| (1) | Windsor | 56 | ||||||
| (8) | Ottawa | 46 | Windsor | 82 | ||||
| (4) | Carleton | 51 | Calgary | 65 | Windsor | 66 | ||
| (5) | Calgary | 57 | ||||||
| —–WINDSOR | ||||||||
| (2) | St. Mary’s | 62 | ||||||
| (7) | Fraser Valley | 43 | St. Mary’s | 49 | Regina | 57 | ||
| (3) | Regina | 68 | Regina | 78 | ||||
| (6) | McGill | 53 |
SEEDING:
1. Windsor Lancers (OUA champs; 21-0 regular season; 3-0 playoffs; 31-3 v CIS)
2. Saint Mary’s Huskies (AUS champs; 18-2 regular season; 2-0 playoffs; 28-4 v CIS)
3. Regina Cougars (Canada West champs; 19-3 regular season; 4-0 playoffs; 32-6 v CIS)
4. Carleton Ravens (OUA runner-up; 15-5 regular season; 2-1 playoffs; 25-9 v CIS)
5. Calgary Dinos (Canada West runner-up; 19-3 regular season; 3-1 playoffs; 27-8 v CIS)
6. McGill Martlets (RSEQ champs; 13-3 regular season; 2-0 playoffs; 19-9 v CIS)
7. Fraser Valley Cascades (Canada West bronze; 18-4 regular season; 3-2 playoffs; 26-8 v CIS)
8. Ottawa Gee-Gees (wildcard, OUA bronze; 16-4 regular season; 2-1 playoffs; 25-8 v CIS)
In the quarterfinals, held in Regina, the top-seeded Windsor Lancers defeated the 8th-seeded uOttawa Gee-Gees 56-46 after leading 13-10, 21-18 and 36-30 at the quarters. The two teams started out cold from the field and traded leads 11 times before Windsor ripped off a 12-0 run late in the third quarter and early in the fourth. “They’re a tough team, and we’re a tough team,” said Windsor coach Chantal Vallée said. “We knew it would come down to the wire. We’re ready, the team didn’t panic, and we did what we needed to do to win.” Both teams opened up fairly tentatively, as the neither team was able to score until nearly three minutes in when Tatiana Hanlan finally hit a mid-range baseline jumper to get the Gee-Gees on the board. The game was tight throughout the entire first half, as Windsor’s five-point leads in the late stages of both the first and the second quarters were the largest lead for either team. Windsor’s big run started with an Andrea Kiss free throw with 2:45 left in the third quarter. The Lancers held Ottawa off the scoreboard for just under seven minutes and of Windsor’s 12 consecutive points, Williams collected seven of them – five of which came off free throws. Ottawa got the lead back down to six on three different occasions down the stretch, but weren’t able to draw any closer. Free throws proved to be the difference. ²We did execute the defensive game plan,² said Gee-Gees coach Andy Sparks. ²When you look at the game as a whole, they scored ten hoops off transition meaning we gave up five baskets in our quarter court defence. You can’t expect to do much more than that, and they would probably say that they did the same thing to us as we did to them. We were not moving the way that we needed to be on offence – we didn’t click.² Hanlan said “we were ready for their pressure, but we didn’t act like we were ready for it. ²We made sure not to lose focus when they went ahead, because we know they are an energy team.² The Gee-Gees played without star point guard Kellie Ring, who tore her ACL in the playoffs. ²Unquestionably we broke down in some situations when we needed to be focused. Did age and experience have something to do with it? I think we saw a lot of good things from our rookies today – they were big positives overall,² said Sparks, referring to Julia Soriano, Catherine Traer, and Katherine Lemoine. ²If we had to do it over again, I don’t know if we would have changed a whole lot.² Korissa Williams paced the Lancers with 14 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-12 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Miah-Marie Langlois added 13 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-12 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Jessica Clemencon added 10 on 2-7 from the floor, 6-12 from the line, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Bojana Kovacevic added 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jocelyn Larocque added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 steals. Andrea Kiss added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 6 boards, while Laura Mullins, Caitlyn Longmuir, Kim Moroun, Bethanie Wachna and Tessa Kreiger were scoreless. The Lancers hit 15-47 (.319) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 21-40 (.525) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 22 turnovers and 16 fouls. Tatiana Hanlan paced the Gee-Gees with 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4-5 from the line. Catherine Traer added 8 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Ariane Lachance-Scantland notched 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Jenna Gilbert scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 7 boards. Maddie Stephen added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Julia Soriano added 5 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Alyska Lukan added 2, along with 4 boards and 2 assists, and Katherine Lemoine 2, while Kim Cupid, Kayte Chase, Sarah Nolette and Francesca Bellehumeur-Moya were scoreless. Cupid had 2 steals. The Gee-Gees hit 19-60 (.317) from the floor, 0-8 from the arc and 8-10 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 11 steals, 2 blocks, 20 turnovers and 28 fouls.
