(1) Regina 66            
(8) Calgary 75 Calgary 71        
(4) Windsor 94 Windsor 81 Windsor 69    
(5) Acadia 46            
              —–WINDSOR  
(2) U.B.C. 65            
(7) McGill 43 U.B.C. 59 U.B.C. 53    
(3) Ottawa 73 Ottawa 51        
(6) Saskatchewan 70            

        In the East regional semis, the top-seeded Ottawa Gees-Gees dumped the 4th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 75-69. The OUA champ Gee-Gees took to their bench early. Rookies Maddie Stephen and Ariane Lachance-Scantland led them to a 22-16 lead after one quarter. Off back-to-back treys from second-year Tatiana Hanlan and fifth-year Bess Lennox, the Gee-Gees opened their second quarter scoring drive, extending their lead to the double digits. But Fraser Valley was just getting warmed up, and with an even scoring push from their entire starting line, the Cascades rallied within 36-32 at the half. It was a battle of two well-matched teams in the third quarter, as Fraser Valley pulled within one point of the home-court Gee-Gees. But that would be as close as the Cascades would come, as the Gee-Gees remained solid to rebuild their lead to 58-49 after three quarters. In the last five minutes, Tessa Klassen’s trey put Fraser Valley within six points of the Gee-Gees, but the Cascades’ inability to produce on subsequent drives and solid rebounding from Lennox would end the Cascades hopes. “The game plan was to try and play everyone in the first half and see where we were,” said Gee-Gees’ coach Andy Sparks. “Unfortunately, it was a little closer than we wanted it to be. We got up 15 and it would’ve been nice if we had pushed through a little bit better. But they were a very good team and made plays; full credit to Fraser Valley in that one.” Hannah Sunley-Paisley was chosen player of the game for the Gee-Gees, while Kayli Sartori earned the laurels for the Cascades. Hannah Sunley-Paisley paced the Gee-Gees with 16 on 5-12 from the floor, 6-10 from the line, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Jenna Gilbert added 15 on 6-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 7 boards. Bess Lennox notched 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Kellie Ring notched 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Ariane Lachance-Scantland notched 9 on 3-3 from the arc. Tatiana Hanlan added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Teddi Firmi added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Maddie Stephen added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 7 boards, while Elissa Dewit, Sarah Nolette and Emilie Cyr were scoreless. Nolette nabbed 2 boards. The Gee-Gees hit 26-60 (.433) from the floor, 10-19 (.526) from the arc and 13-23 (.565) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks, 24 turnovers and 16 fouls. Kayli Sartori paced the Cascades with 15 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Tessa Klassen added 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc and 2 assists. Nicole Wierks added 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Aieisha Luyken notched 11 on 2-17 from the floor, 2-13 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards and 5 steals. Sarah Wierks added 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 6 boards. Alexa McCarthy added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Courtney Bartel added 2, while Celeste Dyck and Samantha Kurath were scoreless. The Cascades hit 22-61 (.361) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 12 steals, 3 blocks, 16 turnovers and 18 fouls.

        In the other East semi, the 2nd-seeded Windsor Lancers dispatched the 3rd-seed Cape Breton Capers 83-70. The Lancers opened the game with a quick 5-0 run before the Capers chipped away to tie the game at seven. The quarter remained tight as Windsor held an 18-16 lead after the first ten minutes. Windsor opened the second quarter with 14 unanswered points, setting themselves up with a comfortable double-digit lead over the Capers. Leading 44-31 at the half, the Lancers held the Capers to just eleven third quarter points and carried a 65-42 lead heading into the final quarter. With their three-point perimeter shooting suddenly finding its mark, the Capers, led by Cassie Cooke, chipped away at the Lancers’ lead to come within four points in the final four minutes. But the Lancers pulled away down the stretch. Jessica Clemencon was chosen player of the game for the Lancers, while Cooke earned the laurels for the Capers. “We really focused on going out there and wanting to win. We were playing afraid to lose last Saturday [in the OUA final], and we wanted to be in attack mode [tonight], which is a mental switch,” said Lancers’ coach Chantal Vallée. “For us it was one game at a time, we wanted to go out there and this not be our last game. We were more ourselves [tonight] and we’re happy to be playing tomorrow.” Jessica Clemencon paced the Lancers with 30 on 8-15 from the floor, 14-18 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Miah-Marie Langlois added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 9 assists. Bojana Kovacevic added 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Korissa Williams scored 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Laura Mullins added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Emily Abbott notched 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Jocelyn Larocque scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Iva Peklova added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. The Lancers hit 28-64 (.438) from the floor, 6-16 (.375) from the arc and 21-27 (.778) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 7 steals, 5 blocks, 25 turnovers and 14 fouls. Cassie Cooke paced the Capers with 29 on 9-28 from the floor, 2-14 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jahlica Kirnon added 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Vicki Thistle added 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Stephanie Toxopeus added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-8 from the line and 7 boards. Tanira McClurkin notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Jessica Steed added 4 and Nicole Works 3, while Kayla McCarron, Hope Edwards and Justine MacNeil were scoreless. The Capers hit 25-73 (.342) from the floor, 5-24 (.208) from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 11 steals, 1 block, 15 turnovers and 24 fouls.

