2011-12 CanWest - women - From Naismith to Nash

REGULAR SEASON

PRAIRIE				PACIFIC
Regina	20-0	32-2	Dave Taylor	U.B.C.	15-3	24-4	Deb Huband
Saskatchewan	15-5	21-10	Lisa Thomaidis	Fraser Valley	12-6	16-10	Al Tuchscherer
Calgary	14-6	17-12	Shawnee Harle	Thompson Rivers	9-9	10-12	Scott Reeves
Alberta	13-7	21-10	Scott Edwards	Trinity Western	8-10	10-13	Cheryl Jean-Paul
Winnipeg	9-11	15-15	Tanya McKay	Victoria	8-10	9-13	Rich Chambers
Lethbridge	6-14		Donna Branch	UBC-Okanagan	2-16		Heather Semeniuk
Manitoba	3-17	3-19	Pam Danis
Brandon	0-20		Ritchie Jacobson

Playoff non-qualifiers:

Brandon Bobcats: Aimee Johnston, Jaynell Gillett, Chantel Gaslard, Madison Bradbury, Stephanie Haynes, Raisa Rybinski, Kaela Cranston, Alanna Johnston, Sarah Dobie, Jayla Bousquet, Kalena Green, Kalee Kartzmark, coach Ritchie Jacobson

Lethbridge Pronghorns: Lauren Tall, Kim Veldman, Ali Cameron, Natalie Nichols, Katlyn Olsen, Deanna Dotts, Morgan Cross, Stephanie Inman, Kassie Colonna, Cassidy Taal, Jami Wiebe, Taylor Crozon, coach Donna Branch

Manitoba Bisons: Mubo Ilelaboye, Allison Balasko, Stephanie Gill, Robyn Eyer, Lauren Mortier, Maria Pawlyshyn, Melanie Edel, Sheree Carmona-Galdamez, Vanessa De Vries, Brittany Koop, Andrea Filipkova, Christiane Fischer, Samantha Pyke, coach Pam Danis

Trinity Western Spartans: Holly Strom, Tiffany Olsen, Sarah Cleveland, Laurelle Weigl, Emily Knauff, Janelle Traber, Stephanie Carkner, Chelsey Olsen, Laurissa Weigl, Katelyn Star, Rachelle Briscoe, Kristen Ford, Ashleyn Sarowa, Chantelle Martin, coach Cheryl Jean-Paul, assistant Jay Duke

UBC Okanagan Heat: Roslyn Huber, Madison Kaneda, Emily Kanester, Ashley Briker, Krystal Schouten, Angela White, Audrey Siebert-Timmer, Laura Campbell, Whitney Hamilton, Tia Sadler, Kiersten Schulhan, Mackenzie Carnes, Melissa Irish, Emma Woo, Sarah Allison and Emiko Ohama

Victoria Vikettes: Deborah Yeboah, Jessica Renfrew, Cassandra Goodis, Chelsea McMullen, Sarah Semeniuk, Jenny Lewis, Allison Mulock, Shaylyn Crisp, Natalie Janssens, Jordyn Newman, coach Rich Chambers, assistant Dani Everitt-Sinclair

