| EAST | CENTRAL | ||||||
| Carleton | 22-0 | 32-4 | Dani Sinclair | Toronto Metro | 17-5 | 25-8 | Carly Clarke |
| Ottawa | 19-3 | 30-4 | Rose-Anne Joly | Brock | 16-6 | 20-10 | Shae Dheensaw |
| Queen’s | 15-7 | 19-12 | Claire Meadows | McMaster | 13-9 | 20-14 | Theresa Burns |
| Laurentian | 7-15 | 8-24 | Jason Hurley | York | 7-15 | 10-18 | Christa Eniojukan |
| Nipissing | 6-16 | 11-16 | Rachel Van Woezik | Lakehead | 6-16 | 9-20 | Hugo Boisvert |
| Ontario Tech | 1-21 | 3-25 | Megan Grant | Toronto | 2-20 | 2-25 | Dianna Ros |
| WEST | |||||||
| Windsor | 18-4 | 26-9 | Chantal Vallee | ||||
| Guelph | 16-6 | 24-9 | Megan Reid | ||||
| Western | 13-9 | 17-13 | Nate McKibbon | ||||
| Waterloo | 10-12 | 16-15 | Jessica Rocque | ||||
| Laurier | 9-13 | 14-16 | Paul Falco | ||||
| Algoma | 1-21 | 1-26 | Katie Hamilton | ||||
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Algoma Thunderbirds: Riya Donnelly, Sadie Grawbarger, Bernadette Maranan, Brooke Gruhn, Sage Steadman, Casandra Guerrier, Shelby Austin, Annabell Lefebvre, Jamison Turner, Nadia Singh, Kaila Fong, Mercedes Mazzuca, Madison Jackson, coach Katie Hamilton, assistant Robbie Green, assistant Ed Green, assistant Karly Fracalanza, assistant Katie Huckson, strength & conditioning Tyler Belanger, therapist Courtney Tomkins, psychologist Arthur Perlini
Lakehead Thunderwolves: Allison Read, Neela Chanderdata, Alyssa Kreiner, Paula Lopez Sanchez, Alexandria Burke; Emily Pokrant, Hana Whalen, Gurkirpa Brar, Sara Azzolini, Kelly-Ann Coulombe, Sidney Crawford, Lily Jones, Keira Chow, Eva Guilera Salat, coach Hugo Boisvert, assistant Katie Ulakovic, assistant Cliff Read, assistant Kyle Tang
Nipissing Lakers: Nicole Taylo, Sophie Milner, Chantal Piche, Nicole Budd, Lucy Lafrance, Taryn Gauthier, Katelyn DeCook, Brooke Cardinal, Brianna Dodd, Ella Bannister, Megan McCarter, Camryn Walker, Dominique Bouchard, Kennedy Joyce, Javayah Hope, Sydney Lake, Avery Walker, coach Rachel Van Woezik, assistant Rick Vanderlee, assistant Lindsay McLean, assistant Stephanie Zufelt
Ontario Tech Ridgebacks: Brianna Morrison, Quincy Okubasu, Ellycea Burke, Amarachi Achioso, Kaleah Gosse, Felicity Villarin, Victoria Myers, Adra Barnet, Isabella Stuckey, Elliot Cowan, Zoey-Anna Hemeon, Allie Dunnett, Ayat Weber, Grace Dixon, Zaria Dean? coach Megan Grant, assistant Ray Montaniel, assistant Lee Williams
Toronto Varsity Blues: Lia Barbieri, Kaylee Williams, Raya Hafez, Emilie Ougrinov, Kiara Graham, Sienna Caesar, Nia Wright, Faith Joseph, Zi Yang Wang, Lucy Xu, Thuraya Abdul Hamid, Sh’rye Johnson, Sarah Litrico, Cady Su, Patrycja Waleszczak, Alex Jaglall, Gabrielle Reed, Jade Diwandja Djemba, coach Dianna Ros, assistant Kalina Alexander-Renaud, assistant Clodagh Scannell, fitness & performance Gael Chaubet, fitness & performance Seamus Egan-Elliott, therapist Anthony Qiang
York Lions: Tianna Bailey, Isabella Heffring, Rugaya Green, Alexis Grewal, Bilan Khadar, Joulia Nawar, Ashanti Christian, Katie Leudy, Eternati Willock, Ella Okubasu, Kiara Leveridge, Jaz Balan, Gabby Di Pietro, Niahm Heath, coach Christa Eniojukan, assistant Ajay Sharma, assistant Chanel Ramcharran, assistant Nikki Ylagan, assistant Francis Charles, apprentice Katherin Khorovetis, strength & conditioning Justin Staffiere, manager Iliya Kovler
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Brock Badgers clipped the 12th-seeded Laurentian Voyageurs 81-72 After leading 25-17, 53-31 and 68-52 at the quarters. “We came in expecting a fight from Laurentian, and we kept our composure especially when it got close in the end,” Badger Olivia Fiorucci said. “Our ball movement was opening us up a lot of shots, and we were hitting them in the first half. We kept finding the open person, and we also knew to not just rely on our shots but to rely more on our defence rather than our offence.” Madalyn Weinert paced the Badgers with 25 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 11-13 from the line, 12 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Olivia Fiorucci added 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 4 boards. Jamie Addy notched 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Ava Stranges scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Angeline Campbell added 9 on 4-15 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Shailah Adams scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Allison Addy added 6 on 2-3 from the arc and 3 assists. Audrey Ntetani scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Madison macinnis, Aleksija Vukovic, Brookelyn Keltos, Emilia Vlatkovic and Vienna Vercesi were scoreless. Macinnis nabbed 3 boards, dished 4 assists and blocked 2 shots. The Badgers hit 27-72 (.375) from the floor, 14-43 (.326) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 20 assists, 10 turnovers, 4 blocks and 8 steals. Emilie Lafond paced the Voyageurs with 20 on 6-18 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-15 