        In the East regional final, the 2nd-seeded Windsor Lancers nipped the top-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees 58-55. The Gee-Gee defence was the story of the first quarter; the Gee-Gees stifled the Lancers’ offense holding them to an 8.3% shooting percentage while building a 15-6 lead. The second quarter belonged to Windsor. The Gee-Gees struggled to find open lanes to the basket and get shots off, while Windsor began hitting shots of their own. Holding the Gee-Gees scoreless for nearly five minutes, two free throws by Miah-Marie Langlois gave Windsor its first lead and they extended it to 25-20 at the half. The start of the second half didn’t look much more promising for the Garnet and Grey, as fouls and turnovers spoiled any offensive effort on Windsor’s half of the court. Two treys from Langlois and Laura Mullins quickly put the Lancers up by 15, and the Gee-Gees took a time-out in hopes of regrouping. A free throw from fifth-year Hannah Sunley-Paisley broke the ice for the Gee-Gees, and a pair later in the frame along with two baskets from Lennox would put the Gee-Gees back in the game. Rookie point guard Kellie Ring found her mark at the free throw line, converting an under the basket lay-up for a three-point play. Windsor led 40-34 after three quarters. In the fourth quarter, Sunley-Paisley sank two key baskets to put the Gee-Gees within striking range of the Lancers, but a fifth foul with three and a half minutes remaining would put her on the bench for the remainder of the game. And a late three by Sarah Nolette and lay-up from Ring wouldn’t be enough for the Gee-Gees comeback attempt as Lancers’ Langlois maintained her scoring prowess down the stretch, cashing in at the free throw line, en route to her selection as player of the game for the Lancers. Lennox earned the laurels for Ottawa. “We wanted to prepare ourselves for nationals. We know we’re qualified, we need to play better and we did today,” said Lancers’ head coach Chantal Vallée, “I think that Ontario is a very strong conference, and we are two top quality teams. We saw good basketball tonight form both teams; it’s a little bit of a preview of what’s going to happen at nationals, but you’re going to have eight teams playing at that intensity.” Miah-Marie Langlois paced the Lancers with 20 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jessica Clemencon notched 18 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 12-12 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Emily Abbot notched 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 2 steals. Korissa Williams notched 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Bojana Kovacevic added 3, along with 4 steals, Laura Mullins 3, along with 4 boards and Iva Peklova 2, along with 2 boards. Bethany Wachna, Tessa Krieger and Jocelyn Larocque were scoreless. The Lancers hit 16-52 (.308) from the floor, 6-18 (.333) from arc, 20-28 (.714) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 13 steals, 4 blocks, 17 turnovers and 25 fouls. Bess Lennox paced the Gee-Gees with 17 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Kellie Ring added 16 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8-9 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Hannah Sunley-Paisley scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. Sarah Nolette added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Emilie Cyr scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Jenna Gilbert scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Teddi Firmi added 1, along with 3 boards, while Ariane Lachance-Scantlan, Maddie Stephen, Tatiana Hanlan and Elissa Dewit were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 17-43 (.395) from the floor, 2-11 (.182) from the arc and 19-25 (.760) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 12 steals, 4 blocks, 29 turnovers and 22 fouls.

        In the West regional semis, the top-seeded Regina Cougars dumped the 4th-seeded Concordia Stingers 73-60. The Cougars went on a 10-2 run in the opening five minutes of play and never looked back. Regina doubled-up Concordia 16-8 by the end of the first quarter. Concordia only scored 11 points through opening 14 minutes of the first half. The Stingers found themselves in a big hole trailing by as many as 18. Cougars coach Dave Taylor was pleased with the way his team executed on both sides of the ball. “I thought we were disciplined both offensive and defensively,” said Taylor.  “We found a way to get quality shots and were also able to hold them to a low percentage offensively.” Concordia coach Keith Pruden said “we were nervous, and it showed early. Credit Regina, they are a very good team and played well, we had a lot of good looks but we just couldn’t capitalize.  I was very happy with the effort we put in tonight.” Regina finished the first half with a 39-26 lead and led 58-37 after three quarters. Joanna Zalesiak paced the Cougars with 17 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 11 boards and 8 assists. Lindsay Ledingham notched 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 9 boards. Michelle Clark added 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Brittany Read added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Carly Graham added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Danielle Schmidt added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Jennnilea Coppola added 3, Alyssia Kajati 2, along with 3 boards, and Taylor Pelletier 2, while Kayla Hannah, Madi Docherty and Megan Chamberlin were scoreless. Chamberlin nabbed 2 boards. The Cougars hit 27-61 (.443) from the floor, 7-14 from the arc and 12-21 (.571) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 18 turnovers and 19 fouls. Kaylah Barrett paced Concordia with 34 on 12-31 from the floor, 5-14 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Anne-Mari Prophete added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Maglie Beaulieu added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 4 boards. Tina Mpondani notched 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 4 boards. Andreanne G-Boudreau added 3, along with 2 boards, and Serginha Estime 1, along with 9 boards and 2 steals. Alex Boudreau, Natasha Raposo and Ashley Clarke were scoreless. Clarke nabbed 3 boards and dished 3 assists. Raposo added 2 boards. The Stingers hit 20-77 (.260) from the floor, 7-39 (.179) from the arc and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 10 turnovers and 21 fouls.