The 5th-seeded Calgary Dinos edged the 4th-seeded Carleton Ravens 59-51. The Dinos managed to hang on for the win despite giving up 30 offensive rebounds to the Ravens and losing the overall battle on the glass by a whopping 54-33 margin. Carleton put up 72 attempts from the field against only 48 for Calgary, but the Ravens shot extremely poorly, while the Dinos lit it up from the arc. It was a slow start for the Dinos, who didn’t record their first field goal until a three from Kristie Sheils nearly six minutes into the game. Sheils hit a total of four treys on the afternoon, with the final three coming in the fourth quarter with the game still very much in doubt as the Ravens had whittled Calgary’s 13-point lead down to just three. Shiels was chosen player of the game for the Dinos. Her first bomb from outside sparked the Calgary offence, which overcame a six-point deficit midway through the first quarter to take a 16-12 lead after the first 10 minutes. The first five points of the second quarter extended the Calgary run to 16-3, and at the half the Dinos held a 34-25 lead. Carleton roared back in the third, holding Calgary to just 11 points and three field goals while closing the gap to 45-40. “I don’t know if it was nerves, but the looks that we had just weren’t dropping early on,” said Dinos coach Damian Jennings. “We’re a team that can create momentum for ourselves very quickly, but we have trouble putting teams over the edge of the cliff.” Kristie Sheils paced the Dinos with 14 on 5-10 from the floor and 4-9 from the arc. Ashley Hirons added 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Alex Cole added 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 5 boards. Tamara Jarrett added 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-8 from the line and 4 boards. Megan Schaufele notched 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jessica Franz added 5 on 1-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 13 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Esther Graff added 2, along with 2 boards, while Erika Romanow and Kiersten Craig were scoreless. The Dinos hit 19-48 (.396) from the floor, 8-20 (.400) from the arc and 13-23 (.565) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks, 21 turnovers and 19 fouls. Elizabeth Roach paced Carleton with 15 on 6-18 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-10 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Lindsay Shotbolt added 9 on 2-18 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 13 boards. Alyson Bush notched 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Lindsey Suprunchuk scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 steals. Kendall Macleod added 5 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Darcy Hawkins added 3, Chloe Levy 2, Maddison Turner 2, along with 4 boards, and Genavieve Melatti 2, along with 4 boards. The Ravens hit 18-72 (.250) from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 30 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 21 turnovers and 23 fouls.