from the line, 9 boards and 8 assists. Cadence Pecore added 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 6 boards. Molly Adams notched 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 assists and 2 steals. Melanie Cloutier scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Megan Axiak added 6 on 2-5 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Lauren Robertson-Martin scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-4 from the line. Princess Bernardino notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jemaya Chinyelugo scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Audrey-Anne Labreche added 3 on 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Aneisha Rismond scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Amber May and Raffaella Balestra were scoreless. May nabbed 2 boards. The Voyageurs hit 25-63 (.397) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 13-27 (.481) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 19 assists, 12 turnovers and 5 steals. The Voyageurs (coach Jason Hurley, assistant Kayla Deschatelets, assistant Brad Hann) also included Jasmine Lewis, Lyndell Joseph and Charlie Herold. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Queen’s Gaels defeated the 10th-seeded Waterloo Warriors 61-48 after leading 18-8, 34-25 and 49-37 at the quarters. Brooke Hussey paced the Gaels with 17 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Mikayla McFarlane added 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Katrina Renon notched 12 on 4-17 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Ally Smith scored 11 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 assists. Amy Hagman added 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Bree Bourget scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Vobia Kalome added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 5 boards, while Maddy Boyd was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. The Gaels hit 21-60 (.350) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc and 12-16 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 13, assists, 17 turnovers, 4 blocks and 12 steals. Kymora Stafford paced the Warriors with 13 on 6-19 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 3 blocks. Nehita Oko-Oboh added 13 on 6-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 16 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Jaime Newell notched 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Carina Fiore scored 6 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Charissa Virr scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Yemi Oladipo added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Tamara Popovic scored 3 on 1-4 from the arc, while Mya Jickling and Gigi Goulet were scoreless. The Warriors hit 19-62 (.306) from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 7-10 from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 10 assists, 20 turnovers, 8 blocks and 5 steals. The Warriors (coach Jessica Rocque) also included Alliasen Miscione, Jaimesen Newell, Kate Huh, Ghiselle Poblete and Alyssa Renaud. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Guelph Gryphons spanked the 11th-seeded Laurier Golden Hawks 71-56. The Golden Hawks led 21-20, 36-27 and 49-46 at the quarters. Renee Armstrong paced the Gryphons with 22 on 5-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 11-11 from the line, 8 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals. Julia Colavecchia added 18 on 7-17 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Alexis Wright notched 13 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 2 steals. Lucy Tesseyman scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 6 boards. Delaney Cortes added 6 on 2-6 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Hannah Bourdon scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Keryl Ousey added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Rain Jhaj, Macy Weber, Larissa Ruggiero, Sarah Metwally and Alexandra Urban were scoreless. The Gryphons hit 24-65 (.369) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 13 assists, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals. Janet Enge paced the Golden Hawks with 21 on 6-13 from the floor, -48 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 7 boards. Kate White added 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Brittyn Graves notched 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 6 boards. Cassidy Hirtle scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Dylann Mazzuchin added 5 on 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Isabella Cotton scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Keira Aikman added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Miranda Campbell, Maya Fuerth, Kayleigh Rawson and Blossom Nwashindi were scoreless. Campbell nabbed 2 boards and dished 5 assists. The Golden Hawks hit 15-42 (.357) from the floor, 9-20 (.450) from the arc and 17-21 (.810) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 11 assists, 24 turnovers and 5 steals. The Golden Hawks (coach Paul Falco, assistant Laura Vere, assistant Sherodan Burke, assistant Kerri Jilesen, assistant Laura Pacevicius, strength & conditioning Sam Eyles-Frayne, therapist Natalie Paladino, student trainer Sariah Seon, student trainer Sara Armstrong) also included Maliyah Calvert and Ella Thomas. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded McMaster Marauders dispatched the 8th-seeded Western Mutangs 55-47 after leading 17-11, 32-28 and 38-34 at the quarters. Emily Frankovic paced the Marauders with 18 on 7-17 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Cassandra Joli-Coeur added 14 on 7-14 from the floor and 6 boards. Amy Stinson notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sophia Urosevic scored 5 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Deanna Mataseje added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 7 assists and 6 steals. Grace Ammendolia scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Delaney Bourget added 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Teja McCormick scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Ashley Guerriero, Olivia Koffi, Jocelyn Newby and A’Mya Rawlins-Thomas were scoreless. The Marauders hit 22-71 (.310) from the floor, 1-17 (.059) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 16 assists, 9 turnovers and 11 steals. Jenna Button paced the Mustangs with 15 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Kailey Reimer added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Emily Capretta notched 7 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Paris Alexander scored 7 on 3-19 from the floor, 1-11 from the arc and 7 boards. Sarah Harvey added 3 on 0-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards, while Avarie Thomas, Maya Ball, Annie Balfe, Mia Meldung, Payton Baker and Rachel Daly were scoreless. Thomas nabbed 9 boards and Balfe 5. The Mustangs hit 15-72 (.208) from the floor, 5-42 (.119) from the arc and 10-12 (.833) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls, 5 assists, 17 turnovers and 5 steals. The Mustangs (coach Nate McKibbon, associate Meg Wilson, assistant Allie Columbus, assistant Leslie Kelley) also included Lauren Marcos, MacKeeley Shantz, Samantha Vidovic, Ainsley Lane, Monique Monplaisir and Morgan Tamminga Turnbull.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded host Carleton Ravens torched the 9th-seeded McMaster Marauders 98-45 after leading 27=9, 47-17 and 78-39 at the quarters. Teresa Donato paced the Ravens with 25 on 9-12 from the floor, 5-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Kyana-Jade Poulin added 22 on 10-25 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jacqueline Urban notched 19 on 8-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Noelle Kilbreath scored 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc and 3 boards. Tatyanna Burke added 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 12 boards. Zerina Duvnjak scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Dorcas Buisa added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 7 boards and 7 assists. Abany Deng scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 5 boards, while Ingrid Matteau, Maeve McSwiggan, Miranda Navarro-Pere and Nathalie Francis were scoreless. Francis nabbed 5 board, while Matteau nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The Ravens hit 40-78 (.513) from the floor, 15-32 (.469) from the arc and 3-5 from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls, 19 assists, 17 turnovers and 8 steals. Sophia Urosevic paced the Marauders with 17 on 6-13 from the floor and 5-10 from the arc. Emily Frankovic added 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Deanna Mataseje notched 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 steals. Amy Stinson scored 5 on 1-12 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc and 2-5 from the line. A’Mya Rawlins-Thomas added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Cassandra Joli-Couer scored 2 on 1-10 from the floor, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Grace Ammendolia added 1 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Delaney Bourget, Ashley Guerriero, Jocelyn Newby, Teja McCormick and Jordan Denkers were scoreless. McCormick nabbed 3 boards. The Marauders hit 16-68 (.235) from the floor, 7-32 (.219) from the arc and 6-12 from the line, while garnering 21 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 10 fouls, 5 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. The Marauders (coach Theresa Burns, assistant Ed Grosel, assistant Andrew Baillie, assistant Mia Spadafora, strength & conditioning Anil Palanisamy) also included Maya Weekes, Olivia Koffi, Amy Stinson and Daully Patterson.