        In the other West semi, the 3rd-seeded Brock Badgers stunned the 2nd-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies 66-62. The Badgers used a strong defensive game to pull off the upset. Late in the fourth quarter with the Huskies trailing by two points the Badgers were able to get a big block on the defensive end and Emily McKay was able to convert the transition bucket.  That sequence would give the Badgers a four-point lead at 61-57 and that would be all Brock would need to pull out the win. Brock forced the Huskies to commit 20 turnovers and they capitalized on their opportunities scoring 15 points off turnovers. Badgers head coach Si Khounviseth knew they would have to execute a strong game plan in order to get the win. “We knew it was going to be a tough team to play here and we knew we needed to execute and I thought we did an excellent job executing our game plan tonight.” Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis said “credit Brock – they really brought a lot of pressure that we didn’t handle very well. In the first half, we couldn’t stop the things we talked about stopping and we turned the ball over from their pressure.” The score was knotted at 16 after one quarter and at 28 at the half. Out of the halftime break, Brock was able to build a small lead outscoring the Huskies 8-2 in the opening minutes.  The Huskies would not go away and clawed their way back taking the lead 42-41 with under three minutes left in the third quarter. But Brock stormed back outscoring the Huskies 10-5 in the final three minutes of the third quarter to lead 51-47 lead heading into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, Saskatchewan would go on a 4-0 run in the opening minute to tie it 51-51. With 4:20 remaining in regulation, the Huskies Dalyce Emmerson would knock down both free throws to cut the lead to 56-55 in favour of Brock. Senior Emily Mckay then hit 1-2 from the line and knocked down a 15-footer after the offensive board by Nicole Rosenkranz to make it 59-55 with just over three minutes left. After a Huskies basket from Emmerson to make it a one possession game, McKay would knock down another clutch shot to put the Badgers up by four 61-57 with 1:45 remaining. With 51.7 seconds left, McKay would go 2-2 from the charity stripe to put the Badgers up 63-57. Brock would knock down 3-of-4 free throws in the final 30 seconds to secure the victory. Nicole Rosenkranz was chosen player of the game for the Badgers while Katie Miyazaki earned the laurels for Saskatchewan. Nicole Rosenkranz paced the Badgers with 18 on 8-15 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Samantha Dejong added 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Emily McKay added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 3 boards. Jessica Del Signore added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 steals. Andrea Polischuk added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 2 steals. Kayla Santilli notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Tara Giallonardo added 2, along with 2 steals, and Jenalyn Yumol 2. Devyn Cuncic was scoreless, while nabbing 4 boards and dishing 3 assists. The Badgers hit 22-56 (.393) from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 19-31 (.613) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 16 steals, 3 blocks, 9 turnovers and 20 fouls. Katie Miyazaki paced Saskatchewan with 17 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 14 boards. Dalyce Emmerson added 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 7 boards. Kiera Lyons added 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Riley Humbert added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 assists. Kabree Howard added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Kelsey Trulsrud added 3, along with 6 boards and 3 assists, Amy Lackie 2, Mary Hipperson 2 and Trisha Carriere 2, along with 3 boards. Jordyn Halvorson was scoreless. The Huskies hit 21-55 (.382) from the floor, 3-12 (.250) from the arc and 17-22 (.773) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 20 turnovers and 24 fouls.

        In the West regional final, the top-seeded Regina Cougars whacked the 3rd-seeded Brock Badgers 85-62. Brock led 13-12 with 3:54 remaining in the first quarter, before the Cougars put together an 11-3 run to end the quarter leading 23-16. To open the second quarter, Regina would extend their lead to 15 points as they went on a 10-2 run over the first five minutes leading 33-18. In the final three minutes, the Cougars would take a commanding 25-point lead as they closed out the quarter with an 11-3 run leading 44-25 at the half. Midway through the third quarter, Regina would knock down back-to-back three pointers to go up by 25 points 59-43, which the Badgers would never recover from. Zalesiak was dominant. “She runs our offence, and put so much pressure on other teams and that frees up some of our shooters,” said Regina coach Dave Taylor. “I thought we came out and played very well, especially early on. We did a great job defensively and limited them to a low shooting percentage, which really allowed us to get out and run. We achieved all the goals we set out for ourselves this weekend.” Brock coach Si Khounviseth said that “I thought we came out flat tonight. Unfortunately, we just didn’t respond when we had to.” Michelle Clark was chosen player of the game for the Cougars, while Nicole Rosenkranz earned the laurels for Brock. Carly Graham paced the Cougars with 17 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Joanna Zalesiak added 16 on 7-16 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 9 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Michelle Clark added 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Danielle Schmidt added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 12 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Lindsay Ledingham added 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Brittany Read added 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Madi Docherty added 4 on 4-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Jennilea Coppola added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Kayla Hannah added 2, Megan Chamberlin 2, along with 6 boards, Alyssia Kajati 2, along with 3 boards, and Taylor Pelletier 1, along with 2 boards. The Cougars hit 30-66 (.455) from the floor, 9-20 (.450) from the arc and 16-28 (.571) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 8 steals, 6 blocks, 25 turnovers and 21 fouls. Nicole Rosenkranz paced the Badgers with 14 on 5-16 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 8 boards. Samantha Dejong added 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 3-7 from the line and 7 boards. Jessica Del Signore notched 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Tara Giallonardo added 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Emily McKay added 4 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Kayla Santilli added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 steals. Devyn Cuncic added 3 on 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 steals. Annie McNeely added 2, along with 3 boards, Andrea Polischuk 2, along with 2 boards and Jenalyn Yumol 2. Katie Harpur and Becky Ralph were scoreless. The Badgers hit 22-80 (.275) from the floor, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 13-23 (.565) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 15 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 26 fouls.