In the quarterfinals, the Fraser Valley Cascades dispatched the Calgary Dinos 63-43; 85-67 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In the first game, the host Cascades blasted the Dinos 63-43. The Dinos opened with a 7-0 run before Tessa Klassen hit a pair of free throws to ignite a 7-0 Cascades run. The Dinos countered with another 7-0 run and led 19-12 after one quarter. The Cascades defense kicked in starting with the second quarter and held Calgary to 24 points the rest of the way. The offense started to click as well and the Cascades went into the intermission leading 32-29 on a three-point basket by Aieisha Luyken at the buzzer. The Cascades defense shut down Calgary’s high-powered offense and prevented the Dinos from the fast break offense in the second half. They led 48-36 after three quarters and romped. “Tonight was a real solid defensive effort, we need to play this type of defense throughout the weekend to be successful against a good offensive team like Calgary,” said Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer. Tessa Klassen paced the Cascades with 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 6 steals. Aieisha Luyken added 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 5 boards and 6 assists. Sarah Wierks notched 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Nicole Wierks added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 5 boards. Kayli Sartori added 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Courtney Bartel scored 6 on 2-9 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Alexa McCarthy added 6 on 2-3 from the arc. Celeste Dyck added 2, while Samantha Kurath, Z Smith-Haramboure and Jasleyn Kaur Singh were scoreless. The Cascades hit 21-65 (.323) from the floor, 10-32 (.312) from the arc and 11-12 (.917) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 16 steals, 1 block, 17 turnovers and 18 fouls. Jenna Kaye paced the Dinos with 16 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Jessica Franz added 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Alex Cole scored 5 on 0-4 from the floor, 5-10 from the line and 3 boards. Kiersten Hilton notched 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Samara Pereira added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Tamara Jarrett, Megan Lang, Lawrie Sanders, Erika Romanow, Ashley Hirons and Megan Schaufele were scoreless. Lang dished 3 assists. The Dinos hit 13-41 (.317) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 14-23 (.609) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 27 turnovers and 14 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Cascades completed the series sweep with an 85-67 victory. The Dinos came out strong and built a 16-11 lead after one quarter. The Cascades stiffened their defence and led 34-28 at the half. They pulled away in the third quarter by dominating the boards and denying Calgary’s transition offence. Fraser Valley led 67-45 after three quarters and romped. Tessa Klassen blistered the nets. “I haven’t really had one of those games before, where everything I chuck up there is dropping, essentially,” she said. “They (the Dinos) had some miscommunications, and I was open at the three quite a bit. And I was feeling it, so I kept shooting it. … High fives, smacks on the butt, smiles, everything. It’s pretty sweet. It always pays off – you can tell when we’re going to have a good game by our body language and how positive we are with each other. We were able to come together and stay positive for a full 40 minutes, essentially.” Klassen “was unbelievable,” Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer. She wasn’t going to let her last game here go down in a bad way, right? In that third quarter, she put us on her back, and she wasn’t going to miss. She’s an elite player in our league, and she showed that tonight. … Really happy for our girls. They prepared hard for this match up, really stuck to the game plan and beat a very tough Calgary team this weekend. We shot the ball very well tonight, had a bit more interior balance. When we do those two things we will be tough to beat,” said Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer. “Really proud of the team for getting back to Canada West Final 4 for a second straight year. Look forward to that challenge next weekend.” Tessa Klassen paced the Cascades with 21 on 7-14 from the floor, 7-11 from the arc, 6 boards and 5 assists. Sarah Wierks scored 15 on 6-7 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 5 boards. Aieisha Luyken added 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Nicole Wierks scored 13 on 3-5 from the floor, 7-8 from the line and 5 boards. Kayli Sartori added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Courtney Bartel notched 6 on 2-5 from the arc, 6 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Alexa McCarthy added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Samantha Kurath added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, while Celeste Dyck and Lauren Diana Sollero were scoreless. The Cascades hit 27-55 (.491) from the floor, 14-28 from the arc and 17-19 (.895) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 19 turnovers and 25 fouls. Jessica Franz paced the Dinos with 15 on 4-12 from the floor, 7-7 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Tamara Jarrett added 13 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 11-14 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Megan Lang scored 13 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 5-5 from the line. Jenna Kaye added 11 on 5-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Alex Cole notched 8 on 2-4 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Kiersten Hilton added 6 on 2-2 from the arc. Samara Pereira scored 1, while Ashley Hirons, Erika Romanow and Megan Schaufele were scoreless. The Dinos hit 17-53 (.321) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 28-34 (.824) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 12 steals, 1 block, 14 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Dinos (coached by Shawnee Harle, associate Claire Mitton, assistant Duby Siu, assistant Sarah Williams, manager Chelsea Durling, manager Jennifer Le, student therapist Courtney Kapustianyk) also included Esther Graff, Lawrie Saunders and Sara Levesque.

