REGULAR SEASON
| Saskatchewan | 22-2 | 29-3 | Lisa Thomaidis | ||||||
| Winnipeg | 20-4 | 23-10 | Tanya McKay | ||||||
| Regina | 19-5 | 25-8 | Dave Taylor | ||||||
| Alberta | 17-7 | 21-12 | Scott Edwards | ||||||
| U.B.C. | 17-7 | 19-10 | Deb Huband | ||||||
| Victoria | 15-9 | 16-14 | Brian Cheng | ||||||
| Fraser Valley | 12-12 | 14-15 | Al Tuchscherer | ||||||
| Calgary | 10-14 | 15-16 | Shawnee Harle | ||||||
| Thompson Rivers | 9-15 | 9-15 | Scott Reeves | ||||||
| Manitoba | 8-16 | 9-18 | Pam Danis | ||||||
| Lethbridge | 4-20 | 4-20 | Donna Branch | ||||||
| Trinity Western | 3-21 | 3-24 | Cheryl Jean-Paul | ||||||
| Brandon | 0-24 | 0-25 | Ritchie Jacobson | ||||||
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Brandon Bobcats: Katie Van de Sype, Sarah Lopes, Kelsey Solarchuk, Madison Bradbury, Amanda Fortin, Stephanie Lacey-Avon, Chantel Gaslard, Nicisha Johnson, Alana Johnston, Jayneil Gillett, Chelsey Hiebert, Christen McLeod, coach Ritchie Jacobson
Lethbridge Pronghorns: Becky Heninger, Lauren Taal, Hannah Blanchette, Kimberley Veldman, Kenzie Sheen, Morgan Cross, Kara Henry, Stephanie Inman, Cassidy Taal, Juhee Thompson, Danielle Sheen, Mickenzie Czech, Devon Kendall, Taylor Crozon, coach Donna Branch
Manitoba Bisons: Kayla Klassen, Mubo Ilelaboy, Asia Rhines-Malone, Lauren Mortier, Allison Balasko, Vanessa De Vries, Sheree Carmona-Galdamez, Whitney Lodge-Zaparnick, Samantha Pyke, Stephanie Gill, Colleen Dorrian, Carlene Ilago, Robyn Eyer, coach Pam Danis
Thompson Rivers Wolfpack: Kaitlyn Widsten, Diane Schuetze, Jen Ju, Tracy Kocs, Karalyn Forsyth, Lindsay Dekoff, Jorri Duxbury, Kailey Colonna, Michelle Dimond, Alex Allen, Morgan Wingate, Telina Chomey, Kaitlyn Widsten, Emi Ohama, coach Scott Reeves, assistant Chuck Ferguson, assistant Cindy Mavety
Trinity Western Spartans: Tiffany Olsen, Holly Strom, Emily Knauff, Corina Reimer, Janelle Traber, Keely Goertzen, Rochelle Thoutenhoofd, Stephanie Carkner, Chelsey Olsen, Rae-Maryse Laljee, Karla Josefson, Rachelle Briscoe, Joanna Balin, coach Cheryl Jean-Paul, assistant Deb Adams
In the quarterfinals, the University of Alberta Pandas defeated the U.B.C. Thunderbirds 80-74; 73-60 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, host Alberta defeated U.B.C. 80-74 in overtime. The Pandas led 16-13, 35-30 and 51-48 at the quarters. Fifth-year Panda forward Marisa Haylett twice tied the game late in the fourth quarter, draining a three to make the score 63-63 with 1:46 left, and then adding another trey with just 14 seconds left to send the game into overtime at 66-66. In extra time, she put back a lay-up to put Alberta in front 72-66, following a deuce by Georgia Popovici, and then banked four straight free-throws to seal the win. Alberta started the game strong, earning slim leads of two and three points throughout the opening quarters, en route to a 35-30 advantage at halftime. The Thunderbirds started to take over in the third quarter, outscoring Alberta 18-16 through the first 10 minutes of the second half, and followed that up with a short 5-2 run to start the fourth quarter and took the lead. Zara Huntley put UBC in front 59-58 with just under four minutes to play, and then Lia St. Pierre made it a 61-58 game. A jumper by Kendra Asleson closed the gap, but Vieweg then added a deuce after Haylett’s first trey, Vieweg then following up by connecting on 1-2 free-throws. On her free-throw miss, though, St. Pierre waltzed into the key uncontested, corralled the rebound, and scored off the glass to put the UBC lead at 66-63. After in-bounding the ball, Hillier fed Haylett at the elbow, and the crafty shooting guard faked out her mark, and drained the three-pointer to send the teams into overtime. That bucket seemed to give Alberta all the confidence they needed in the extra session, as they kicked-off with a 6-0 run before eventually cementing the win, thanks to Haylett’s successful free-throws. ”Marisa, who is a fifth-year for them, really stepped up late and made a pair of big shots,” said UBC coach Deb Huband. “We need a little bit more from our leaders if we want to come into their gym and win these next two games. Some of the match-ups are positive us and we need each and every player to step up. We have a little bit of work to do but we know what needs to get done. … Kris (Young) did a really terrific job as a rookie. She had a strong defensive game which may not show up in the stat sheet. On offence, she was able to take advantage of some opportunities and finished really well. For the third straight weekend, Alex brought a lot of energy, focus, and determination. She has been tremendous for us over the last few weeks.” Marisa Haylett paced Alberta with 29 