SEEDING

1. Regina Cougars (West Regional champions: 20-0 regular season / 5-1 playoffs/35-2 v CIS teams)
2. UBC Thunderbirds (Canada West champions: 15-3 regular season / 4-0 playoffs/24-3 v CIS)
3. Ottawa Gee-Gees (OUA champions: 19-3 regular season / 4-1 playoffs/29-6 v CIS)
4. Windsor Lancers (East Regional champions: 20-2 regular season / 4-1 playoffs/32-4 v CIS)
5. Acadia Axewomen (AUS champions: 17-3 regular season / 2-0 playoffs/26-5 v CIS)
6. Saskatchewan Huskies (Wild card: 15-5 regular season / 3-2 playoffs/24-8 v CIS)
7. McGill Martlets (RSEQ champions: 11-5 regular season / 2-0 playoffs/17-11 v CIS)
8. Calgary Dinos (Host: 14-6 regular season / 0-2 playoffs/18-13 v CIS)

        In the quarterfinals, the 8th-seeded host Calgary Dinos stunned the top-seeded Regina Cougars 75-66. It was Regina’s second loss in the postseason after going undefeated during the regular season. “Our fans made this possible,” said an exuberant Calgary forward Jessica Franz. “When we came down, when we had our slumps, they consistently brought us back. I am so proud of our team right now. We never got down on each other, never got frustrated, never got sad, and we just beat the number one seed. …  I’ve never felt so cool as when I put my two arms in the air and the fans were going for you. I felt world famous. Our fans were like having a fourth leg … they made this so possible.” With Franz dominating the boards and Jenna Kaye controlling the tempo, Calgary led 41-22 at the half. The Dinos led by as many as 22 late in the third quarter. The Cougars, however, would not concede defeat, chipping away at the deficit slowly but surely into the final minutes. Regina got it to within five points on a Michelle Clark jump shot with 28 seconds to go, but Jenna Kaye hit 4-4 from the line to ice it. the cool and collected Kaye wasn’t fazed by the desperation fouls at the end of the match. “The crowd certainly played a factor, it was tough for us to run any sort of offence,” said Regina coach Dave Taylor. “I’ve been to 11 of these (CIS Final 8s), and this is exactly what happens with the home crowd – Calgary was jacked up and they did a great job shooting the ball and making things difficult for us. …  Calgary did a great job; they played close to a perfect game. I’ve been to 11 of these and that’s exactly what happens with the home crowd is it gets loud, they’re jacked up, they’re playing on emotion and making all the big plays. … “I think the second quarter was the killer. If we had got it to seven, eight, nine at halftime, I think we would have been OK. But down 19 to this good of a team is tough.’’ After two big treys from Regina in the fourth quarter to bring the game within six, Tamara Jarrett corralled a missed Kaye jump shot amongst Regina’s bigs and converted the extra opportunity to squash any Regina momentum. “At halftime, Jenna, our captain, was telling us ‘we know they’re going to come back, we have to prepare for that’,’’ explained the 5-foot-6 Jarrett. “We knew it had to come back to our defence and just get stops.” Calgary coach Shawnee Harle said “that game was really hard, it was a very hard game to win. For your players to step up in the biggest stage that they’ve ever been on in their entire career, and to come out the way they came out, I just couldn’t be more happy for them. You cannot put a price on the kind of heart and the kind of fight they came out with tonight. This is really, really special.” Jenna Kaye was chosen player of the game for the Dinos, while Joanna Zalesiak earned the laurels for the Cougars. Jenna Kaye paced the Dinos with 23 on 9-18 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jessica Franz added 21 on 8-18 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 11 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Tamara Jarrett added 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Kierston Hilton notched 8 on 3-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc. Megan Lang added 4, Samara Pereira 4, along with 2 boards, Alex Cole 2, along with 8 boards and 3 assists, and Erika Romanow 1, while Ashley Hirons and Megan Schaufele were scoreless. The Dinos hit 30-68 (.441) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 12-13 (.923) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 15 turnovers and 16 fouls. Joanna Zalesiak paced the Cougars with 14 on 6-16 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards and 8 assists. Megan Chamberlin added 14 on 7-8 from the floor and 4 boards. Michelle Clark notched 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Carly Graham added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 6 boards. Lindsay Ledingham added 7 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Danielle Schmidt added 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Brittany Read added 3, along with 4 boards, Jennilea Coppola 3, along with 4 boards, and Alyssia Kajati 2, along with 2 boards. Madi Docherty was scoreless. The Cougars hit 26-71 (.366) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 10-18 (.556) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 15 turnovers and 17 fouls.

