| (1) | Fraser Valley | 56 | ||||||
| (8) | N.S. Agricultural | 40 | Fraser Valley | 40 | ||||
| (4) | Langara | 55 | Montmorency | 55 | Montmorency | 54 | ||
| (5) | Montmorency | 58 | ||||||
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| (2) | Mount Royal | 76 | ||||||
| (7) | Humber | 58 | Mount Royal | 57 | Mount Royal | 52 | ||
| (3) | Dawson | 57 | Grant MacEwan | 54 | ||||
| (6) | Grant MacEwan | 69 |
In the quarterfinals, held in Calgary, the 5th-seeded Montmorency Nomades defeated the 4th-seeded Langara Falcons 58-55. Langara rallied from a first-half deficit to take the lead on several occasions in the second half, led by guard Lisa Roberts, who hit 5-8 from the arc. But a Roberts three-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the rim as the Nomades escaped with the win. For the Nomades: Joelle Hebert 0, Anouk Boulanger 7, Nadia Askerow 0, Helene Tshimbalanga 1, Julie Latour 1, Genevieve Blanchette 12 on 5-7 from the floor; Audrey Latendresse 10 on 5-15 from the floor and 11 boards; Emilie Ruel 0; Marian Fortier 12 on 4-6 from the floor and line; Karin Bibeau 0; Maripier Malo 6; Ghlansy Bonhomme 9 on 4-11 from the floor. The Nomades shot 23-62 (.371) from the floor, 1-10 (.100) from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, 14 fouls, 20 assists, 10 turnovers, 2 blocks and 11 steals. For the Falcons: Caroline Bearisto 2; Chrissy Dumas 5; Carlyann Scarr 0; Kellie Besseling 4 and 6 boards; Lisa Roberts 19 on 7-17 from the floor and 5-8 from the arc; Jennifer MacLeod 11 and 8 boards; Jessie Evans 14 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 5-5 from the line and 8 boards; Sandra Harris 0, Ginny Evans 0. The Falcons shot 20-53 (.377) from the floor, 8-15 from the arc (.533) and 7-12 (.583) from the line while garnering 40 boards, 13 fouls, 18 assists, 17 turnovers and 2 steals. Montmorency led 29-24 at the half. Latendresse was chosen player of the game for the Nomades, while Macleod earned the laurels for the Falcons.
The top-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the 8th-seeded Nova Scotia Agricultural College Rams 56-40. For the Rams: Kathryn Bremner 1; Sam Leger 0; Jenna Tait 8; Ashley McCarthy 0; Catherine Stein 8 on 3-12 from the floor; Lindsay McCormack 4; Leanne Doyle 0; Jillian Tozer 2; Coby Van der Giessen 0; Carla Shaw 5; Connie Spacek 11 on 3-6 from the floor and 5-7 from the line; Sarah Connell 0. The Rams shot 15-52 (.288) from the floor, 3-12 (.250) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, 18 fouls, 14 assists, 27 turnovers and 17 steals. For the Cascades: Kalisha Reid 1; Lindsay Strickland 4; Jaime Born 4 and 7 boards; Natalie Brown 3; Cassi Born 16 on 5-15 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 11 boards; Erin Lee 2; Shiloh Minor 6; Lauren Alonzo 6 and 10 boards; Samantha Hill 11 on 5-8 from the floor and 6 boards; Dawn Gosselin 2; Brianna Payne 0; Tanya Campbell 1. The Cascades shot 20-59 (.339) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, 15 fouls, 14 assists, 22 turnovers, 2 blocks and 18 steals. Fraser Valley led 31-19 at the half. Hill was chosen player of the game for the Cascades, while Spacek earned the laurels for the Rams.
The 6th-seeded Grant MacEwan Griffins stunned the 3rd-seeded Dawson Lords 69-57. Grant MacEwan opened with a 10-0 run and never looked back. “We were pumped,” said ACAC all-star guard Alana Pyzyk. Grant MacEwan: Anna Kirillo 1; Melissa Mearon 3; Laurissa Hood 0; Alana Pyzyk 19 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc and 5 boards; Alisha Johnson 0; Marcie Balay 6; Kelly Schwindt 3 and 5 boards; Leah Hunt 8 on 4-5 from the floor; Melissa Penner 4; Stephanie Stolk 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 6 boards; Carmen Gassner 10 on 4-11 from the floor and 9 boards; Audrey Curran 7 and 6 boards. The Griffins shot 27-53 (.509) from the floor, 1-3 (.333) from the arc and 12-24 (.500) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, 15 fouls, 24 assists, 20 turnovers, 7 blocks and 12 steals. For the Blues: Stephanie Bergeron 9 on 3-6 from the floor and 3-3 from the line; Melissa Campbell 12 on 5-14 from the floor; Juliana Di-Placido 0; Jennifer Aussant 3; Ariane Cote 0; Lizanne Murphy 10 on 4-17 from the floor and 5 boards; Jennifer Liberta 0; Ashley Hlusko 3; Natasha Eadie 12 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line; Rebecca Hyppolite 2; Amanda Redhead 6 and 6 boards; Lisa Charbonneau 0. The Blues shot 18-54 (.333) from the floor, 3-6 (.500) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, 21 fouls, 17 assists, 20 turnovers, 1 block and 8 steals. Grant MacEwan led 40-24 at the half. Pyzyk was chosen player of the game for the Griffins, while Bergeron earned the laurels for the Lords.
