| (1) | Windsor | 91 | ||||||
| (8) | Laval | 57 | Windsor | 75 | ||||
| (4) | Saskatchewan | 70 | Saskatchewan | 61 | Windsor | 60 | ||
| (5) | Alberta | 63 | ||||||
| —–WINDSOR | ||||||||
| (2) | U.B.C. | 81 | ||||||
| (7) | Ryerson | 59 | U.B.C. | 57 | McGill | 47 | ||
| (3) | McGill | 67 | McGill | 54 | ||||
| (6) | St. Mary’s | 52 |
SEEDING
1. Windsor Lancers (OUA champions: 19-1 regular season / 3-0 playoffs, 27-1 v CIS foes)
2. UBC Thunderbirds (CWUAA champions: 17-3 regular season / 4-0 playoffs, 27-3 v CIS)
3. McGill Martlets (RSEQ champions: 15-1 regular season / 2-0 playoffs, 23-3 v CIS)
4. Saskatchewan Huskies (CWUAA finalists: 17-3 regular season / 3-1 playoffs, 25-6 v CIS)
5. Alberta Pandas (CWUAA bronze medalists: 16-4 regular season / 3-1 playoffs, 25-6 v CIS)
6. Saint Mary’s Huskies (AUS champions: 16-4 regular season / 2-0 playoffs, 22-6 v CIS)
7. Ryerson Rams (OUA finalists: 16-3 regular season / 2-1 playoffs, 25-7 v CIS)
8. Laval Rouge et Or (RSEQ semi-finalists: 7-9 regular season / 0-1 playoffs, 17-13 v CIS)
In the quarterfinals, held in Quebec City, the 3rd-seeded McGill Martlets clipped the 6th-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies 67-59. The score was knotted at 11 after one quarter. McGill led 30-26 at the half and 55-42 after three quarters. Martlets coach Ryan Thorne told CIS that player of the game Gabriela Hebert “offered a huge performance. She took advantage of her scoring opportunities with her shot and went in to rebound. That’s what she is supposed to do.” Huskies coach Scott Munro said the Martlets “hurt us in the third quarter by completing several shots. Twenty-five points in the third quarter, it was too much for us, we could not maintain their pace. We were not able to stop them.” The Huskies took leads in the first and second quarters on the marksmanship of Laura Langille, Alexandra Smye, Emma Valikoski and Angelina Carvery. But Dianna Ros rallied the Martlets to their halftime lead. McGill’s defence proved the difference in the second half as they began repeatedly forcing turnovers, included a steal by Ros that led to an intercepted pass by Ros, which lead to an easy basket for Mariam Sylla and a 49-41 lead. The Huskies offense could not seem to get anything going as McGill continued its strong defensive play capped off by a block by post Alexandra Kiss-Rusk. Guard Gabriela Hebert was able to extend McGill’s lead to 55-42 with her three-point shooting. The Martlets took a 60-42 lead early in the fourth quarter and then hung on for the win despite a last-gasp 13-0 Huskies run. Hebert was chosen player of the game for the Martlets, while Carvery earned the laurels for the Huskies. Gabriela Hebert paced the Martlets with 19 on 7-15 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 12 boards. Mariam Sylla added 12 on 3-10 from the floor, 6-6 from the line, 11 boards and 4 blocks. Dianna Ros added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 boards, 7 assists and 4 steals. Jennifer Silver added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Alex Kiss-Rusk added 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Marie-Pier Bastrash notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Carolann Cloutier added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Marika Guerin was scoreless on 0-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. The Martlets hit 25-68 (.368) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 11-12 (.917) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 6 steals, 7 blocks, 13 turnovers and 19 fouls. Angelina Carvery paced the Huskies with 21 on 7-15 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 3 boards. Laura Langille added 18 on 6-15 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Kennisha-Shanice Luberisse added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Shanieka Wood scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-6 from the line and 4 boards. Emma Valikoski scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Carlie Nugent scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Alexandra Smye added 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Katrina Murrell added 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. The Huskies hit 19-55 (.345) from the floor, 11-27 (.407) from the arc and 10-21 (.476) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 11 turnovers and 14 fouls. The Huskies (coach Scott Munro, assistant Mark Ross, assistant Tasia McKenna, assistant Les Berry, therapist Chad Newhook, therapist Kurt Stephenson, interim athletic director Kevin Downie, SID Lori Forbes) also included Veronica Vailckus, Belinda Ndaye, Rachelle Coward and Jenny Lewis.
