle Lalonde 8, Sharelle Dunn 5, Macey Brown 3, Stacey Howell 3, Shavaun Reaney 2 and Marilyn MacArthur 2, while Courtney Fowler was scoreless. Carol Moore paced New Brunswick with 10. Mali Coulombe added 8, Gillian Fielding 8, Laura Hayes 3, Katie Rowe 3, Elaine Fancy 3 and Beth Laskey 1, while Laura Avery, Jessica Purvis, Melanie Adams, Erin Stairs and Carol Smearer were scoreless. Mali Coulombe told the Fredericton Daily Glean that playing in the Aitken Centre was “sweet. We came into the game knowing they were the best team in Canada, so we try not to get so down on ourselves. We knew they were fast and bigger than us. We just try to look at our personal goals and what we can do better.” Coach Lori Wall said “actually, the kids are quite pleased. The kids played above themselves. They’re the number one team in the country and we shouldn’t even be here. We’re approaching each game as a learning experience for these kids who are developing.” Alberta nabbed 62 boards and New Brunswick-2 nabbed 38. …………………………………………………… Caity Gooch scored 12, Kayla Klassen 10 and Sarah Reilly 10 to lead Manitoba past Newfoundland 61-42. Tessa Klassen added 8, Georgia Harvey 7, Chanelle Birks 4, Riley Epp 4, Leigh-Anne Legal-Young 2, Jen Foster 2 and Kaitlyn Flett 2. Stephanie Foy led Newfoundland with 9. Alana Cahill added 8, Sarah Sullivan 6, Kate Walsh 6, Vanessa Stanley 4, Brittany Dalton 4, Laura Critch 2, Anne Norris 2 and Sheena Vickers 1, while Andrea Bradshaw, Katie Smith and Kendelle Kavanagh were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Caity Gooch scored 14, Tessa Klassen 13, Leigh-Anne Legal Young 12 and Chanelle Birks 10 as Manitoba thumped New Brunswick-2 76-47. Kayla Klassen added 8, Kaitlyn Flett 5, Jen Foster 4, Georgia Harvey 4, Riley Epp 4 and Sarah Reilly 3. Elaine Fancy led the New Brunswick-2 with 16. Carole Moore added 10, Mali Coulombe 8, Gillian Fielding 3, Laura Avery 3, Katie Rowe 2, Melanie Adams 2, Beth Laskey 2 and Carol Smearer 1, while Laura Hayes, Jessica Purvis and Erin Stairs were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Ashley Hill scored 19 and Ashley Hilton 18 as Alberta defeated Newfoundland 57-48. Kathryn Hole added 7, Shavaun Reaney 6, Danielle Lalonde 4 and Alexandra Gordichuk 3, while Sharelle Dunn, Courtney Fowler, Marilyn MacArthur, Andrea Oppenheimer, Macey Brown and Stacey Howell were scoreless. Kate Walsh and Sarah Sullivan each scored 10 to pace Newfoundland. Sheena Vickers added 8, Brittany Dalton 7, Katie Smith 5, Stephanie Foo 4, Kendelle Kavanagh 2 and Laura Critch 2, while Andrea Bradshaw, Vanessa Stanley, Anne Norris and Alana Cahill were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Ashley Hilton scored 21, Kathryn Hole 15 and Shavaun Reaney 10 as Alberta dumped Manitoba 72-60 in the showdown for first place in the pool. Ashley Hill added 8, Alexandra Gordichuk 4, Stacey Howell 4, Andrea Oppenheimer 3, Sharelle Dunn 2, Marilyn MacArthur 2 and Macey Brown 2, while Courtney Fowler and Danielle Lalone were scoreless. Caity Gooch led Manitoba with 15. Chanelle Birks and Kaitlyn Flett each added 13, Sarah Reilly 7, Jen Foster 6, Riley Epp 4 and Tessa Klassen 2, while Leigh-Anne Legal Young, Kayla Klassen and Georgia Harvey were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Sarah Sullivan scored 15, Stephanie Foo 12 and Kendelle Kavanagh 12 as Newfoundland whipped New Brunswick-2 71-39. Sheena Vickers added 9, Vanessa Stanley 6, Andrea Bradshaw 4, Kate Walsh 4, Brittany Dalton 3, Laura Critch 2, Katie Smith 2 and Alana Cahill 2, while Anne Norris was scoreless. Gillian Fielding led New Brunswick-2 with 14. Mali Coulombe added 6, Elaine Fancy 6, Laura Avery 5, Beth Laskey 4, Jessica Purvis 2, Melanie Adams 2 and Carol Smearer 1, while Laura Hayes, Katie Rowe, Carol Moore and Erin Stairs were scoreless.