The 2nd-seeded Mount Royal Cougars defeated the 7th-seeded Humber Hawks 76-58. Centre Amy Sim scored 22 points and grabbed 12 boards to lead Mount Royal to a 76-58 victory over Humber. “Amy had a career game tonight,” said coach Donovan Martin. It’s always somebody different. She came through.” Sim said she able to keep her nerves under control against the Hawks. “Usually, I’m a mess out there. But staying relaxed (did it).” The Cougars used their height to advantage to generate transition buckets for their guards as they took a 36-30 lead at the half. But their defence was “pathetic,” said Martin. “The second half was better.” Mount Royal was also in foul trouble, with star forward Sarah Howard picking up three fouls in 11 minutes. But the bench stepped up, particularly on the boards. Hawks coach Denise Perrier was pleased with her troops work ethic. “It wasn’t an 18-point loss to me. We shot very well from the point. We just didn’t do the job inside and we had silly turnovers.” For the Hawks: Krista Dvorak 0; Brenda Chambers 12 on 5-9 from the floor and 10 boards; Elaine Morrison 5 on 2-8 from the floor; Beth Latendresse 16 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 7 boards; Lindsay Higgs 4 on 0-10 from the floor; Arezoo Azodi-Ghajar 5; Jennifer Gilchrist 3; Miranda Pyette 13 on 4-13 from the floor, 5-9 from the line and 13 boards; Suzanne Higgs 0; Kelly Slater 0; Karine Nichols 0, Tanya List 0. The Hawks shot 19-60 (.317) floor the floor, 2-9 (.222) from the arc and 18-32 (.563) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, 17 fouls, 12 assists, 26 turnovers and 11 steals. For the Cougars: Erin Hogan 0; Joanna Card 2; Robyn Middlestead 4 on 1-9 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc; Ashlee Guise 4; Lauren Wallace 9 on 4-9 from the floor and 5 boards; Sarah Howard 17 on 6-15 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 10 boards; Andrea Mikus 0; Elan Arnold 10 on 5-13 from the floor; Meagan Atkinson 4 and 9 boards; Amy Sim 22 on 9-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 12 boards; Teryn Allred 0; Karen Debbink 4 and 10 boards. The Cougars shot 31-82 (.378) from the floor, 2-11 (.182) from the arc and 12-18 (.666) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, 22 fouls, 22 assists, 20 turnovers, 8 blocks and 11 steals. Mount Royal led 36-30 at the break. Sim was chosen player of the game for the Cougars, while Pyette earned the laurels for the Hawks.
In the bronze quarterfinals, the Dawson Blues dumped the Humber Hawks 82-66. Natasha Eadie was chosen player of the game for the Blues, while Brenda Chambers earned the laurels for the Hawks. “It’s disappointing. We didn’t play our best ball here,” Humber coach Denise Perrier told The Coven. Humber led 30-27 at the half but took command in the second by hitting .500 of their shots. The Hawks (coached by Denise Perrier) also included Karine Nicolas, Lindsay Higgs, Elaine Morrison, Jennifer Gilchrist, Brenda Chambers.
