REGULAR SEASON

Winnipeg 18-2 24-4 Tanya McKay          
  Regina 17-3 34-5 Dave Taylor          
  Alberta 17-3 23-11 Scott Edwards          
  U.B.C. 16-4 22-9 Deb Huband          
  Saskatchewan 15-5 23-12 Lisa Thomaidis          
  Victoria 12-8 20-15 Dani Sinclair          
  Trinity Western 12-8 15-13 Cheryl-Jean Paul          
  Fraser Valley 12-8 15-17 Al Tuchscherer          
  Calgary 11-9 19-13 Damian Jennings          
  Brandon  8-12 11-17 Novell Thomas          
  MacEwan  7-13  8-21 Katherine Adams          
  Northern BC  6-14  7-22 Sergey Shchepotkin          
  Lethbridge  5-15  5-18 Dave Adams          
  UBC-Okanagan  4-16  9-17 Claire Meadows          
  Manitoba  4-16  5-22 Michelle Hynes          
  Mount Royal  4-16  4-24 Nathan McKibbon          
  Thompson Rivers  2-18  4-25 Scott Reeves          
                   

        Playoff non-qualifiers:

        British Columbia-Okanagan Heat: Vanessa Botteselle, Emily Kanester, Carly Corrado, Shenelle Tamminen, Chloe Kennedy, Emma Jonas, Olivia Johnson, Emma Johnson, Jordan Korol, Claire Elliott, Nicole Hart, Jordyn Cullum, coach Claire Meadows, assistant Bobby Mitchell, assistant Lisa Nickle, strength & conditioning Kevin Phillips, therapist Jeff Thorburn, student trainer Marie Joaquin

        Lethbridge Pronghorns: Alyssa Hoveling, Katie Keith, Teesha Olson, Isabel Rattai, Malayah Bruno, Danielle Fritzke, Zoe Dahl, Kaitlin Bracko, Mariah Miller, Kathryn Hankins, Jessica Bachynski, Mylanda Miller, Kacie Bosch, coach Dave Adams, assistant Dave Waknuk, assistant Carly Gibson

        Manitoba Bisons: Nicole Konieczny, Jenilyn Monton, Tianna Mighty, Cara Neufeld, Emma Thompson, Montana Kinzel, Claire Harvey, Rebecca Potter, Addison Martin, Tiara Licsi, Kyla Balfour, Keziah Brothers, Shanelle Haliuk, Lana Mackic, Brittanie Parisien, Taylor Randall, Jessica Ruggles, coach Michele Hynes Sung, assistant J.P. Beauchemin, assistant Amanda Curtis, student manager Taneesha Greaves, mentorship Cal Botterill, mentorship Randy Kusano, strength & conditioning Shawn Preston, academic advisor Darcy MacPherson, therapist Byron Bahniuk, student therapist Ralph Tolentino, student therapist Abby Mendoza

        Mount Royal Cougars: Maria Blanco Belver, Keara McCallum, Drew Knox, Marnie Garner, Angela Driscoll, Desiree Oakley, Marina Kehrig, Michelle Tiffany, Becky Nash, Erin Kehrig, Abbey Gillette, coach Nathan McKibbon, assistant Sarah Williams, assistant Sarah Neufeld, assistant Marianna Raguz, strength & conditioning Hidesh Bhardwaj, student therapist Mitchell Ast

        Thompson Rivers Wolfpack: Jordan MacLean, Chelsey Hoey, Cassie Rerick, Danya Lincoln, Emma Piggin, Leilani Carney, Emily Vilac, Shenise Sigsworth, Audrey Rankin, Kanesha Reeves, Michelle Bos, Riley Oien, coach Scott Reeves, assistant Chuck Ferguson, assistant Cindy Russell, therapist Kevin Brechin, SID Larry Reid, athletic director Ken Olynyk, assistant AD Jon Shephard

The top 12 teams according to Ratings Percentage Index following the regular season were seeded into the playoffs. The top four seeds earned a first-round bye. The playoff teams (in order of final standings): Playoff teams (in order of final standings): Winnipeg, Regina, Alberta, UBC, Saskatchewan, Victoria, Trinity Western, Fraser Valley, Calgary, Brandon, MacEwan and UNBC. They were then seeded according their RPIs.

        In the opening round, the 7th-seeded Trinity Western Spartans defeated the 10th-seeded Brandon Bobcats 48-56; 70-57; 67-60 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Brandon dumped Trinity Western 56-48. The Spartans opened with a 7-0 run before the game before the Bobcats found their stride and clawed with 12-9 after one quarter. The Bobcats dominated the second frame and led 30-20 at the half. The Spartans opened the second half with a 12-0 run and trailed by 35-34 after three quarters. After the Spartans had taken a 39-35 lead early in the fourth quarter, the Bobcats responded with a 10-2 run, including five points from Keisha Cox alone, to give Brandon a four-point lead with just under four minutes to play. TWU was never closer than three points the rest of the night and with both Ratzlaff and Carkner fouling out in the late stages, the Bobcats locked their historic first win the Canada West postseason play. Keisha Cox paced the Bobcats with 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 10 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Keegan Robinson added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Kinsley Ransom added 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Lauren Anderson added 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Mikaela Stanton added 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Amy Williams scored 5 on 0-1 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 5 boards. Kylee Howard added 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Adrianna Proulx added 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards, while Stephanie Hunter was scoreless. The Bobcats hit 18-51 (.353) from the floor, 2-16 (.125) from the arc and 18-29 (.621) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 8 steals, 1 block, 26 turnovers and 14 fouls. Natalie Carkner led the Spartans with 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Tessa Ratzlaff added 12 on 6-16 from the floor, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jessie Brown scored 7 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 7-9 from the line and 4 boards. Kayla Gordon added 5 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Luca Schmidt scored 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Sarah Buckingham added 5 on 2-6 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc, while Juliet King, Jamie Andrews-Stobart, Julia Marshall, Ashleigh Barnes, Breanna Cabuco and Teanna Bradshaw were scoreless. Barnes nabbed 4 boards. The Spartans hit 16-55 (.291) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 13 steals, 2 blocks, 25 turnovers and 23 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Trinity Western evened the series by clipping Brandon 70-57. Ashleigh Barnes provided the Spartans with a big lift off the bench in the third quarter as they took command. The Spartans broke to a 7-2 lead but Brandon countered with a 10-0 run. Trinity Western responded with a 10-2 run before Brandon rallied to an 18-17 lead after one quarter. The Bobcats went up 27-21 midway through the second quarter, but TWU finished the half on another 10-2 run to earn a 31-29 lead at the break. The Spartans extended their margin to 57-39 after three quarters and coasted to a comfortable win. Kayla Gordon paced the Spartans with 22 on 8-18 from the floor, 6-7 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks. Tessa Ratzlaff added 14 on 7-12 from the floor and 9 boards. Ashleigh Barnes notched 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Jessie Brown scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc. Sarah Buckingham added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Natalie Carkner scored 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Luca Schmidt added 3 on 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 5 assists. Julia Marshall added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Breanna Cabuco scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line, while Juliet King, Jamie Andrews-Stobart and Teanna Bradshaw were scoreless. Andrews-Stobart nabbed 2 boards. The Spartans hit 28-66 (.424) from the floor, 3-20 (.150) from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 13 steals, 2 blocks, 18 turnovers and 16 fouls. Keisha Cox paced the Bobcats with 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Amy Williams added 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 10 boards. Lauren Anderson added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Kylee Howard scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Mikaela Stanton added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Keegan Robinson added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kinsley Ransom notched 4 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks, while Adrianna Proulx, Kylie Weckend, Logan Biccum and Stephanie Hunter were scoreless. Proulx nabbed 3 boards. The Bobcats hit 20-59 (.339) from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 13-14 (.929) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 31 turnovers and 17 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game three, Trinity Western dispatched Brandon 67-60 to capture their first Canada West series in history. The Spartans took over in the third quarter, building a 12-point lead that proved insurmountable. Brandon climbed back to within three points inside the final minute of the fourth quarter, but a Tessa Ratzlaff spinning lay-up pushed the Spartans lead back to five and ended the Bobcats rally. “There were stretches in the game where Kayla (Gordon) took the team on her back and went to the things that were working and they didn’t have an answer for her,” said Spartans coach Cheryl Jean-Paul. “I thought Tessa battled through a tough injury and played her game. And obviously everyone else played key roles. Nat (Carkner) didn’t score as much today, but there was a player on the floor for Brandon who could have easily scored 30 and I thought Nat did a great job of frustrating her for 40 minutes. Everyone stepped up in the area they needed to in order to get the job done. … It was nice to see the contributions from so many different people over the span of the three-game series. Everyone was just ready to go when they needed to go. It speaks volumes to the culture of the team that they have created amongst themselves and how supportive they are of each other’s successes. It’s fun to see them achieve it together.” The Bobcats built a 9-3 lead but the Spartans rallied to take an 18-15 lead after one quarter. The Spartans extended their margin to 27-17 in the second quarter before the Bobcats trimmed the margin to 35-28 at the half. The Spartans led 55-43 after three quarters and pushed their lead to 61-47 on a Sarah Buckinham bucket but the Bobcats responded with a 13-2 run to draw within 3 with 46 seconds to play. Tessa Ratzlaff scored the game’s final four point to ice the win. “I just think a win like this helps put our name out there,” Jean-Paul said. “I think the alumni have come back and are so supportive and that means a lot to who we are trying to become. We want to include everyone who has been a part of this program. I’m just so encouraged by how hard our team battled and how much resilience they showed.” Kayla Gordon paced the Spartans with 19 on 8-14 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Tessa Ratzlaff added 19 on 8-12 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jessie Brown added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Luca Schmidt scored 6 on 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Ashleigh Barnes added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 5 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Natalie Carkner added 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Sarah Buckingham added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards, while Juliet King, Jamie Andrews-Stobart and Julia Marshall were scoreless. The Spartans hit 27-60 (.450) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 12 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 13 fouls. Amy Williams paced the Bobcats with 18 on 7-12 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Keisha Cox added 17 on 7-16 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 9 boards and 5 assists. Lauren Anderson scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Mikaela Stanton added 6 on 2-7 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Kinsley Ransom added 6 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Kylee Howard scored 3 on 1-6 from the arc and 4 boards. Stephanie Hunter added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Adrianna Proulx and Keegan Robinson were scoreless. Proulx nabbed 2 boards. The Bobcats hit 23-62 (.371) from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 10-12 (.833) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 9 steals, 20 turnovers and 14 fouls. The Bobcats (coach Novell Thomas, assistant Marc Plante, assistant Melissa Stoesz-Robinson, assistant Juan Mosquera, trainer Cailee Plante) also included Kylie Weckend and Logan Biccum.