        In pool B play: …………………………………………………… Courtnay Pilypaitis scored 13 and Alaine Hutton 11 as Ontario crushed Nova Scotia 66-35. Aileen Rossouw added 8, Tamika Nurse 6, Jessica Roque 5, Taylor Smith 5, Donna Scott 4, Stephanie Quattrociocchi 4, Lisa Furchner 4, Lindsay Carey 2, Lacey McNulty 2 and Kendall Ross 2. Ontario led 44-21 at the half. Angela Fifield led Nova Scotia with 11. Danielle Snow added 8, Kelsey Harpman 6, Katie Readon 2, Samantha Sanford 2, Amber Corkum 2, Marianne Thomson 2, Jayne Erickson 2 and Chelsey Wilson 1, while Rhonda Kennedy, Alison Heighton, Emma Anderson and Kayleigh Gildart were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Katie Harwood scored 21, Devan Lisson 20, on 7-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 7-10 from the line, and Kari Everett 10 as New Brunswick whipped Saskatchewan 84-63. Jenna Kaye added 9, Sarah Dupuis 8, Kristen Atkins 5, Kelsey Daley 5, Hilary Cummings 3 and Jennifer Black 3, while Lindsay Palmer, Emma Russell and Whitney Kaye were scoreless. New Brunswick exploded to an 8-0 lead and Saskatchewan never recovered. “The frustrating part is, the game plan was working up until tipoff,” Saskatchewan coach Gayle Stookey told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner. “There was a little bit of ‘deer in the headlights.’ I didn’t detect it until the warmup, and I went out there and said ‘Girls…’ And there was no need for it. The nerves took them and the tempo got out of their hands. They had us reacting and playing their game, and kudos to them for doing that. Usually, we’re really quick. We play tenacious defence and our offence feeds off that. … They came in, they were hungrier for it, and they deserved it.” Saskatchewan trailed by 12 early but rallied within 34-33 with minutes left in the half and trailed by six at the half. But Lisson and Harwood opened the second half with a 10-0 run and New Brunswick soon led 56-39. “We thought we wouldn’t win it, or we wouldn’t come out strong, but we did it,” said Lisson, who connected on seven of 10 field goals, hit both her three-point attempts, and was four of seven from the free throw line.