The 2nd-seeded University of British Columbia Thunderbirds bombed the 7th-seeded Ryerson Rams 81-59 after leading 20-16, 39-33 and 60-44 at the quarters. Canada West MVP Kris Young dominated the floor. ”Kris is a complete player,” Thunderbirds coach Deb Huband told CIS. “She is a very good defender, rebounder, competitor, and scorer obviously. She is our fifth-year leader on and off the court. She is a three-time All-Canadian and there’s a reason for that, and you could see it on display in today’s game. … It’s nice to get the first game under your belt. There was a lot of intensity last week at the Canada West finals and we were happy to get on the floor and get going.” Young said “I had no idea I was getting close to 40 points or the school record, we were all focused on playing well and getting the win today, but getting the record is pretty exciting.” Ryerson coach Carly Clarke said “we’re obviously disappointed with the loss, but I thought we battled pretty hard. We had some defensive breakdowns and Kris Young had a huge game. We didn’t execute defensively what we wanted to do early and she got going. Once a player of her caliber gets it going, she is pretty tough to stop.” Kris Young paced the Thunderbirds with 40 on 15-19 from the floor, 5-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Kara Spotton added 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Diana Lee added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Cassandra Knievel added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Harleen Sidhu scored 4 on 1-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Adrienne Parkin added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Stephanie Bell added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Andrea Strujic added 2 and Lauren Seabrook 2, while Cherub Lum and Kamila Wojciechowski were scoreless. Lum dished 2 assists. The Thunderbirds hit 31-60 (.517) from the floor, 7-10 from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 18 turnovers and 12 fouls. Keneca Pingue-Giles paced the Rams with 20 on 8-21 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Sofia Paska added 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Silvana Jez added 10 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Mariah Nunes added 5 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Annie Sokoloff added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Cara Tiemens added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Katherine Follis added 2, along with 4 boards, while C’Airah Gabriel-Robinson, Faatimah A, Chloe Mago and Nicole DiDomenico were scoreless. Gabriel-Robinson nabbed 2 boards. The Rams hit 22-73 (.301) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 9 steals, 1 block, 18 turnovers and 13 fouls. The Rams (coach Carly Clarke; assistant Sherwyn Benn; assistant Kareem Griffin; assistant Jason Sealey; assistant Kaitlyn Taylor-Asquini; athletic director Dr. Ivan Joseph; SID Jim McLarty) also included Savanna Hamilton, Lindsay Harris, Alisha Glendinning, Shannon McInerney and transfer McKenzie Sigurdson.
The top-seeded Windsor Lancers stomped the 8th-seeded host Laval Rouge et Or 91-57 after leading 23-9, 45-17 and 66-38 at the quarters. Lancers coach Chantal Vallée told CIS “it feels good to play the first game and put it behind us. Even if we have an experienced team it’s always good to get off to a good start. It was important to start the game strong, but also set the tone for the tournament. Laval had a very dynamic, athletic and well-coached team. The difference may have been in the experience.” Rouge et Or coach Linda Marquis, who retired after the season, said “it was a duel between an experienced machine and a banged up young team. We paid for the slightest mistakes and fell into a trap early in the game. I would have liked us to take control of the game a little more. We learnt a lot tonight, no doubt!” The Lancers trailed 6-5 but exploded for a 16-0 run to take command and coasted to the easy win. Korissa Williams was chosen player of the game for the Lancers, while Raphaëlle Côté earned the laurels for the Rouge et Or. Korissa Williams paced the Lancers with 26 on 10-13 from the floor, 6-6 from the line, 10 boards, 7 assists and 7 steals. Cheyanne Roger added 13 on 2-8 from the floor, 9-10 from the line and 12 boards. Andrea Kiss notched 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Jocelyn Larocque added 12 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Caitlyn Longmuir scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Carly Steer added 7 on 2-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Emily Prevost added 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Kristine Lalonde scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals, while Chidera Ifearlundu was scoreless. The Lancers hit 29-62 (.468) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 26-30 (.867) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 11 steals, 2 blocks, 16 turnovers and 16 fouls. Raphaelle Cote paced the Rouge et Or with 18 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Gabrielle Girard added 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Veronique Fortin-Tremblay added 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Catherine Belanger-Paquet notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Maripier Courchesne scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Justine Guay-Bilodeau added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Rachel Blouin-Brochu scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Claudia Emond added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jane Gagne scored 2 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Sarah-Jane Marois added 2 on 0-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the line, while Genevieve Derome and Naomi Lavallee were scoreless. The Rouge et Or hit 20-57 (.351) from the floor, 1-13 (.077) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 9 steals, 5 blocks, 20 turnovers and 20 fouls. The Rouge et Or (interim coach Sonia Ritchie, assistant Linda Marquis, assistant Monique Parent, assistant Gilles Marquis, athletic director Christian Gagnon, SID Luc Lamontagne) also included Marilyn Bariault.