        The 5th-seeded University of British Columbia Thunderbirds defeated the 12th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves 74-61; 76-55 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, U.B.C. prevailed 74-61. “The most important thing is that we came out with good energy, good compete,” said Thunderbirds coach Deb Huband. “We executed well as a team, both offensively and defensively, and we got the first game. Now we just have to do it again.” Five different Thunderbirds notched buckets as the hosts took a 10-2 lead. They led 19-12 after one quarter as 8 different Thunderbirds hit the scoresheet. The Timberwolves opened the second quarter with a 7-2 run, featuring a Madison Landry trey and buckets by Preety Nijjar and Vasiliki Louka, to draw with 21-19.  But then Australian import Maddison Penn took command, notching a personal 7-0 run, to restore a 28-19 UBC edge. Krysten Lindquist pilfered the ball for a runout layup and she added a personal 5-0 run. A late 7-1 stretch for the Timberwolves, including a buzzer-beating triple from guard Stacey Graham, cut the Thunderbirds lead to 37-28 by halftime. “I think they’re a really challenging team, and they’re definitely going to challenge us tomorrow,” said Penn. “All the girls really gave it everything, and we weren’t scared, but we knew they were going to be a challenge.” A Susan Thompson putback jumper and last-second layup from Andrea Strujic gave UBC a 55-42 lead after three quarters. Penn would sink back-to-back triples to open the fourth quarter as the Birds rolled to the easy win. Huband said “defence is the key to winning championships, we’ve seen that in the past, and if you execute on defence, you not only keep the other team off the board, but it becomes invaluable in generating offence.” Maddison Penn paced the Thunderbirds with 22 on 7-15 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 8 boards and 5 steals. Krysten Lindquist added 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 steals. Andrea Strujic notched 10 on 5-6 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 steals. Jessica Hanson added 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Keylyn Filewich added 8 on 4-10 from the floor and 4 boards. Susan Thompson added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Ali Norris added 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Kara Spotton added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Shilpa Khanna scored 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Chelsea Hamming added 2 on 2-2 from the floor, while Marcie Schlick and Sammy Baumgartner were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 29-62 (.468) from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 21 steals, 3 blocks, 17 turnovers and 17 fouls. Preety Nijjar paced the Timberwolves with 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Maria Mongomo added 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Vasiliki Louka added 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 9 boards and 6 assists. Hannah Pudlas scored 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Madison Landry added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 assists. Stacey Graham added 6 on 2-5 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Eleni Steripoulou added 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Kylie Pozniak scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Emily Holmes added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and Emily Aase 1 on 1-2 from the line. The Timberwolves hit 23-55 (.418) from the floor, 6-13 (.462) from the arc and 9-16 (.563) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 28 turnovers and 17 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, U.B.C. completed the series sweep by dusting Northern British Columbia 76-55. “We have to credit our defence for creating offence for us today,” said UBC coach Deb Huband. “We are working on getting consecutive stops on defence and using that to build momentum.” Maddison Penn and Kara Spotton scored a combined 18 as the Thunderbirds took a 23-13 lead after one quarter. The quarter’s signature play was Jessica Hanson pressuring UNBC point guard Hanna Pudlas up court and knocking the ball from her possession. Hanson dove to the floor, gathered the ball and dished it to a streaking Penn, who finished the uncontested lay-up. The Birds generated 13 steals as they took a 39-29 lead at the half. The Timberwolves rallied within 7 in the third quarter as Hannah Pudlas and Vasiliki Louka kept attacking off the dribble and drawing fouls. But a hoop and harm drive by Krysten Lindquist turned the momentum. U.B.C. led 56-41 after three quarters and romped. “We’re excited. It was a good weekend for us with lots of contributions from many places,” added Huband. “I think we’re playing our best basketball right now which is what you want to do in the playoffs.” Maddison Penn paced the Thunderbirds with 18 on 7-12 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kara Spotton added 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Krysten Lindquist notched 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Keylyn Filewich scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Ali Norris added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Marcie Schlick scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Jessica Hanson added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 assists and 3 steals. Andrea Strujic added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sammy Baumgartner added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Chelsea Hamming added 2 on 2-2 from the line. Susan Thompson scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Shilpa Khanna was scoreless on 0-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. The Thunderbirds hit 27-53 (.509) from the floor, 6-13 (.462) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 18 steals, 3 blocks, 23 turnovers and 14 fouls. Preety Nijjar paced the Timberwolves with 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Vasilki Louka added 10 on 1-11 from the floor, 8-8 from the line, 15 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Madison Landry scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Kylie Pozniak added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Maria Mongomo scored 6 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Hannah Pudlas added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 assists and 2 steals. Stacey Graham added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Emily Aase added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 4 boards, while Emily Holmes and Eleni Steriopoulou were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 18-57 (.316) from the floor, 2-11 (.182) from the arc and 17-20 (.850) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 9 steals, 4 blocks, 27 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Timberwolves (, coach Sergey Shchepotkin, assistant Dave Holmes, assistant Louise Holmes, assistant Mark Johnson) also included Alina Shakirova, Isabelle Bourque, Kassidy Dick and Jasprit Nijjar.