The 4th-seeded host Toronto Metropolitan Bold crushed the 5th-seeded Brock Badgers 72-53. The Badgers led 16-11 after one quarter. The Bold led 32-28 at the half and 53-49 after three quarters. But the Bold clamped down defensively in the final frame and coasted to the easy win. Bold guard Catrina Garvey said “defence has been a huge part of our identity this year. When the going gets tough just circling back to that, focusing on one-on-one matchups and ultimately being there to support each other. … I think the strong suit for our team is that we have both drivers and shooters. It’s hard for teams to defend us in that sense.” Franco DeRyck added that “I think we’re a very selfless team, we’re always looking for the open person, maybe too selfless at times. We just try and get the best look out of every play.” Bold coach Carly Clarke said “I think we just needed to gain some composure, Brock came out really ready and fired up, we expected that. We just needed to settle in, we were playing a little fast on offence and we got things under control.” Kaillie Hall paced the Bold with 16 on 5-17 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Catrina Garvey added 14 on 5-16 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jayme Foreman notched 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Hailey Franco Deryck scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Callie Wright added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Kait Nichols scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jessica Keripe added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Haley Fedick scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Zoe Iahosa added 2 on 2-4 from the line and boards, while Alex Pino and Lauryn Meek were scoreless. The Bold hit 25-64 (.391) from the floor, 7-22 (.318) from the arc and 15-28 (.536) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 17 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 13 steals. Madalyn Weinert paced the Badgers with 18 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 13 boards, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Angeline Campbell added 17 on 6-18 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Audrey Umba Ntetani notched 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Madison MacInnis scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Ava Stranges added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Jamie Addy scored 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Olivia Fiorucci added 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc and 2 boards, while Akesija Vukovic, Shailah Adams and Allison Addy were scoreless. The Badgers hit 16-58 (.276) from the floor, 5-24 (.208) from the arc and 16-21 (.762) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 7 assist, 19 turnovers, 5 blocks and 11 steals. The Badgers (coach Shae Dheensaw, assistant Caroline Hummell, assistant Audrey Ngongo, assistant Mackenzie Robinson, assistant Melissa Tatti, therapist Kelsey Marshall, sport performance Taylor Tiessen) also included Keren Tshinyama-Kasonga, Brookelyn Keltos, Emilia Vlatkovic, Vienna Vercesi and Oluwaitito Akinnusi.
The 2nd-seeded host Ottawa Gee-Gees crushed the 7th-seeded Queen’s Gaels 71-52 after leading 19-18, 44-25 and 53-38 at the quarters. Allie McCarthy paced the Gee-Gees with 20 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Natsuki Szczokin added 13 on 4-16 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards, 8 assists and 4 steals. Emily Payne notched 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Bailey Russell scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Victoria Brideau added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 5 boards. Renee Paquette scored 6 on 2-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Alissa Provo added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Ivany Rheault-Langue scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Sophie-Anne Bouffard and Enora Touloute were scoreless. Touloute nabbed 8 boards and pilfered 2 balls. The Gee-Gees hit 24-59 (.407) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 18-25 (.720) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 10 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 15 steals. Katrina Renon paced the Gaels with 22 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 9-9 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Mikayla McFarlane added 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 7 boards. Allison Smith notched 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 2 boards. Vobia Kalome scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 blocks and 5 steals. Brooke Hussey added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists, while Amy Hagman, Bree Bourget and Maddy Boyd were scoreless. Boyd nabbed 2 boards. The Gaels hit 16-53 (.302) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 14-15 (.933) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 6 assists, 21 turnovers, 3 blocks and 11 steals. The Gaels (coach Claire Meadows, assistant Will Featherstonhaugh, assistant Mikaela Berza, assistant Adam Lynn, assistant Bridget Mulholland, therapist Craig Belfer, student trainer Kirsten Dougal, student trainer Payton Rix, student trainer Kaitlin Fortier, student trainer Maya Miller) also included Haley Barbieri, Bella Gaudet, Eleanor Take, Rhianna-Mae Laing, Keira Spencer and Kyla Perkins.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded host Windsor Lancers defeated the 6th-seeded Guelph Gryphons 73-67. The Gryphons led 18-16 after one quarter and 37-26 at the half. The Lancers led 55-51 after three quarters. Kali Gootenboer paced the Lancers with 22 on 8-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 6 boards. Julia Chiarot added 12 on 3-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-7 from the ine, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jade Hunte notched 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Teighan Stoukas added 7 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Mya Iriah scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Harriet Carey added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Leah Tate scored 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 steals. Reine Ndome added 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 assists and 5 steals. Vanessa Budimunda scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards, while Kira Atherley and Jodie-Rachel Pierre were scoreless. The Lancers hit 26-64 (.406) from the floor, 6-17 (.353) from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 16 assists, 14 turnovers, 1 block and 16 steals. Hannah Bourdon paced the Gryphons with 19 on 7-17 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Lucy Tesseyman added 15 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Renee Armstrong notched 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Julia Colavecchia scored 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alexis Wright added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals, while Rain Jhaj, Macy Weber, Keryl Ousey, Larissa Ruggiero, Sarah Metwally, Delaney Cortes and Alexandra Urban were scoreless. Cortes nabbed 3 boards and Ousey 2. The Gryphons hit 26-58 (.448) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 16 assists, 26 turnovers, 4 blocks and 10 steals. The Gryphons (coach Megan Reid, assistant Mike Girling, assistant Mike Finoro, assistant Adrian Armstorng, assistant Jakayla Douse, assistant Mengis Hiyabu, recruiting Skyla Minaker, director operations Howard Keil, manager Jack Beckett, video coordinator Pacie Babcock, student therapist Agatha Femiak, student therapist Sequoia Dickinson, student therapist Mya Simpson) also included Grace Kelly, Megan Jasie and Christina Stathopoulos.