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 13-14 from the line and 3 boards. Sally Hillier added 12 on 1-4 4-7 from the arc, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Georgia Popovici scored 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Katie Arbuthnot scored 10 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Kendra Asleson notched 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Alysia Rissling scored 4, along with 4 boards, Anneka Bakker 2, along with 4 boards and 2 assists, and Saskia Van Ginhoven 2, while Sarah Binns and Arianne Sakundiak were scoreless. The Pandas hit 26-54 (.481) from the floor, 9-16 (.562) from the arc and 19-22 (.864) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 7 steals, 19 turnovers and 18 fouls. Alex Vieweg paced U.B.C. with 22 on 9-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Kris Young added 18 on 9-12 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 steals. Lia St. Pierre notched 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Zara Huntley scored 10 on 5-12 from the floor and 5 boards. Leigh Stansfield added 4, along with 3 boards, Devan Lissan 4, along with 5 boards and Arianne Duchesne 4, along with 3 boards, while Chloee St. Amour, Virginia Watson and Victoria Spangehl were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 31-61 (.508) from the floor, 2-8 (.250) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 8 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 19 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta completed the sweep by dusting U.B.C. 73-60. UBC opened the contest with a blistering first quarter, taking a 25-14 lead after 10 minutes of play. The host Pandas began to wake up in the second quarter and cut the deficit to 38-32 at the half before outscoring UBC 41-22 over the final 20 minutes. “We came out of the gates very strong. It was a dominant first quarter. We got hit with some foul trouble in the second and with Leigh [Stansfield] out with an injury from last night, we didn’t have much size off the bench. That said, I think our bench did a great job coming in and playing some extended minutes in the second and third quarters,” said UBC coach Deb Huband. “After that good start, we just got outplayed. They had people stepping up and contributing all over the place. We just couldn’t match them. We got frazzled offensively and stopped executing as a team but I think some of that was due to being tired and playing with a short bench.” The momentum shift carried over into the third quarter where the Pandas completely took the game over, outscoring the T-Birds 20-9, snuffing out UBC’s lead entirely in the process. Coupled with Alberta’s OT in game one, the Pandas third-quarter run seemed to deflate the Thunderbirds, as Alberta went on to score another 21 points in the fourth to win by 13. Kendra Asleson paced Alberta with 13 on 4-4 from the floor, 5-7 from the line and 3 boards. Marisa Haylett added 10 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 5 boards. Anneka Bakker scored 10 on 5-6 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists. Sally Hillier added 9 on 37 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Sarah Binns scored 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Alysia Rissling scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 2 boards. Katie Arbuthnot added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Saskia Van Ginhoven added 5, along with 2 boards, and Georgia Popovici 3, along with 6 boards, while Arianne Sakundiak was scoreless. The Pandas hit 25-47 (.532) from the floor, 4-9 (.444) from the arc and 19-26 (.731) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 8 steals, 16 turnovers and 20 fouls. Arianne Duchesne paced U.B.C. with 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Lia St. Pierre added 11 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 3 boards. Zara Huntley scored 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Virginia Watson added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Kris Young scored 8 on 4-11 from the floor, 8 boards and 3 steals. Alex Vieweg notched 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Victoria Spangehl added 3 and Chloee St. Amour 2, while Devan Lisson was scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 21-62 (.339) from the floor, 3-11 (.273) from the arc and 15-23 (.652) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 3 assists, 11 steals, 12 turnovers and 25 fouls. The Thunderbirds (coached by Deb Huband, assistants Carrie Watts and Ramin Sadaghiani, manager Jamie Hartwell, trainers Jon Hayduk and Billy Reed) also included Leigh Stansfield, Alyssa Binns, Virginia Watson, Zana Williams and Erika Viewig.
The Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the Winnipeg Wesmen 77-63; 77-64 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Fraser Valley prevailed 77-63. The Cascades opened the game up leading 20-15 after the opening quarter. Winnipeg cut into the deficit in the second quarter outscoring the Cascades 23-21 to trail 41-38 at the half time break. In the third quarter, a Stephanie Kleysen jumper early on pulled the Wesmen to within 41-40. The Cascades, as they did all game answered right back scoring seven unanswered points to take a 48-40 lead with just over five minutes left in the quarter. The Wesmen closed the gap to five points at 52-47 only to see Courtney Bartel and Tessa Klassen drain consecutive three-pointers to extend the Cascade lead to double digits at 58-47. Fraser Valley led 60-51 after three quarters. Winnipeg once again fought back in the fourth quarter pulling to within five points at 63-58, only to see the Cascades score seven straight points to extend their lead to 70-58 with 4:25 left. Fraser Valley coasted to the win. “Fraser Valley played well. They hit big shots. Anytime we made a dent in the score, they answered right back”, added Wesmen coach Tanya McKay. Sarah Wierks paced Fraser Valley with 18 on 8-16 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 16 boards and 2 assists. Aieisha Luyken added 18 on 7-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Alyssa Gaukel notched 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 assists. Tessa Klassen added 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Sam Kurath scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 7 boards. Nicole Wierks scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Courtney Bartel scored 5 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Tessa Hart was scoreless. The Cascades hit 30-72 (.417) from the floor, 8-26 (.308) from the arc and 9-11 (.818) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 12 turnovers and 20 fouls. Amy Ogidan paced Winnipeg with 23 on 7-19 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Stephanie Kleysen notched 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Alex Maciver scored 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Mackenzie Prasek added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Caitlin Gooch scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Kaitlin Rempel scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Ashleigh Chichlowski scored 3 on 1-5 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals. Alyssa Grant scored 3, while Yael Kaplan, Angella Griffith and Danielle Baril were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 20-57 (.351) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 17 turnovers and 12 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Fraser Valley completed the sweep by dumping Winnipeg 77-64. Winnipeg played a solid opening quarter, after which they led 23-15 despite having three players picking up two fouls each in the opening six minutes of the game. The Wesmen continued to put pressure on the Cascades in the second quarter, opening up an 11-point lead at 31-20 close to the halfway mark of the quarter. The Cascades led by a pair of three-pointers by Tessa Klassen went on an 11-3 run to cut the Wesmen lead to 34-31 at halftime. In the third quarter Winnipeg held the advantage early until the Cascades, trailing 43-37 went on to score 11 unanswered points to take the lead at 48-43 with 3:37 left in the quarter. Catie Gooch scored five points late in the quarter to give the Wesmen a 52-51 lead after thirty minutes. The Cascades controlled play in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Wesmen 26-12. “It was a very tough weekend. We did not play well. Fraser Valley was prepared, hit big shots and we could not answer,” said Wesmen coach Tanya McKay. Tessa Klassen paced Fraser Valley with 19 on 7-14 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 3 boards, 7 assists and 4 steals. Alyssa Gaukel scored 17 on 6-10 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 5 boards and 4 assists. Nicole Wierks scored 17 on 5-10 from the floor, 7-7 from the line and 2 boards. Sarah Wierks added 10 on 2-7 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 13 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Aieisha Luyken added 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Courtney Bartel added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 3 assists. Sam Kurath added 2, while Tessa hart, Celeste Dyck and Ashley Smith were scoreless. The Cascades hit 25-63 (.397) from the floor, 11-32 (.344) from the arc and 16-19 (.842) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks, 16 turnovers and 11 fouls. Alex Maciver paced Winnipeg with 19 on 7-7 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 8 boards. Caitlin Gooch notched 15 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 5 assists. Mackenzie Prasek scored 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Ashleigh Chichlowski scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Amy Ogidan scored 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Danielle Baril added 3 and Stephanie Kleysen 2, along with 2 boards and 4 assists. Yael Kaplan, Kaitlin Rempel, Angella Griffith and Alyssa Grant were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 23-53 (.434) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 23 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Wesmen (coached by Tanya McKay) also included Danielle Baril and Britley Wermie.