        The 8th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the 9th-seeded Calgary Dinos 48-67; 61-59; 69-60 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Calgary blasted host Fraser Valley 67-48. “We actually started (the season) with the kind of D you saw tonight, but to be honest, we haven’t seen it for a while,” Dinos bench boss Jennings said. “Part of that has been the dysfunction of having seven injuries from the beginning, three of which were starters and three of which have become season-ending. Without placing excuses, we’ve actually gone on a little bit of a rite of passage through that way. It’s pleasing for it (the defence) to come out tonight, not so much for Fraser Valley but for us. That’s really been the story.” Both teams struggled to get on track offensively in the early going – the score was tied 8-8 at the end of the first quarter. Brianna Ghali notched a trio from beyond the arc in the second quarter as the Dinos built a 33-18 lead at the half. The Cascades rallied within 12 in the third quarter as Kayli Sartori, Taylor Claggett and Shayna Litman converted old-fashioned three-point plays in quick succession. But the Dinos pushed the lead back up to 50-33 at the end of the third and cruised from there. Jennings said Ghali was “splendid. She’s wanted it, and we’ve needed it. There’s been a couple of performances recently where she’s not been the level of player she can be, and tonight she was exactly what she is. We were a little bit stuck (early in the game) and Fraser Valley was doing a good job defending us. Even though we were getting some open shots, they weren’t dropping, particularly the threes. We couldn’t buy a bucket, and she kind of opened it up a little bit for us in the second.” Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer said “Calgary understands how to play in the playoffs, and we don’t. They came out tough mentally and physically, willing to sacrifice and do whatever it took to win the game tonight. They crashed the boards hard, they beat us to every loose ball, and I think Damian (Jennings, Dinos head coach) can be really proud of his team and the effort they had tonight. We need our veterans who have been in playoffs and who have been in battle to actually play like that’s happened before. We can’t have our veteran players being our least effective defensive players, not taking care of the details. They need to come ready to play, and they need to come ready to lead us.” Brianna Ghali paced the Dinos with 20 on 8-17 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 16 boards. Michal Assaf added 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Erin McIntosh notched 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 6 boards. Bobbi Jo Colburn added 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Shannon Hatch scored 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals. Lauren Seabrook added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Brie Wilcox scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards. Shinelle Handziuk added 1 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists, while Anmol Mattu was scoreless on 0-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 5 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Hilary Annich, Mozanga Ekwalanga and Freya Szmidt were also scoreless. The Dinos hit 27-77 (.351) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 6-12 from the line, while garnering 58 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks, 16 turnovers and 22 fouls. Kayli Sartori led the Cascades with 19 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Shayna Litman added 13 on 6-16 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Taylor Claggett added 10 on 2-6 from the floor, 6-11 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Sydney Williams added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 3 boards. Jessica Zawada added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Sara Simovic was scoreless on 0-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Victoria Jacobse, Amelia Worrell, Amanda Thompson and Jessica Cameron were also scoreless. Thompson nabbed 2 boards and Jacobse dished 2 assists. The Cascades hit 16-59 (.271) from the floor, 1-20 (.050) from the arc and 15-24 (.625) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 19 turnovers and 18 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Fraser Valley evened the series by nipping Calgary 61-59. Kayli Sartori drove for a layup and drew a foul with a minute to play to expand the Cascades lead to four and they held on for the win. “I thought our approach was a lot better today,” said Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer. “We were ready to compete – we weren’t afraid to get in the dirty areas and battle for some loose balls and some rebounds. We did lose the rebounding battle (49-31), but I thought our hustle overcame a lot of that.” The Cascades took a 15-4 lead after one quarter. Calgary responded with an 8-0 run in the second quarter but the Cascades remained aggressive and led 30-22 at the half. The Cascades expanded the advantage to 43-25 on a Shayna Litman layup midway through the third quarter, but Michal Assaf scored eight straight points as part of a 10-0 Dinos response, and the Dinos rallied to within 47-43 after three quarters. Calgary leveled the score on two occasions in the last five minutes of regulation, but Litman knocked down clutch shots on back-to-back possessions and Sartori followed with a pair of driving layups (and an and-one free throw) to give the Cascades some breathing room. Sara Simovic went 3-4 from the line in the final minute before Assaf hit a buzzer-beating three to provide the final margin. Tuchscherer said veterans Sartori, Litman, Simovic and Syd Williams responded well after the series opening loss. “We challenged them last night that they needed to be better and they needed to lead us, and tonight they did. They were very good tonight in all aspects of the game.” Sartori said “it’s not about what got you here, it’s about who wants it more, who’s hungrier. We just have to come in focused and be prepared to take hits, finish, get on the ground, get some skinned-up knees and bruises, and be really eager to fight for it and make it count.” Kayli Sartori paced the Cascades with 23 on 8-16 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Taylor Claggett added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Sara Simovic scored 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Shayna Litman added 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Sydney Williams added 6 on 2-9 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 2 boards. Amanda Thompson added 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Jessica Zawada added 2 on 0-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. The Cascades hit 20-56 (.357) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 5 steals, 10 turnovers and 15 fouls. Erin McIntosh paced the Dinos with 21 on 7-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 2 boards. Michal Assaf added 20 on 8-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Bobbi Jo Colburn scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Anmol Mattu added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Brianna Ghali added 4 on 2-14 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards and 4 assists. Shannon Hatch added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 8 boards. Lauren Seabrook was scoreless on 0-5 from the floor and 8 boards. Hilary Annich, Shinelle Handzuik, Brie Wilcox and Mozanga Ekwalanga were also scoreless. The Dinos hit 21-60 (.350) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 10-12 (.833) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 6 steals, 18 turnovers and 19 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game three, Fraser Valley took the series by clipping Calgary 69-60. “Our coach (Al Tuchscherer) always says we play better when our backs are against the wall, and I think that’s totally true,” Shayna Litman said. “We weren’t ready to be done. We worked so hard this season, and we have a great group of girls who all want it. There was no way that we could leave tonight and not continue our season, not be back at practice tomorrow.” Bobbi Jo Colburn and Anmol Mattu nailed treys to open the game for the Dinos, but the Cascades answered with a Syd Williams triple and a mid-range jumper from Litman. The teams were tied at 18 after one quarter. Litman caught fire in the second, scoring 10, and the Cascades led by as many as 8 and by 35-30 at the half. Williams hit back-to-back treys to boost the Cascades lead to 47-39 after three quarters. UFV continued to make it rain from beyond the arc in the final frame – Sartori and Victoria Jacobse connected from distance early on, sandwiching a tough layup from Assaf, to put the Cascades ahead 53-41. The Dinos responded with a 7-0 run capped by a Brianna Ghali triple, but Litman hit another mid-range jumper and a tough layup in traffic, and Sara Simovic swished a dagger trey from the left corner to push the lead to 60-48 with 1:05 left in regulation. Calgary coach Damian Jennings noted that Litman’s mid-range success was the difference. “I’ve been watching Shayna and Kayli for a while now, and I really enjoy the physicality and the way they go about it. They’re winners, right? In a three-game series . . . people are going to step up who are winners by nature. Huge amount of respect for them. I thought that we competed well in spots, similar to what we did on Friday. It’s just that where we may have held their field goal percentage down Fraser Valley on Friday, we weren’t able to do that.” Litman said on “Friday-Saturday, I really couldn’t hit a jumper to save my life. I was so tired of feeling this way. Today, after we watched some video, I got a few extra shots up that I needed to get up from different spots I like shooting from, and I think that really made the difference. After I hit the first one, it was like, OK, I work on this shot all the time, there’s no reason for me to really be missing them as much as I had been.” Shayna Litman paced the Cascades with 22 on 9-18 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 11 boards and 4 assists. Kayli Sartori added 20 on 7-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Sydney Williams scored 11 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Taylor Claggett added 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-8 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Sara Simovic added 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Victoria Jacobse added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards, while Amanda Thompson and Jessica Zawada were scoreless. Thompson nabbed 3 boards and dished 3 assists. The Cascades hit 23-50 (.460) from the floor, 8-17 (.471) from the arc and 15-26 (.577) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 19 turnovers and 16 fouls.  Michal Assaf paced the Dinos with 18 on 7-16 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Brianna Ghali added 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Lauren Seabrook scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Shannon Hatch notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Anmol Mattu scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor and 2-6 from the arc. Erin McIntosh added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Bobbi Jo Colburn added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Hilary Annich scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc, while Shinelle Handzuik and Brie Wilcox were scoreless. The Dinos hit 21-64 (.328) from the floor, 12-38 (.316) from the arc and 6-9 (.667) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 14 turnovers and 21 fouls. The Dinos (coach Damian Jennings, assistant Matthew Spencer, assistant Kristaps Petrovs, assistant John Tramble, manager Jennifer Le) also included Katie Upham, Freya Szmidt, Laura Costello, Jenna Spruyt, Reyna Crawford, Maia Massuet Puig and Mozanga Ekwalanga.