The sixth-seeded McGill Martlets appeared to be in total control through the first half but let a six-point lead dissipate late in the third quarter and quickly self-destructed as the 3rd-seeded Regina Cougars rallied for a 68-53 victory. McGill led 14-11 after one quarter and 28-23 at the half. Regina led 40-39 after three quarters. The two teams were never separated by more than six points until past the midway point of the fourth quarter, when the Cougars finally stepped up with a 10-0 run over a span of just under three minutes to turn what had been a one-point advantage into a huge 11-point lead with three minutes to go. “That game played out exactly how we expected,” Cougars coach Dave Taylor said. “The scout on McGill was that they were among the most physical teams in the country and they were definitely tough tonight. We did a much better job in the second half of creating offensive tempo, which allowed us to get better looks and to finish.” McGill led for almost the entirety of the first half, pushing the lead to six points on two occasions in the second quarter. The Martlets got a triple from Francoise Charest with 11 seconds left in the second quarter. It was much of the same in the third, with McGill leading for almost the entire quarter and again building up as much of a six-point lead. The Cougars responded by scoring the final seven points of the quarter including a huge Kehlsie Crone triple in transition that put the Cougars up 40-39 heading into the fourth. McGill grabbed the lead back with another three-pointer from Charest, but Schmidt answered back on the ensuing possession with a triple of her own to put the Cougars into the lead for good. “We had a good start and over the first three quarters, we were basically executing our game plan,” said McGill coach Ryan Thorne. “Defensively, our help was there and we knew what (type of plays) they were running. But then they made some adjustments and we tried to adjust to that but I don’t think we followed through on what needed to be done… Offensively we were pretty consistent over the four quarters but we just gave up too much in the fourth, defensively.” Lindsay Ledingham was chosen player of the game for the Cougars, while Dianna Ros earned the laurels for the Martlets. “They were taking away some of the things that (Mariam) Sylla does well,” said Thorne. “Defensively, on the perimeter, where we were going to get more from Him-Lazarenko … that’s the direction we went to. We made decisions based on match-ups which allowed us to succeed for the first three quarters. And then down the stretch, it was just a basic offence-defence trade-off that kind of limited her time. … What the girls saw from this result was that they can pretty much play with any team in the country. But then key mistakes, decision-making and composure down the stretch are areas where we will have to do better.” Lindsay Ledingham paced the Cougars with 15 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Michelle Clark added 15 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6-10 from the line, 3 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Danielle Schmidt added 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Brittany Read added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Jennilea Coppola scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 10 boards. Kehlsie Crone scored 7 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Madi Docherty added 2, along with 2 boards, while Katie Polischuk, Taylor Pelletier, Megan Chamberlin and Nicisha Johnson were scoreless. Polischuk nabbed 2 boards. The Cougars hit 20-49 (.408) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 22-30 (.733) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 4 steals, 5 blocks, 25 turnovers and 16 fouls. Dianna Ros paced the Martlets with 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Anneth Him-Lazarenko added 9 on 4-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Mariam Sylla notched 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Francoise Charest scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 4 steals. Gabriela Hebert added 8 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 3 boards. Helene Bibeau scored 4, Valerie L’Ecuyer 1 and Marie-Pier Bastrash 1, while Arianne Duchesne and Abena Addo were scoreless. The Martlets hit 18-61 (.295) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 13-22 (.591) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 12 steals, 2 blocks, 11 turnovers and 26 fouls.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies edged the 7th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 62-57 but nearly squandered a 16-point lead. The Cascades scored 13 consecutive points over a span of four minutes midway through the fourth quarter to get to within one, but five straight points for SMU put it back in control and the Huskies held off the Cascades down the stretch for the win. “They’re a talented offensive team and we knew that they were going to make a run and that we’d have to maintain our defensive intensity,” Saint Mary’s coach Scott Munro said. “It’s the old adage – bend, but don’t break – and we were able to do that.” The Huskies built up a 20-7 lead at the start but Fraser Valley rallied within 20-15 after one quarter. In the second, Saint Mary’s ran off six straight points to open a double-digit lead which UFV quickly knocked down to five points, with some clutch shots by Kayli Sartori. But the Huskies held and led 29-23 at the half. The third quarter started with Saint Mary’s holding UFV to two points for the first five minutes of the half, while outscoring the Cascades 12-2 in that period. SMU kept pressuring UFV and doubled their lead to 48-34 after three quarters. The final quarter started with UFV playing very strong defense holding the high-powered Huskies without a point for close to three minutes. The Cascades went on a 13-0 run midway through the final quarter to claw within 51-50. But that was as close as they would get as St. Mary’s held Fraser Valley in check over the final two minutes. “Slow start and playing catch-up all night long were problematic for us. We kept fighting and closed the gap but we didn’t have enough to close the deal. Tough loss, but we’ll regroup and be ready for McGill tomorrow,” said Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer. Justine Colley paced the Huskies with 17 on 4-18 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 8-16 from the line, 9 boards, 6 assists and 7 steals. Naomie Freguiere added 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Lindsay Panchan notched 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Amanda Smith added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 steals. Angelina Carvery added 3 on 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists, while Shannon Chapman and Stephanie Clarke were scoreless. The Huskies hit 21-56 (.375) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 11-22 from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 13 steals, 7 blocks, 21 turnovers and 8 fouls. Kayli Sartori paced the Cascades with 17 on 7-18 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards and 6 assists. Sarah Wierks added 14 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 11 boards. Courtney Bartel notched 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 steals. Nicole Wierks scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Jaslyen Singh added 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc, while Aieisha Luyken, Alexa McCarthy, Celeste Dyck, Kaitlyn Brink and Samantha Kurath were scoreless. Luyken nabbed 4 boards and dished 5 assists. Brink nabbed 4 boards and Dyck dished 2 assists. The Cascades hit 24-65 (.369) from the floor, 8-23 (.348) from the arc and 1-9 (.111) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 13 steals, 3 blocks, 23 turnovers and 21 fouls.