“We played as a team, we worked hard, and we pushed the ball up the floor really fast. We outran them basically. I think we came out strong and took them by surprise.” New Brunswick coach Jon Kreiner said “I thought we were great at times,” said the coach. “At times, I thought we did a good job of playing solid defence. But I found we were undisciplined at times, getting into foul trouble. There was a little bit of lack of focus there. I think if we could have kept them off the free throw line, we would have done a much better job. But I think the girls did a good job of keeping their focus and showing me that they can be mentally tough.” Stacey Walker paced Saskatchewan with 19. Shalyn Kivela added 15, Christine Anne McCullough 14, Carmen Stewart 7, Elyse Greenberg 6 and Krista Phillips 2, while Jane Jacoby, Jillian Humbert, Randie Gibson and Cara Roth were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Krista Phillips scored 16, Carmen Stewart 14 and Shalyn Kivela 13 as Saskatchewan dumped Nova Scotia 56-44. Christine Anne McCollough added 6, Cara Roth 4, Jane Jacoby 2 and Jillian Humbert 1, while Stacey Walker, Randie Gibson and Elyse Greenberg were scoreless. Angela Fifield paced Nova Scotia with 19. Danielle Snow added 11, Alison Heighton 5, Samantha Stanford 4, Katie Reardon 3, Jayne Erickson 1 and Chelsey Wilson 1, while Rhonda Kennedy, Amber Corkum, Marianne Thomson, Kelsey Harpman, Emma Anderson and Kayleigh Gilbert were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Alaine Hutton scored 20, Tamika Nurse 13, Stephanie Quattrociocchi 12 and Aileen Rossouw 10 on 4-5 from the floor as Ontario crushed Saskatchewan 84-48. Courtnay Pilypaitis added 9, Donna Scott 6, Jessica Roque 6, Lacey McNulty 4, Lindsay Carey 2 and Kendall Ross 2, while Lisa Furchner was scoreless. Shalyn Kivela and Carmen Stewart each scored 10 points to lead Saskatchewan. Jane Jacoby added 9, Krista Phillips 6, Randie Gibson 4, Stacey Walker 4, Cara Roth 3 and Jillian Humbert 2, while Elyse Greenberg and Christine Anne McCollough were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Kelsey Daley pitched in 14, Hilary Cummings 10 and Jennifer Black 10 as New Brunswick throttled Nova Scotia 77-33. “We just had to go out and work hard and not underestimate any team,” said Devan Lisson, who scored 5. “Just because we had beaten them before (in exhibition play) didn’t mean we were going to beat them again.” New Brunswick bolted to a 10-1 lead in the first half and never looked back. “We knew we had to get it done and we did it,” said Lisson. “We are going to the playoffs now and we are really excited. We have come together as a team. No one thought we could do this so we showed them what we had.” Kelsey Daley added 14 for New Brunswick, while Jennifer Black scored 10 and Hilary Cummings 10. “It is amazing,” said Daley. “Our coach does a lot of mental preparation and today, he told us about building a bridge and each game was another bridge and not to think about what we had just done.” Kristen Atkins added 8 for New Brunswick. Sarah Dupuis scored 8, Kari Everett 8, Katie Harwood 7, Devan Lisson 5, Jenna Kaye 4 and Lindsay Palmer 2, while Emma Russell and Whitney Kaye were scoreless. Danielle Snow led Nova Scotia with 10. Amber Corkum added 7, Alison Heighton 4, Katie Reardon 3, Angela Fifield 2, Samantha Sanford 3, Emma Anderson 2, Kayleigh Gilbert 2 and Chelsey Wilson 1, while Rhonda Kennedy, Jayne Erickson, Marianne Thomson and Kelsey Harpman were scoreless. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick stunned Ontario 54-50. Sarah Dupuis hit the winner on a 12-foot jumper with 2:03 to play and Katie Harwood added an insurance bucket with 35 seconds remaining as New Brunswick prevailed. New Brunswick ripped off a 19-9 run in the third quarter to erase a 13-point first-half deficit. “It is just amazing. We have dreamed of this all season,” said Harwood, who scored 16. “We never even thought we would come close to these guys but we deserved it. We worked hard for this.”‘ Ontario used an 18-6 spurt in the second quarter to surge ahead 29-16 at the break. “We had to focus on our game because we weren’t doing that,” said New Brunswick coach Jon Kreiner. “Ontario did a very good job of extending the pressure and getting us out of our game.” But New Brunswick, backed by eight points from Harwood in the third, closed to within 38-35 with 10 minutes left. “We wanted to be a little more disciplined on offence because Ontario is a lot bigger than us and they were grabbing every board and getting easy lay-ups,” said Kreiner. “It didn’t make any sense to take the first shot we had.” With 3:15 on the clock, New Brunswick led 50-49 on a pair of free throws by Jenna Kaye. But Ontario tied it on the foul line before Sarah Dupuis hit a jumper to give New Brunswick a 52-50 lead. “We knew we could do it from the very beginning,” said Dupuis. “We just had to work very hard and we did. We were loo king forward to this for a very long time and we did it.” Kelsey Daley added 11 and Devan Lisson 8 for New Brunswick. Aleen Rossouwe paced Ontario with 12. Alaine Hutton added 11 Kreiner said “I told the girls to write their own history book this weekend and worry about themselves.” Harwood told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner that “we did all the little things right, all the fundamental things right. We beat them in all different ways.” Ontario guard Alaine Hutton said “New Brunswick came out and showed us what they were made of. They played really well.” Harwood said “I think our team was on fire in the second half.” Hutton said “we were up 13 and they just kept coming at us and coming at us. Their determination took over. They wanted it more than we did. We didn’t underestimate them. We knew they were going to come at us. We just couldn’t bring it out of ourselves.” Ontario coach Tim Baulk said “East Coast teams tend to never give up. New Brunswick is very patient, very disciplined. And when you have teams like that, anything can happen in the end.” Dupuis said “it felt good…it felt amazing. For sure, it’s the biggest win I’ve been a part of. It’s very satisfying. We knew we could do it. Just because we got a little bit behind at the beginning…we knew we could go all the way through, and we did it. Definitely, the fourth quarter was the big quarter for us.” New Brunswick coach Jon Kreiner said Harwood is “a tremendous player…an international calibre type player. She’s the type of player that has to step up and our best players stepped up in this game. I heard somebody say it’s the first time in history that New Brunswick beat Ontario in women’s basketball. I don’t know if it’s true or not. I told the girls ‘Let’s write our own history book this weekend.'”