        In the last opening round series, the 6th-seeded Victoria Vikes defeated the 11th-seeded MacEwan Griffins 67-54; 68-60 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Victoria dumped MacEwan 67-54. The Griffins broke to a 15-1 lead but the Vikes maintained their poise and rallied to within 18-15 after one quarter. They then ripped off a 13-3 run late in the second quarter to take command by dominating the paint and building a 35-29 lead at the half. The Vikes led 56-46 after three quarters. “We missed a couple early shots but MacEwan got off to a great start,” said Vikes coach Dani Sinclair. “I was proud that our girls didn’t become deflated by that, we’ve talked about wanting to be better defensively and MacEwan got off to a good start, but we settled in and were able to get some stops. That’s important when your shots aren’t falling.” Sinclair said the Vikes defence proved the difference. “We talk about Marissa (Dheensaw) being a key contributor in that regard. She did a really good job of using her length, getting deflections and that led to some steals.” Sinclair added that the Vikes more effectively pounded the ball into the paint in the second half. “I think we didn’t do it enough, we got a little bit too cute with the ball sometimes. It’s as simple as putting the ball inside, they are obviously going to make adjustments to that but until we see what the adjustment is, we have to keep going with it. … We have a lot of experienced players who have been in these series before and we know how quickly things change and momentum shifts. We have to take it one quarter at a time and go from there to hopefully close it out tomorrow night.” Griffins coach Katherine Adams said “Vic’s a tough team and they really kind of took it to us inside as the game went on. We had a tough time managing their bigs inside.  They had 16 offensive rebounds and really took advantage of that, I thought. There was a lot of trading hoops today. They score. We score. We (could) never break that six-point barrier and at the end they ran away with it. … We showed spurts throughout the game where we played our style of basketball. We showed we can compete with this team and it’s just a matter of doing it more consistently over the 40 minutes. We know we’re undersized. We know we have to play a defensive game and really try to limit teams’ scoring ability because we’re not going to get the same scoring opportunities other teams do that have a big inside presence.” Nicole Karstein paced the Vikes with 20 on 6-14 from the floor, 8-15 from the line and 8 boards. Jenna Bugiardini added 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 7 boards. Jenna Krug scored 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Kristy Gallagher added 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Amira Giannattasio added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Calli McMillan added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 steals. Paige Thomson added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, while Marissa Dheensaw was scoreless on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Morgan Roskelley, Aleah Ashlee, Krysten Mullen and Katie Langdon were also scoreless. The Vikes hit 24-64 (.375) from the floor, 1-17 (.059) from the arc and 18-25 (.720) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 11 turnovers and 15 fouls. Kendall Lydon paced the Griffins with 12 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 8-8 from the line and 5 boards. Kayla Ivicak added 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Brielle Wise scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 0-3 from the line and 4 boards. Kerillyn Maclennan added 8 on 4-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Paige Knull scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Alexandra Lauber added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Kristen Montfort-Palomino added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Kyre Thompson and Kathryn Sutherland were scoreless. The Griffins hit 18-44 (.409) from the floor, 4-10 from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 1 steal, 25 turnovers and 19 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Victoria completed the series sweep by clipping MacEwan 68-60. MacEwan led 18-16 after one quarter and 37-32 at the half. But the Vikes elevated their defensive pressure, while Jenna Krug kept aggressively attacking off the dribble as the Vikes took a 49-47 lead after three quarters. The Vikes took command with an 11-3 run to start the fourth quarter. “What a tough team and a tough performance from MacEwan, they gave us a lot of fits throughout the game,” said Vikes coach Dani Sinclair. “We didn’t deal with their pressure and their physicality very well in the first half but we pulled through and were able to make some plays. … Jenna (Krug) absolutely carried our team tonight, she literally put the team on her shoulders at times. She was a big reason why we were able to pull it through. … (In the second half), we started to rebound the ball a little better, we were able to get some key stops but the big difference was Jenna Krug. She made some big baskets and could have been on the line for half the night based on her tough attacks to the rim. … The nice thing this weekend is we got some contributions from people off the bench and hopefully we can move forward with that momentum.” Griffins coach Katherine Adams said “we came in and gave them all they could handle, it was a tight competitive game right from the start but we just kind of ran out of gas at the end and they hit some big shots down the stretch. I’m really proud of the effort our girls put forward. When your season ends this way it’s always tough, but at least it’s a good feeling knowing that you gave it all you had. We know we’re not as skilled as other teams in the league, we’re not as big as other teams in the league, but one thing we come prepared with every day is our fight and our hustle and our willingness to just compete and battle.” Adams added that Chehalis, Washington-product Kendall Lydon was exceptional. “She is one of the fiercest competitors that I’ve ever coaches, ever worked with. She has been the stronghold of this team the past four years. The things she does on the court are obviously noticeable – the stat sheets and anyone who sees her play – but what we’re going to miss most is her leadership and presence off the court.” Jenna Krug paced the Vikes with 22 on 9-21 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Nicole Karstein added 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 7 boards. Jenna Bugiardini added 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Amira Giannattasio added 8 on 3-15 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kristy Gallagher added 7 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Calli McMillan added 3 on 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Marissa Dheensaw scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 steals, while Paige Thomson was scoreless. The Vikes hit 25-64 (.391) from the floor, 5-13 (.385) from the arc and 13-16 (.813) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 5 steals, 1 block, 19 turnovers and 18 fouls. Kendall Lydon paced the Griffins with 16 on 3-18 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Kayla Ivicak added 15 on 7-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Paige Knull scored 15 on 6-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Alexandra Lauber added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Kristen Montfort-Palomino added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Brielle Wise notched 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Ellie McCarthy, Kathryn Sutherland and Kerilynn Maclennan were scoreless. The Griffins hit 21-56 (.375) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 15 turnovers and 19 fouls. The Griffins (coach Katherine Adams, assistant Megan Wickstrom, assistant Bill Bradley, assistant Bachar Khoukaz, therapist Jennifer Dunn) also included Tajzha Doman, Areena Lewis, Kyre Thompson, Amber Easthope, Carly McHarg, Juhee Thompson and Madison Terbasket-Winser.