The U.B.C. Thunderbirds dispatched the Alberta Pandas 85-51; 82-71 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the host Thunderbirds pounded the Pandas 85-51 after leading 28-13, 50-23 and 72-36 at the quarters. UBC set the tone right off the bat, forcing Alberta turnovers on their first two possessions, and capitalizing on both opportunities with three pointers by Alex Vieweg and Kristen Hughes. “I thought we came out very tough defensively and hot offensively. We were able to set the tone and didn’t let up for 40 minutes,” said UBC head coach Deb Huband. “We’ve been trying to put 40 minutes of good basketball together and tonight was the closest we’ve gotten to that.” The Birds outscored Alberta 28-16 in points off turnovers. “Any time you can hit your threes it’s a bonus because it stretches the defence and gives your team confidence. Getting off to a hot start really helped, but so did the stops we got,” UBC coach Deb Huband said. “We were able to do some things defensively that took them out of some looks. We talk about our defence being the strength and the backbone of who we are, and I think we did an exceptional job defensively tonight.” Kristjana Young was exceptional, Huband added. “She sees the floor really well and she’s getting some really nice looks for her teammates. She has really good court vision and she’s willing to make the pass. She’s a team player and I think she’d tell you she enjoys the assists more than the baskets.” Huband added that Tori Spangehl delivered an excellent outing off the bench. “She had some nice finishes around the basket and ran the floor really well. She adds that rare athleticism and I think the more experience she gets on the floor the more you’re going to see the things she can bring to the team.” Kristen Hughes paced the Thunderbirds with 16 on 5-10 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Alexandra Vieweg added 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Leigh Stansfield added 12 on 6-8 from the floor and 5 boards. Kristjana Young added 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 12 assists and 3 steals. Victoria Spangehl notched 12 on 6-9 from the floor and 5 boards. Zara Huntley added 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Cassandra Knievel scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Alyssa Binns added 2, while Adrienne Parkin and Stephanie Bell were scoreless. The T-Birds hit 34-61 (.557) from the floor, 9-18 from the arc and 8-9 (.889) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 7 steals, 7 blocks, 16 turnovers and 19 fouls. Nicole Clarke paced Alberta with 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 2 boards. Sally Hillier added 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 assists. Katie Arbuthnot scored 9 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 steals. Anneka Bakker added 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Kelly Lyons notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Andria Carlyon added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Sarah Binns scored 1, while Jill Verhesen, Caitlin Stiksma, Megan Van de Kraats, Renee Byrne and Megan Wickstrom were scoreless. Verhesen nabbed 4 boards and dished 3 assists. Stiksman grabbed 4 boards and Van de Kraats 3. The Pandas hit 17-53 (.321) from the floor, 3-8 (.375) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 7 steals, 1 block, 21 turnovers and 13 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, U.B.C. completed the series sweep by dusting Alberta 82-71. The score was knotted at 17 after one quarter. Alberta led 34-31 at the half. The Pandas stretched the advantage to four points early in the third until an injury to Zara Huntley seemed to spark the home side. Huntley took an elbow to the neck during an offensive possession and remained down on the court while the Pandas took the ball the other way and earned two foul shots. Those shots made it a 44-40 game for Alberta, but the T-Birds then went on a 17-4 run to finish the quarter leading 57-48. They never relinquished the lead. “Any time you see one of your all-star players go down it certainly draws attention and people are going to want to rally around that and step up their game,” UBC coach Deb Huband. Huntley returned in the fourth quarter but the outcome was no longer in doubt, although Anneka Bakker and Kelly Lyons repeated broke free in the blocks. Kristen Hughes had the answers, though, scoring 11 in the final frame. “Kristen came up big again hitting some key shots and just wanting the ball and having great leadership on the court,” Huband said. “She’s been steady and getting better and better. She plays the point for us which is not a natural position for her, but it looks like it is now because she’s got great leadership and really shooting the ball well.” Kris Young dominated the first half. “We were struggling to score and they were taking away some of the looks we had the other day, so Kris decided she was going to be more of a scorer today,” Huband said. “That’s the versatility of her game. She can kind of flip from one to the other depending on what we need.” Kristjana Young paced the Thunderbirds with 26 on 11-22 from the floor, 4-9 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Kristen Hughes added 21 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Zara Huntley added 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Cassandra Knievel added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Victoria Spangehl notched 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 7 boards. Alexandra Viewing added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Leigh Stansfield added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 steals. Adrienne Parkin added 2 on 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Stephanie Bell was scoreless. The T-Birds hit 29-58 from the floor, 6-12 from the arc and 18-28 (.643) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 9 steals, 7 blocks, 19 turnovers and 17 fouls. Nicole Clarke paced the Pandas with 17 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Anneka Bakker added 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Kelly Lyons added 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Sally Hillier added 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Katie Arbuthnot scored 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 assists. Jill Verhesen added 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 5 boards and 4 steals. Andria Carlyon notched 4 on 2-4 from the floor, while Megan Wickstrom and Caitlin Stiksma were scoreless. Stiksma nabbed 3 boards. The Pandas hit 27-69 (.391) from the floor, 2-16 (.125) from the arc and 15-17 (.882) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 11 steals, 15 turnovers and 26 fouls. The Pandas (coached by Scott Edwards, assisted by Erin McAleenan) also included Saskia Van Ginhoven, Sarah Binns, Megan Van de Kraats and Renee Byrne.