The Saskatchewan Huskies defeated the Calgary Dinos 76-68; 75-64 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Saskatchewan prevailed 76-68. Although the Huskies scored the first points of the game on a jump shot by Marci Kiselyk, Calgary answered with five straight points by Megan Lang and Tamara Jarrett on a three-point shot from the top of the arc and a jump shot just inside the key. The Dinos held the lead until a three-point shot by Kim Tulloch pulled the Huskies in front with just over a minute left. From there the Huskies took over the game, leading 18-12 at the end of the first quarter. Outscoring the Dinos by 10 points at 22-12 in the second quarter, Saskatchewan extended their lead to 40-24 at halftime. Calgary came out firing in the third quarter scoring 22 points in the frame – five more than the Huskies. The Dinos were able to pull within nine points but it was as close as they would come until Jarrett hit a jump shot at the end of the game for the eight-point deficit at the buzzer. Calgary outscored the Huskies 44-36 in the second half but it wasn’t enough to close the early lead Saskatchewan, who had the highest scoring offence in the regular season, had taken. Jill Humbert paced Saskatchewan with 19 on 7-14 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Marci Kiselyk added 15 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Kim Tulloch added 15 on 4-11 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 assists. Jana Spindler scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Katie Miyazaki scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Mary Hipperson added 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 assists. Amy Lackie added 3 and Trisha Carriere 2, while Erica Gavel, Kabree Howard and Lauren Whyte were scoreless. The Huskies hit 26-55 (.473) from the floor, 10-23 (.435) from the arc and 14-15 (.933) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 14 steals, 4 blocks, 24 turnovers and 17 fouls. Ashley Hill paced Calgary with 16 on 6-17 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Alex Cole scored 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 5-8 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Tamara Jarrett notched 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Megan Lang scored 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Samara Pereira added 8 on 4-4 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Lauren Deane added 5, along with 2 boards, and Tilly Ettinger 3, along with 5 boards, while Robyn Gibson, Esther Graff, Sarah Allison, Megan Schaufele and Kirsten Hilton were scoreless. The Dinos hit 26-58 (.448) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 7 steals, 24 turnovers and 16 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Saskatchewan completed the sweep with a 75-64 victory. Calgary pushed the Huskies throughout the entire game shutting down Canada West leading scorer Kim Tulloch to just nine points in the game and none in the second quarter. Although the Dinos never had a lead in the game, Calgary played the Huskies strong scoring no less than four points than Saskatchewan in each of the quarters. The Huskies opened the game 4-0 before Ashley Hill hit a three pointer from the top of the arc to make the game 4-3. Five points by Tulloch gave the Huskies an eight-point lead and the largest in the first half. The first frame ended with the Huskies ahead 17-14. The Huskies were able to grow a seven-point lead in the second quarter but Calgary pulled within four. Humbert gave the Huskies a six-point lead heading into half time at 30-24. The closest Calgary would come in the second half was within six points. The Huskies led 47-40 at the end of the third quarter and outscored the Dinos 28-24 in the fourth en route to the win. Katie Miyazaki paced Saskatchewan with 22 on 8-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jill Humbert added 15 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Marci Kiselyk scored 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 10 boards and 3 steals. Kim Tulloch notched 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jana Spindler added 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Trisha Carriere added 6 and Mary Hipperson 2, along with 2 boards and 2 steals, while Kabree Howard, Riley Humber, Erica Gavel, Amy Lackie and Lauren Whyte were scoreless. The Huskies hit 26-62 (.419) from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 19-26 (.731) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 14 steals, 1 block, 20 turnovers and 23 fouls. Ashley Hill paced Calgary with 22 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 3 boards and 4 steals. Alex Cole added 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 5-7 from the line and 6 boards. Kiersten Hilton notched 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Megan Lang scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Tamara Jarrett scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Megan Schaufele scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 assists and 3 steals. Esther Graff added 2 and Samara Pereira 2, while Lauren Deane, Sarah Allison, Tilly Ettinger and Robyn Gibson were scoreless. Ettinger nabbed 6 boards and dished 3 assists. The Dinos hit 21-54 (.389) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 18-25 (.720) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 14 steals, 1 block, 23 turnovers and 27 steals. The Dinos (coached by Shawnee Harle, associate Claire Mitton, assistant Sarah Williams, assistant Duby Siu, apprentices Jackson Parker and Katherine Adams) also included Katie Beard, Kiersten Hilton and Lawrie Sanders.
