REGULAR SEASON

PIONEER       EXPLORER        
  U.B.C. 17-3 30-5 Deb Huband Thompson Rivers 18-2 24-8 Scott Reeves  
  Saskatchewan 17-3 26-8 Lisa Thomaidis MacEwan 16-4 21-9 Rob Poole  
  Alberta 16-4 29-7 Scott Edwards Fraser Valley 12-8 13-16 Al Tuchscherer  
  Winnipeg 14-6 20-9 Tanya McKay Mount Royal  6-14  6-21 Len Harvey  
  Victoria 13-7 20-12 Dani Sinclair UBC-Okanagan  6-14  7-18 Heather Semeniuk  
  Regina 12-8 23-14 Dave Taylor Northern BC  2-18  2-24 Sergey Shchepotkin  
  Calgary  9-11 16-21 Damian Jennings          
  Lethbridge  4-16  5-17 Erin McAleenan          
  Trinity Western  4-16  7-18 Cheryl-Jean Paul          
  Brandon  3-17  4-22 Novell Thomas          
  Manitoba  1-19  3-24 Michelle Hynes          
                   

        Playoff non-qualifiers:

        Brandon Bobcats: Mikaela Stanton, Aleah Bridges, Shayna Mathison, Kylee Howard, Kaela Cranston, Ambrea McDonald-Okoro, Stephanie Haynes, Kira Tufts, Kinsley Ransom, Stephanie Hunter, Keegan Robinson, Amy Williams, Alyssa Montgomery, Logan Biccum, Nathalie Vachon, coach Novell Thomas, assistant Marc Plante, assistant Melissa Stoesz, manager Zaina Bird, therapist Cailee Plante, strength & conditioning Russell Luce, athletic director Russ Paddock, SID Matt Packwood

        UBC-Okanagan Heat: Vanessa Botteselle, Emily Kanester, Michaela England, Jessica Jazdarehee, Shenelle Tamminen, Kayla McFadden, Haylie Gibb, Olivia Johnson, Sarah Allison, Tia Sadler, Claire Elliott, Rachel Knoll, Angela White, Robyn Aulin-Haynes, coach Heather Semeniuk, assistant Bobby Mitchell, assistant Marc Semeniuk, therapist Jeff Thorburn, student therapist Amy Cornett, athletic director Rob Johnson, SID Cary Mellon

Lethbridge Pronghorns: Sara Simovic, Erin James, Connie Harris, Courtney Kwasney, Zoe Dahl, Kaitlin Bracko, Mariah Miller, Elizabeth Buie, Karlie McLachlan, Allexia Barros, Kimberley Veldman, Kyle Mazutinec, coach Erin McAleenan, assistant Claire Meadows, athletic director Sandy Slavin, SID Eoin Colquhoun

Manitoba Bisons: Melanie Edel, Jenilyn Monton, Sheree Carmona-Galdamez, Stephanie Gill, Montana Kinzel, Atoosa Jalayeri, Robyn Eyer, Samantha Pyke, Claire Harvey, Rebecca Potter, Christina Posthumus, Allison Balasko, Vanessa DeVries, Caitlin Ticzon, Careira Lamoureux, coach Michele Hynes, assistant J.P. Beauchemin, assistant Amanda Curtis, assistant Eric Sung, mentorship staff Cal Botterill, mentorship staff Randy Kusano, strength & conditioning Don Fowler, massage therapist Byron Bahniuk, student therapist Jessica Ryan, student therapist Christine Pineda, athletic director Coleen Dufresne, SID Chris Zuk

        Mount Royal Cougars: Jayla Verney, Drew Knox, Makell Hofer, Angela Driscoll, Tyleigha Nelson, Desiree Oakley, Abby Gibb, Yasmen Saghir, Florence Jennings, Candice Duckett, Melissa Moore, Cassidy Tall, Brooke Lister, coach Len Harvey, assistant John Tramble, assistant Sarah Williams, student apprentice Cassie Donaghy, student apprentice Addison Gough, student therapist Brittany Fraser, strength & conditioning Hidesh Bhardwaj, athletic director Karla Karch, SID Justin McCaffery

        Northern British Columbia Timberwolves: Nicole Boon, Kellieanne Eluit, Emily Aase, Vailiki Louka, Hannah Pudlas, Jasprit Nijjar, Carly Corrado, Isabelle Bourque, Kylie Pozniak, Sarah Buckingham, Cassandra Rerick, Stacey Graham, Mavia Nijjer, Sarah Robin, coach Sergey Shchepotkin, assistant Kaz Ikuta, assistant Mercedes VanKoughnett, athletic director Loralyn Murdoch, SID Jesse Olynyk

Trinity Western Spartans: Nathania Takyi, Brooke Pattyn, Chantelle Martin, Kayla Gordon, Natalie Carkner, Luca Schmidt, Jamie Andrews-Stobart, Laurissa Weigl, Jessie Brown, Grace Tadrous, Kristin Ford, Tessa Ratzlaff, Jenna Bracken, coach Cheryl Jean-Paul, assistant Laurelle Weigl, assistant Joel Ditson, manager Renee Bomhof, manager Julie Heavenor, therapist Natalie Ghobrial, therapist Philippe Saucier, student therapist Julie Heavenor, student therapist Faith Matsuura, strength & conditioning Andrew Heming, nutritionist Adrienne Friesen, SID Scott Stewart, assistant SID Mark Janzen, athletic director Murray Hall