        In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies defeated the 8th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 78-55; 62-74; 78-69 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Saskatchewan clubbed Fraser Valley 78-55. The Cascades led 18-15 early but the Huskies closed out the first quarter with a 10-0 run to take a 25-18 lead. They held the Cascades scoreless for the first five minutes while scoring 9 unanswered and led 46-27 at the half and 64-40 after three quarters. “I thought we hit a wall real early,” said Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer. “We had a good start, and a couple things didn’t go our way – they hit a couple shots and got right back in the game. We just weren’t able to turn the tide at all . . . we were unfocused and scattered, and our attention to detail wasn’t there. Saskatchewan just continued to play well. They got better as the game went on, and we didn’t. Give Saskatchewan full credit – they looked sharp and they looked prepared, and they took things away from us tonight. We’re going to need some kids to step up tomorrow, and we’re going to need more of a contribution from someone other than Shayna (Litman) and Kayli (Sartori). Whether that’s some of our other starters or some of our kids off the bench, we need them to be dangerous and we need them to be better defensively.” Sabine Dukate paced the Huskies with 21 on 9-18 from the floor and 3-8 from the arc. Madeline Humbert added 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Vera Crooks scored 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Megan Ahlstrom added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Summer Masikewich added 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 8 boards. Megan Linquist added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Libby Epoch scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 6 assists. Maya Olynyk added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2 assists, while Christy Fehr, Brianna Fehr, Kelsey Lalor and Janaya Brown were scoreless. Brianna Fehr and Lalor each nabbed 2 boards. The Huskies hit 28-64 (.438) from the floor, 10-23 (.435) from the arc and 12-14 (.857) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 6 steals, 4 blocks, 17 turnovers and 13 fouls. Shayna Litman paced the Cascades with 21 on 9-16 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 8 boards. Kayli Sartori added 20 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Taylor Claggett added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Amanda Thompson added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Sydney Williams scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Sara Simovic, Jessica Zawada, Victoria Jacobse, Jessica Cameron and Amelia Worrell were scoreless. Worrell nabbed 2 boards. The Cascades hit 20-50 (.400) from the floor, 0-7 from the arc and 15-19 (.789) from the line, while garnering 21 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 18 turnovers and 16 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Fraser Valley evened the series by dumping Saskatchewan 74-62. The Huskies led 13-3 early but the Cascades scored 9 unanswered to draw within 13-12 after one quarter. The Cascades exploded for a 14-0 run over six minutes as they rallied to a 34-24 lead at the half. Saskatchewan roared back in the third, drawing within 51-49 after three quarters. The Cascades clawed ahead by 5 but the Huskies cut the lead to three after a Libby Epoch steal and layup. The Cascades, though, invariably had the answer and eventually iced the win at the free throw line. Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer said his troops liked playing with their backs against in the wall in elimination games. “It’s not ideal as a coach, but even when Saskatchewan made a push at the end, it almost calmed us down more than anything. I’ve never really had a group like this. I mean, they just go out and play, and they play different ways – we played a lot different tonight than we did last night. We had a real hard time last night running a lot of our sets, so tonight we just went back to more free-flowing (offence). It wasn’t really pretty, but they just played uninhibited, went for it, and made plays. … I was really happy for Taylor (Claggett) – I know she wasn’t pleased with her play last night, and we just encouraged her to stay aggressive today and she did,” Tuchscherer said. “She made some big plays for us, and I thought Sara (Simovic), in the second half, was huge. I think the key, more than anything, was we were down by quite a bit (in the first quarter), and we got JZ (Zawada) into the game. She did some good things right out of the gate, got some good movement going. That kind of tweaked something for the coaches – maybe if we go to more of a motion-style offence, it’ll work. I thought her contribution was huge tonight.” Kayli Sartori paced the Cascades with 19 on 7-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Taylor Claggett added 17 on 7-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Sara Simovic scored 15 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 7-9 from the line and 4 boards. Shayna Litman added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 9 boards. Sydney Williams added 9 on 3-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Jessica Zawada added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists, while Victoria Jacobse and Amanda Thompson were scoreless. The Cascades hit 25-50 from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 20-23 (.870) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 1 steal, 4 blocks, 19 turnovers and 13 fouls. Sabine Dukate paced the Huskies with 21 on 8-25 from the floor, 4-12 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Megan Lindquist added 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 8 boards. Summer Masikewich added 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 4 boards. Megan Ahlstrom added 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Libby Epoch scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Madeline Humbert added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Brianna Fehr scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Vera Crooks added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 4 boards, while Maya Olynyk was scoreless. The Huskies hit 23-63 (.365) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 9-11 (.818) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 5 steals, 1 block, 19 turnovers and 19 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game three, Saskatchewan took the series by dispatching Fraser Valley 78-69. The Huskies broke to a 6-0 lead on a pair of treys by Sabine Dukate and although Syd Williams soon answered with her own pair of treys, Saskatchewan maintained an advantage throughout the first quarter, after which they led 22-18. They expanded the lead to 8 before the Cascades responded with a 7-0 run, taking their first lead at 32-31 with 1:31 to go in the half. Masikewich banked in a shot to give Saskatchewan a 33-32 edge at halftime. The Huskies expanded their lead to 10 in the third quarter before the Cascades rallied within 3 on back-to-back triples by Amanda Thompson and Victoria Jacobse. But Saskatchewan forward Megan Ahlstrom answered with a personal 5-0 run to take a 60-52 lead after three quarters. The Huskies quickly expanded their lead to double-digits and coasted to the win. A pair of Kayli Sartori free throws cut the margin to 62-58 with 5:42 left in regulation, but a 10-2 Huskies run sealed the result. “I’m just more proud of our girls than anything,” Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer said. “To play six games in nine days, and four of them are do-or-die, it takes a lot out of you physically and mentally. We’re leaving this season without a lot of gas left in the tank, and that’s kind of what you want to do.” Tuchscherer added that he was proud of the efforts of Shayna Litman, who played with back spasms after suffering a collision late in game two. “I’m really proud of her for even going today, and the effort she put in. They tried to go at her a little bit, but she kept digging in. … You could see us kind of hit a wall in the third quarter. We started to break down mentally a little bit, and Saskatchewan really took advantage of those breakdowns. But the girls just fought hard right to the end of the game.” Sabine Dukate paced the Huskies with 19 on 6-19 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Summer Masikewich added 19 on 6-12 from the floor, 7-8 from the line and 8 boards. Megan Ahlstrom added 18 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Vera Crooks notched 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Madeline Humbert scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Libby Epoch added 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Maya Olynyk added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Brianna Fehr scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards, while Megan Lindquist was scoreless on 0-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. The Huskies hit 27-66 (.409) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 17-23 (.739) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 14 turnovers and 20 fouls. Taylor Claggett paced the Cascades with 19 on 3-4 from the floor, 13-16 from line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Sydney Williams added 11 on 3-14 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Kayli Sartori added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Shayna Litman notched 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 4 boards. Victoria Jacobse added 8 on 3-5 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Sara Simovic scored 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Amanda Thompson added 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Jessica Zawada added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. The Cascades hit 21-55 (.382) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 20-27 (.741) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 19 turnovers and 22 fouls. The Cascades (coach Al Tuchscherer, assistant Tara Burton, assistant Chantel Ewert, assistant Chris Harvey, assistant Denis Tuchscherer, assistant Avneet Brar) also included Jessica Cameron, Katherine Holden, Veronica Kobes, Amelia Worrell and Alexis Worrell.

        The 4th-seeded Alberta Golden Bears defeated the 5th-seeded University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 62-58; 60-52 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Alberta defeated U.B.C. 62-58. UBC led 14-11 lead after one quarter as Jessica Hanson scored five of her 11 in the first, with Susan Thompson making both of her mid-range jumpers in the quarter. Alberta slowly started to find their offensive rhythm in the second, as Maddie Rogers and Megan Tywoniuk began to find some shooting traction and the Pandas led 32-31 at half. The Thunderbirds continued to turn over the ball in the third quarter and Alberta kept capitalizing as they maintained a 51-47 lead through three quarters. Neither team was able to clean up their ball control in the fourth, with another 12 giveaways committed by the two teams. Alberta got four points each from Shay Crisp and Aimee Wilson, taking a 59-55 lead late in the fourth. UBC was forced to foul late in the game, but two offensive rebounds by Elle Hendershot iced the win. Maddie Rogers paced the Pandas with 14 on 6-21 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Shay Crisp added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Briana Carlyon added 9 on 2-3 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Aimee Wilson notched 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 6 boards. Elle Hendershot scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Megan Tywoniuk added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Vanessa Wild added 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Emma Kary scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Abby Edmison, Lauren Earl and Brooklyn Legault were scoreless. Legault nabbed 7 boards and dished 3 assists. The Pandas hit 21-58 (.362) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 13-22 (.591) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 14 steals, 3 blocks, 24 turnovers and 16 fouls. Jessica Hanson paced the Thunderbirds with 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Keylyn Filewich added 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Kara Spotton scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Shilpa Khanna added 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Maddison Penn added 7 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Susan Thompson notched 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Andrea Strujic scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Sammy Baumgartner added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Krysten Lindquist added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards, while Marcie Schlick and Ali Norris were scoreless. Norris nabbed 6 boards. The Thunderbirds hit 20-51 (.392) from the floor, 4-12 (.333) from the arc and 14-23 (.609) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 10 steals, 5 blocks, 27 turnovers and 17 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta completed the series sweep by clipping U.B.C. 60-52. The Thunderbirds opened with a 10-2 run and extended the margin to 19-6 before the Pandas responded with 5 unanswered to draw within 19-11 after one quarter. The Thunderbirds scored 10 points off 11 Alberta turnovers and Kara Spotton dominated the paint as they moved ahead 33-24 at the half. The tide seemed to turn in Alberta’s favour after Panda guard Aimee Wilson was forced to the bench with an injury. With the Pandas trailing by 10, Megan Tywoniuk drained a baseline trey 14 seconds after Wilson left the court, only to be followed by two straight three-balls from sophomore guard Vanessa Wild in 30 seconds to cut the deficit to one. Thunderbird Shilpa Khanna answered with a trey and U.B.C. took a 42-38 lead after three quarters. It was all defence early in the fourth quarter, with 6 points scored in first four minutes. But then Maddie Rogers found Brooklyn Legault for a bucket in the paint to knot the score with 5:27 left remaining on the clock. Rogers then followed with two straight layups, the first rolling around the rim before falling and the second on an extended drive from half-court. After Penn got the visitors back to within two with just over two minutes left, Tywoniuk replied with a trey before Rogers and Spotton traded baskets, leaving the Thunderbirds trailing by 7 with a minute to play. Shay Crisp iced it at the line for the Pandas, hitting 4-6 to put Alberta up by 10 with 12.7 seconds left. A final long deuce by Penn with 4.2 seconds left closed out the scoring. “I think our youth kind of played into tonight,” said UBC coach Deb Huband. “We’ve shown flashes of the team we can be, but we’re still a very young team and with youth comes inconsistency. That isn’t the way we wanted to end our season, especially for our three fifth-years [Spotton, Andrea Strujic and Susan Thompson].” Maddie Rogers paced the Pandas with 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 assists and 4 steals. Brooklyn Legault added 12 on 5-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Megan Tywoniuk scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor and 3-5 from the arc. Vanessa Wild notched 8 on 3-9 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Elle Hendershot scored 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 15 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Aimee Wilson added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Shay Crisp added 4 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Briana Carlyon, Emma Kary, Lauren Earl and Sydney Kumar were scoreless. Carlyon nabbed 4 boards. The Pandas hit 23-61 (.377) from the floor, 6-16 (.375) from the arc and 8-12 (.667) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks, 22 turnovers and 16 fouls. Jessica Hanson paced the Thunderbirds with 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Maddison Penn added 12 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 3 boards. Kara Spotton notched 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Keylyn Filewich added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 steals. Shilpa Khanna scored 3 on 1-6 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ali Norris added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Andrea Strujic scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 5 boards. Samantha Baumgartner added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 steals. Krysten Lindquist added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 3 boards, while Marcie Schlick and Susan Thompson were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 19-52 (.365) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 11-13 (.846) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 11 steals, 2 blocks, 23 turnovers and 19 fouls. The Thunderbirds (coach Deb Huband, assistant Carrie watts, assistant Jim Day, assistant Madeline Belding, trainer Kirby Marchand, trainer Christine Thomas, manager Kiana Lalonde, manager Vivian Lam, therapist Mike Green) also included Cherub Lum, Gabrielle Laguerta, Chelsea Hamming and Isabelle Khalifa.