In the last quarterfinal series, the Regina Cougars defeated the Victoria Vikes 66-55; 70-67 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Regina prevailed 66-55. A 9-0 Regina run to open up the third quarter gave the host Cougars control, allowing them to take a 40-33 lead. They led 53-42 entering the fourth quarter. Victoria led 33-31 at halftime, but the Cougars took the lead after a Gabrielle Gheyssen trey early in the third quarter and never trailed after that. Regina led by double digits for most of the game’s final 20 minutes. The Vikes got to within seven points after a Debbie Yeboah layup with 5:38 left in the fourth quarter, but that would be Victoria’s last field goal of the game. “I was happy with how we played in the third quarter, but we struggled with turnovers yet again,” Cougars coach Dave Taylor said. “I was also pleased with our half-court defence. At this time of year, any win is good – pretty or not pretty.” Danielle Schmidt paced Regina with 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 7 steals. Joanna Zalesiak added 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Megan Chamberlin notched 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 11 boards. Lindsay Ledingham scored 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Carly Graham added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Gabrielle Gheyssen scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Vanessa Wesolowski scored 2, while Taylor Pelletier, Rayna Belyk and Jennilea Coppola were scoreless. The Cougars hit 24-59 (.407) from the floor, 5-15 (.333) from the arc and 13-14 (.929) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 16 fouls, 4 blocks, 31 turnovers and 17 fouls. Debbie Yeboah paced Victoria with 13 on 5-20 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Sarah Semeniuk added 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Vanessa Forstbauer scored 10 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Carmen Lapthorne added 8 on -34 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Jessica Renfrew added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards an d2 assists. Cassandra Goodis scored 4 on 1-11 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jane Anholt added 1, along with 3 boards. The Vikes hit 20-68 (.294) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 12 steals, 3 blocks, 24 turnovers and 11 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Regina completed the sweep by nipping Victoria 70-67. The Cougars and Vikes played a fast-paced, quality basketball game that saw the lead change a total of 21 times. The largest lead of the contest was a nine-point advantage built up by Victoria midway through the third quarter, but 11 consecutive points by the Cougars erased that in a hurry. The two teams traded leads down the stretch in the fourth quarter, as nine of the game’s lead changes happened in the final frame. Two free throws by Victoria’s Carmen Lapthorne tied the game at 67 with 1:13 left. On the ensuing possession, Regina third-year guard Joanna Zalesiak was fouled by Jane Anholt, who suffered an injury on the play and missed the rest of the contest. Zalesiak missed both free throws, but the Cougars came up with a defensive stop and Zalesiak made amends with a layup off the window to give the home side a 69-67 lead. The Cougars made another defensive stop thanks to a block by Megan Chamberline, forcing Victoria to foul Carly Graham with 11 seconds left. Graham hit one of her two free throws to give the Cougars a three-point lead. That set up a final possession for Victoria, but a desperation heave at the buzzer from well beyond the three-point line was no good. “We had a much better effort tonight, which was much needed because Victoria was also better,” Cougars coach Dave Taylor said. “Joanna (Zalesiak) played like an All-Canadian in the second half and we made two key defensive stops late when we needed them.” Although the Vikes led by three points at the half, 36-33, Regina cut the lead to one point by the end of the third quarter, with the Vikes holding on to a 48-47 advantage. Lapthorne nailed a three-pointer to put the Vikes up two points, 55-53, midway through the fourth, seemingly giving UVic momentum. They continued to lead entering the final two minutes, but a three-pointer from Lindsay Ledingham gave the Cougars a lead they would not relinquish. Joanna Zalesiak paced Regina with 24 on 9-16 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Lindsay Ledingham added 15 on 6-19 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 7 boards. Megan Chamberlin scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 8 boards. Gabrielle Gheyssen scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Danielle Schmidt notched 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Carly Graham scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Vanessa Wesolowski added 4, along with 2 boards, while Taylor Pelletier, Jennilea Coppola and Rayna Belyk were scoreless. The Cougars hit 28-71 (.394) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 19 turnovers and 12 fouls. Debbie Yeboah paced Victoria with 22 on 10-17 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jane Anholt added 14 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 2 boards and 5 steals. Carmen Lapthorne added 12 on 4-15 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Sarah Semeniuk scored 10 on 5-16 from the floor, 15 boards and 5 blocks. Vanessa Forstbauer scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 13 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Cassandra Goodis scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jessica Renfrew was scoreless. The Vikes hit 25-67 (.373) from the floor, 5-16 (.312) from the arc and 12-14 (.857) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 15 steals, 5 blocks, 18 turnovers and 13 fouls. The Vikes (coached by Brian Cheng, assisted by Dani Everitt-Sinclair) also included Kayla Dykstra, Jane Anholt, Allison Mulock and Elyse Matthews.