        The 4th-seeded Windsor Lancers clocked the 5th-seeded Acadia Axewomen 94-46. The Lancers took no prisoners in using a variety of lopsided runs to enhance their lead. Lancers coach Chantal Vallée said “our size definitely helped us tonight – it always helps in basketball. I think our experience at this event is the biggest thing though, we’ve been here before and we know what to expect. The experience of our veterans – Miah, Jessica, Bojana… – really helps down the stretch.” Acadia couldn’t keep their 6-2 post threat Abbey Duinker in the game, as the second-team all-Canadian struggled with fouls all night, collecting four through the first 25 minutes of play. Windsor jumped all over Acadia right off the bat, stretching an 8-0 run into a 20-7 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Windsor used their suffocating half-court defence to hold Acadia without a field goal for the entirety of the opening frame. Acadia finally found two points from the floor at the 9:04 mark of the second courtesy of a Stefanie Chapman jump shot, and was immediately answered by Kovacevic’s second three-point shot of the night. Windsor parlayed that Kovacevic shot into a 14-0 run to balloon their lead to 36-10. The Axewomen, however, regained composure to string together a 9-2 run of their own, sparked by six more points from Chapman to get the difference to 42-25 heading into halftime. The second half began much the first half did, with the Lancers exploding for 10 points in the first minute and 22 seconds of the third, eventually stretching their lead to 56-26 before Acadia head coach Ben Greenlaw called timeout. But it only got worse from there for Acadia, as the Lancers used another run to start (14-2) and finish (9-2) the fourth quarter to solidify the win. “We’ve been there before, but we’re a different team and we have a new goal this year,” said guard Bojana Kovacevic. “It was a great team effort. We focus on one game at a time, we don’t want to focus on what happened last year.” Acadia couldn’t keep their 6-2 post threat Abbey Duinker in the game, as the second-team all-Canadian struggled with fouls all night, collecting four through the first 25 minutes of play. Windsor jumped all over Acadia right off the bat, stretching an 8-0 run into a 20-7 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Windsor used their suffocating half-court defence to hold Acadia without a field goal for the entirety of the opening frame. Acadia finally found two points from the floor at the 9:04 mark of the second courtesy of a Stefanie Chapman jump shot, and was immediately answered by Kovacevic’s second three-point shot of the night. Windsor parlayed that Kovacevic shot into a 14-0 run to balloon their lead to 36-10. The Axewomen, however, regained composure to string together a 9-2 run of their own, sparked by six more points from Chapman to get the difference to 42-25 heading into halftime. The second half began much the first half did, with the Lancers exploding for 10 points in the first minute and 22 seconds of the third, eventually stretching their lead to 56-26 before Acadia head coach Ben Greenlaw called timeout. But it only got worse from there for Acadia, as the Lancers used another run to start (14-2) and finish (9-2) the fourth quarter to solidify the win. Bojana Kovacevic was chosen player of the game for the Lancers, while Stephanie Chapman earned the laurels for Acadia. Jessica Clemencon paced the Lancers with 18 on 5-8 from the floor, 8-8 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Bojana Kovacevic added 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc and 12 boards. Emily Abbott notched 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Korissa Williams scored 12 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jocelyn Larocque notched 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Laura Mullins added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Miah-Marie Langlois added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 10 boards and 4 steals. Iva Peklova added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Jessica Gordon added 4, along with 2 boards, Tessa Kreiger 3, along with 4 boards and 2 steals, and Bethany Wachna 2, along with 3 boards. Anna Mullins was scoreless. The Lancers hit 36-77 (.468) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 11 steals, 20 turnovers and 20 fouls. Stefanie Chapman paced Acadia with 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 3 boards. Jasmine parent added 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Lindsay Harris added 5 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5-8 from the line. Melissa Gotschall notched 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Abbey Duinker added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Kristy Moore added 4 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 2 boards. Emma Duinker added 2, along with 3 boards and 2 steals, Jessica Boutilier 2, Rita Leila Sibo 2, along with 2 boards, and Kathleen McIver 2, while Carlie Macdonald and Jacquelyn Caravella was scoreless. Caravella nabbed 4 boards. Acadia hit 13-49 (.265) from the floor, 0-13 from the arc and 20-28 (.714) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 10 steals, 1 block, 26 turnovers and 24 fouls.

        The 2nd-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds clubbed the 7th-seeded McGill Martlets 65-43. “I thought our size really became a factor on the glass today” said Thunderbirds coach Deb Huband. “We had some good passing plays between our posts and our defence really stepped it up.” The Martlets suffered from some early jitters while the Thunderbirds were able to open up an early lead and held a 19-10 advantage after the first quarter. The Canada West champions extended their lead in the next quarter as they were in front 35-21 at half. “They were really tough on the boards and hurt us there” explained McGill coach Ryan Throne. “I also didn’t think we shot particularly well.” The T-Birds led 50-27 after three quarters and continued to press the Martlets into turnovers down the stretch. “I thought our girls did a good job on learning and making some adjustments as the game went along,” said Huband. Zara Huntley was chosen player of the game for the T-Birds, while Dianna Ros earned the laurels for the Martlets. Zara Huntley paced the T-Birds with 18 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-8 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Leigh Stansfield added 13 on 6-16 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Alexandra Viewig added 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 7 boards. Kristjana Young notched 7 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards and 8 assists. Kristen Hughes added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 6 boards. Cassandra Knievel added 3, along with 2 assists, Alyssa Binns 2, along with 2 assists, Adrienne Parkin 3, along with 4 boards and 2 assists, Victoria Spangehl 2, along with 4 boards, and Stephanie Bell 2, while Zana Williams was scoreless. The T-Birds hit 26-70 (.371) from the floor, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 59 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 16 turnovers and 13 fouls. Dianna Ros paced the Martlets with 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 steals. Valerie L’Ecuyer added 7 on 1-6 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 6 boards. Natalie Larocque added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Anneth Him-Lazarenko added 6 on 2-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Marie-Eve Martin added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Francoise Charest added 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Tiye Traore added 2, along with 2 boards, Helen Bibeau 2, along with 3 boards and Shelby Eveleigh 2, while Gabriela Hebert, Frances Grout-Brown and Roya Assadi were scoreless. The Martlets hit 11-60 (.183) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 15-17 (.882) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 8 steals, 14 turnovers and 18 fouls.