The Saskatchewan Huskies swept the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 66-59; 56-43 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Saskatchewan prevailed 66-59. Trailing 33-28 at the halftime break and by as many as nine points in the third quarter, the Huskies clawed their way back. A three-pointer from Amy Lackie with four minutes left in the game gave the Huskies a 59-55 lead and they never looked back. The Wolfpack led 21-16 after one quarter and 33-28 at the half. Saskatchewan led 48-47 after three quarters. “We didn’t rebound the ball in the offensive end at all,” said WolfPack coach Scott Reeves. “We will need to stop their penetration tomorrow if we want to give ourselves a chance to get back to even in the series.” Amy Lackie paced the Huskies with 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Dalyce Emmerson added 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 5-5 from the line, 8 boards, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Katie Miyazaki notched 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the line and 13 boards. Kiera Lyons added 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Kabree Howard added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Mary Hipperson added 7 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 2 boards. Trisha Carriere added 2, Jordyn Halvorson 2 and Taya Keujer 2, while Riley Humbert, Kelsey Trulsrud and Tracy Holloway were scoreless. Trulsrud nabbed 5 boards. The Huskies hit 22-57 (.386) from the floor, 2-11 (.182) from the arc and 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 19 turnovers and 10 fouls.

Diane Schuetze paced the Wolfpack with 14 on 6-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Kaitlyn Widsten added 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Tracy Kocs scored 11 on 4-6 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Jorri Duxbury notched 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jen Ju scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Taiysa Worsfeld added 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Michelle Dimond notched 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 6 boards. Kailey Colonna added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 assists. The Wolfpack hit 23-54 (.426) from the floor, 9-21 (.429) from the arc and 4-8 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 1 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 24 turnovers and 21 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Saskatchewan completed the sweep with a 56-43 win. The Huskies opened with an 11-0 run. The WolfPack couldn’t find their legs or their touch in the first half and trailed 18-4 after one quarter and 34-13 at the half. But they came out strong in the second half, hitting four three-pointers to crawl back in the game. Thompson Rivers outscored the Huskies in the frame 19-15. Saskatchewan led 49-32 after three quarters. “We couldn’t hit shots in the first half but played better in the second,” said Wolfpack coach Scott Reeves. “I’m very proud of our effort this entire year.” Kabree Howard paced the Huskies with 17 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Dalyce Emmerson added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 13 boards. Kiera Lyons notched 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 7 boards. Jordyn Halvorson added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Riley Humbert added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Mary Hipperson notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Amy Lackie added 2, Trisha Carriere 1 and Kelsey Trulsrud 1, along with 5 boards. Katie Miyazaki was scoreless, while dishing 3 assists and pilfering 2 balls. Taya Keujer and Tracy Holloway were scoreless. The Huskies hit 18-54 (.333) from the floor, 8-17 (.471) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks, 23 turnovers and 18 fouls. Taiysa Worsfeld paced the Wolfpack with 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Jorri Duxbury added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 steals. Diane Schuetze notched 6 on 1-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-8 from the line and 4 boards. Kailey Colonna added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jen Ju scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Kaitlyn Widsten notched 3 on 1-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jade Montgomery scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Michelle Dimond, Tracy Kocs and Sarah Malate were scoreless. Dimond nabbed 6 boards. The Wolfpack hit 14-52 (.269) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 10 steals, 5 blocks, 23 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Wolfpack (coached by Scott Reeves) also included Britney Walton and Karalyn Forsyth.