        The 2nd-seeded Regina Cougars defeated the 7th-seeded Trinity Western Spartans 82-59; 57-41 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Regina dusted Trinity Western 82-59.  The Cougars opened with a 7-0 run but the Spartans responded with a 14-4 run to take a 19-18 after one quarter. Then the Cougars lowered the boom, exploding for an 8-0 run and taking a 43-25 at the half and 64-42 after three quarters. They led by as many as 27. Back-to-back treys by Natalie Carkner trimmed the margin to 16 but the outcome had long since been decided and the Spartans scored just one point for the remainder of the game.  “I’m happy to get the first game,” Cougars coach Dave Taylor said. “Offensively, we shot the ball well. But defensively, we were inconsistent and we’ll have to clean that up tomorrow.” Spartans coach Cheryl Jean-Paul said “there are a lot of positive things to take out of three of today’s quarters and fixes that we can make, especially from the second quarter. We spent a lot of the game chasing the passes and they are too good a team at moving the ball and diving to the block for that to happen. But to start the game on a strong note was one of our goals and we achieved it so tomorrow it’s expanding and stretching that through the entire game. We played a very competitive second half and so we are looking forward to building on that and continuing to grow as a program. Each game is teaching us about the level of intensity and compete required to win in the playoffs and this is great post-season experience for our program against a team who has been here many times before.” Katie Polischuk paced the Cougars with 23 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kyanna Giles added 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 8 boards. Sara Hubenig added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 5 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Christina McCusker added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 7 blocks. Kyia Giles scored 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Britton Belyk added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Alexi Rowden scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Ainsley Macintyre added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Michaela Kleisinger added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Angela Bongomin added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Avery Pearce and Caitlin Zacharias were scoreless. Pearce nabbed 3 boards. The Cougars hit 30-65 (.462) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 17-20 (.850) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 11 steals, 10 blocks, 17 turnovers and 19 fouls. Kayla Gordon led the Spartans with 21 on 7-14 from the floor, 7-7 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Natalie Carkner added 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc and 4 boards. Jessie Brown added 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Tessa Ratzlaff notched 6 on 2-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ashleigh Barnes scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Sarah Buckingham added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Luca Schmidt scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Juliet King, Jamie Andrews-Stobart, Julia Marshall, Breanna Cabuco and Teanna Bradshaw were scoreless. The Spartans hit 19-59 (.322) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 12 steals, 2 blocks, 20 turnovers and 14 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Regina completed the series sweep by dumping Trinity Western 57-41. “I’ve been doing this a long time now, and that’s what elimination games will look like,” Cougars coach Dave Taylor said. “There’s no style points this time of year, and our defence was what allowed us to come away with the win tonight. Once we get to this point of the season, every win is a good win and we’re happy to be moving on.” The Cougars took command with a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter that turned a two-point Spartans lead into a 49-38 advantage with two minutes to play. The first quarter had a scoreless drought of nearly seven minutes, as Regina battled turnovers and Trinity Western went cold from both the field and the stripe. A layup by Katie Polischuk fewer than two minutes in gave the Cougars a 4-2 lead, and it stayed that way until a Tessa Ratzlaff jumper in the paint with a minute and a half left in the quarter. The Cougars took a 7-6 lead after the first quarter, and the defence won the battle in the second period as well as Regina took a 22-19 lead into the lockers. The Spartans led for the majority of the third, but never by more than 3. A basket by Regina’s Christina McCusker sent the two teams into the fourth tied at 34-34, but it was all Regina in the fourth as Polischuk and Kyanna Giles both hitting key triples in the fourth and buckets on back-to-back possessions by McCusker and Michaela Kleisinger gave Regina an 11-point lead with two minutes to play. Spartans coach Cheryl Jean-Paul said ““I asked the team to battle and leave it all on the floor tonight and they did. It was nice to see us give ourselves a shot at taking a win away in this series but we just ran out of gas towards the end. It did not go our way tonight but I reminded them that they are history makers. We have been doing things the right way and we want to continue to build on this next phase of our program. We now have a picture of what it takes to get to Canada West final four and look forward to the next chance to get after it. I am so proud of the defensive effort and who this group has been all season long. They kept finding ways to fight and responded to the calls to step up every night, especially in games where our backs were to the wall.” Katie Polischuk paced the Cougars with 13 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 7 boards. Kyanna Giles added 10 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 6 boards and 4 steals. Sara Hubenig added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 10 boards and 2 assists. Michaela Kleisinger scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Christina McCusker notched 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Avery Pearce scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Caitlin Zacharias added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Kyia Giles scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Alexi Rowden added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 5 boards. Ainsley Macintyre scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Britton Belyk and Angela Bongomin were scoreless. Bongomin nabbed 3 boards. The Cougars hit 19-57 (.333) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, 25 turnovers and 21 fouls. Tessa Ratzlaff paced the Spartans with 16 on 7-16 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Kayla Gordon added 10 on 2-9 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jessie Brown scored 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-4 from the line and 2 assists. Luca Schmidt added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Natalie Carkner notched 3 on 1-11 from the floor, 1-11 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 steals, while Sarah Buckingham, Jamie Andrews-Stobart, Julia Marshall and Ashleigh Barnes were scoreless. Barnes nabbed 4 boards. The Spartans hit 14-57 (.246) from the floor, 3-24 (.125) from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 11 steals, 2 blocks, 20 turnovers and 20 fouls. The Spartans (coach Cheryl Jean-Paul, assistant Joel Ditson, assistant Chantelle Martin, assistant Sean Zhang, apprentice Ana Lomavatu, mentor Bailey Davies, therapist Natalie Ghobrial, student therapist Marissa Van Noort, student therapist Krista Gommeringer, strength & conditioning Andrew Heming, strength & conditioning Adrienne Friesen) also included Juliet King, Mariah Perry, Alicia Unruh, Breanna Cabuco, Grace Guderyan, Teanna Bradshaw and Simran Grewal.