        In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees edged the 6th-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies 73-70 in overtime. The OUA champion Gee-Gees fell behind in the second quarter by as much as 20 (38-18) before a third quarter rally put them in position to tie the game in the fourth quarter. In overtime Ottawa took control early and held on against a couple of late three-pointers by Saskatchewan. Ottawa opened the game looking organized on offense and with a high defensive intensity level. Teddi Firmi drew an early charge, Bess Lennox forced turnovers with close on-ball defence at the top of the key, and Ottawa was controlling the defensive rebounds. Saskatchewan grabbed the early lead though as Kiera Lyons came out shooting well, pacing Saskatchewan with seven first quarter points on 3-of-4 shooting as the Huskies built a 15-13 lead after one quarter. A Katie Miyazaki three ball opened the second for Saskatchewan, and her hustle on defense gave the Huskies a spark. Saskatchewan hit four straight long balls, including one which only narrowly beat the shot clock, to take a 30-13 lead before Ottawa was able to respond.  It was Kellie Ring who broke the ice, driving hard with her left. However, Ottawa’s shooting was simply off the mark throughout the frame and although Sunley-Paisley led a mini-run at the end of the half, Saskatchewan held an intimidating 38-22 lead at halftime. The Gee-Gees went to their veteran strength in the third quarter to help claw back within reach. The Gee-Gees opened the quarter on an 11-point run as Firmi picked off a Huskie pass on defense and Lennox and Sunley-Paisley got to the free throw line and converted inside to bring Ottawa to 38-27. Jenna Gilbert then picked up an offensive rebound on an Ottawa breakout, putting the lead under 10 at 38-29. Back from the break, it was the Gee-Gees who scored the first 11 points and after 30 minutes it was 46-40 Saskatchewan.  Ottawa pecked away in the fourth and a big blow to the Huskies came with 4:23 left, when their second team all-Canadian Katie Miyazaki fouled out of the game. Midway through the fourth quarter, the Saskatchewan lead was down to four points. With the Huskies reeling, Lennox showed off her short-range game, hitting a face up jumper. Lennox then made a great pass inside to Gilbert, who converted from the left, making it 52-50. Saskatchewan stretched the lead back to five from the free throw line, but Gilbert responded immediately with a three in transition and Ring tied the game with a runner in the lane after stealing the ball at mid-court. The Gee-Gees then blocked Saskatchewan’s shot attempt in the paint and set up Hannah Sunley-Paisley in the post. Her underhand move to the middle of the paint dropped through the mesh to give the Gee-Gees a 57-55 lead with 1:33 remaining. Two Lyons free throws tied the game up again, and she then gave the Huskies the lead with a jump shot before Sunley-Paisley was able to answer once more in the post. A Teddi Firmi steal gave Ottawa a chance to take the lead, but two close-range, highly contested shots rattled out, sending the teams into a five-minute extra period with the score knotted at 59. Gilbert connected from three on a pass out of the post from Sunley-Paisley to open the OT. Sunley-Paisley then collected an offensive board in the corner from a Gilbert miss and made her move into the post to put Ottawa up 64-60. Hannah Sunley-Paisley fouled out of the game with just over a minute and a half to play, but Maddie Stephen came onto the floor and made a huge play, collecting an offensive rebound on the baseline and converting her two handed lay in to put the Gees up 67-62. The Gee-Gees then put the ball in the hands of Kellie Ring, who methodically ran the clock down before kicking the ball out to a wide open Firmi for the 69-62 go ahead shot.

Saskatchewan then turned to the automatic foul strategy, which almost allowed them to tie the game up as they hit back-to-back improbable three-point shots. However, Ring sank three pressure free throws to seal the win for Ottawa. “I think we knew that as soon as we picked up our defense the shooting would come. Everyone played aggressive and that helped us come back,” said Jenna Gilbert. “This is a huge character win for the team,” said Elisa de Wit. Coach Andy Sparks said that “I think the two or three hoops we got at the end of the first half were key for us. We’ve been down this year probably five or six times like that and came back, so the girls didn’t have a major urgency issue. We felt that we could do it, but you’re doing it against a very good team. … “Defensively, we tried to get back to the things we’ve been doing all year. I think we gave up a lot of pretty good looks in the first half. They got into some foul trouble and I guess we did, too. They were probably playing a bit looser at the start of the game.” Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis said “it was the first few minutes in the third quarter that was our undoing when we couldn’t score. The dagger was us being unable to make our three-throws.” Jenna Gilbert was chosen player of the game for the Gee-Gees, while Kiera Lyons earned the laurels for the Huskies. Hannah Sunley-Paisley paced the Gee-Gees with 21 on 9-16 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Jenna Gilbert added 20 on 8-16 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Kellie Ring notched 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Bess Lennox added 8 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Teddi Firmi added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Maddie Stephen added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 8 boards. Ariane Lachance-Scantland added 2, while Tatiana Hanlan, Elissa De Wit, Emilie Cyr and Sarah Nolette were scoreless. Nolette nabbed 2 boards. The Gee-Gees hit 31-76 (.408) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 8-17 (.471) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 12 steals, 12 turnovers and 23 fouls. Kiera Lyons paced the Huskies with 17 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Mary Hipperson added 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Kabree Howard added 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Katie Miyazaki added 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Trisha Carriere added 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 5-10 from the line and 2 boards. Kelsey Trulsrud added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. Dalyce Emmerson notched 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 10 boards and 3 blocks. Jordyn Halvorson added 2 and Riley Humbert 2, along with 2 boards. Amy Lackie and Taya Keujer were scoreless. Lackie nabbed 3 boards. The Huskies hit 21-49 (.429) from the floor, 8-24 (.333) from the arc and 20-32 (.625) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 24 turnovers and 22 fouls.