In the semis, the top-seeded Windsor Lancers dusted the 5th-seeded Calgary Dinos 82-65. “It was a tough battle tonight but we got the job done,” Windsor head coach Chantal Vallée said. “We’ve been in the final before and we know how difficult it is to play three games in a row, but we’re happy we’re in that spot again and we’ll feel as good as anybody in the final tomorrow.” Windsor led 18-16 after the first quarter before a high-scoring second, which saw the Lancers outscore the Dinos by a 31-23 margin to take a 49-39 advantage into halftime. In the second half, Windsor never allowed Calgary to make a run to get back into the game and scored nine straight points late in the third quarter to put some distance between themselves and the Dinos. Windsor led by 20 for most of the fourth and coasted to the easy win. The Lancers scored 25 off Calgary turnovers. “We talked in the locker room about unforced errors, and certainly against championship teams they tend to capitalize on those,” said Dinos coach Damian Jennings. “I’m proud of the way we were able to compete certainly for most of the game, and with a new coach and new stuff and only six months together that’s not too bad. Some of the other teams that have been together for four or five years with the same coach. It has been a challenge for us, being together for six months, and we made it to the final eight, and then the final four, and I’m particularly proud of that.” Jessica Clemencon paced the Lancers with 21 on 8-15 from the floor, 5-12 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks. Korissa Williams added 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 5-5 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 6 steals. Laura Mullins notched 16 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Bojana Kovacevic scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks. Andrea Kiss added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Miah-Marie Langlois added 4 on 2-10 from the floor, 6 boards, 6 assists and 3 blocks. Tessa Kreiger scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 5 boards. Jocelyn Larocque added 2, along with 3 boards, while Caitlyn Longmuir, Kim Moroun, Jessica Gordon and Bethanie Wachna were scoreless. The Lancers hit 33-71 (.465) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 11-19 (.579) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 18 steals, 11 blocks, 19 turnovers and 17 fouls. Jessica Franz paced the Dinos with 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Tamara Jarrett added 12 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Alex Cole notched 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Megan Schaufele added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Kristie Sheils scored 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Kiersten Craig added 6 on 3-5 from the floor. Esther Graff scored 4, Erika Romanow 3 and Ashley Hirons 2, along with 2 assists and 3 steals, while Lindsey Agnew, Clarise Jennings and Lawrie Saunders were scoreless. The Dinos hit 27-62 (.435) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 10 steals, 6 blocks, 26 turnovers and 13 fouls.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Regina Cougars crushed the 2nd-seeded Saint Mary Huskies 78-49. The Cougars led 22-10, 42-22 and 57-43 at the quarters. Guard Brittany Read notched 24 points and 29 boards in a dominant performance. Read already had a double-double by halftime and in the finale frame, scored eight points and pulled down 11 rebounds to help the Cougars pull away down the stretch following a lackluster third-quarter effort. Her 29 rebounds break the old Canada West record of 28, which was set by Victoria’s Edna Richie back in 1974. “We followed the game plan tonight and Brittany was simply fantastic on the glass,” Cougars head coach Dave Taylor said. “We’ll have the home crowd behind us tomorrow and I fully expect the game to go back and forth the whole time.” The Cougars set the tone right from the early stages of the first quarter, responding to what would be Saint Mary’s only lead of the game with a 13-1 run that gave the U of R a double-digit lead. Two of Katie Polischuk’s three triples on the night came late in the first quarter, helping the Cougars take the 12-point lead heading into the second. The momentum stayed with the home side in the second, as the Cougars scored nine straight. Saint Mary’s went on an 11-5 run to open the third quarter and got the lead down to 13 at one point, but Read’s effort helped the Cougars go on a 14-2 run to put the game out of reach. Brittany Read paced the Cougars with 24 on 9-16 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 29 boards and 3 blocks. Michelle Clark added 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Danielle Schmidt notched 12 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Katie Polischuk scored 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Jennilea Coppola added 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Lindsay Ledingham added 