In the last quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies dispatched the 5th-seeded Alberta Pandas 70-63 after leading 30-23, 45-39 and 55-45 at the quarters. “Alberta is a tough team and we knew we were going to be in for a tough matchup today. They really pushed the tempo well. Thankfully Riley Humbert stepped up with her amazing perimeter shooting to put us in the lead and as always, we kind of had different people contributing,” Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis told CIS. “I thought we did a better job at controlling the tempo in the second half to preserve the victory.” Pandas coach Scott Edwards said “I think that game was exactly what both teams expected to see. Two teams that know each other very well, that are competitive and play very hard. The game went the way we wanted, we just didn’t make enough shots unfortunately. I am proud of the girls’ effort. We came to nationals a year ago and didn’t play our best on day one. Today I thought we gave it our all.” Riley Humbert paced the Huskies with 23 on 7-12 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Dalyce Emmerson added 14 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 4 blocks. Laura Dally notched 14 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Desarae Hogberg scored 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Kelsey Trulsrud scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Kabree Howard added 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals, while Maya Olynyk, Taya Keujer and Jordyn Halvorson were scoreless. The Huskies hit 22-58 (.379) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 20-23 (.870) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 12 turnovers and 14 fouls. Saskia Van Ginhoven paced the Pandas with 16 on 6-12 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Renee Byrne added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Megan Van de Kraats scored 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Jessilyn Fairbanks scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 7 assists. Sally Hillier added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Kendra Asleson added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Elle Hendershot notched 3 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Megan Wickstrom scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Maddie Rogers added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 9 boards. The Pandas hit 24-63 (.381) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 12-13 (.923) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 15 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Pandas (coach Scott Edwards; assistant Kelly Haggstrom; assistant Megan Pinske; assistant Robyn Fleckenstein; assistant Drew Hanson; fitness Michael Cook; head therapist Nicole Lemke; therapist Danielle Boehres; therapist T.J. Mussbacher; therapist Alex Yaworski; therapist Stephanie Gartner; therapist Marianne De Fauw; therapist Esther Tran; athletic director Ian Reade; SID Matt Gutsch) also included Jaime Norum, Tess Heinricks, Sydney Kumar, Megan Tywoniuk, Colleen Moyer and Erin MacKinnon.