        In the semis, the 2nd-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds defeated the 3rd-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees 59-51. With just under five minutes to play in the fourth quarter, Kristen Hughes nailed two threes in the span of 43 seconds, the second of which put the Thunderbirds up for good in an otherwise tight second half. The Gee-Gees couldn’t convert in the waning minutes of the game after being up 47-42 with 6:25 to play. UBC ended the game on a 17-4 run, sparked largely by the timely shots from Hughes and solidified by confident foul shooting from Zara Huntley and Alexandra Vieweg. T-Birds coach Deb Huband said “the girls really stepped up in the fourth quarter. We got really gritty defensively, limited their scoring and got some threes to fall. The belief factor was there today; that was a tough opponent and thankfully we were able to get it going.” The Gee-Gees’ three OUA All-Stars, Hannah Sunley-Paisley, Bess Lennox and Jenna Gilbert were a combined 11 for 41 from the floor, and couldn’t seem to find a rhythm all game but that was partly the product of several questionable calls against Gee-Gees point guard Kellie Ring, which forced her to the bench for most of the affair. Ottawa coach Andy Sparks said “we knew it was going to be a dogfight out there today, and it was. Ultimately, the fourth quarter hurt us – we got good looks for our fourth and fifth years but they just wouldn’t fall. They have an outstanding team and regardless of what happens in the next game, it will be a great national final.” Kris Young was chosen player of the game for the T-Birds, while Bess Lennox earned the laurels for Ottawa. The Gee-Gees led 17-12 after one quarter. The T-Birds led 32-30 at the half. Ottawa led 44-40 after three quarters. Kristjana Young paced the T-Birds with 17 on 8-19 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Zara Huntley added 14 on 4-10 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 10 boards and 3 blocks. Alexandra Viewig added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Kristen Hughes added 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Leigh Stansfield added 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Adrienne Parkin added 3, while Cassandra Knievel and Victoria Spangehl were scoreless. The T-Birds hit 23-55 (.418) from the floor, 4-8 from the arc and 9-17 (.529) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 7 steals, 7 blocks, 18 turnovers and 11 fouls. Bess Lennox paced the Gee-Gees with 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 9 boards. Jenna Gilbert added 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Hannah Sunley-Paisley added 9 on 3-14 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 17 boards and 2 assists. Kellie Ring added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 3steals. Maddie Stephen notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Teddi Firmi added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sarah Nolette added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Tatiana Hanlan added 2 and Arianne Lachance-Scantland 2, while Emilie Cyr was scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 19-67 (.284) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 8-12 from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 9 steals, 17 turnovers and 19 fouls.

        In the other semi, the 4th-seeded Windsor Lancers defeated the 8th-seeded Calgary Dinos 81-71. Windsor led by as many as 18 in a game that was defined by outstanding shooting and resilient rebounding on the offensive end. The Lancers jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter and held on from there. Windsor coach Chantal Vallee said “we’re very happy with the win – Calgary played tremendously well. We tried to pull away, but they would always bring it back. It was an outstanding atmosphere tonight – we tried to be mentally tough and managed to pull through.” On three separate occasions in the fourth quarter, the Dinos would bring the lead to within six on a three-point shot – twice by Jenna Kaye and the third by Kiersten Hilton – but all three times a prompt Windsor response brought it back to a more comfortable lead. Calgary forward Jessica Franz fouled out, and the tremendous Windsor inside attack in the fourth quarter ultimately sealed the deal. Miah-Marie Langlois said “this is what we’ve worked all year for. We knew what we wanted, and it was just a matter of will and going after our goal.” Calgary coach Shawnee Harle said that “I could not ask any more of our players. There were two times in the second half where we were in danger of getting blown out, and we got it back to six both times. If you don’t get out-competed, you don’t get out-fought and you don’t get out-hustled – but get out-scored by a better team? I can live with that every day of the week.” Windsor led 21-11, 39-28 and 65-54 at the quarters. Miah-Marie Langlois was chosen player of the game for the Lancers, while Tamara Jarrett earned the laurels for Calgary. Miah-Marie Langlois paced the Lancers with 21 on 8-14 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Jessica Clemencon added 16 on 6-9 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Laura Mullins added 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Bojana Kovacevic notched 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Korissa Williams added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Emily Abbott added 6 on 2-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Iva Peklova notched 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jocelyn Larocque added 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Bethany Wachna was scoreless. The Lancers hit 30-65 (.462) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 12-24 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 12 steals,2 blocks, 18 turnovers and 22 fouls. Tamara Jarrett paced the Dinos with 19 on 6-14 from the floor, 7-10 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Jenna Kaye added 17 on 6-14 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Kiersten Hilton added 13 on 6-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Alex Cole notched 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jessica Franz added 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 4 boards. Megan Lang added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Ashley Hirons, Erika Romanow, Samara Pereira and Megan Schaufele were scoreless. The Dinos hit 25-53 (.472) from the floor, 4-10 from the arc and 17-26 (.654) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 22 turnovers and 19 fouls.