        In the semis, New Brunswick dumped Manitoba 62-46 as Katie Harwood scored 25, Devan Lisson 9, Jenna Kaye 8, Sarah Dupuis 8, Kari Everett 7 and Kelsey Daley 5 (before leaving the game in the third quarter to catch a plane to Sherbrooke to participate in the Canadian track & field championships, in the 1,500 run), while Lindsay Palmer, Hilary Cummings, Emma Russell, Kristen Atkins, Whitney Kaye and Jennifer Black were scoreless. New Brunswick shot 20-47 (.426) from the floor, 4-9 (.444) from the arc and 18-35 (.514) from the line, while collecting 35 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 7 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 14 steals. Katie Harwood scored the first 11 points of the game as New Brunswick took command in the first 3 minutes. “Without Katie, it might have been a little bit different story,” New Brunswick coach Jon Kreiner told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner. “But full credit to our team defence.” Although Harwood missed the second quarter in foul trouble, New Brunswick extended its 17-14 first quarter lead to 33-24 at the half. “I knew our team could hold it together,” said Harwood. “Another one of our players (Lisson) was in foul trouble too, but everyone on the team stepped up today.” Kreiner said “the girls held their own and they really did a good job. Other players stepped up.” Harwood told the Times & Transcript that “our goal was to make it to the crossovers, which we did. Obviously, our goals changed and we are just trying to go all the way.” New Brunswick coach Jon Kreiner said “it’s been an unbelievable week. That wasn’t our goal. Our goal was to come out and compete at our highest potential. Obviously, this is tremendous for our girls and tremendous for New Brunswick basketball.” Chanelle Birks led Manitoba with 14. Sarah Reilly added 11, Kayla Klassen 5, Tessa Klassen 4, Caity Gooch 4, Kaitlyn Flett 4, Jen Foster 2 and Riley Epp 2, while Leigh-Anne Legal-Young and Georgia Harvey were scoreless. Manitoba shot 19-56 (.339) from the floor, 0-7 from the arc and 8-10 from the line, while collecting 34 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 4 asissts, 21 turnovers, 1 block and 8 steals.

        In the other semi, Alexandra Gordichuk scored 18, Ashley Hill 12, Ashley Hilton 9, Kathryn Hole 8, Andrea Oppenheimer 7, Stacey Howell 6, Shauvaun Reaney 4 and Macey Brown 3, while Sharelle Dunn, Courtney Fowler, Danielle Lalonde and Marilyn MacArthur were scoreless as Alberta nipped Ontario 67-65. Alberta shot 27-59 (.458) from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 12-23 (.522) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 27 fouls, 7 assists, 37 turnovers and 11 steals. Alaine Hilton led Ontario with 11 points. Lisa Furchner added 9, Aileen Rossouw 7 and 11 boards, Stephanie Quattrociocchi 7, Courtnay Pilypaitis 7, Taylor Smith 6, Donna Scott 5, Lacey McNulty 4, Lindsay Carey 4, Jessica Roque 4 and Tamika Nurse 1, while Kendall Ross was scoreless. Ontario shot 21-62 (.339) from the floor, 3-8 (.375) from the arc and 20-34 (.588) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 5 assists, 29 turnovers, 1 block and 14 steals.