        In the opening round, the 9th-seeded Regina Cougars (6th, Pioneer) defeated the 8th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades (3rd, Explorer) 74-56; 80-65 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Cougars prevailed 74-56. The Cougars opened the game on a 10-0 run but the Cascades cut the deficit to 14-9 after Nataliia Gavryliuk drained a trey. It was the last trey Fraser Valley would hit the closest they’d get to the Cougars. Regina built a 21-13 lead after one quarter and closed the second on a 9-0 run to go up 37-21 at the break. Regina built its lead to 20 in the third quarter before the Cascades rallied within 13. The Cougars expanded the margin to 20 points in the third quarter, and while the Cascades mounted a rally and got back to within 13 points at 55-42, Regina finished the third quarter with a Christina McCusker notched a layup and Kehlsie Crone a trey to boost the lead back to 60-42 after three quarters. “We did a good job rebounding the ball today, which was critical for us,” Cougars head coach Dave Taylor said. Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer said “we were second on everything. If you’re always going to be the second person into the fight, you’re going to get your butt kicked.” Kehlsie Crone paced the Cougars with 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 8 assists. Katie Polischuk notched 15 on 5-17 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Alyssia Kajati added 10 on 5-7 from the floor, 10 boards and 2 assists. Jennilea Coppola scored 10 on 5-13 from the floor and 6 boards. Christina McCusker added 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 6 boards. Charlotte Kot scored 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 assists. Caitlin Zacharias scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Taylor Pelletier added 2, while Sara Hubenig and Britton Belyk were scoreless. Hubenig nabbed 3 boards and Belyk 2. The Cougars hit 32-72 (.444) from the floor, 7-19 (.368) from the arc and 3-6 from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 16 turnovers and 14 fouls. Kaitlyn Brink paced the Cascades with 20 on 7-19 from the floor, 6-8 from the line and 6 boards. Celeste Dyck added 11 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Sarah Wierks added 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Nataliia Gavryliuk scored 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Shayna Litman added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Kaitlyn McDonald added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, while Hailey Kendall, Kendra Arnold, Jenika Bannerman and Daniella Vanbergen were scoreless. The Cascades hit 20-70 (.286) from the floor, 1-11 (.091) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 8 steals, 4 blocks, 16 turnovers and 11 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Regina completed the series sweep by clipping Fraser Valley 80-65. The Cougars broke to a 13-4 lead before the Cascades rallied to within 19-17 after one quarter. Fraser Valley twice tied the score in the second quarter but Regina broke a 25-25 tie with an 8-0 run and took a 39-27 lead at the half. The Cougars held a double-digit lead for much of the third quarter, (after which Regina led 56-48) though Fraser Valley made one final push with a 7-0 run that spanned the final minute of the third and the first minute of the fourth, capped by a Nataliia Gavryliuk post-up and a Shayna Litman jumper. That got UFV to within 56-52 but Regina responded with 9 unanswered and coasted to the win. “I was really pleased with the fight the girls had tonight,” Cascades head coach Al Tuchscherer said. “I said that to them after the game – you battle like that and you fight like that, it might not be the result you want, but you can leave somewhat satisfied. Regina’s super-tough – they play with a lot of pace, and they play with a lot of physicality. They’ve gone through a lot of battles this year, and they’re battle-tested. I’d say it took a game for us to figure that out and get to that level. It still wasn’t enough – they’ve got some pretty nice players. They’re knocking down shots, getting to the front of the rim, running some really nice stuff.” Katie Polischuk paced the Cougars with 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards and 4 assists. Charlotte Kot notched 16 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Jennilea Coppola added 15 on 6-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 11 boards. Alyssia Kajati added 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Kehlsie Crone scored 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 9 assists. Sara Hubenig notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Christina McCusker added 6 on 2-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the line and 6 boards. The Cougars hit 29-68 (.426) from the floor, 7-17 (.412) from the arc and 15-26 (.577) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 4 steals, 5 blocks, 17 turnovers and 19 fouls. Kaitlyn Brink paced the Cascades with 24 on 10-27 from the floor, 4-9 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Celeste Dyck added 11 on 4-19 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 assists and 3 steals. Shayna Litman notched 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Nataliia Gavryliuk scored 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Sarah Wierks added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Hailey Kendall, Jenika Bannerman and Kaitlyn McDonald were scoreless. Bannerman nabbed 2 boards and Kendall dished 2 assists. The Cascades hit 26-85 (.306) from the floor, 0-11 from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks, 6 turnovers and 19 fouls. The Cascades (coach Al Tuchscherer, assistant Sean Bosko, assistant Alyssa Gaukel, assistant Aieisha Luyken, interim athletic director Chris Bertram, SID Dan Kinvig) also included Kendra Arnold, Danielle Vanbergen, Sara Kurath and redshirt Chantal Ewert.

In the other opening round series, the 7th-seeded Victoria Vikes (5th, Pioneer) defeated the 10th-seeded Calgary Dinos (7th, Pioneer) 97-73; 80-78 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Vikes thrashed the Dinos 97-73. Jenna Bugiardini notched 12 points as the Vikes took a 31-17 lead after one quarter, including a pair of and-ones. In the second, the Vikes started to utilize their bench but seven turnovers allowed the Dinos back in the game. Senior Cassandra Goodis dished five assists and Amira Giannattasio nailed two treys as the Vikes built their lead to 48-37 at the half. Calgary trimmed the margin by one, to 68-58 after three quarters but had no answer to Jessica Renfrew as the Vikes pulled away down the stretch. Jessica Renfrew paced the Vikes with 32 on 12-20 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Jenna Bugiardini added 21 on 9-15 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Amira Giannattasio scored 18 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Jenna Krug notched 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 2 boards and 3 assists. Shaylyn Crisp added 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Nicole Karstein scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Cassandra Goodis added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 7 assists and 4 steals. Emily Jentsch added 2 and Amy Sprangers 2, while Ashley McGinnis was scoreless. The Vikes hit 34-64 (.531) from the floor, 9-18 from the arc and 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks, 11 turnovers and 11 fouls. Kelsey Lund paced the Dinos with 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 6 boards and 3 blocks. Brianna Ghali added 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Kristie Sheils scored 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 1-4 from the line. Jessica Thielen added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Claire Colborne scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Ashley Hirons added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Lawrie Saunders added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Emma Nieuwenhuizen scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Anmol Mattu added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Clarise Jennings added 2, along with 3 boards, while Vanessa Wesolowski was scoreless. The Dinos hit 29-62 (.468) from the floor, 6-17 (.353) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 3 steals, 6 blocks, 17 turnovers and 19 fouls. ……………………………………………………

In game two, Victoria completed the series sweep by edging Calgary 80-78. The Vikes trailed 22-16 after one quarter and 48-34 at the half and 66-58 at the quarters before staging a rally down the stretch to pull out the win. “We just thought of chipping away at the points,” said Cassandra Goodis. “We had the support of the crowd and the team. It felt like we were going to win and we did.” Calgary post Kelsey Lund dominated early and guard Claire Colborne kept attacking off the dribble as the built a 21-point lead early in the third quarter. But Jenna Krug and Goodis began rallying the Vikes, while Jenna Bugiardini scored 14 in the final quarter. Colborne hit seven points and Kristie Shiels a trey as Calgary knotted the score at 78. But Bugiardini nailed the winner in the final minute. Jessica Renfrew paced the Vikes with 23 on 8-18 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jenna Bugiardini added 20 on 6-13 from the floor, 8-12 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Cassandra Goodis added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-6 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 6 steals. Amira Giannattasio scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jenna Krug scored 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Nicole Karstein added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Shaylyn Crisp scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Amy Sprangers added 1, while Ashley McGinnis was scoreless. The Vikes hit 27-59 (.458) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 22-33 (.667) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 13 turnovers and 14 fouls. Kelsey Lund paced the Dinos with 19 on 9-14 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Brianna Ghali added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 boards. Claire Colborne scored 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 7 boards. Kristie Shiels notched 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Ashley Hirons notched 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Anmol Mattu added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jessica Thielen scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Lawrie Sanders added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Emma Nieuwenhuizen added 2, while Clarise Jennings was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. The Dinos hit 32-71 (.451) from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 15 turnovers and 24 fouls. The Dinos (coach Damian Jennings, assistant Katherine Adams, assistant Matthew Spencer, strength & conditioning Rich Hesketh, athletic director Ron Wuotila, SID Ben Matchett) also included Shinelle Handzuik, Vanessa Wesolowski, Emily Morales, Chloe Campbell, Aimee Wilson, Lindsey Agnew, Hayli Hinchey and Freya Szmidt.