In the semi-finals, the top-seeded host Carleton Ravens clipped the 4th-seeded Toronto Metropolitan Bold 76-60 after leading 23-15, 65-33 and 69-46 at the quarters. Jacqueline Urban paced the Ravens with 17 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 15 boards and 2 steals. Kyana-Jade Poulin added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Tatyanna Burke notched 13 on 4-12 from the floor, 5-8 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Dorcas Buisa scored 12 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 9 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Teresa Donato added 12 on 5-11 from the floor and 2-6 from the arc. Noelle Kilbreath scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Abany Deng added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 blocks. Nathalie Francis scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Ingrid Matteau, Zerina Duvnjak, Maeve Moswiggan and Miranda Navarro-Pere were scoreless. Duvnjak nabbed 4 boards. The Ravens hit 31-77 (.403) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 8 steals, 4 blocks, 13 turnovers and 20 fouls. Jayme Foreman paced the Bold with 22 on 8-15 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Kaillie Hall added 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Catrina Garvey notched 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Kait Nichols scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Haley Fedick added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Jessica Keripe scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards, while Hailey Franco DeRyck, Zoe Idahosa, CallieWright, Aislin McBurney, Alex Pino and Magdalena Vukojev were scoreless. Franco DeRyck nabbed 6 boards and blocked 4 shots. Wright nabbed 3 boards. The Bold hit 20-58 (.345) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 6 blocks, 15 turnovers and 19 fouls.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded host Ottawa Gee-Gees dusted the 3rd-seeded Windsor Lancers 81-53 after leading 23-14, 46-25 and 67-35 at the quarters. Bailey Russell paced the Gee-Gees with 20 on 7-13 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Allie McCarthy added 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Natsuki Szczokin notched 12 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Ivany Rheault-Langue scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 assists. Alissa Provo added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 steals. Emily Payne scored 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 2 assists and 2 steals. Enora Touloute added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists. Sophie-Anne Bouffard scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Renee Paquette added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists, while Victoria Brideau and Briar MacDonald were scoreless. Brideau nabbed 2 boards. The Gee-Gees hit 32-68 (.471) from the floor, 10-23 (.435) from the arc and 7-9 (.778) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 20 assists, 12 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. Vanessa Budimunda paced the Lancers with 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 7 boards. Julia Chiarot added 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Harriet Carey notched 13 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Mya Iriah scored 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-6 from the line and 4 boards. Leah Tate added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Jade Hunte scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Kira Atherley added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Teighan Stoukas, Reine Ndome, Kali Grottenboer and Jodie-Rachel Pierre were scoreless. Grootenboer nabbed 7 boards and blocked 2 shots. Ndome nabbed 8 boards. Stoukas dished 3 assists. The Lancers hit 19-64 (.297) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 8-20 (.400) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 12 assists, 22 turnovers, 5 blocks and 6 steals.