        In the seventh-place playoff, Nova Scotia defeated New Brunswick-2 63-56 as Angela Fifield scored 19, Danielle Snow 16, Chelsey Wilson 8, Marianne Thomson 7, Emma Anderson 3, Jayne Erickson 2, Katie Reardon 2, Samantha Sanford 2, Amber Corkum 2 and Kayleigh Gildart 2, while Alison Heighton, Rhonda Kennedy and Kelsey Harpman were scoreless. Nova Scotia (coached by Brendan Lally, assisted by Melaine Rakochy and Katrina Orr) shot 21-69 (.304) from the floor, 1-6 (.167) from the arc, and 20-37 (.541) from the line while garnering 47 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 11 assists, 26 turnovers and 18 steals. Elaine Fancy led New Brunswick-2 (coached by Lori Wall) with 11 points. Katie Rowe added 10, Carol Moore 7, Jessica Purvis 6, Gillian Fielding 6, Carol Smearer 6, Beth Laskey 4, Erin Stairs 4 and Laura Avery 2, while Laura Hayes, Mali Coulombe and Melanie Adams were scoreless. New Brunswick-2 shot 22-65 (.338) from the floor, 2-11 (.182) from the arc, 10-22 (.455) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 27 fouls, 10 assists, 41 turnovers and 11 steals.

        In the fifth-place playoff, Newfoundland dumped Saskatchewan 60-52 as Stephanie Foo scored 14, Sarah Sullivan 13 and 10 boards, Brittany Dalton 11, Laura Critch 7, Kate Walsh 6, Sheena Vickers 5, Vanessa Stanley 2 and Kendelle Kavanagh 2, while Andrea Bradshaw, Katie Smith, Anne Norris and Alana Cahill were scoreless. Newfoundland (coached by Bas Kavanagh, assisted by Mark Jones and managed by Helen Kavanagh) shot 24-61 (.383) from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 12-26 (.462) from the line while collecting 36 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 1 assist, 33 turnovers, 5 blocks and 13 steals. Christine Anne McCullough led Saskatchewan (coached by Gayle Stookey, assisted by Cheryl Panko and Sarah Stookey) with 13. Carmen Stewart added 11, Stacey Walker 9, Elyse Greenberg 8, Shalyn Kivela 5, Jane Jacoby 2, Jillian Humbert 2 and Cara Roth 2, while Randie Gibson and Krista Phillips were scoreless. Saskatchewan shot 16-49 (.327) from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 19-28 (.679) from the line while collecting 40 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 3 assists, 31 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals.

        Ontario captured bronze by thrashing Manitoba 67-41 as Jessica Roque scored 11, Courtnay Pilypaitis 9, Stephanie Quattrociocchi 9, Lindsay Carey 8, Lacey McNulty 7, Tamika Nurse 7, Alaine Hutton 6, Aileen Roussow 6, Lisa Furchner 3 and Kendall Ross 1, while Donna Scott was scoreless. Ontario shot 21-61 (.344) from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 23-36 (.639) from the line, while amassing 34 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 5 assists, 16 turnovers and 20 steals. Chanelle Birks led Manitoba (coached by Stacey Yuel, assisted by Darren Sampson) with 10. Sarah Reilly added 8, Caity Gooch 6, Tessa Klassen 4, Kaitlyn Flett 4, Kayla Klassen 3, Leigh-Anne Legal Young 2, Jen Foster 2 and Riley Epp 2, while Georgia Harvey was scoreless. Manitoba shot 14-47 (.298) from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 13-18 (.722) from the line while garnering 38 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 6 assists, 31 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals.