        In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies (tied 1st, Pioneer) defeated the 6th-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen (4th, Pioneer) 71-47; 73-57 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Huskies prevailed 71-47 with a stellar defensive display in the second half. They led 21-15 after one quarter and 37-31 at the half, opened the third quarter with a 7-0 run and held the Dinos to 5 points in the frame as they extended their lead to 49-36 and then coasted to the win. Kelsey Trulsrud paced the Huskies with 21 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Desarae Hogberg scored 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Maya Olynyk added 9 on 3-4 from the arc. Laura Dally scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 5 boards. Dalyce Emmerson notched 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 16 boards. Kabree Howard scored 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jordyn Halvorson added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Riley Humbert notched 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Megan Lindquist added 2, along with 3 steals, and Taya Keujer 1, along with 2 boards, while Vera Crooks and Madeline Humbert were scoreless. Crooks nabbed 2 boards. The Huskies hit 27-63 (.429) from the floor, 9-30 (.300) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 7 steals, 5 blocks, 16 turnovers and 8 fouls. Megan Noonan paced the Wesmen with 13 on 5-19 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 2 steals. Stephanie Kleysen added 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 12 boards. Samantha Donald added 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Taylor Thorkelsson notched 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Skylar Boulanger added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Shawn Pallister notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Kerri Kuzbyt scored 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Lucija Golubic added 2, while Jasmine Ibrahim was scoreless. The Wesmen hit 20-63 (.317) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 2-3 from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 18 turnovers and 14 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Saskatchewan completed the series sweep by pounding Winnipeg 73-57. The Huskies led 14-12 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 29 at the half. The Huskies led 52-48 after three quarters and opened the final frame with a 9-0 run to take command. Winnipeg, which played without captain Stephanie Kleysen, who’d suffered a concussion in game one, drew no closer than five. Riley Humbert paced Saskatchewan with 24 on 8-11 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Laura Dally added 14 on 6-17 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kelsey Trulsrud scored 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Kabree Howard notched 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Dalyce Emmerson added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 13 boards and 3 assists. Desarae Hogberg scored 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Megan Lindquist added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Jordyn Halvorson added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Taya Keujer added 2, along with 3 boards, while Maya Olynyk was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. The Huskies hit 27-66 (.409) from the floor, 11-34 (.324) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks, 10 turnovers and 17 fouls. Megan Noon paced the Wesmen with 17 on 6-19 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Samantha Donald added 16 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Taylor Thorkelsson notched 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 7 boards. Kerri Kuzbyt added 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Skylar Boulanger added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Shawn Pallister added 2 and Jasmine Ibrahim 1, along with 2 boards, while Payton Gomes, Brittania Brown and Lucija Golubic were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 17-58 (.293) from the floor, 9-19 (.474) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 6 steals, 12 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Wesmen (coach Tanya McKay, assistant Tami Pennell, assistant Richard Gooch, assistant Mackenzie Prasek, assistant Alyssa Grant, strength & conditioning Stefanie Esposite, manager Jim Schrofel, therapist Jeff Billeck, student therapist Mallory Black, student therapist Ashley Lund, athletic director Doran Reid, SID Sheldon Appelle) also included Katie Van Hastings and Paige Van Hastings.

        The top-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds (tied 1st, Pioneer) defeated the 9th-seeded Regina Cougars 75-59; 68-63 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, U.B.C. prevailed 75-59 after leading 23-12, 37-19 and 63-40 at the quarters. The Thunderbirds defence kept the Cougars entirely out of sync. “I think we came out strong from the start because that’s what we wanted to do,” said Harlen Sidhu. The Birds opened with a 7-0 run and were never threatened. U.B.C. led by as many as 29 before a late 14-2 Cougar run made the score vaguely respectable. Harlen Sidhu paced the Thunderbirds with 23 on 11-18 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Kris Young added 17 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Adrienne Parkin added 13 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Diana Lee added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Cassandra Knievel scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Kara Spotton added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Cherub Lum added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Lauren Seabrook added 2 and Stephanie Bell 1, while Kamila Wojciechowski and Andrea Strujic were scoreless. Strujic nabbed 2 boards. The Thunderbirds hit 29-67 (.433) from the floor, 4-13 (.308) from the arc and 13-16 (.813) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 9 steals, 5 blocks, 7 turnovers and 16 fouls. Alyssia Kajati paced the Cougars with 16 on 6-16 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 7 boards. Caitlin Zacharias notched 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 assists. Katie Polischuk added 6 on 1-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 3 boards. Kehlsie Crone scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Britton Belyk added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Christina McCusker scored 4 on 0-4 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Charlotte Kot added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Jennilea Coppola added 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Sara Hubenig added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Taylor Pelletier scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 6 boards. The Cougars hit 20-63 (.317) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 15-20 from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks, 13 turnovers and 12 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, U.B.C. completed the series sweep by edging Regina 68-63. The Cougars hit 9-10 from the floor as they exploded to a 21-4 on a pair of treys from Katie Polischuk. They led 25-16 after one quarter but U.B.C. bridged the first and second quarters with an 11-2 run and then later a 15-2 run to take a 32-30 lead at the half. Their defence clamped down the Cougars in the third quarter, which allowed the Birds to extend their lead to 53-41. Kris Young hit an and-one as part of a 9-1 run to give the Birds a 60-44 margin, their largest of the night, but Regina answered with a 10-0 run featuring six from Jennilea Coppola. They trimmed the margin to five on a Kehlsie Crone trey with 10 seconds to play but U.B.C. had iced it by hitting 6-8 from the line down the stretch. “In the first quarter I think we just came out pretty flat and we weren’t ready to play, and once we got over that slump phase we got ourselves back in the game,” said Kara Spotton. Harlen Sidhu paced U.B.C. with 21 on 8-15 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Kara Spotton added 12 on 6-11 from the floor and 3 boards. Kris Young notched 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-8 from the line and 7 boards. Diana Lee scored 10 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 assists. Cassandra Knievel added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Adrienne Parkin added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Stephanie Bell added 2, while Cherub Lum and Andrea Strujic were scoreless. Strujic nabbed 2 boards. The Thunderbirds hit 27-68 (.397) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 6 steals, 5 blocks, 8 turnovers and 14 fouls. Alyssia Kajati paced the Cougars with 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 10 boards. Jennilea Coppola added 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 7 boards. Katie Polischuk scored 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Kehlsie Crone notched 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6 boards and 5 assists. Charlotte Kot added 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards, while Caitlin Zacharias, Taylor Pelletier, Sara Hubenig, Britton Belyk and Christina McCusker were scoreless. Pelletier dished 3 assists and McCusker nabbed 2 boards. The Cougars hit 23-54 (.426) from the floor, 5-11 (.455) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 20 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Cougars (coach Dave Taylor, assistant Carly Graham, athletic director Dick White, SID Braden Konschuh) also included Sidney Dobner.