In the semis, the top-seeded Windsor Lancers clipped the 4th-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies 75-61 after leading 20-8, 48-26 and 64-43 at the quarters. The Huskies opened with a trey but the Lancers responded with 16 unanswered to take total command. They were never threatened. “Obviously we are very pleased with the game. We thought both teams played strong, which we expected in a semifinal game. We are very happy to be out of it with a win,” Lancers coach Chantal Vallée told CIS. “I think we stayed focused.” Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis said “I just think we dug ourselves into a hole. At the beginning of the game I thought we had some great looks at the rim to stay on pace with them early on, but those misses were really deflating when they got off a 12-point lead right of the bat. I’m very proud of our team and the way we battled but full credit to Windsor.” Korissa Williams was chosen player of the game for the Lancers, while Laura Dally earned the laurels for the Huskies. Korissa Williams paced the Lancers with 24 on 8-18 from the floor, 8-10 from the line, 12 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Cheyanne Roger added 16 on 5-10 from the floor, 6-7 from the line, 7 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Kristine Lalonde added 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 6 assists. Emily Prevost notched 7 on 3-6 from the floor and 1-3 from the line. Jocelyn Larocque scored 6 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Caitlyn Longmuir scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Andrea Kiss added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards, while Carly Steer and Chidera Ifearlundu were scoreless. The Lancers hit 24-62 (.387) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc and 20-26 (.769) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 10 turnovers and 15 fouls. Laura Dally paced the Huskies with 22 on 8-20 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Riley Humbert added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Desarae Hogberg added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 7 boards. Dalyce Emmerson added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 assists. Kelsey Trulsrud scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Kabree Howard added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Megan Lindquist notched 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Taya Keujer added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Jordyn Halvorson was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. The Huskies hit 24-61 (.393) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 9-11 (.818) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 3 steals, 16 turnovers and 18 fouls.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded McGill Martlets nipped the 2nd-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds 59-57 in overtime to earn their first berth in a CIS final. The Martlets led 12-11, 27-26 and 42-40 at the quarters. The game was knotted at 53 after regulation. “It was exciting, we were playing against a really disciplined team. It was like a heavyweight boxing match. We got up, they fought back, then they got up, we fought back. This is what happens when there are two really good teams out there,” McGill coach Ryan Thorne told CIS. “We fell asleep a few times and when you do that, a team well-coached and executing as good as UBC will make you pay for it. That’s what kind of got us into that overtime situation.” Thunderbirds coach Deb Huband said “it was a real tough, physical game for 45 minutes. It was a great, quality match for a semifinal. We struggled offensively, we turned the ball over twice as much as we normally do. We were poor from the free throw line and we had a little bit of an uncharacteristic performance out there. McGill is very deserving of the win. … It was a real tough game for 45 minutes. Two top seeded teams battling it out in a quality match for the semifinal. Offensively we struggled. We were not true to ourselves. We turned the ball over twice as much as we normally do and we were not good from the free throw line. A little bit of an uncharacteristic performance, but the stakes are high and the game was physical. McGill plays great defence and they were able to persevere and come back from a couple of six-point deficits late in the game. I wish we were able to manage that situation a little bit better than we did, but McGill deserves the credit.” Both teams struggled to find in the mark in the first half, though Carolann Cloutier hit back-to-back treys to put the Martlets ahead 22-17. U.B.C. rallied back and took the lead early in the third quarter on a 6-0 run. The Martlets clawed back from a 50-44 deficit with a 9-0 run, taking the lead on a Dianna Ros runout resulting from an Alexandria Kiss-Rusk steal. But Adrienne Parkin answered with the tying trey with 1:30 to play. Kris Young had a chance to win it for the Thunderbirds late in regulation but rookie Marika Guerin stole the ball as the Canada West MVP drove to the bucket. The teams kept trading the lead in the extra session, with the Martlets pulling out the win on a pair of buckets by Kiss-Rusk and two free throws by Ros. The Thunderbirds got the ball in the hands of Canada West MVP in the final seconds but her attempt to tie it fell just short. Dianna Ros was chosen player of the game for the Martlets, while Harleen Sidhu earned the laurels for the Thunderbirds. Ros noted that “in the RSEQ they grab and are a lot more physical. Today I had a bit more space to work with and that gave me the energy needed to play the whole game. … They play beautiful basketball. They run their sets, move the ball and everyone can shoot. We wanted to make it a bit more scrappy and our style of game.” Thorne said “we have a great inside presence. So, if we are able to play good inside-out basketball, a lot of girls will get open looks and I think that is why we were fairly balanced today.” Dianna Ros paced the Martlets with 12 on 4-15 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Jennifer Silver added 8 on 4-7 from the floor and 3 boards. Alexandria Kiss-Rusk added 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 12 boards and 5 assists. Mariam Sylla scored 6 on 2-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Gabriela Hebert added 6 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Carolann Cloutier scored 6 on 2-3 from the arc. Stephanie Blais notched 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Marika Guerin added 3 on 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Marie-Pier Bastrash added 2 and Marie-Love Michel 2. The Martlets hit 23-69 (.333) from the floor, 7-22 (.318) from the arc and 6-8 (.750) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 16 turnovers and 17 fouls. Harleen Sidhu paced the Thunderbirds with 20 on 8-16 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kris Young added 14 on 5-15 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 9 boards and 5 assists. Adrienne Parkin added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Diana Lee notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Cassandra Knieval scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Kara Spotton added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Andrea Strujic, Cherub Lum, Stephanie Bell and Lauren Seabrook were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 23-59 (.390) from the floor, 2-7 (.286) from the arc and 9-16 (.563) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 6 steals, 4 blocks, 21 turnovers and 12 fouls.