In the Final Four semis, Saskatchewan thrashed Fraser Valley 88-59. The Huskies led 25-12, 49-32 and 65-49 at the quarters. “We had phenomenal performances by our starters and key contributions from bench,” said Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis. “I thought we stuck to our game plan. We are happy to be playing in a Canada West Final on our home court.” The Huskies jumped out of the gate with an 8-2 lead in the first quarter. From there the entire first half was all Saskatchewan. Up 25-12 at the end of the first quarter, the Huskies extended their lead to 17 a head 49-32 heading into halftime. Saskatchewan seemed to find the basket on almost everything. Although UFV made a push in third quarter outscoring the Huskies 17-16, the bid for the comeback wasn’t enough. Katie Miyazaki notched a triple-double for Saskatchewan, scoring 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4-4 from the line, while also nabbing 15 boards, dishing 11 assists and blocking 3 shots. Jill Humbert paced Saskatchewan with 23 on 7-10 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 5-9 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Marci Kiselyk scored 16 on 7-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 10 boards. Jana Spindler notched 14 on 5-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Kim Tulloch scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 10 boards and 4 assists. Mary Hipperson added 7 on 3-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Lauren Whyte added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Erica Gavel scored 3, while Kabree Howard, Riley Humber, Amy Lackie and Trisha Carriere were scoreless. The Huskies hit 31-59 (.525) from the floor, 9-17 (.529) from the arc and 17-25 (.680) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 24 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 17 turnovers and 11 fouls. Alyssa Gaukel paced Fraser Valley with 17 on 7-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 steals. Tessa Klassen added 12 on 5-18 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 assists and 2 steals. Nicole Wierks scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Sarah Wierks added 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 10 boards. Aieisha Luyken notched 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Courtney Bartel added 5 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 2 steals. Sam Kurath added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists, while Tessa Hart and Ashley Smith were scoreless. The Cascades hit 25-68 (.368) from the floor, 5-27 (.185) from the arc and 4-7 (.571) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 1 block, 15 turnovers and 18 fouls.
In the other semi, the Regina Cougars edged the Alberta Pandas 72-68. The Cougars led 20-13 after one quarter and 38-33 at the half. The score was knotted at 54 after three quarters. Regina led for the majority of the first three quarters, but never built up more than a 10-point lead. After chipping away at the deficit and going into the fourth tied with the Cougars, Alberta’s Katie Arbuthnot hit a pair of free throws to give the Pandas their first lead since late in the first quarter. That’s when Regina’s Lindsay Ledingham had seen enough, and the third-year forward reeled off eight consecutive points of her own to give the Cougars a lead they would never relinquish. Alberta was always within striking distance of the Cougars, cutting the deficit to just two points on three separate occasions in the fourth. The Pandas had a chance to tie it late in the contest, but a three-pointer attempted by Marisa Haylett with six seconds left rimmed out. “Other than the second quarter, we really limited our turnovers which enabled us to run an effective offence,” said Cougars coach Dave Taylor, whose team committed a season-low 16 turnovers in the victory. “Our usual suspects in Ledingham and (Joanna) Zalesiak were good, but in the first half Megan Chamberlin stepped up and (Gabrielle) Gheyssen did the same in the second.” Lindsay Ledingham paced Regina with 2 1on 5-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 10-11 from the line and 4 boards. Joanna Zalesiak added 16 on 6-16 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Gabrielle Gheyssen notched 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 5 boards. Megan Chamberlin scored 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Danielle Schmidt notched 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Vanessa Wesolowski scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Carly Graham was scoreless while nabbing 4 boards and dishing 3 assists. Jennilea Coppola was scoreless. The Cougars hit 27-64 (.422) from the floor, 5-15 (.333) from the arc and 13-17 (.765) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 16 fouls. Marisa Haylett paced Alberta with 14 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Anneka Bakker added 13 on 5-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Kendra Asleson scored 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Georgia Popovici notched 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 10 boards. Katie Arbuthnot scored 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 assists. Sally Hiller added 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alyssia Rissling scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Saskia Van Ginhoven added 2, along with 2 boards, while Sarah Binns was scoreless. The Pandas hit 25-56 (.446) from the floor, 2-14 (.143) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 21 turnovers and 13 fouls.