In the other bronze quarterfinal, the Langara Falcons stomped the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Rams 66-46. Kellie Besseling was chosen player of the game for the Falcons, while Catherine Steiner earned the laurels for the Rams.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Mount Royal Cougars defeated the 6th-seeded Grant MacEwan Griffins 57-54. Grant MacEwan: Anna Kirillo 3; Melissa Mearon 2; Laurissa Hood 0; Alana Pyzyk 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards; Tamara Goodman 0; Marcie Balay 0; Kelly Schwindt 0; Leah Hunt 2; Melissa Penner 6; Stephanie Stolk 18 on 5-6 from the floor, 8-8 from the line and 5 boards; Carmen Gassner 6 on 3-9 from the floor and 7 boards; Audrey Curran 3. The Griffins shot 19-45 (.422) from the floor, 1-9 (.111) from the arc, 15-21 (.714) from the line while garnering 33 boards, 15 fouls, 18 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. Mount Royal: Erin Hogan 0; Joanna Card 22 on 9-14 from floor; Robyn Middlestead 1; Ashlee Guise 3; Lauren Wallace 0; Sarah Howard 9; Andrea Mikus 0; Elana Arnold 4; Meagan Atkinson 0; Amy Sim 7; Teryn Allred 4; Karen Debbink 7. The Cougars shot 22-52 (.423) from the floor; 2-6 (.333) from the arc; and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 29 boards; 16 fouls; 19 assists; 16 turnovers; 1 block and 11 steals. Grant MacEwan led 36-33 at the half. Joanna Card was sick in bed with the flu the morning of the semis, but dragged herself to the gym. “I wasn’t going to let Grant MacEwan have the satisfaction of beating us,” she said. “Not in my gym.” Although she vomited on the sidelines, Card led the Cougars to the victory. “We’re slow starters but strong finishers,” said Mount Royal coach Donovan Martin. “That’s the way we’ve been all year – resilient.” MacEwan took a 23-12 lead as Stephanie Stolk scored 13. But Card came off the bench and hit six of eight shots, included a trey, to rally Mount Royal to within 36-33 at the half. She gave the Cougars their first lead at 37-36 early in the first half by hitting a free throw and then Mount Royal tightened its defence. Although starter Teryn Allred tore an ACL late in the second half and Stolk hit a pair of free throws to trim the margin to 53-50 with two minutes to play, Sarah Howard hit a pair from the line to ice the win. ‘The first half was good and the second half was outstanding,” said Martin. “We resolved to get some rebounds and make the effort.” Card was chosen player of the game for the Cougars, while Stolk earned the laurels for the Griffins.
In the other semi, 5th-seeded Montmorency defeated the top-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 55-40. Montmorency Nomades: Joelle Hebert 0: Anouk Boulanger 2 on 1-10 from the floor; Nadia Askerow 0; Helene Tshimbalanga 2; Julie Latour 1; Genevieve Blanchette 11 on 7-9 from the line and 6 boards; Audrey Latendresse 20 on 8-11 from the floor and 12 boards; Emilie Ruel 0; Marian Fortier 12 on 2-8 from the floor and 9-10 from the line and 9 boards; Karin Bibeau 0; Maripier Malo 0 and 5 boards; Ghlansy Bonhomme 6. The Nomades shot 16-55 (.291) from the floor, 1-17 (.058) from the arc and 22-31 (.710) from the line, while garnering 51 boards; 14 fouls, 15 assists, 21 turnovers, 4 blocks and 11 steals. Fraser Valley: Kalisha Reid 4; Lindsay Strickland 3 on 1-6 from the arc; Jaime Born 8 on 4-14 from the floor and 7 boards; Natalie Brown 0; Cassie Born 9 on 4-15 from the floor and 8 boards; Erin Lee 2; Shiloh Minor 1; Stephanie Van de Walle 0; Lauren Alonzo 5; Samantha Hill 6; Heidi Ostberg 0; Tanya Campbell 2. Fraser Valley shot 14-56 (.250) from the floor, 1-19 (.052) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while collecting, 39 boards, 23 fouls, 13 assists, 23 turnovers, 3 blocks and 5 steals. Montmorency led 28-18 at the half. Fraser Valley never got closer than eight. “We are so very happy,” said Blanchette. “The gold medal is our goal, so we wanted to play our best basketball.” Fraser Valley coach Sandy Chambers said “we were outplayed. It’s as simple as that. We couldn’t shoot. We couldn’t score. We couldn’t do anything.” Blanchette was chosen player of the game for the Nomades, while Born earned the laurels for the Cascades.
In the bronze semis, the Grant MacEwan Griffins clipped the Langara Falcons 83-56. Anne Kirilio was chosen player of the game for the Griffins, while Lisa Roberts earned the laurels for the Falcons.
In the other bronze semi, the Fraser Valley Cascades dumped the Dawson Blues 73-62 as Cassie Born scored 21, Jamie Born 14, Sam Hill 8 and Erin Lee 8. Cassie Born was chosen player of the game for the Cascades, while Lizanne Murphy earned the laurels for the Blues.