        In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen defeated the 6th-seeded Victoria Vikes 82-70; 69-74; 92-65 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Winnipeg clipped Victoria 82-70. Winnipeg opened with a 6-1 run but the Vikes responded with a 7-0 run and the teams traded the lead for the remainder of the quarter, after which the Wesmen led 19-17. Kristy Gallagher scored 8 consecutive points as the Vikes built a 25-23 lead but the Wesmen responded with a 9-0 run, including 5 by Lena Wenke to take a 32-25 lead with 4:13 left. Gallagher scored 6 to cut the Wesmen lead to 40-36 at the half. The Wesmen made a statement in the third quarter, outscoring the Vikes 15-3 in the opening 6:00 minutes to extend their lead to double-digits. Winnipeg kept the pressure on Victoria scoring 25 points in the quarter to carry a 65-48 lead into the fourth quarter. Victoria opened the final frame with a 10-4 run to cut the deficit to 69-58. A trey by Jenna Bugiardini with over a minute left cut the lead to 72-68. But the Wesmen iced it at the line. “Tonight was a tough win vs a very good Victoria team. They have a veteran team that has a never give up attitude and they showed it tonight. I don’t think I have seen a better three-point shooting team and they hit some unreal shots. We anticipate another hard-fought battle tomorrow,” said Wesmen coach Tanya McKay. Vikes coach Dani Sinclair said that “I felt that we kind of got away from the game plan in the third quarter and Winnipeg is going to be all over you to try and force turnovers, we played right into their hands. Rebounding was a key factor, they got 15 offensive boards. … We have to understand how to attack and be aggressive to not be playing from behind the whole game. In all three games we have played against them we have been forced to try and claw our way back into the game for the majority of the time. … That sort of describes us as a whole, we fight back to four but then we end up losing by 12. You can’t go three-quarters of the way or 90 per cent. In order for us to beat this team we have to be at 100 per cent for 40 minutes. There is no time to take breaks on the court and hopefully we learned that lesson tonight.” Faith Hezekiah paced the Wesmen with 23 on 6-12 from the floor, 11-12 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Megan Noonan added 17 on 8-19 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Antoinette Miller scored 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Lena Wenke added 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Taylor Thorkelsson scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Kerri Kuzbyt notched 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Skylar Boulanger added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Shawn Pallister, Paige Hastings-Van and Augusta Kievisaite were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 29-69 (.420) from the floor, 4-20 (.200) from the arc and 20-23 (.870) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 9 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 13 fouls. Kristy Gallagher paced the Vikes with 20 on 8-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Amira Giannattasio added 18 on 6-14 from the floor, 6-9 from the arc and 2 steals. Nicole Karstein scored 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 7 boards. Calli McMillan scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Marissa Dheensaw added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Jenna Krug notched 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals, while Paige Thomson was scoreless. The Vikes hit 27-65 (.415) from the floor, 10-21 (.476) from the arc and 6-8 (.750) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 11 steals, 1 block, 19 turnovers and 20 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Victoria evened the series by edging Winnipeg 74-69. The Wesmen held a 20-17 lead after the opening frame in which Winnipeg’s Antoinette Miller and Victoria’s Amira Giannattasio each notched double figures. Winnipeg opened up the second quarter on a 12-7 run, highlighted by a pair of treys by Megan Noonan to extend their lead to 32-24. The Wesmen led 41-31 at the half. Winnipeg struggled connecting on 2-16 from the field as the Vikes outscored Winnipeg 19-9 to tie the score at 50 after three quarters. “We played gritty and took care of the boards,” said Vikes coach Dani Sinclair. “We were finally able to control the pace of the game, in the second half especially, we stuck with it and played tough. … We found ways to move the ball a little better offensively and tried to simplify things. We got the ball into places where people could attack and we were able to draw some fouls to get to the free-throw line.  Tonight we built confidence from our defensive play and that helped propel everybody to make plays and find the win. Making gritty and tough plays is key, you need that at this time of year.” Amira Giannattasio paced the Vikes with 21 on 8-14 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jenna Bugiardini added 20 on 5-17 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 10-10 from the line, 15 boards and 3 assists. Nicole Karstein added 19 on 5-13 from the floor, 9-11 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Jenna Krug scored 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Marissa Dheensaw scored 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Kristy Gallagher added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Paige Thomson added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards, while Calli McMillan and Katie Langdon were scoreless. McMillan dished 2 assists. The Vikes hit 23-65 (.354) from the floor, 4-15 from the arc and 24-29 (.828) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 8 steals, 1 block, 9 turnovers and 16 fouls. Antoinette Miller paced the Wesmen with 26 on 11-18 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 13 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Faith Hezekiah added 17 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9-12 from the line, 9 boards and 5 assists. Megan Noonan notched 12 on 4-17 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Taylor Thorkelsson scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Lena Wenke added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 steals. Kerri Kuzbyt added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Shawn Pallister scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Skylar Boulanger, Augusta Kievisaite and Paige Hastings-Van were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 26-68 (.382) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 12-16 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 5 steals, 1 block, 10 turnovers and 23 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game three, Winnipeg took the series by clocking Victoria 92-65. The Wesmen led 19-16 after one quarter but took total command in the second as they built a 49-28 lead at the half. Victoria was only able to trim the margin by one in the third quarter, after which the Wesmen led 64-44. The Vikes never threatened. “I think we came up against a team that had their backs against the wall,” said Vikes coach Dani Sinclair. “They’ve been the top team in our conference this season and they decided they weren’t going to lose today. Antoinette Miller took over this game from start to finish—she was a beast in a good way.” Antoinette Miller paced the Wesmen with 31 on 13-22 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 10 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Faith Hezekiah added 17 on 8-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kerri Kuzbyt scored 15 on 5-6 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Lena Wenke added 10 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 3 assists. Megan Noonan scored 7 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 11 assists and 2 steals. Taylor Thorkelsson scored 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Skylar Boulanger added 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Shawn Pallister added 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Katie Hastings Van and Augusta Kievisaite were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 34-63 (.540) from the floor, 8-21 (.381) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 26 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 15 turnovers and 17 fouls. Nicole Karstein paced the Vikes with 13 on 4-11 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jenna Bugiardini added 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jenna Krug scored 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals. Kristy Gallagher added 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Amira Giannattasio added 8 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 steals. Marissa Dheensaw scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 6 assists. Calli McMillan added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Paige Thomson scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Morgan Roskelley added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Krysten Mullen, Aleah Ashlee and Katie Langdon were scoreless. The Vikes hit 21-60 (.350) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 17-21 (.810) from the line, while garnering 20 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 8 steals, 15 turnovers and 17 fouls. The Vikes (coach Dani Everitt Sinclair, assistant Leanne Evans, assistant Brett Westcott, manager Gen Simmons, assistant manager Allison Ilg) also included Andrea Psotka, Aiden Kilcommons, Jasmine De Vries, Katie Langdon, Claire De Mug and Ashley McGinnis.

        In the Final Four semis, the top-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies clipped the 4th-seeded Alberta Golden Bears 72-62. The Pandas led 16-12 after one quarter and extended the margin to 7 before the Huskies clawed within 29-26 at the half. In the defensive third quarter, the Huskies eventually knotted the score and Sabine Dukate drained a trey to give them their first lead since the opening minute. The Huskies led 49-44 after three quarters. The Pandas remained within reach by draining treys but Megan Ahlstrom scored six straight points for Saskatchewan with under four minutes to play that forced the trailing Pandas to foul, allowing the Huskies to ice it from the line. Sabine Dukate paced the Huskies with 25 on 10-17 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Megan Ahlstrom added 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Summer Masikewich added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-7 from the line and 2 blocks. Libby Epoch added 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Megan Lindquist added 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 3 blocks. Madeline Humbert scored 3 on 3-4 from the floor and 3 boards. Vera Crooks added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Kelsey Lalor added 2 on 2-2 from the floor, while Brianna Fehr was scoreless. The Huskies hit 23-52 (.442) from the floor, 8-15 (.533) from the arc and 18-28 (.643) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 8 steals, 7 blocks, 10 turnovers and 12 fouls. Maddie Rogers paced the Pandas with 19 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Megan Tywoniuk added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc and 2 boards. Shay Crisp scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Briana Carlyon added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Brooklyn Legault scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Elle Hendershot scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 assists. Emma Kary added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Abby Edmison, Vanessa Wild and Lauren Earl were scoreless. Edmison nabbed 3 boards and Wild 2. The Pandas hit 23-56 (.411) from the floor, 10-22 (.455) from the arc and 6-8 from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, 16 turnovers and 23 fouls.