In the bronze medal match, the Alberta dispatched the Fraser Valley Cascades 77-64 to earn their 10th Canada West bronze medal. The Pandas opened the game 7-0 on shots by Anneka Bakker, Georgia Popovici and Alysia Rissling. Fraser Valley quickly got back on the game with four points by Sarah Wierks and three points by Nicole Wierks. From there, the two teams exchanged points back and forth and finished the first quarter tied at 20. Starting the second frame in the same fashion, Fraser Valley pulled ahead by five points with three pointers by Aiesha Luyken and Tessa Klassen. But Alberta continued to match and chipped away at the lead. They ended the half ahead 38-36. The Cascades opened the second half tying the game at 38 but Alberta started to take over the game growing a 10-point lead. In the last two minutes of the quarter, Alberta scored eight points to grow a 60-46 lead heading into the final frame. After a slow start in the final quarter, Alberta continued to build on their lead. Marisa Haylett paced Alberta with 18 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sally Hillier added 12 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Georgia Popovici notched 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Kendra Asleson scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Anneka Bakker added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Katie Arbuthnot scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Alysia Rissling added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Saskia Van Ginhoven added 3, along with 2 boards, Sarah Binns 2, along with 2 boards and 2 assists, and Arianne Sakundiak 2. The Pandas hit 24-66 (.364) from the floor, 5-16 (.312) from the arc and 24-27 (.889) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 14 steals, 1 block, 14 turnovers and 15 fouls.
Tessa Klassen paced Fraser Valley with 21 on 9-17 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Aieisha Luyken added 16 on 4-11 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Courtney Bartel added 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Nicole Wierks scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Alyssa Gaukel added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 5 assists. Sarah Wierks scored 5o n 1-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 6 boards. Sam Kurath added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 7 boards. Celeste Dyck and Tessa Hart were scoreless. The Cascades hit 21-60 (.350) from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks, 21 turnovers and 22 fouls. The Cascades (coached by Al Tuchscherer) also included Alexa McCarthy, Lauren Rieu and Ashley Smith.
In the final, the Saskatchewan Huskies nipped the Regina Cougars 77-74 to win their first conference title since 2006. “This win shows the character of our team to battle back after being down by nine to win,” said Huskie coach Lisa Thomaidis, who was at the helm for the first the first championship victory. “The experience of our fifth-year players really allowed us to overcome the adversity. I am so proud of our team.” Each having trouble hitting shots throughout the first half, the Cougars were able to score just a single point more than the Huskies in each quarter. Regina led by seven points early in the first quarter but Marci Kiselyk and Katie Miyazaki were able to get the Huskies back in the quarter and by the end of the frame Regina led 17-16. Matching each other point-for-point in the second quarter, twice the Huskies were able to tie the game. Cougar Kayla Hannah hit two foul shots to give Regina a 32-30 lead at halftime. Regina scored the first seven points after the break led by Gabrielle Gheyssen with five before Trisha Carriere got the Huskies on the board sending Saskatchewan on a six-point run of their own. Regina continued to keep the lead until Miyazaki tied the game at 53. At the buzzer, Joanna Zalesiak threw the ball up from half court sinking the trey to lead 56-53 heading into the final quarter. A three-pointer by Carly Graham gave the Cougars a four-point lead with seven minutes left in the fourth, but Saskatchewan rallied with 10 consecutive points as Regina went almost five minutes without scoring. The Cougars tied the game at 70 with a 6-0 run of their own, but Kim Tulloch hit a three-pointer with 1:03 remaining to give the Huskies the lead for good. Regina had a chance to tie it on the last possession after the two teams traded free throws in the final minute, but Zalesiak’s heavily contested three-pointer from the corner missed. Marci Kiselyk paced Saskatchewan with 20 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-10 from the line and 10 boards. Kim Tulloch scored 17 on 6-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jill Humbert notched 1 5on 6-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 8 assists. Katie Miyazaki added 11 on 3-16 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 6 steals. Jana Spindler scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Mary Hipperson added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Trisha Carriere added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards. The Huskies hit 26-64 (.406) from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 21-31 (.677) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 11 steals, 2 blocks, 14 turnovers and 15 fouls. Gabrielle Gheyssen paced Regina with 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc and 7 boards. Lindsay Ledingham added 16 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 7 boards. Carly Graham added 15 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 steals. Joanna Zalesiak scored 12 on 4-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 9 assists. Vanessa Wesolowski added 4, Kayla Hannah 4, along with 2 boards, Rayna Belyk 2, along with steals, Danielle Schmidt 2, along with 2 boards and 2 assists, and Megan Chamberlin 2, along with 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. The Cougars hit 26-63 (.413) from the floor, 11-23 (.478) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 10 steals, 17 turnovers and 25 fouls.