In the bronze medal match, the U.B.C. Thunderbirds clipped the Saskatchewan Huskies 73-61 on the strength of a dominant final quarter. The Thunderbirds led 20-11, 40-34 and 49-48 at the quarters. “I am really proud with the way the girls came out and battled. It’s always nice to finish a season on a win. It is a tough game to play,” Thunderbirds coach Deb Huband told CIS. “Both teams are disappointed of their performances yesterday. It was an opportunity to come back on the floor and have some fun and compete. It shows determination and heart and I think both teams showed off lot of that this morning.” Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis said “UBC gave us a lot of matchups problems. They did a good job attacking the middle of our zone. Kris Young is tough to stop one-on-one. We got back to just one point after third quarter and we just had to win the fourth, but I thought it took too much out of us to get back within one point. Full credit to them.” The Birds broke to a 9-2 lead and used a 6-0 run to build its 20-11 lead after one quarter. Both teams began bombing from the perimeter in the second quarter. The Birds took command in the final frame as Harleen Sidhu and Kris Young got on track to ignite an 18-4 run. Kris Young was chosen player of the game for the Thunderbirds, while Kelsey Trulsrud earned the laurels for the Huskies. Kris Young paced the Thunderbirds with 25 on 9-18 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Harleen Sidhu notched 16 on 8-18 from the floor, 11 boards and 2 assists. Adrienne Parkin scored 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Cassandra Knieval added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Diana Lee added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Kara Spotton added 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Stephanie Bell scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Cherub Lum, Lauren Seabrook and Andrea Strujic were scoreless. Lum nabbed 3 boards and dished 6 assists. The Thunderbirds hit 28-69 (.406) from the floor, 7-16 (.438) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 5 steals, 1 block, 11 turnovers and 14 fouls. Laura Dally paced the Huskies with 21 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kelsey Trulsrud added 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 14 boards. Desarae Hogberg added 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 assists. Riley Humbert added 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Dalyce Emmerson scored 7 on 1-7 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Kabree Howard added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists, while Madeline Humbert, Taya Keujer and Jordyn Halvorson were scoreless. The Huskies hit 19-55 (.345) from the floor, 7-21 (.333) from the arc and 16-21 (.762) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 13 turnovers and 13 fouls. The Huskies (coach Lisa Thomaidis; assistant Jacqueline Lavallee; assistant Ali Fairbrother; assistant Jill Humbert; student trainer Molly Cox; student trainer Alyssa Mooney; athletic director Basil Hughton; SID Nicole Betker) also included Maya Olynyk, Madeline Humbert, Sascha Lichtenwald, Megan Lindquist, Vera Crooks, Heidi Smith and Kassidy Konkin.
In the final,
the top-seeded Windsor Lancers dispatched the 3rd-seeded McGill Redmen
60-47 to capture their fifth consecutive national title. “Every championship is
special but this one even more,” Lancers coach Chantal Vallee told CIS. “We
only had nine players for most of the season and for me, to win in the city of
Quebec, where I’m from, it’s pretty special. We didn’t panic (when McGill got close),
it was no big deal. It happens in basketball. It’s a game of runs. We reacted
as champions, pushed to the limit and got some scores.” Martlets coach Ryan
Thorne said “we knew it was going to be a grind. They were a disciplined team.
They knew what they were looking for. Their experience and their discipline
came through and I think that was the difference in the game. To be the best, we
have to be more disciplined and follow the game plan and stick with it for 40
minutes. No one is going to give it to you. … Pre-game we talked about not helping
off their shooters. I think we came off too many shooters and they made us pay.