In the bronze medal match, the 6th-seeded Grant MacEwan Griffins defeated the top-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 51-44. Fraser Valley shot a mere .294 from the floor. “We were very determined to get bronze,” said Melissa Mearon, who hit three free throws in the final 48 seconds for the Griffins to ice the win. “We didn’t want to leave without anything, so the dirty gold will have to do.” The Griffins took a 27-24 lead at the half and held on for the win. Mearon and Carmen Gassner each scored 8 and each grabbed 4 boards. Cassi Born led Fraser Valley with 9 points and 5 rebounds. Melissa Mearon was chosen player of the game for the Griffins, while Lindsay Strickland earned the laurels for the Cascades.
In the final, the 5th-seeded Montmorency Nomades nipped the 2nd-seeded Mount Royal Cougars 54-52. Montmorency: Joelle Hebert 0; Anouk Boulanger 8; Nadia Askerow 0; Helene Tshimbalanga 6; Julie Latour 0; Genevieve Blanchette 10 on 4-9 from the floor and 7 boards; Audrey Latendresse 13 on 4-14 from the floor and 6 boards; Emilie Ruel 0; Marian Fortier 6 and 10 boards; Karin Bibeau 0; Maripier Malo 2; and Ghlansy Bonhomme 9. Les Nomades shot 18-56 (.321) from the floor, 4-12 (.334) from the arc and 14-23 (.609) from the line, while collecting 38 boards, 13 fouls, 18 assists, 11 turnovers, 4 blocks and 11 steals. Mount Royal: Erin Hogan 0; Joanna Card 3; Robyn Middlestead 11 on 3-8 from the arc; Ashlee Guise 5; Lauren Wallace 0; Sarah Howard 8 and 5 boards; Andrea Mikus 0; Elana Arnold 12 on 5-11 from the floor; Meagan Atkinson 3 and 9 boards; Amy Sim 6 and 11 boards; Karen Debbink 4 and 8 boards. The Cougars shot 19-64 (.297) from the floor, 7-21 (.333) from the arc and 7-10 (.700) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, 19 fouls, 16 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 3 steals. Mount Royal led 26-22 at the half. Marian Fortier was elated to complete her collection of CCAA medals, with the Nomades having won bronze in 2001 and silver in 2000. “I’ve waited all my life for this,” she said. “it’s what we’ve worked all year for. It’s an incredible feeling, like a dream.” Tournament MVP Audrey Latendresse added that “it was a very emotional game. Those girls are really strong. It was a very good, hard game.” Mount Royal led 26-22 at the half but the Nomades switched to a zone in the second half, defying the Cougars to beat them from the perimeter. “In the first half, we couldn’t get the rebounds,” said Nomades coach Guillaume Giroux. “We switched to a zone so we’d at least get the rebounds. We were ready to let them beat u on the three-pointers as long as they didn’t get inside.” The Cougars hit seven treys on the night but Joanna Card bounced one off the rim with 11 seconds remaining. Mount Royal coach Donovan Martin said the zone was the difference. “It won the game. We were trying to get inside. There just weren’t many openings. We took what they gave us and vice versa. But we had a great season. We’re disappointed but we got to the final and that’s not too bad.” Ghlansy Blanchette was chosen player of the game for the Nomades, while Robyn Middlestead earned the laurels for the Cougars.
The all-tournament team featured: MVP Audrey Latendresse (Montmorency); Genevieve Blanchette (Montmorency); Sarah Howard (Mount Royal); Amy Sim (Mount Royal); Melissa Mearon (Grant MacEwan); Cassi Born (Fraser Valley);
The 2nd-team all-tournament unit featured: Connie Spacek (N.S.A.C.); Jennifer Macleod (Langara); Lizanne Murphy (Dawson); Alana Pyzyk (Grant MacEwan); Jaime Born (Fraser Valley).
The bronze medalist Grant MacEwan Griffins: Anna Kirillo; Melissa Mearon; Laurissa Hood; Alana Pyzyk; Tamara Goodman; Marcie Balay; Kelly Schwindt; Leah Hunt; Melissa Penner; Stephanie Stolk; Carmen Gassner; Audrey Curran
The silver medalist Mount Royal Cougars: Elana Arnold; Amy Sim; Robyn Middlestead; Erin Hogan; Joanna Card; Ashlee Guise; Lauren Wallace; Teryn Allred; Sarah Howard; Andrea Mikus; Meagan Atkinson; Karen Debbink; coach Donovan Martin
The gold medalist Montmorency Nomades: Anouk Boulanger; Genevieve Blanchette; Audrey Latendresse; Marian Fortier; Ghlansy Bonhomme; Joelle Hebert; Nadia Askerow; Helene Tshinbalanga; Julie Latour; Emilie Ruel; Karin Bibeau; Maripier Malo; Annabel Carignan; coach Guillaume Giroux; assistant Martin Gagnon; assistant Alain Doyon