        The 4th-seeded Alberta Pandas (3rd, Pioneer) defeated the 5th-seeded McEwan Griffins (2nd, Explorer) 87-58; 67-46 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Alberta whipped McEwan 87-58 after leading 24-8, 43-25 and 72-42 at the quarters. The Griffins briefly rallied to within 35-25 in the second quarter as they capitalized on a 7-0 run. But the Panders responded with an 8-0 run to close out the half. They led by as many as 30. “I think we have to give a lot of credit to U of A, they came out extremely well shooting just over 50 per cent from the field in the first half in this gym and environment,” said Griffins coach Rob Poole. “They played at a high-performance level that we had a tough time matching tonight. We had opportunities to stick with and come back on them during the game, but we have to make the shots we take. We missed too many open shots at times and we just have to sink those. We also have to be much better from the free throw line; we were only 50 per cent tonight. We also have to get out on their three-point shooters and contest those shots to hang with them.” Saskia Van Ginhoven paced the Pandas with 17 on 6-10 from the floor, 5-5 from the line, 13 boards and 2 assists. Sally Hillier added 13 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Maddie Rogers notched 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Renee Byrne added 11 on 4-7 from the floor and 3-6 from the arc. Jessilyn Fairbanks scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 7 assists and 4 steals. Megan Wickstrom added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Megan Van de Kraats notched 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 7 boards. Elle Hendershot scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 6 boards. Kendra Asleson added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 3 boards. Sydney Kumar scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Jaime Norum and Erin Mackinnon were scoreless. The Pandas hit 34-59 (.576) from the floor, 7-18 (.389) from the arc and 12-14 (.857) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 12 turnovers and 24 fouls. Megan Wood paced the Griffins with 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Kari Kubinec added 12 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-3 from the line and 2 boards. Kelly Fagan notched 10 on 5-15 from the floor and 12 boards. Kendall Lydon scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Kayla Ivicak added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Brittani Blake scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 2 boards. Paige Knull added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Meagan Carr added 1, while Alex Lauber and Kerilynn MacLennan were scoreless. The Griffins hit 23-64 (.359) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 14 turnovers and 11 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta completed the series sweep by pounding the Griffins 67-46 after leading 19-11, 37-23 and 51-35 at the quarters. Fifth-year forwards Megan Vande Kraats and Saskia Van Ginhoven each notched double-doubles for the Pandas as they again easily handled the Griffins. The Pandas broke to 15-2 lead and soon extended the margin to double digits. The Griffins cut the lead to 31-23 but the Pandas closed out the first half with a 6-0 run and then ripped off another 6-0 run early in the second half to take total command. Legendary Griffins coach Rob Poole, who’d previously built a provincial powerhouse high school program at Harry Ainlay in Edmonton, closed out his six-year career with the Griffins, leaving what one observer called a “crater” in the Alberta basketball community. Saskia Van Ginhoven paced the Pandas with 17 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Maddie Rogers added 10 on 5-5 from the floor, 3 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Megan Van de Kraats notched 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 13 boards. Kendra Asleson added 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 6-7 from the line and 5 boards. Sally Hillier scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 assists. Jessilyn Fairbanks scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Renee Byrne added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Megan Wickstrom notched 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Elle Hendershot, Erin Mackinnon and Sydney Kumar were scoreless. Hendershot nabbed 4 boards. The Pandas hit 26-55 (.473) from the floor, 1-9 (.111) from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 8 steals, 4 blocks, 11 turnovers and 20 fouls. Kendall Lydon paced the Griffins with 20 on 6-16 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Megan Wood added 9 on 4-16 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Kari Kubinec notched 5 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Brittani Blake added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Kayla Ivicak scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Paige Knull added 3 and Kerilynn MacLennan 1, while Kelly Fagan, Meagan Carr and Alex Lauber were scoreless. Fagan nabbed 6 boards and blocked 3 shots. The Griffins hit 16-63 (.254) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks, 16 turnovers and 13 fouls. The Griffins (coach Rob Poole, assistant Jim Lazaruk, assistant Jill Saban, assistant John Dedrick, assistant Bill Bradley, therapist Jennifer Dunn, student therapist Amy Wooldridge, athletic director Ken Schildroth, SID Lindsay Bax) also included Victoria Brown and Kelly O’Hallahan.