In the last quarterfinal series, the Regina Cougars swept the Winnipeg Wesmen 93-52; 84-70 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… The Cougars hit six of their first eight attempts from three-point land and built a 32-15 lead after one quarter. Regina led 53-33 at the half, then put the game away after the break by holding Winnipeg to just seven points in the third quarter, while building a 75-40 lead after three quarters. “We talked at halftime about taking care of every possession and I thought that was our most consistent defensive game of the year,” Cougars coach Dave Taylor said. “We shot the ball very well in the first half and built up enough of a lead that our defence could close it out for us.” Lindsay Ledingham paced the Cougars with 15 with 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Alyssia Kajati added 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 4-7 from the line and 10 boards. Joanna Zalesiak added 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Carly Graham added 9 on 3-7 from the arc. Megan Chamberlin scored 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Brittany Read scored 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Michelle Clark scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 7 boards. Madi Docherty notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Danielle Schmidt added 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Kayla Hannah added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Taylor Pelletier added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jennilea Coppola notched 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 5 boards. The Huskies hit 32-68 (.471) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 20-26 (.769) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 7 steals, 8 blocks, 16 turnovers and 18 fouls. Alyssa Grant paced the Wesmen with 15 on 6-14 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Amy Ogidan added 14 on 5-16 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Tia Coulter notched 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 4 boards. Stephanie Klassen added 4, along with 3 boards and 3 steals, Danielle Baril 4, along with 2 boards, Alex Warburton 3, along with 3 boards, Heather Hildebrandt 2 and Yael Kaplan 2, along with 3 boards. Mackenzie Prasek, Britley Wermie and Ella Greer were scoreless. Prasek dished 2 assists. The Wesmen hit 18-66 (.273) from the floor, 4-22 (.182) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 4 steals, 15 turnovers and 14 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Regina completed the sweep with an 84-70 win after leading 22-14, 47-33 and 67-52 at the quarters. Lindsay Ledingham paced the Cougars with 19 on 6-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 9 boards. Michelle Clark added 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 3 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Joanna Zalesiak added 13 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards and 6 assists. Danielle Schmidt added 13 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Carly Graham added 9 on 3-8 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Brittany Read added 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Jennilea Coppola added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Megan Chamberlin scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists. Kayla Hannah added 2, while Alyssia Kajati, Madi Docherty and Taylor Pelletier were scoreless. The Cougars hit 28-67 (.418) from the floor, 13-29 (.448) from the arc and 15-15 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 7 steals, 5 blocks, 20 turnovers and 21 fouls. Stephanie Kleysen paced the Wesmen with 15 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 6 boards. Yael Kaplan added 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Amy Ogidan added 13 from 5-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Alex Warburton notched 13 on 5-17 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Tia Coulter added 11 on 1-10 from the floor, 9-10 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Alyssa Grant added 4 on 1-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Mackenzie Prasek, Danielle Baril and Heather Hildebrandt were scoreless. Baril nabbed 2 boards. The Wesmen hit 21-76 (.276) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 25-27 (.926) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 26 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, 17 turnovers and 17 fouls. The Wesmen (coached by Tanya McKay) also included Britley Wermie, Heather Hildebrandt and Ella Greer.

In the Final Four semis, the U.B.C. Thunderbirds dusted the Saskatchewan Huskies 72-55. The Huskies were within 10 points of UBC for most of the first three quarters and pulled to within seven after a pair of Riley Humbert free throws late in the third, but the Thunderbirds put together an 11-2 run to push the lead up to 16 two minutes into the fourth and cruised to victory. The Thunderbirds led 18-17, 35-27 and 50-41 at the quarters. Kristjana Young paced the Thunderbirds with 28 on 11-18 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Zara Huntley added 18 on 8-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Alexandra Vieweg added 11 on 5-6 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 assists. Kristen Hughes added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Leigh Stansfield added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Victoria Spangehl added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Cassandra Knievel added 2, along with 5 assists and 2 steals. Adrienne Parkin was scoreless while nabbing 5 boards, pilfering 2 balls and blocking 2 shots. The T-Birds hit 31-55 (.564) from the floor, 6-12 from the arc and 4-4 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 12 steals, 5 blocks, 25 turnovers and 16 fouls. Katie Miyazaki paced the Huskies with 20 on 9-19 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 6 steals. Mary Hipperson added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Kabree Howard scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Dalyce Emmerson notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 6 boards and 5 steals. Kiera Lyons added 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Kelsey Trulsrud added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Riley Humbert added 4 on 0-1 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Trisha Carriere added 2, while Amy Lackie and Jordyn Halvorson were scoreless. The Huskies hit 20-56 (.357) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 16 steals, 2 blocks, 19 turnovers and 8 fouls.