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees clipped the top-seeded Carleton Ravens 70-61 after leading 21-14 (on a late 11-0 run), 41-37 and 62- 47 at the quarters. Critelli Cup MVP Natsuki Szczokin said “it’s so special. Honestly, it feels surreal, when the clock was running down and the bench was all standing, coaches standing, everyone screaming, the crowd behind our bench was all cheering for us. I’m so glad I was able to do this in my last year, and to do it in front of this big crowd was honestly an amazing experience.” Gee-Gees coach Rose-Anne Joly said “I’m so proud, it was a team effort, they bought into the game plan, and it’s made a huge difference. We wanted to run the floor and keep them under 60 points, and we did that today. It’s all a dream… kudos to the team.” Natsuki Szczokin paced the Gee-Gees with 22 on 8-21 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Emily Payne added 13 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 12 boards. Bailey Russell notched 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Allie McCarthy scored 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Enora Touloute added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Alissa Provo scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ivany Rheault-Langue added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Sophie-Anne Bouffard, Victoria Brideau, Briar MacDonald, Monika Reid and Renee Paquette were scoreless. Paquette nabbed 4 boards. The Gee-Gees hit 26-60 (.433) from the floor, 10-21 (.476) from the arc and 8-15 (.533) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 11 assists, 27 turnovers, 4 blocks and 9 steals. Kyana-Jade Poulin paced the Ravens with 16 on 5-18 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Tatyanna Burke added 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 7 boards and 6 steals. Noelle Kilbreath notched 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 2 steals. Teresa Donato scored 10 on 4-12 from the floor and 2-9 from the arc. Dorcas Buisa added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jacqueline Urban scored 4 on 4-12 from the floor and 2-9 from the arc, while Ingrid Matteau, Zerina Duvnjak, Abany Deng, Maeve McSwiggan, Miranda Navarro-Pere and Nathalie Francis were scoreless. The Ravens hit 23-66 (.348) from the floor, 8-34 (.235) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 12 assists, 23 turnovers, 3 blocks and 14 steals.
After the season, Megan Grant announces that she was departing Ontario Tech after four seasons at the helm.
Wilfrid Laurier coach Paul Falco announced that he was retiring from the helm of the Golden Hawks.
McMaster coach Theresa Burns announced that she was retiring after 34 seasons at the helm of the Marauders. Burns led the Marauders to a national title (2019) and five OUA titles (1994, 1996, 2006, 2008 and 2019), while amassing 618 victories. “Coaching has been my life’s passion,” Burns wrote. “To have been entrusted with this program, to help guide its evolution, and to witness the achievements of so many outstanding student-athletes has been the privilege of a lifetime.” Burns played for the University of Toronto and then coach four years at Toronto Metropolitan before assuming the helm at McMaster. She was named OUA coach of the year three times and national coach of year in 2008.
The co-bronze medalist Toronto Metropolitan Bold: Hailey Franco-DeRyck; Haley Fedick; Zoe Idahosa; Callie Wright; Jayme Foreman; Aislin McBurney; Hannah Watson; Alex Pino; Kaillie Hall; Kait Nichols; Catrina Garvey; Lauryn Meek; Magdalena Vukojev; Jessica Keripe; coach Carly Clarke; assistant Stefanija Mrvaljevic; assistant Sherwyn Benn; assistant Jama Bin-Edward; assistant Ben White; mental performance Iman Hassan
The co-bronze medalist Windsor Lancers: Teighan Stoukas; Isabella Anes; Julia Chiarot; Mya Iriah; Jade Hunte; Vanessa Budimunda; Maggie Denys; Harriet Carey; Reine Ndome; Kira Atherley; Kali Grootenboer; Leah Tate; Jodie-Rachel Pierre; coach Chantal Vallee; assistant Mariah Chandler; assistant Emma Duinker; analytics Luka Labus; student director operations Miguel Hurtado
The silver medalist Carleton Ravens: Dorcas Buisa; Tatyanna Burke; Maya Charles; Abany Deng; Teresa Donato; Ilhana Duvnjak; Zerina Duvnjak; Gabrielle Francis; Nathalie Francis; Noelle Kilbreath; Ingrid Matteau; Naeve McSwiggan; Miranda Navarro-Perez; Catherine Oliver; Sierra Peck; Kyana Jade Poulin; Jacqueline Urban; coach Dani Sinclair; assistant Michelle Abella; assistant Dean Petridis; assistant MacKenzie Ash-Smith; physican Lindsay Bradley; therapist Taylor Dalgleish
The champion Ottawa Gee-Gees: Sophie-Anne Bouffard; Alissa Provo; Victoria Brideau; Ivany Rheault-Langue; Briar MacDonald; Ava Wilson; Monika Reid; Natsuki Szczokin; Bailey Russell; Renee Paquette; Allie McCarthy; Frankie Bowles; Enora Touloute; Emily Payne; Benie Bambila; Kyla Tambeau; coach Rose-Anne Joly; assistant Sarah Besselink; assistant Patrick Flynn; manager Claire Tremblay; apprentice Daniel Kabeya; mental performance Casey Turner