        In the last quarterfinal series, the 7th-seeded Victoria Vikes stunned the 2nd-seeded host Thompson Rivers Wolfpack (1st, Pioneer) 79-76; 86-97; 77-75 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Victoria prevailed 79-76. The Wolfpack led 17-15 after one quarter and 34-32 at the half. The score was knotted at 54 after three quarters. “It was an exciting game,” said Victoria coach Dani Sinclair. “We went blow for blow from the very beginning. No team was able to get separation. When you have a team like TRU that can shoot the ball the way they can it is always tough. I think both teams have a lot to work through after tonight. This series will be a battle.” Wolfpack coach Scott Reeves said “we didn’t rebound well enough. We took too many fouls and didn’t make enough free throws when we had the chance.” Sinclair called it a physical affair. “We haven’t seen each other all year. We know each other pretty well because we have played against each other in the past. I think there was a feeling out period. I think we have to focus in on taking better care of the ball and getting a hand up on shooters. That is something you have to do against a team which shoots the ball as well as they do. … We showed some character fighting back. We have a lot of respect for TRU. We knew if we could stay close we would have a chance. I am proud of our girls for continuing to fight. We got some key stops when we needed them.” Jenna Bugiardini paced the Vikings with 21 on 6-12 from the floor, 9-11 from the line and 8 boards. Cassandra Goodis added 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Amira Giannattasio added 14 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Jenna Krug notched 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Jessica Renfrew notched 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Shaylyn Crisp scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Nicole Karstein added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards. Amy Sprangers scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards. The Vikes hit 27-59 (.458) from the floor, 5-16 (.313) from the arc and 20-27 (.741) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive boards, 13 assists, 6 steals, 4 blocks, 21 turnovers and 17 fouls. Jorri Duxbury paced the Wolfpack with 18 on 6-14 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Taiysa Worsfold notched 14 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kassie Colonna scored 13 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Emma Piggin scored 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Michelle Bos added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Shenise Sigsworth added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Sarah Malate added 3 on 1-4 from the arc. The Wolfpack hit 29-66 (.439) from the floor, 9-20 (.450) from the arc and 9-16 (.563) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks, 23 turnovers and 17 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Thompson Rivers evened the series by clipping Victoria 97-86 in overtime. The Vikes led 21-19, 40-34 and 65-63 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 82 after regulation. “This was the biggest victory by far since I came to TRU,” said WolfPack coach Scott Reeves. “To win in the playoffs is something we have never done. To do it in dramatic fashion is always kind of cool. It is one of the high points of my entire coaching career. “The WolfPack erased a first quarter deficit with a 9-0 run to end the first half trailing by six. “I thought we did a good job of taking the lead in the game but we made some bad decisions and let the momentum swing,” said Vikes coach Dani Sinclair. “We can’t let that happen in someone else’s gym. We have to play smarter if we want a chance to put them away.” In the third quarter, Wolfpack forward Kassie Colonna proved unstoppable. “Colonna took control of the game and took command down low and we decided not to guard her at times which was an interesting strategy,” said Sinclair. Reeves said “we talked about having to climb back in. Just the heart and character of this group. They were down 15 and came back. They were not going to go away. We have good balance. Jorri [Duxbury] is a fifth year. Taiysa [Worsfold] is a fourth year. Kass is a third year and all these freshmen who work so hard in practice. It has been a whole team environment that we have embraced that everyone has been contributing. It has really been very special.” Worsfold forced overtime with a trey from the top of the arc with three seconds remaining. “The ball was supposed to go to Jorri but she wasn’t open,” Worsfold said about the shot. “I tried to get it into Sarah [Malate]. But she didn’t have the shot. I called for the ball and hoped I could make the play. I am glad it worked out. I was a little scared but we have a great team. I knew Scott would call the right play and I have confidence in whoever was going to be shooting. We work well together as a team and always try and find someone open. This is what we have been working towards since I got here. So many times, we lost in the playoffs. It’s been so upsetting. Finally, everyone came to play. I am proud how everyone played today. We gave it a lot of heart and had a lot of character. … I was terrified [about having to take the shot]. I was hoping Jorri would take it. But if I had to do it, I will take it.” Sinclair said Duxbury proved the difference for the Wolfpack. “She means so much to their team no matter if she puts the ball in or not. She runs the show. She does so many things that are not on the stats sheet. They have a lot of weapons so you can’t focus on one or two players. … I thought we did a good job of taking the lead in the game but we made some bad decisions and let the momentum swing. We can’t let that happen in someone else’s gym. We have to play smarter if we want a chance to put them away.” Kassie Colonna paced the Wolfpack with 35 on 14-22 from the floor, 7-7 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Taiysa Worsfold added 23 on 10-15 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Jorri Duxbury scored 15 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 6-10 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Michelle Bos added 3 on 1-10 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Sarah Malate added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Shenise Sigsworth added 2 on 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. The Wolfpack hit 37-75 (.493) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 18-23 (.783) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 6 steals, 6 blocks, 18 turnovers and 17 fouls. Jessica Renfrew paced the Vikings with 26 on 10-18 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 6 steals. Jenna Bugiardini added 24 on 9-21 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Cassandra Goodis notched 16 on 5-17 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 2 boards and 9 assists. Amira Giannattasio added 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Jenna Krug notched 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Shaylyn Crisp added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Nicole Karstein added 2, along with 4 boards and 2 assists, while Amy Sprangers was scoreless. The Vikes hit 31-79 (.392) from the floor, 9-21 (.429) from the arc and 15-19 (.789) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 8 steals, 4 blocks and 21 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game three, Victoria took the series by nipping Thompson Rivers 77-75 as Shaylyn Crisp nailed the winning trey with 0.2 seconds left on the clock. “I think we could play ten games in a row and it would be a similar ending,” said Victoria coach Dani Sinclair. “A lot of respect for TRU. Scott Reeves is a great coach and they have a great coaching staff. My heart breaks for Jorri (Duxbury). I have watched her over the last five years. She is an incredible player. It is sad to see that team knocked out because they had a great season. They are obviously very close but of course I am so happy for our team.” The lead changed 15 times, including 10 times in the first half. Victoria led 20-18 after the first quarter and the Wolfpack led 37-36 at the half. “All three games were hard fought battles,” said WolfPack coach Scott Reeves. “I didn’t expect any team to give up. It was hard fought the whole way through.” Sinclair said “I don’t know if you could explain this weekend. Both teams had trouble breaking lose and getting stretches. Tonight, we would get up five and they would come back. Then they would go up five and we would come back. We were lucky to have it at the right time.” Wolfpack guard Jorri Duxbury said “it all boiled down to one shot. We played our hearts out. We played some of our best basketball and that is all you can ask. It is unfortunate. They hit a great shot and we ran out of time.” Jorri Duxbury drilled a trey at the buzzer to give the Wolfpack a 56-53 lead after three quarters. With 4:46 remaining, Emma Piggin gave Thompson Rivers their largest lead of the night, up 69-62. The Vikes continued to chip away as Crisp hit two free throws. The Wolfpack turned it over and an Amira Giannattasio jumper cut TRU’s lead to 73-72. Duxbury went back the other way but her layup bounced off the rim. Cassandra Goodis knocked down a trey to give the Vikes a 74-73 lead with 33 seconds to play. Michelle Bos countered with a layup for the Wolfpack. On Victoria’s last possession, with 20 seconds on the clock, Goodis fed Jenna Bugiardini who put it in the hands of Crisp on the perimeter and her left-handed bomb found nothing but net. Cassandra Goodis paced the Vikings with 20 on 8-15 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Jenna Bugiardini added 16 on 7-17 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Amira Giannattasio notched 15 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jessica Renfrew added 12 on 4-17 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Shaylyn Crisp notched 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Nicole Karstein added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Jenna Krug scored 2, while Emily Jentsch, Ashley McGinnis, Amy Sprangers and Kristy Gallagher were scoreless. The Vikes hit 30-72 (.417) from the floor, 8-24 (.333) from the arc and 9-12 (.750) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 8 turnovers and 18 fouls. Jorri Duxbury paced the Wolfpack with 22 on 7-18 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Emma Piggin added 15 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 6-10 from the line, 7 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Taiysa Worsfold notched 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Kassie Colonna added 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Michelle Bos scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Shenise Sigsworth added 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Sarah Malate added 1 on 1-2 from the line. The Wolfpack hit 26-63 (.413) from the floor, 6-15 (.400) from the arc and 17-24 (.708) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 4 steals, 6 blocks, 17 turnovers and 15 fouls. The Wolfpack (coach Scott Reeves, assistant Chuck Ferguson, assistant Cindy Mavety, assistant Kailey Colonna, athletic director Ken Olynyk, SID Larry Read) also included Jenna Quinton, Kanesha Reeves, Sydney Williams, Emily Vilac and Angela Clarke.