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Megan Chamberlin notched 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Kehlsie Crone added 2, along with 3 boards, while Madi Docherty, Taylor Pelletier and Nicisha Johnson were scoreless. The Cougars hit 28-73 (.384) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 64 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 3 steals, 6 blocks, 16 turnovers and 14 fouls. Justine Colley paced the Huskies with 18 on 4-20 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Naomie Frequiere added 15 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Laura Langille added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Amanda Smith added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 8 boards. Angelina Carvery added 1, along with 2 boards, while Shannon Chapman, Alexandra Smye, Stephanie Clarke, Lindsay Panchan and Becky Nash were scoreless. Nash nabbed 4 boards and Clarke 3. The Huskies hit 14-73 (.192) from the floor, 5-25 (.200) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 5 steals, 1 block, 10 turnovers and 16 fouls.
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded St. Mary’s Huskies clipped the 5th-seeded Calgary Dinos 83-73. The Huskies won their first CIS medal as national player of the year Justine Colley exploded for 33 points. The Dinos dominated the first quarter while building a 20-13 lead. But Colley began to heat up and St. Mary’s rallied to a 35-33 lead at the half. That set up an electrifying third quarter that featured 10 lead changes and five tie scores before the Huskies started to pull away late on the strength of solid three-point shooting. Although the Dinos were able to cut the deficit to as few as three in the dying moments of the fourth, the lead proved too large to overcome. “We had a little second wind in the second half, but the first quarter was particularly strong,” said Dinos coach Damian Jennings. “They were really mirror images of each other, the first and second quarters. Two teams that are very similar in that they like to run, and probably couldn’t go as deep as they wanted to. And with Kristie (Sheils) out, we could only run five or six which left us a little short in those rotations. It’s frustrating that we gave up some of those breakaway points that really ended up making a difference. … I hope they think they’re better players because of (the 19-3 campaign). And although fourth place seems like the worst position, we were able to come in on Friday and make our mark on this national Final 8, and we can be proud of that. I’d much rather have finished fourth than fifth to eighth.” Justine Colley paced the Huskies with 33 on 11-21 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 9-14 from the line, 7 boards, 5 assists and 8 steals. Lindsay Panchan added 14 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Laura Langille scored 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Naomie Freguiere scored 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 6 boards. Stephanie Clarke notched 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Amanda Smith, Angelina Carvery, Shannon Chapman and Becky Nash were scoreless. Smith nabbed 4 boards and Carvery dished 2 assists. The Huskies hit 31-72 (.431) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 9 steals, 1 block, 9 turnovers and 16 fouls. Tamara Jarrett paced the Dinos with 21 on 9-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jessica Franz added 19 on 7-21 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 23 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Ashley Hirons added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 4 boards. Alex Cole scored 9 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Megan Schaufele added 8 on 4-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kiersten Craig added 3, along with 4 boards, while Kristie Sheils, Lindsey Agnew, Esther Graff and Erika Romanow were scoreless. Graff nabbed 3 boards. The Dinos hit 30-73 (.411) from the floor, 3-18 (.167) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 6 steals, 7 blocks, 22 turnovers and 20 fouls.
In the final, the top-seeded Windsor
Lancers captured their third consecutive Bronze Baby by dispatching the
3rd-seeded Regina Cougars 66-57. The Lancers appeared in control for most of
the affair but the Cougars opened the fourth quarter on a 6-0 run and another
5-0 run capped by a Lindsay Ledingham three-pointer brought the home team to
within four with 1:27 on the clock. But that trey was the Cougars last points of
the game as Windsor pulled away down the stretch. “Regina is the strongest team
we’ve matched up against this season,” said Lancers coach Chantal Vallée. “Building
that 10-point lead in the third really made a difference, and I am so proud of
the team for what they have accomplished this year.” The teams started out with
a back-and-forth first quarter that saw the two teams stay within four points
the entire period. The Lancers led 17-16, 34-25 and 50-36 at the quarters.