        Alberta captured gold by dumping New Brunswick 57-51 as Kathryn Hole scored 14 and grabbed 11 boards. Ashley Hilton added 14 and 12 boards, while Stacey Howell scored 13, Alexandra Gordichuk 8, Ashley Hill 4, Courtney Fowler 2 and Andrea Oppenheimer 2, while Sharelle Dunn, Shavaun Reaney, Danielle Lalonde, Marilyn MacArthur and Macey Brown were scoreless. Alberta shot 24-50 (.480) from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 9-19 (.474) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 14 assists, 29 turnovers, 4 blocks and 4 steals. Katie Horwood led New Brunswick with 23 points. Devan Lisson added 13, Kari Everett 8, Kristen Atkins 3, Jenna Kaye 2 and Sarah Dupuis 2 and 9 boards, while Lindsay Palmer, Hilary Cummings, Emma Russell and Jennifer Black were scoreless. New Brunswick shot 17-62 (.274) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 12-25 (.480) from the line, while collecting 32 boards, 18 fouls, 13 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 14 steals. Tournament MVP Ashley Hilton said “we were just busting our butts off.” Alberta held New Brunswick to 15 second-half points and nine in the final 11:40 of the contest after Alberta fell behind 42-37. “We were giving it everything we had. We wanted it so bad.” Harwood was elated with the silver medal. “It is amazing, this is the biggest week of our lives. It is sad to see it come to an end. There were tears of joy and it was really emotional for a moment but we have nothing to be ashamed of and we are really proud of what we did out there. We all believed in ourselves, our coach believed in us and we got the job done when we needed to get it done. At the spur of the moment, you have to step up and a lot of our players stepped up.” Devan Lisson added that “I am so proud of our team. We got to the final game and what more could you ask for. We were up, we let them back in the game but there is nothing we can do about it now because we left it all on the court.” New Brunswick led 15-6 at the first-quarter break, trailed 27-26 at the half and carried a 42-40 advantage into the fourth-quarter. Coach Jon Kreiner said “it is not a lost opportunity. It is a position we put ourselves in to have a chance to win. The girls are obviously upset they didn’t come out with gold because they truly believed they could win gold. Definitely, the better team won her tonight and full credit to Alberta.” New Brunswick sprinted to an early 15-6 lead by driving to the hoop. In the second quarter, Alberta came on with 21 points, including 17 by Hilton, Hole and Howell, who combined for one bucket in the first quarter. “The difference was just a few little things. Alberta played an awesome game and they really out-hustled us at times,” said Harwood. “They knocked down a few key shots and their key players stepped up.” There were three ties and four New Brunswick leads in the fourth quarter. After Harwood converted two free throws with 1:40 remaining, New Brunswick went scoreless. “They played good defence and we made a few mistakes,” said Kreiner. Harwood told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner that “we have nothing to be ashamed of, and we’re really proud of what we did out there. I’ve had so much fun this week. Gold would have been nice, but silver is just as good. We’re happy.” Kreiner said ‘the reaction that I like the most was right after the game. When the final buzzer rang, our girls cheered out loud, which was really nice. It really shows the character of the girls.” Lisson said “there’s nothing to hang your head about. We made it so far. And we still got a silver medal. I’m just really proud of the team.” Ashley Hilton said the win is “the most amazing thing I’ve ever felt in my entire life. You can’t even explain it. We’ve been working four months. We put so much into this, and it paid off. You can’t even dream of anything better. The ones where you beat people by a lot, they’re not as great. But when it’s close, the adrenalin is so high. … We just hustled our butts off. When your shots aren’t working, you can always fall back on defence. As soon as defence is good, your offence just follows.” Alberta coach Kim Wyley said “we were a little tentative on defence because we got in foul trouble (in the semifinal against Ontario). But we started playing gutsy defence, and it all worked out in the end.”

        The all-tourney selections were: MVP Ashley Hilton (Alberta); Katie Harwood (New Brunswick); Kathryn Hole (Alberta); Tamika Nurse (Ontario); Aileen Rossouw (Ontario); Devan Lisson (New Brunswick). The 2nd-team selections were: Brittany Dalton (Newfoundland); Danielle Snow (Nova Scotia); Ashley Hill (Alberta); Chanelle Birks (Manitoba); Shalyn Kivela (Saskatchewan)

        The bronze medalists from Ontario: Stephanie Quattrociocchi, Lacey McNulty; Taylor Smith; Kendall Ross, Tamika Nurse; Aileen Roussouw, Lisa Furchner, Alaine Hutton, Donna Scott; Jessica Roque; Courtney Pilypaitis; Lindsay Carey; coach Tim Baulk, assistant Koren Bogle

        The silver medalists from New Brunswick: Devan Lisson; Emma Russell; Kristen Atkins; Sarah Dupuis; Jennifer Black; Lindsay Palmer; Jenna Kaye; Hilary Cummings; Kelsey Daley; Whitney Kaye; Katie Harwood, Kari Everett, coach Jon Kreiner, assistant Lynn Robertson.

        The gold medalists from Alberta: Ashley Hilton; Kathryn Hole; Ashley Hill; Sharelle Dunn; Shauvaun Reaney; Alexandra Gordichuk; Courtney Fowler; Danielle Lalonde; Marilyn MacArthur; Andrea Oppenheimer; Macey Brown; Stacey Howell; coach Kim Wyley; assistant Gillis Bell