In the Final Four semis, the 2nd-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies dusted the 7th-seeded Victoria Vikings 77-61 after leading 21-10, 43-31 and 58-46 at the quarters. “It wasn’t the prettiest game, but we got the job done,” said Saskatchewan coach Lisa Thomaidis. It was all Huskies in the opening quarter. Senior Kabree Howard put up seven unanswered points during a 12-0 run. The Vikes got on the board through the left hand of Jenna Bugiardini but were unable to push much past the defensive wall of 6-3 Dalyce Emmerson. Nicole Karstein and Bugiardini came out firing and sparked a 10-0 run for Victoria to cut Saskatchewan’s lead to six points, 47-41 in the third quarter but Laura Dally and Emmerson dominated the blocks as the Huskies rebuilt a double-digit lead and coasted to the win. Kelsey Trulsrud paced the Huskies with 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 11 boards. Laura Dally added 18 on 8-18 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Dalyce Emmerson notched 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 15 boards and 4 blocks. Kabree Howard scored 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 assists. Riley Humbert added 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Desarae Hogberg notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Maya Olynyk, Sascha Litchenwald, Taya Keujer, Megan Lindquist, Jordyn Halvorson and Vera Crooks were scoreless. Halvorson nabbed 3 boards and Olynyk 2. The Huskies hit 29-66 (.439) from the floor, 5-13 (.385) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 3 steals, 6 blocks, 15 turnovers and 13 fouls. Amira Giannattasio paced the Vikings with 20 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jenna Bugiardini added 18 on 7-23 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Shaylyn Crisp scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jessica Renfrew added 4 on 2-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Nicole Karstein added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 5 boards. Cassandra Goodis added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Ashley McGinnis scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Jenna Krug added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 4 boards, while Emily Jentsch, Sherrie Errico, Amy Sprangers and Kristy Gallagher were scoreless. The Vikes hit 24-74 (.324) from the floor, 4-10 from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 5 turnovers and 19 fouls.

        In the other semi, the top-seeded host U.B.C. Thunderbirds clipped the 4th-seeded Alberta Pandas 72-59 as third-year forward and Colorado State transfer Kara Spotton notched a career high 21. “My focus was just to take it inside,” said Spotton. “I got a lot of good passes from my teammates; they were looking for me, and my shots were going in.” Forward Harlen Sidhu said “it’s great that Kara was able to step up. For her to come out like this on this game is really huge for us. … We just took advantage inside. We know that if we hammer it inside, and they try to take that away, it’s going to open up our guards on the outside. It makes us very hard to guard.” Canada West player of the year Kris Young said “it just goes to show how deep a team we are. Other teams know that I’m a scorer, and they try to shut that down, but it’s impossible to shut down our entire team when we have so many different scorers. We took care of business, We just did what we’ve been doing, steadily getting better. This just showed how good we’ve gotten over the last term.” The Thunderbirds led 10-9 after one quarter. A quick 5-0 run by Spotton to start the second quarter gave the Thunderbirds a six-point lead, a lead they would not relinquish for the remainder of the game, and build to maximum of 22 points in the second half. “I thought we could have put up a better fight than that,” said Alberta forward Saskia van Ginhoven. “I guess they were just ready to go, and we weren’t.” U.B.C. led 30-20 at the half and 54-32 after three quarters. A 7-0 run drew Alberta within 59-46 but the Birds quickly quelled the threat. “Our coaches did a great job of scouting, and this entire week we were able to mentally prepare,” said Sidhu. “We knew what kind of physicality we were going to have to deal with, and I thought we did a good job of stepping up to it.” Spotton said U.B.C. capitalized on Alberta fouls. “That was something that we wanted to take advantage of. We knew that they were going to foul, so we just hammered it inside.” Kara Spotton paced the Thunderbirds with 21 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 8-9 from the line and 6 boards. Harlen Sidhu added 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Diana Lee added 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Cassandra Knievel notched 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Kris Young added 6 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Cherub Lum added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 6 assists. Adrienne Parkin scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 assists. Stephanie Bell added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the line, while Andrea Strujic was scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 26-60 (.433) from the floor, 3-10 from the arc and 17-20 (.850) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 6 steals, 4 blocks, 7 turnovers and 18 steals. Sally Hillier paced the Pandas with 15 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 4 boards. Maddie Rogers added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Saskia Van Ginhoven notched 7 on 1-5 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 5 boards. Megan Van de Kraats added 6o n 3-12 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Renee Byrne notched 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Kendra Asleson added 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Jessilyn Fairbanks added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Megan Wickstrom added 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Elle Hendershot added 2, while Sydney Kumar was scoreless. The Pandas hit 19-56 (.339) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 15-17 (.882) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks, 14 turnovers and 22 fouls.

        In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Alberta Pandas edged the 7th-seeded Victoria Vikings 78-74 after leading 22-18, 49-38 and 59-55 at the quarters. “That’s a quality team we were playing,” said Alberta coach Scott Edwards. “Victoria’s obviously really talented, and they shoot the three really well. If you give them that opportunity they’ll knock it down.” Megan Wickstrom notched 8 as Alberta built a double-digit lead in the second quarter and then a pair of treys as the Pandas moved ahead by 14 at halftime. Victoria’s Jessica Renfrew lit up the third quarter as the Vikes rallied within four. Amira Giannattasio and Sally Hillier traded treys early in the fourth quarter. Following a three and an immediate layup from Renfrew the game was squared 64-64. Hillier answered with a trey for the Pandas but Giannattasio hit two buckets to trim the lead to 69-68. Jenna Bugiardini put two in from the line to boost the Vikes 72-71 with 40 seconds on the clock but Hillier answered with a trey to give Alberta the win. Saskia Van Ginhoven iced it with a pair of free throws. “You can draw everything you want, but the athletes have to go out there and do it – players have to make plays,” said Edwards. “Sally hits a big three out of the corner which gets us the win really. I’m proud of the way we executed in the last three minutes – we did a great job to finish that game off.” Vikes coach Dani Sinclair said “I am so proud of Jess [Renfrew] and Cass [Goodis] as this is one of the most difficult games to play. They came out and played like champions and the rest of the team cares a lot for them and really battled hard. It just shows that we have a really bright future ahead and that Jess and Cass have really left the girls with a legacy to carry on with. You have to feel really good about how they battled. It just speaks to how we have played all year, battling back, and we did it again tonight but just fell a little short to a really good team.” Saskia Van Ginhoven paced the Pandas with 20 on 6-8 from the floor, 8-9 from the arc and 9 boards. Sally Hillier added 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Megan Van de Kraats notched 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 14 boards and 3 blocks. Megan Wickstrom scored 12 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jessilyn Fairbanks added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Renee Byrne scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Kendra Asleson added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 8 boards. Maddie Rogers, Elle Hendershot and Colleen Moyer were scoreless. Rogers nabbed 3 boards and dished 3 assists. The Pandas hit 25-53 (.472) from the floor, 7-15 (.467) from the arc and 21-29 (.724) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 5 steals, 6 blocks, 23 turnovers and 19 fouls. Jessica Renfrew paced the Vikings with 26 on 11-19 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 3 boards and 7 steals. Cassandra Goodis added 17 on 5-15 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards, 10 assists and 2 steals. Amira Giannattasio added 16 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 2 boards. Jenna Bugiardini notched 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 5 boards. Jenna Krug scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ashley McGinnis added 3 on 1-4 from the arc, and Nicole Karstein 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Emily Jentsch, Shaylyn Crisp, Amy Sprangers, Kristy Gallagher and Paige Thomson were scoreless. Sprangers nabbed 2 boards. The Vikes hit 25-67 (.373) from the floor, 8-24 from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 11 steals, 13 turnovers and 24 fouls. The Vikings (coach Dani Sinclair, assistant Leanne Evans, assistant Brett Westcott, manager Sam Postle, student therapist Peter Schreurs, athletic director Clint Hamilton, SID Ali Lee) also included Marisa Harrington, Sherri Errico, Whitney Hamilton, Paige Thomson and Ashley Dukeshire.