Windsor ripped off an 11-0 run late in the second quarter to build a 34-22 advantage.
The Cougars chipped that lead down to five at one point in the third, but
another Windsor run which saw the Lancers score the final six points of the
frame to take its largest lead of the game. After Lindsay Ledingham’s three
pulled the Cougars to within four, tournament MVP Korissa Williams scored a
bucket to put Windsor back up by six. Michelle Clark had a chance to get the
Cougars to within one possession with a three, but it was no good and three
free throws by Windsor in the last 20 seconds iced the win. Windsor joined UBC (1971-73),
Laurentian (1975-79), Victoria (1980-82), and Winnipeg (1993-95) as the only
schools ever to win three straight CIS championships. Miah-Marie Langlois paced
the Lancers with 18 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6-10 from the
line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Korissa Williams added 13 on 6-14 from the floor,
1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Laura Mullins notched 13
on 4-14 from the floor, 3-13 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals.
Jessica Clemencon added 11 on 3-9 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 11
boards. Bojana Kovacevic scored 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4
from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Jocelyn Larocque added 2, while Andrea
Kiss, Tessa Kreiger and Bethanie Wachna were scoreless. Kreiger nagged 2
boards. The Lancers hit 21-59 (.356) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc
and 18-26 (.692) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 11 on the
offensive glass, 7 assists, 12 steals, 5 blocks, 14 turnovers and 16 fouls. Michelle
Clark paced the Cougars with 16 on 6-21 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 0-1
from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Lindsay Ledingham added 16 on
2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 11-14 from the line and 2 assists.
Danielle Schmidt notched 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-4 from
the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Brittany Read scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor,
1-1 from the arc, 10 boards and 2 steals. Kehlsie Crone scored 6 on 3-6 from
the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Megan Chamberlin added 2,
and Jennilea Coppola 1, along with 5 boards, while Katie Polischuk and Madi Docherty
were scoreless. The Cougars hit 19-52 (.365) from the floor, 7-17 (.412) from
the arc and 12-21 (.571) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 5
on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 20 turnovers and 21
fouls.
The all-tournament team
featured MVP Korissa Williams (Windsor); Michelle Clark (Regina); Jessica Clemençon
(Windsor); Justine Colley (Saint Mary’s); and Brittany Read (Regina).
The bronze medalist Saint Mary’s Huskies: Shannon Chapman, Justine Colley, Alexandra Smye, Amanda Smith, Angelina Carvery, Samantha Martin, Hilary Graham, Stephanie Clarke, Taiyanah Scott, Lindsay Panchan, Naomie Fequiere, Laura Langille, Becky Nash, coach Scott Munro, assistant Janet Roy, assistant Mark Ross, assistant Les Berry; therapist Chad Newhook; communications officer Lori Forbes; athletic director Dr. David Murphy
The silver medalist Regina Cougars: Charlotte Kot; Michelle Clark; Katie Polischuk; Madi Docherty; Taylor Pelletier; Kehlsie Crone; Jennilea Coppola; Alyssia Kajati; Danielle Schmidt; Megan Chamberlin; Brittany Read; Lindsay Ledingham; Nicisha Johnson; Sidney Dobner; coach Dave Taylor; assistant Steve Burrows; assistant Carly Graham; SID Braden Konschuh; athletic director Dick White
The gold medalist Windsor Lancers: Jessica Clemencon; Miah-Marie Langlois; Bojana Kovacevic; Korissa Williams; Caitlyn Longmuir; Andrea Kiss; Kim Moroun; Jocelyn Larocque; Bethanie Wachna; Tessa Kreiger; Jessica Gordon; Anna Mullins; Laura Mullins; coach Chantal Vallee; assistant Tom Foster; assistant Josh Leeman; assistant Mike Gibbala; assistant Lucas Reindler; nutritionist Sarah Woodruff-Atkinson; psychologist Todd Loughead; strength & conditioning coach Bobby Tran; SID Elisa Mitton; athletic director Gord Grace