A couple of three-pointers really changed the momentum of the game.” The
Lancers led 21-10, 34-26 and 45-38 at the quarters. Tournament MVP Korissa
Williams scored the first six Lancer points and then pilfered the ball on
back-to-back possessions for runout layups as Windsor broke to an early double-digit
lead. But she soon found herself on the bench in foul trouble and Dianna Ros
and Carolann Cloutier each notched treys to draw McGill within seven. Caitlyn
Longmuir countered with a bomb for the Lancers shortly before the end of the
half. McGill drew within two in the third quarter but the Lancers answered with
an 8-0 run and slowly pulled away as Williams and post Cheyanne Roger
invariably had the answers to quell any Martlet threat. Cheyanne Roger was
chosen player of the game for the Lancers, while Mariam Sylla earned the laurels
for the Martlets. Korissa Williams paced the Lancers with 21 on 6-13 from the
floor, 9-13 from the line, 14 boards, 7 assists and 6 steals. Emily Prevost
added 12 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards. Cheyanne Roger
notched 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 8 boards. Jocelyn
Larocque scored 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line
and 3 boards. Kristine Lalonde added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc
and 3 assists. Caitlyn Longmuir notched 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the
arc and 3 assists. The Lancers hit 20-54 (.370) from the floor, 4-9 (.444) from
the arc and 16-23 (.696) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 7 on
the offensive glass, 14 assists, 10 steals, 5 blocks, 16 turnovers and 10
fouls. Mariam Sylla paced the Martlets with 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 4-4 from
the line, 11 boards and 4 steals. Alex Kiss-Rusk added 10 on 5-9 from the
floor, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Gabriela Hebert added 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-1
from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 4 assists. Jennifer Silver added
8 on 4-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Carolann Cloutier scored 5 on 2-8 from
the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Dianna Ros added 5 on 2-22
from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Marie-Pier Bastrash,
Marika Guerin and Stephanie Blais were scoreless. The Martlets hit 19-72 (. 264)
from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 6-6 from the line, while garnering
37 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 8 steals, 4 blocks,
16 turnovers and 14 fouls.
The all-tournament team
featured MVP Korissa Williams (Windsor); Laura Dally (Saskatchewan); Kris Young
(UBC); Saskia van Ginhoven (Alberta); Cheyanne Roger (Windsor); and Gabriela Hebert
(McGill).
The bronze medalist British Columbia Thunderbirds: Kamila Wojciechowski; Cassandra Knievel; Hilary Wood; Cherub Lum; Diana Lee; Kris Young; Stephanie Bell; Kara Spotton; Adrienne Parkin; Lauren Seabrook; Andrea Strujic; Susan Thompson; Harleen Sidhu; Kiana Lalonde; coach Deb Huband; assistant Carrie Watts; assistant Jim Day; assistant Shaun McGuinness; manager Jasmine Sidhu; student trainer Silvia Formankova; student trainer Brittany Fulton; athletic director Ashley Howard; SID Dan Elliot
The silver medalist McGill Redmen: Mariam Sylla; Dianna Ros; Sarah Choong; Carolann Cloutier; Marika Guerin; Marie-Love Michel; Caren-Carissa Tapia; Tiye Traore; Stephanie Blais; Gabriela Hebert; Jennifer Silver; Alex Kiss-Rusk; coach Ryan Thorne; assistant Helen Magdalinos; assistant Rikki Bowles; assistant Guillaume Giroux; manager Emilija Davidovic; physician Dr. Andrea Dolan; therapist Phedavril Racine; student therapist Caroline Guay; student therapist Rachelle Leclerc; student therapist Moeen Shaikh; student therapist Michelle Bennett; student therapist Henry Park; student therapist Henry Zhao; athletic director Drew Love; SID Earl Zuckerman
The champion Windsor Lancers: Caitlyn Longmuir; Kristine LaLonde; Korissa Williams; Andrea Kiss; Chidera Ifearulundu; Courtney VandeBovencamp; Jocelyn LaRocque; Cheyanne Roger; Carly Steer; Anna Mullins; Emily Prevost; Jaylin VandeBovencamp; coach Chantal Vallee; assistant Tom Foster; assistant Mike Gibala; strength & conditioning Bobby Tran; athletic director Mike Havey; SID Elissa Mitton