        In the final, the top-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds captured their 8th Canada West Title and first since 2012 by nipping the 3rd-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies 69-68 as Kris Young notched the winner with 7.8 seconds to play. The Huskies led 20-13, 41-30 and 49-47 at the quarters. U.B.C. trailed 63-59 after Huskie guard Laura Dally nailed a trey. Young answered with a trey but Riley Humber nailed a bomb as Saskatchewan took a 66-62 lead with 1:36 on the clock. After Harlen Sidhu and Dally traded baskets, Adrienne Parkin hit a trey with 17 seconds left to cut the margin to 68-67. On the ensuing inbounds play, the Thunderbirds fouled Kelsey Trulsrud with 15 seconds left. She missed both free throws. Young grabbed the rebound and went coast-to-coast, hitting a runner off the glass. Saskatchewan did not have a timeout left and was forced to play on Dally carried the ball the length of the floor and got it down low to Dalyce Emmerson, but she could not get a shot off in time and UBC prevailed. Saskatchewan broke to a 15-4 lead but Sidhu rallied the Birds to within seven at the end of the first quarter. Saskatchewan’s perimeter shooting, including a pair of treys by Dally and singletons from Riley Humber and Desarae Hogberg, gave the Huskies a double-digit lead heading into the lockers. They extended their lead to 13 before U.B.C. answered with a 17-3 run to take their first lead. Saskatchewan restored a six-point lead, setting the stage for UBC’s down-the-stretch heroics. “I just got the ball off the rebound and I know how much time was left so I just went in, and I saw Harlen [Sidhu] moving outside so I just moved in and scored,” said Young. “Adrienne’s three was the really big shot this game. We wouldn’t been in the game if it wasn’t for Adrienne’s big clutch three.” Thunderbirds coach Deb Huband said “we had a bad start, you go through these kinds of periods of the game but you have to keep believing at some point you will get it going. We really picked it up in the second half. I think when we play defence the way we can, we make it tough on our opponents, and I think we saw that in the second half.” Point guard Diana Lee said “I never had a doubt that we wouldn’t at least get a good shot of winning it. Kris obviously came up big for us. She played like a fifth year and she played like an MVP.” Harlen Sidhu said “I can’t even put to words how we feel right now, we are on cloud nine. This was our goal from the beginning of the season, and to be able to accomplish it is an unbelievable feeling.” Kris Young paced the Thunderbirds with 21 on 9-18 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Harlen Sidhu added 18 on 8-19 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Diana Lee scored 10 on 5-9 from the floor, 3 boards and 4 assists. Adrienne Parkin notched 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Cassandra Knieval scored 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Kara Spotton added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Stephanie Bell added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Cherub Lum, Lauren Seabrook and Andrea Strujic were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 29-64 (.453) from the floor, 5-10 from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 6 steals, 4 blocks, 6 turnovers and 18 fouls. Laura Dally paced the Huskies with 21 on 8-19 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Kelsey Trulsrud added 15 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 12 boards and 4 assists. Dalyce Emmerson notched 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 15 boards and 3 blocks. Riley Humbert added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Desarae Hogberg scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Kabree Howard added 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Taya Keujer scored 2 on 2-2 from the line, while Megan Lindquist, Jordyn Halvorson and Vera Crooks were scoreless. Halvorson nabbed 2 boards. The Huskies hit 26-61 (.426) from the floor, 9-19 (.474) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 15 turnovers and 11 fouls.

After the regular season, MacEwan coach Rob Poole announced his retirement after six seasons at the Griffins helm. “I am grateful to MacEwan University for allowing me to pursue my passion for coaching at an exceptional university which has transitioned from the ACAC to the CIS.” During his tenure, the two-time ACAC champion coach was named the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Coach of the Year on two occasions (2011-12, 2013-14) and the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association National Coach of the Year once in 2011-12. “Head coaches like Rob Poole that are driven by high ethical standards and principles are incredible assets to the university,” said director of athletics, Ken Schildroth. “His understanding of the game from a development and technical standpoint, his ability to teach and recruit effectively, as well as his appreciation for formal education, has made him a valuable contributor to the Griffins family. The respect he commands and the passion he brings to his teams, year in and out, have inspired everyone who has been privileged to work with Rob. We wish him nothing but the best in his retirement.” A few of the many lasting memories of Poole’s tenure was earning the Griffins first ACAC championship title in 2011-12 on home court, capping off a perfect 23-0 conference season. His first season in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association league continued to garner the veteran coach attention, as he guided his team to a second-place position in the Explorer Division. Poole was replaced by Spruce Grove High School coach David Oldham. His Panthers captured four Edmonton tier one championship titles (2011-2015) and made eight consecutive 4A provincial championships appearances. He was head coach for Alberta’s Under-17 program in 2015, and serving as a guest coach for Basketball Canada’s Under-16 identification camp in 2014. “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to lead the women’s basketball program and work with all stakeholders involved with MacEwan University Athletics,” said Oldham. “The vision brought forth by the leadership at MacEwan is inspiring and aligned with how I see a successful university basketball program. Coach Rob Poole and the athletes at MacEwan have set the program up for continued success and I am honored to be working with a dedicated and passionate group striving for excellence on the court, in the classroom, and in the community. I couldn’t be more excited to start the journey with the Griffins.” Schildroth said that “when Rob announced his plan to retire, we knew the shoes to fill would be large. We are very pleased with what David brings to the Griffins program. His work building Spruce Grove Composite into one of the province’s elite programs, in the community, and as an educator, should translate well with the building a Canada West program.”

Len Harvey resigns as coach of Mount Royal, after two years at the helm to become head coach at Acadia. “It’s never easy to leave a great school like Mount Royal University, where I’ve been fortunate to spend the last two seasons. However, opportunities to coach at your alma mater and to move closer to our family with my wife and young children are few and far between,” said Harvey. “This was not a decision taken lightly, and although my family and I are extremely excited about this new opportunity at Acadia University, we will be sad to leave MRU. I believe the women’s basketball program is positioned with a winning culture to be successful in Canada West and with the strong leadership from the department, will be a fantastic CIS program in the years to come.” Harvey is replaced by xxx.