In the other semi, the Regina Cougars clubbed the Fraser Valley Cascades 72-56 after leading 17-14, 32-28 and 56-41 at the quarters. Carly Graham paced the Cougars with 22 on 7-13 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Lindsay Ledingham added 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 8 boards. Joanna Zalesiak added 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards, 10 assists and 5 steals. Michelle Clark added 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 5 steals. Megan Chamberlin scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 2 boards. Jennilea Coppola added 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 11 boards. Alyssia Kajati added 3, along with 2 boards, and Danielle Schmidt 2, along with 5 boards. Brittany Read, Madi Docherty, Kayla Hannah and Taylor Pelletier were scoreless. The Cougars hit 25-69 (.362) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 15-20 from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 12 steals, 3 blocks, 25 turnovers and 18 fouls. Sarah Wierks paced the Cascades with 22 on 7-15 from the floor, 8-10 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Kayli Sartori added 15 on 7-19 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Tessa Klassen added 5 on 2-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Courtney Bartel added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 steals. Alexa McCarthy added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Nicole Wierks added 4 on 1-12 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Aieisha Luyken, Celeste Dyck and Samantha Kurath were scoreless. Luyken pilfered 2 balls. The Cascades hit 20-78 (.256) from the floor, 5-24 (.208) from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 20 turnovers and 17 fouls.

In the bronze medal match, the Saskatchewan Huskies edged the Fraser Valley Cascades 71-65 after leading 23-14, 33-26 and 55-43 at the quarters. Katie Miyazaki paced the Huskies with 17 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Dalyce Emmerson added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 3 blocks. Mary Hipperson added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Riley Humbert notched 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Kabree Howard added 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Kelsey Trulsrud notched 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Amy Lackie added 3, Trisha Carriere 2, along with 3 boards and Kiera Lyons 2, along with 4 boards, while Jordyn Halvorson and Tracy Holloway were scoreless. The Huskies hit 22-58 (.379) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 20-27 (.741) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks, 20 turnovers and 14 fouls. Aieisha Luyken paced the Cascades with 17 on 6-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Sarah Wierks added 14 on 4-14 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 9 boards. Kayli Sartori added 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Tessa Klassen notched 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 boards, 2 boards and 3 steals. Courtney Bartel notched 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Nicole Wierks added 3 on 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Alexa McCarthy added 2, while Celeste Dyck and Samantha Kurath were scoreless. The Cascades hit 23-61 (.377) from the floor, 5-16 (.312) from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks, 17 turnovers and 21 fouls. The Cascades (coached by Al Tuchscherer) also included Kayli Sartori, Zoey Smith-Haramboure, Lauren Diana Sollero and Jaslyen Kaur Singh.

In the final, the U.B.C. Thunderbirds stunned the top-seeded and top-ranked Regina Cougars 78-59 after leading 32-21, 43-30 and 54-41 at the quarters. Kristjana Young paced the T-Birds with 18 on 8-17 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Zara Huntley added 14 on 7-12 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 assists. Leigh Stansfield notched 13 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Victoria Spangehl added 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Kristen Hughes added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alexandra Vieweg added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Cassandra Knievel added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Adrienne Parkin was scoreless. The T-Birds hit 33-70 (.471) from the arc, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 7-9 (.778) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls. 14 assists, 16 turnovers, 6 blocks and 10 steals. Lindsay Ledingham paced the Cougars with 17 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Joanna Zalesiak added 10 on 4-17 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Alyssia Kajati notched 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 13 boards. Brittany Read added 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 2 steals. Carly Graham added 6 on 2-5 from the arc. Jennilea Coppola notched 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Michelle Clark added 2, along with 5 assists, Danielle Schmidt 2, along with 6 boards, while Madi Docherty, Taylor Pelletier, Megan Chamberlin and Kayla Hannah were scoreless. Chamberlin nabbed 2 boards. The Cougars hit 22-66 from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 13 assists, 19 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals.