        In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees defeated the 8th-seeded Calgary Dinos 79-73. The Gee-Gees dominated the boards. Both clubs had success early as the game took the form of a track meet with the teams trading baskets. The Gee-Gees’ Jenna Gilbert of Ottawa was able to put up an early eight points, including two treys, as Ottawa built a 23-22 lead after one quarter. Ottawa opened a gap on the scoreboard with a run in the second quarter. The Gee-Gees’ lead grew to as big as 13 before the Dinos fought back to make it a five-point game with the score 43-38 at halftime. The visiting team was able to sustain the lead by dominating in the rebound department at 21-11 through 20 minutes. The OUA champions started the third quarter on a 6-0 run which put them up by twelve in the first five minutes of the half. Calgary trailed Ottawa 56-48 going into the final quarter. Ottawa looked like they were about to pull away but the resilient Dinos worked their way back though, creating a thrilling final few minutes. Calgary managed to bring the score within four, but Ottawa was able to put in their free throws to clinch bronze. “It’s been a great tournament for us,” said Ottawa coach Andy Sparks after the win. “It was so well run and we had tough games every time with excellent west teams. … I think they came a long way and we’re really proud of what they’ve done. Calgary, they worked their butts off. They played a lot of minutes, some of those kids. You have to give them a lot of credit.” Calgary coach Shawnee Harle said that “I don’t know what else we could have done. I felt we emptied the tank, we played every defence we had, we ran everything in our playbook and all of our quick hits, it was a two-possession game late, and that’s all that I can ask. … We finished fourth, are you kidding me? Yes, I’ll take that.” Kellie Ring was chosen player of the game for the Gee-Gees, while Jessica Franz earned the laurels for the Dinos. Jenna Gilbert paced the Gee-Gees with 19 on 6-12 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Hannah Sunley-Paisley added 16 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 13 boards. Bess Lennox notched 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Tatiana Hanlan added 8 on 2-6 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Kellie Ring added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 3 boards, 13 assists and 3 steals. Maddie Stephen added 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Teddi Firmi added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Sarah Nolette added 3, along with 2 boards, Emilie Cyr 3, along with 2 boards, and Ariane Lachance-Scantland 2, along with 3 boards. The Gee-Gees hit 26-60 (.433) from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 18-25 (.720) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks, 24 turnovers and 22 fouls. Jessica Franz paced the Dinos with 19 on 6-14 from the floor, 7-10 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jenna Kaye added 17 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Tamara Jarrett added 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 3 boards. Megan Lang notched 12 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 assists. Alex Cole scored 6 on 1-4 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Erika Romanow added 6 on 2-3 from the arc. Samara Pereira added 1, while Kiersten Hilton, Megan Schaufele and Ashley Hirons were scoreless. Hilton dished 2 assists. The Dinos hit 23-60 (.383) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 22-28 (.786) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 12 steals, 5 blocks, 19 turnovers and 24 fouls.

In the final, the top-seeded Windsor Lancers repeated as champs by clubbing the 2nd-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds 69-53. Windsor led 20-12 after the opening quarter, 35-26 at halftime and 51-47 after 30 minutes, and sealed the victory with a dominating 18-6 fourth quarter. The Lancers began to exert their supremacy in the second quarter, dominating under the basket and turning it up on defence. Halftime saw a 35-26 Windsor advantage. UBC clawed back to within one near the end of the third quarter. Jessica Clemencon dominated the paint. Chantal Vallee said “it feels amazing. It was not an easy season. Obviously, losing the OUA final was a slap in the face. It was extremely hard on us. We refocused and recharged emotionally. We beat a tough Dinos team (Sunday) and UBC tonight played really well. I’m glad my girls didn’t lose their composure.” UBC coach Deb Huband said “they have some experience that helps them. I think the fourth quarter we to a little bit tight and panicked a little bit. After digging ourselves a bit of a hole and battling back, when the game was on the line they made a bit of a surge.” Jessica Clemencon was chosen player of the game for the Lancers, while Alexandra Viewig earned the laurels for the T-Birds. Miah-Marie Langlois paced the Lancers with 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 10 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Jessica Clemencon added 16 on 5-14 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 5 boards. Bojana Kovacevic notched 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Emily Abbott added 8 on 4-8 from the floor. Korissa Williams added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Laura Mullins added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Iva Peklova added 2 on 1-6 from the floor. Tessa Kreiger scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Jocelyn Larocque was scoreless. The Lancers hit 25-60 (.417) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 13-16 (.812) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 17 turnovers and 17 fouls. Kristjana Young paced U.B.C. with 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Zara Huntley added 13 on 6-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Alexandra Viewig added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Leigh Stansfield added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Kristen Hughes added 3 on 1-8 from the arc and 3 boards. Adrienne Parkin added 2 and Victoria Spangehl 2, along with 3 boards. Cassandra Knievel was scoreless. The T-Birds hit 21-60 (.350) from the floor, 1-11 (.091) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 4 steals, 5 blocks, 18 turnovers and 15 fouls.

        The bronze medalist Ottawa Gee-Gees: Hannah Sunley-Paisley; Bess Lennox; Kellie Ring; Jenna Gilbert; Teddi Firmi; Maddie Stephen; Tatiana Hanlan; Emilie Cyr; Sarah Nolette; Ariane Lachance-Scantland; Elissa De Wit; Ashley Hoover; Elizabeth Dent; Kaitlin Dafoe; Renee Leduc; Emilie Vachon; coach Andy Sparks; assistant Mario Gaetano; assistant Ian MacKinnon; assistant Kim Swenson; assistant Margaret Jones; assistant Moriah Trowell; psychologist Raymond Perras; therapist Sarah Bradley; therapist Jasmine Lim; strength and conditioning coach Allan Horton; athletic director Luc Gelineau

        The silver medalist U.B.C. Thunderbirds: Kristjana Young; Alexandra Viewig; Zara Huntley; Leigh Stansfield; Kristen Hughes; Adrienne Parkin; Victoria Spangehl; Cassandra Knieval; Chloee St. Amour; Stephanie Bell; Alyssa Binns; Erika Vieweg; Zana Williams; coach Deb Huband; assistant Carrie Watts; assistant Ramind Sadaghiani; SID Dan Elliott; athletic director Rob Johnson

        The gold medalist Windsor Lancers: Miah-Marie Langlois; Jessica Clemencon; Bojana Kovacevic; Korissa Williams; Iva Peklova; Laura Mullins; Emily Abbott; Jocelyn LaRocque; Bethanie Wachna; Tessa Krieger; Jessica Gordon; Anna Mullins; coach Chantal Vallee; assistant Tom Foster; assistant Josh Leeman; assistant Heather Angus; assistant Mike Gibbala