        Heather Semeniuk retires after 21 seasons at the helm of UBC-Okanagan. Semeniuk is replaced by Claire Meadows. “I am excited and honoured to be appointed the next Head Coach for the UBC Okanagan women’s basketball program,” said Meadows. “It has been a dream of mine to coach in the CIS since I played at this level in university. I am fortunate to be given a position to be able to influence and shape young women and future leaders in the community.” Meadows “presented a comprehensive plan on how she will start from the foundation Heather has created and continue to build the strongest possible program at UBC Okanagan,” said director of athletics Rob Johnson. “Her playing and coaching experience, her commitment to her development as a professional coach – she recently completed a Master’s degree in coaching – and her work with provincial teams, along with her obvious passion for coaching made this the right choice.”

Following a one-year assistant coach role at the University of Alberta Meadows was hired by Basketball Alberta as Head Coach of the Alberta Center for Performance in the South and, in addition, has spent the last three seasons as the Lead Assistant Coach of the University of Lethbridge women’s team. Meadows played at Queen’s earning 1st and 2nd-team all-star laurels and closing her career as the Gaels second leading scorer. Meadows was an assistant coach at Queen’s and a head coach for Alberta Basketball and the U17 Jr Horns team in the Prairie Elite Basketball League).

        Erin McAleenan resigns after three years at the helm of the Lethbridge Pronghorns, in which she compiled a 20-44 conference record, to become head coach at York. ““I am grateful for the opportunities that the University of Lethbridge and Pronghorn Athletics have given me over the last 3 years,” said McAleenan. “I appreciate all of the support I have received from the Alumni and the Southern Alberta community, but I have been given a great coaching opportunity to move closer to my family that I could not turn down.” Prior to taking the helm of the ‘Horns, her first head coaching opportunity at the CIS level, McAleenan was the lead assistant coach for the University of Alberta Pandas from 2009-2012 while she completed her Masters of Arts with a specialization in Coaching. Ken McInnes, interim executive-director of sport reappoints Dave Adams as the 11th coach in Pronghorns history. “Dave brings a real energy to the program that he will put to good use building on the strong foundations for excellence that Erin (McAleenan) put into place,” said McInnes. “He will provide the stability and community engagement the Women’s program needs to succeed. I know everyone is looking forward to having Dave on campus as soon as his obligations are fulfilled with his current employer.” Adams spent three seasons at the helm of the Pronghorn men’s basketball program from 2009 to 2013, and also served in an interim capacity for the 2001-02 season. Hired April 17, 2009, Adams finished his second tenure with the men’s program with a 46-60 career win-loss record, the second-best winning percentage of any Pronghorn men’s basketball coach, and made three trips to the post season. He resigned from the men’s program in 2013 to become Principal/Superintendent for the Alruwad International Schools in Muscat, Oman, but returned to southern Alberta a year later. As the Head Coach of the Provincial program, Adams led Team Alberta to a Silver medal at the Western Canada Games in 1993. He was also at the helm for Silver and Bronze medals for Team Alberta at the National Championships. As a player, Adams suited up for 76 games for the Blue and Gold from 1976-81, having his best season during the 1980-81 season when he averaged 11.9 points per game. Pronghorn coaches: 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); Donna Branch (2004-12); Erin McAleenan (2012-2015); Dave Adams (2015-)

        Canada West announces that it had approved yet another format change. Commencing in 2016-17, the 17 schools will play in a single conference, featuring a 20-game regular season schedule. Each team will play four geographical, or historical opponents every year, with games against six of the remaining 12 opponents every other year. Over a four-year rotation in the schedule, each team will play every team in the conference at least twice, and will visit every gym in Canada West at least once. Also approved was the accompanying playoff format, which will see the top 12 teams playing a bracketed postseason structure over a three-week period. The top four teams will receive a bye in the first week of the playoffs, which will feature four best-of-three series. The following week will consist of four best-of-three quarterfinals, leading to the final four hosted by the highest remaining seed. “The majority of members wanted a different format, so we spent six months going through a lot of options for schedules,” Canada West President Ian Reade said. “We were able to go through a collective problem solving process to get to a format, and come together on this one. This allows us to guarantee that traditional and geographic opponents will have the opportunity to play each other annually, while eliminating the perception of having two tiers within the conference.” The annual opponents by school: …………………………………………………… Alberta (Calgary, Lethbridge, MacEwan, Saskatchewan) …………………………………………………… Brandon (Regina, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Winnipeg) …………………………………………………… UBC (UBC-Okanagan, UNBC, Trinity Western, Victoria) …………………………………………………… UBC-Okanagan (UBC, Fraser Valley, Thompson Rivers, Victoria) …………………………………………………… Calgary (Alberta, Lethbridge, Mount Royal, Saskatchewan) …………………………………………………… Fraser Valley (UBC-Okanagan, UNBC, Thompson Rivers, Trinity Western) …………………………………………………… Lethbridge (Alberta, Calgary, MacEwan, Mount Royal) …………………………………………………… MacEwan (Alberta, Lethbridge, Mount Royal, Winnipeg) …………………………………………………… Manitoba (Brandon, Mount Royal, Regina, Winnipeg) …………………………………………………… Mount Royal (Calgary, Lethbridge, Manitoba, MacEwan) …………………………………………………… UNBC (UBC, Fraser Valley, Thompson Rivers, Trinity Western) …………………………………………………… Regina (Brandon, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg) …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan (Alberta, Brandon, Calgary, Regina)…………………………………………………… Thompson Rivers (UBC-Okanagan, Fraser Valley, UNBC, Victoria) …………………………………………………… Trinity Western (UBC, Fraser Valley, UNBC, Victoria) …………………………………………………… Victoria (UBC, UBC-Okanagan, Thompson Rivers, Trinity Western) ……………………………………………………
Winnipeg (Brandon, MacEwan, Manitoba, Regina)…………………………………………………… In the first round of the playoffs, the teams finishing 1st-4th in the regular season will receive a bye. The four best-of-three series will see 12 @ 5, 11 @ 6, 10 @ 7 and 9 @ 8. The four best-of-three quarterfinals will be hosted by the top four teams, with the winner of 5/12 @ 4, 6/11 @ 3, 7/10 @ 2, and 8/9 @ 1. The Final Four will be a single-elimination tournament, hosted by the highest remaining seed. The semis will see the 6/11 @ 3 winner vs 7/10 @ 2 winner; while the 5/12 @ 4 winner vs 8/9 @ 1 winner.

        The bronze medalist Alberta Pandas: Saskia van Ginhoven; Jaime Norum; Elle Hendershot; Sally Hillier; Jessilyn Fairbanks; Tess Heinricks; Maddie Rogers; Megan Wickstrom; Renee Byrne; Kendra Asleson; Sydney Kumar; Megan Tywoniuk; Colleen Moyer; Erin MacKinnon; Megan Van de Kraats; 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

        The silver medalist Saskatchewan Huskies: Maya Olynyk; Desarae Hogberg; Riley Humbert; Madeline Humbert; Jordyn Halvorson; Kabree Howard; Sascha Lichtenwald; Taya Keujer; Megan Lindquist; Laura Dally; Kelsey Trulsrud; Dalyce Emmerson; Vera Crooks; Heidi Smith; Kassidy Konkin; 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

The gold 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; Harlen 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