After the season, Saskatchewan coach Lisa Thomaidis announced that she would be taking a one-year profession leave. Appointed as interim coach was assistant Jillian Humber. “Taking this interim position is an exciting opportunity for me,” said Humbert. “It is a chance to help build upon the amazing success this program has had over the last few years. I have a passion for Huskie basketball.” Humbert spent five seasons in a Huskies uniform from 2006 to 2011 and helped the team to the most successful seasons in program history. The former point guard and team captain holds the team record for assists and three-point field goals in a season and played four times at the CIS Championship winning a bronze in 2009-10 and a silver medal in 2010-11.

Calgary coach Shawnee Harle announced that she was retiring. In 18 years with UC, Harle, a former UVic player and Assistant Coach, produced consistently competitive teams, and led the Dinos to the 2001 Canada West title. She was named Canada West coach of the year in 1996, 2000, and 2008, and her UC teams won a CIS silver medal in 2000 and a bronze medal in 2001. Coach Harle posted a record of 222-150 (.597) in Canada West as the Dinos bench boss. “This decision has been made with much thought, deliberation, and planning,” Harle said. “There are some exciting career opportunities I want to pursue, and the timing couldn’t be better after the amazing season we just finished. It started with a trip to Mexico where we built a home for a homeless family and culminated with our Dinos playing their best basketball of the season against the toughest opponents at the Final 8, in front of a loud, raucous crowd in our own gym. My 18 years at the University of Calgary were the best of my life and I leave with fond memories and a spirit of gratitude.” Athletic director Ron Wuotila said “Shawnee’s dedication to this program for nearly two decades has been outstanding. We express our sincere thanks for her passion for basketball and commitment to her student-athletes and wish her all the best in the future.”

Lethbridge turfs Donna Branch as head coach and appoints University of Alberta assistant Erin McAleenan to the helm. The Sussex, New Brunswick native told the Lethbridge Herald that “my dad is definitely my mentor, the one person who I really developed my passion for basketball from. Sussex was just a farming community when he started basketball right up from the grassroots, mini-basketball, and all the way up to high school. Now, it’s a basketball town, that’s what most people know it for. He was the one who really started things rolling there and he coached the Sussex Regional high team until his daughter, in Grade 5, needed a coach for her minibasketball team.” McAleenan played at Acadia and was an assistant coach with the Canadian Developmental National team at the Pan Am Games in 2011 and an apprentice coach with the Canadian Senior National team in summer 2011. Past Pronghorns coaches are: Glen Alexander (1972-73); Jack Lilja (1973-77); Donna Roman (1977-79); Louisa Zerbe (1979-86); Cal O’Brien (1986-87); Trix Baker (1987-91); Dori Johnson (Rodzinyak) (1991-2000); Shannon Finnie (2000-04) and Donna Branch (2004-12).

The bronze medalist Saskatchewan Huskies: Katie Miyazaki; Dalyce Emmerson; Mary Hipperson; Riley Humbert; Kabree Howard; Kelsey Trulsrud; Amy Lackie; Trisha Carriere; Kiera Lyons; Jordyn Halvorson; Tracy Holloway; Taya Keujer; coach Lisa Thomaidis; assistant Allison Fairbrother; assistant Jacqueline Lavallee

The silver medalist Regina Cougars: Lindsay Ledingham; Joanna Zalesiak; Alyssia Kajati; Brittany Read; Carly Graham; Michelle Clark; Danielle Schmidt; Madi Docherty; Taylor Pelletier; Megan Chamberlin; Kayla Hannah; Jennilea Coppola; coach Dave Taylor

The champion British Columbia Thunderbirds: Kristjana Young; Zara Huntley; Leigh Stansfield; Victoria Spangehl; Kristen Hughes; Alexandra Vieweg; Cassandra Knievel; Adrienne Parkin; Erika Vieweg; Zana Williams; Stephanie Bell; Alyssa Binns; coach Deb Huband; assistant Carrie Watts; assistant Ramin Sadaghiani