In April, Brian Cheng announces that he is resigning as coach of the Victoria Vikes. Cheng served as head coach of the women’s program for 10 years, and was an assistant coach under Kathy Shields for five seasons. Under Cheng’s tenure, the team captured the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championship in 2003 and posted an overall conference record of 120-91. “Coach Cheng worked hard to prepare our teams for a highly competitive Canada West schedule. UVic certainly appreciates the time and effort that he put into our women’s basketball program over the past decade, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavours,” said Clint Hamilton, UVic’s Director of Athletics and Recreation. Cheng is replaced by Rich Chambers, head coach of the junior women’s national team since 2008. Chambers, of Port Moody, B.C., previously coached at Terry Fox High School in Coquitlam and at Simon Fraser and UBC in the university ranks. He was also the first head coach of the International Basketball League’s (IBL) Vancouver Titans franchise and was involved with the Drive Basketball program in B.C. “I am extremely excited about my appointment as head coach of the University of Victoria’s women’s basketball program,” Chambers said. “I am looking forward to being a part of a leadership team at UVic as it is committed to a vision that includes honouring tradition, inspiring character, building community and striving for excellence. My first priority is to meet with the girls and create a vision for the upcoming season. We want to create an environment where the girls acquire a love for the game and a ferocious appetite to improve and compete.” Chambers was also the assistant coach for Canada at the FISU Games in Korea in 2000 and served as an assistant women’s coach for several terms in B.C. (with the UBC women from September 2006 until June 2007 and with the SFU men from September 2004 until May 2005) along with a stint as interim head coach with the Thunderbirds men’s basketball program, replacing Bruce Enns from September 1997 until May 1998. Clint Hamilton, Vikes director of athletics and recreation, said Chambers is one of the best coaches in Canada with connections to many of the top young women’s basketball prospects in the nation. “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Rich Chambers to our Vikes coaching staff. Rich is a highly regarded basketball person, and his combination of experience and success at the international, national and provincial levels is significant. I have no doubt that he will make a tremendous impact on our women’s basketball program.” Chambers also served as B.C.’s technical director for Canada Basketball and currently is the director of the Centre of Performance for Canada Basketball. He is a graduate of SFU with a BA in education, majoring in history and geography. “Coming back to coach in the CIS is a welcomed opportunity to compete against some of the best coaches and athletes throughout the nation,” Chambers said. “Having the chance to share in the lives of some incredibly special young women and helping them to maximize their abilities both on and off the court is a challenge I am looking forward to. I am committed to making basketball about camaraderie, having fun, learning discipline and valuing community by giving back to the university and city of Victoria.”
The bronze medalist Alberta Pandas: Marisa Haylett; Sally Hillier; Georgia Popovici; Kendra Asleson; Anneka Bakker; Katie Arbuthnot; Alysia Rissling; Saskia Van Ginhoven; Sarah Binns; Arianne Sakundiak; Nicole Clarke; Jaime Norum; Kirsten Molesky; coach Scott Edwards; assistant Erin McAleenan
The silver medalist Regina Cougars: Joanna Zalesiak; Danielle Schmidt; Lindsay Ledingham; Megan Chamberlin; Gabrielle Gheyssen; Carly Graham; Vanessa Wesolowsky; Jennilea Coppola; Taylor Pelletier; Rayna Belyk; Anne Mercer; Brittany Read; Kayla Hannah; coach Dave Taylor; assistant Steve Burrows; athletic director Dick White; SID Braden Kondschuh
The champion Saskatchewan Huskies: Katie Miyazaki; Jill Humbert; Marci Kiselyk; Jana Spindler; Kim Tulloch; Mary Hipperson; Trisha Carriere; Kabree Howard; Alexandra Swidzinski; Haley Williams; Jordyn Halvorson; Riley Humbert; Erica Gavel; coach Lisa Thomaidis; assistant Jacqueline Lavallee; assistant Ali Fairbrother; trainer Jennifer Mawson; student trainer Laryssa Lemke; SID Nicole Betker; athletic director Basil Hughton