        In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Regina Cougars dispatched the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen 81-70. “We had a lot of different people step up and make shots tonight,” Cougars coach Dave Taylor said. “You’ll hear this quote a lot from me at this point of the season – it wasn’t always pretty, but a win is a win in the postseason and I’m absolutely thrilled with this team for making it back to nationals.” Winnipeg broke to a 7-0 lead but the Cougars scored on their next 3 possessions and took their first lead at 19-17 off a Christina McCusker bucket following a turnover forced by Kyia Giles. Antoinette Miller hit a mid-range jumper at the buzzer to knot the score at 19 after one quarter. The Cougars opened the second quarter with a 9-0 run and led 51-36 at the half, as Avery Pearce scored her second and third treys of the match, while Katie Polischuk, Sara Hubenig and Michaela Kleisinger each added singletons. The Cougars took their largest lead of the game at 58-39 four minutes into the third, but Winnipeg countered with a 14-4 run to draw within 67 -61 after three quarters. Regina opened the fourth quarter with six straight points, including a huge transition three by Polischuk to put the Cougars up 73-61. Regina held Winnipeg to just nine points in the final period to seal the win. Christina McCusker paced the Cougars with 22 on 8-14 from the floor, 6-9 from the line and 6 boards. Avery Pearce added 13 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Kyanna Giles added 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Sara Hubenig scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Katie Polischuk notched 8 on 2-12 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Kyia Giles added 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Ainsley Macintyre scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 6 boards. Michaela Kleisinger added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6 boards, while Caitlin Zacharias, Britton Belyk and Alexi Rowden were scoreless. The Cougars hit 28-64 (.438) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 18-28 (.643) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 21 turnovers and 17 fouls. Antoinette Miller paced the Wesmen with 28 on 9-18 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Faith Hezekiah added 16 on 7-17 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Lena Wenke scored 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Kerri Kuzbyt added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Taylor Thorkelsson scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Megan Noonan added 3 on 1-12 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Skylar Boulanger added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Shawn Pallister added 1 on 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Katie Hastings Van, Augusta Kievisaite and Paige Hastings Van were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 25-73 (.342) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 15-18 (.833) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 11 turnovers and 21 fouls.

        In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen defeated the 4th-seeded Alberta Golden Bears 89-78 after rallying from an 18-point second-half deficit on a 20-3 run keyed by Megan Noonan and Taylor Thorkelsson. The Wesmen led 25-24 after one quarter. Alberta opened the second with an 8-0 run featuring a trey by Sydney Kumar. Noonan countered with a trey before Emma Kary hit back-to-back treys to give the Pandas a 45-36 lead at the half. A Megan Tywoniuk trey capped a 9-2 run for Alberta that put the Pandas up 54-38, but then the Wesmen ripped off their massive run, drawing within 64-62 after three quarters. The Wesmen then delivered a 10-0 knockout punch in the final quarter. Megan Noonan paced the Wesmen with 25 on 6-13 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 9-9 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Antoinette Miller added 22 on 8-17 from the floor, 6-7 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Faith Hezekiah added 19 on 8-18 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 4 boards. Lena Wenke added 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Taylor Thorkelsson added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kerri Kuzbyt added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Skylar Boulanger added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards, while Katie Hastings Van, Shawn Pallister, Augusta Kievisaite and Paige Hastings Van were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 28-60 (.467) from the floor, 6-11 (.545) from the arc and 27-31 (.871) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 16 turnovers and 19 fouls. Maddie Rogers paced the Pandas with 16 on 4-17 from the floor, 2-12 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Elle Hendershot added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Emma Kary scored 9 on 3-5 from the arc. Megan Tywoniuk notched 8 on 3-4 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Brooklyn Legault added 7 on 1-6 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 8 boards. Briana Carlyon scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 10 boards. Sydney Kumar added 7 on 3-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Mackenzie Cook scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Shay Crisp added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Lauren Earl scored 4 on 4-4 from the line. Marinya Marcichiw added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Abby Edmison was scoreless. The Pandas hit 24-57 (.421) from the floor, 8-26 (.308) from the arc and 22-25 (.880) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 7 steals, 1 block, 22 turnovers and 25 fouls. The Pandas (coach Scott Edwards, assistant Kelly Haggstrom, assistant John Dedrick, assistant Drew Hanson, assistant Taryn Wicijowski) also included Vanessa Wild, Cameo Hanlon, Tess Heinricks and Aimee Wilson.

        In the final, the top-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies dumped the 2nd-seeded Regina Cougars 64-53. “I can’t believe the growth of all of the individual players this season,” said head coach Lisa Thomaidis. “The rookies transformed into veterans in the course of six months and the veterans have all taken on new roles and I am just so proud of their tremendous growth and maturity. To repeat as champions is unfathomable.” The Huskies led 11-8 after one quarter. The Cougars responded with a 12-2 run ignited by a trey from Sara Hubenig and capped by a triple from Britton Belyk before Saskatchewan closed out the half with a 13-4 run featuring a trey, as well as 3 free throws, from Sabine Dukate, giving the Huskies a 29-24 lead at the half.  The Huskies took command with a 14-2 run over the final seven and a half minutes of the third quarter to take a 45-32 lead. Regina showed some life in the fourth quarter after employing an effective press that forced a pair of turnovers and helped the Cougars go on an 8-0 run to get to within six. The Cougars went on another 8-2 run late in the game to again get to within six, but could draw no closer and the Huskies iced the game with several late free throws. “Second half we knuckled down on the defensive end and made it tough,” added Thomaidis. “I think we got some confidence from our great defence.” Sabine Dukate paced the Huskies with 25 on 6-19 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 8-9 from the line and 6 boards. Summer Masikewich added 14 on 3-7 from the floor, 8-12 from the line and 8 boards. Megan Lindquist scored 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Libby Epoch added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 7 assists. Madeline Humbert notched 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Vera Crooks added 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Megan Ahlstrom scored 2 on 1-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 5 boards, while Brianna Fehr and Kelsey Lalor were scoreless. The Huskies hit 16-54 (.296) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 25-33 (.758) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 3 steals, 6 blocks, 18 turnovers and 20 fouls. Kyanna Giles paced the Cougars with 14 on 4-15 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Sara Hubenig added 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Katie Polischuk added 7 on 1-12 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Avery Pearce scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Britton Belyk notched 6 on 2-5 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Christina McCusker added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 2 boards and 3 blocks. Michaela Kleisinger added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Alexi Rowden scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards, while Caitlin Zacharias, Kyia Giles, Ainsley Macintyre and Angela Bongomin were scoreless. Kyia Giles pilfered 3 balls. The Cougars hit 17-63 (.270) from the floor, 5-24 (.208) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 7 steals, 7 blocks, 12 turnovers and 26 fouls.

        The bronze medalist Winnipeg Wesmen: Antoinette Miller; Katie Hastings Van; Lena Wenke; Megan Noonan; Kerri Kuzbyt; Faith Hazakiah; Kaelei Knutson; Shawn Pallister; Augusta Kievisaite; Paige Hastings Van; Taylor Thorkelsson; Skylar Boulanger; coach Tanya McKenzie McKay; assistant Tami Pennell; assistant Richard Gooch; strength & conditioning Gerren McDonald; strength & conditioning Henry De Guzman; sport psychologist Aman Hussain; therapist Jeff Billeck; student therapist Emily Hamel; student therapist Jordyn Warren; student therapist Kelsey Lacroix

        The silver medalist Regina Cougars: Charlotte Kot; Michaela Kleisinger; Katie Polischuk; Avery Pearce; Caitlin Zacharias; Kyia Giles; Sara Hubenig; Kaitlyn Tonita; Kyanna Giles; Ainsley MacIntyre; Britton Belyk; Christina McCusker; Angela Bongomin; Erin Taylor; Alexi Rowden; coach Dave Taylor; assistant Fatih Akser; assistant Carly Graham; assistant Lindsay Ledingham

        The champion Saskatchewan Huskies: Maya Olynyk; Libby Epoch; Christy Fehr; Madeline Humbert; Brianna Fehr; Sabine Dukate; Sascha Lichtenwald; Megan Ahlstrom; Megan Lindquist; Kassidy Konkin; Summer Masikewich; Kelsey Lalor; Janaya Brown; Vera Crooks; coach Lisa Thomaidis; assistant Allison Fairbrother; assistant Megan Pinske; assistant Jacqueline Lavallee