2009-10 AUS – women

REGULAR SEASON

	Cape Breton	19-1	25-2	Fabian McKenzie
	Memorial	13-7	14-8	Doug Partridge
	St. Mary’s	12-8	16-9	Scott Munro
	St. FX	11-9	12-10	Matt Skinn
	Dalhousie	10-10	12-13	Anna Stammberger
	New Brunswick	8-12	9-13	Jeff Speedy
	Acadia	7-13	11-14	Bev Greenlaw
	UPEI	0-20	0-21	Carly Clarke

        Playoff non-qualifiers:

New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Amanda Sharpe, Jessica Steed, Jordanne Holstein, Emma Russell, Megan Corby, Tashina Van Vlack, Alisha Sterling, Melissa Foster, Danielle Scime, Laura Fowler, Samantha Kaminsky, Kristen Johnson, Emily Corey, coach Jeff Speedy

Prince Edward Island Panthers: Shylanda Saunders, Victoria Walker, Katie Moore, Carly LaFave, Nadine Chomyc, Kelly Debow, Julia Vidic, Kirsten Walker, Julia McKenna, Sarah Moore, Maria Younker, coach Carly Clarke

In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies nipped the 6th-seeded Acadia Axemen 64-63 after leading 19-15, 36-27 and 50-43 at the quarters. Saint Mary’s and Acadia were knotted up 59-59 with 2:53 to go. The Huskies’ Rebecca Nuttall hit a foul shot and then scored for two to put her side up 62-59. And her teammate, AUS rookie of the year Justine Colley, hit a foul shot to give Saint Mary’s the four-point advantage. Acadia’s Keisha Brown then scored to bring her team within two points. But Colley hit two-straight foul shots to put SMU up 64-61. Sondra Medley of the Axettes scored off a rebound to bring her team within one. And both she and Brown got off subsequent shots in the dying seconds, scratching for the one-point win, but missed. Justine Colley paced Saint Mary’s with 15 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Kelsey Daley added 14 on 4-10 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 8 assists. Rebecca Nuttall added 13 on 5-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 5 assists. Robbi Daley scored 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Laure Pitfield scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Rhonda Kennedy added 3 and Stephanie Clarke 2, while Lia Milito, Amanda Smith and Angela Fifield were scoreless. The Huskies hit 23-55 (.418) from the floor, 8-17 (.471) from the arc and 10-14 (.714) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 13 turnovers and 14 fouls. Alise Brown paced Acadia with 14 on 5-20 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Keisha Brown added 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Emma Duinker added 10 on 4-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Stefanie Chapman scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Sondra Medley scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Lindsay Harris scored 6 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 11 boards and 3 assists. Felicia Bella-Ashe scored 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-5 from the line, 13 boards and 2 steals. Abbey Duinker was scoreless. The Axettes hit 25-87 (.287) from the floor, 2-23 (.087) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 31 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 10 steals, 1 block, 13 turnovers and 14 fouls. The Axettes (coached by Bev Greenlaw) also included Jasmine Parent, Ashley Shaw, Elizabeth Leighton, Erika Berry, Margaret Lamptey, Robyn Fleckenstein and Tiffany James.

        In the other quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded Dalhousie Tigers dumped the 4th-seeded St. Francis Xavier X-Women 59-52. St. FX led 16-13, 35-21 and 46-37 at the quarters. The Tigers bounced back big, outscoring the St. FX X-Women 22-6 in the fourth quarter. But Dalhousie poured it on in the final 10 minutes. With just over three minutes remaining in the match, Dal’s Megan Wiggins hit a three-point shot to put the Tigers up 51-50 and Dalhousie retained the lead until the final buzzer. St. FX’s Elyse Hnatiuk scored to bring her squad within three points, but Dalhousie players hit four-straight foul shots for the 59-52 finish. “We got off to a bit of a slow start,” said Dalhousie player of the game Cailin Crosby. “But then once we got into our groove, everything just seemed to be working well for us. I think it started on our defence. Because we were picking up our defensive play, then things were opening up for us on offence. We knew coming into this game that we were going to win it.” Cailin Crosby paced Dalhousie with 14 on 7-11 from the floor and 8 boards. Brooke Sullivan scored 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Laurie Girdwood added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 6 assists. April Scott notched 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Rachael Harrison added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Leah Girdwood scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Anna Von Maltzahn added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Megan Wiggins scored 3, while Patricia McNeil was scoreless. The Tigers hit 23-51 (.451) from the floor, 3-10 from the arc and 10-10 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 8 on the offensive boards, 19 assists, 7 steals, 29 turnovers and 11 fouls. Ashley Stephen paced St. FX with 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Katherine Kanaski added 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Camesha McKenzie added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Victoria Anderson scored 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 6 assists. Rebecca Sheehan scored 4 on 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Kristen Jones scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor. Sheryl Chisholm scored 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Elyse Hnatiuk added 2. The X-Women hit 21-66 (.318) from the floor, 4-23 (.174) from the arc and 6-8 (.750) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 11 steals, 3 blocks, 20 turnovers and 13 fouls. The X-Women (coached by Matthew Skinn, assisted by John Tramble) also included Jocelyn Moore, Maria Konchalski, Tristan MacDonald, Lisa Gauthier and Ellen Crosby.

        In the semis, the top-seeded Cape Breton Capers edged the 5th-seeded Dalhousie Tigers 61-56. Dalhousie led 11-8 after one quarter and 27-24 at the half. The Capers led 43-41 after three quarters. Kelsey Hodgson hit three three-pointers in a 17-point third quarter as the Capers rallied from a halftime deficit. “Big-time players show up at big-time moments and we needed her,” said Cape Breton coach Fabian McKenzie. “She certainly played well. There were other people around her, but Kelsey got hot. We got her the basketball and she did her thing.” The Tigers were even at 51-51 with six minutes to go until Hodgson made a three to open a lead the defending-champion Capers — 19-1 and unbeaten at home — wouldn’t surrender. Dalhousie took advantage of some cold shooting from the host team for an 11-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. April Scott made two quick buckets early in the second quarter as the Tigers expanded the lead to nine. CBU cut the Dalhousie lead to 27-24 at the half. “The first half we talked about just managing the jitters,” said McKenzie. “When you get the bye situation you always have that first half that’s a bit wonky. We came out in the second half more relaxed.” Cape Breton got even in the third quarter on a Hodgson trey and a baseline drive from Kari Everett. Another Hodgson triple on the next trip had Cape Breton up for the first time 32-31. Hodgson then exploded for another three and picked up two buckets off Dalhousie turnovers on the inbound pass for a 39-33 lead. Another outside shot for Hodgson had Cape Breton up 41-33. Kelsey Hodgson paced Cape Breton with 28 on 9-22 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kari Everett added 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jahlica Kirnon added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nicole Works added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Stephanie Toxopeus added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 11 boards. Karmen Brown scored 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Brittany Morrison added 2 while Katie McGarrigle was scoreless. The Capers hit 21-56 (.375) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 13-20 (.650) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 19 turnovers and 8 fouls. Rachael Harrison paced Dalhousie with 18 on 7-15 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc and 8 assists. April Scott added 12 on 6-14 from the floor, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Leah Girdwood added 10 on 5-6 from the floor, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Anna Von Maltzahn added 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 0-2 from the line. Laurie Girdwood added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 5 boards. Brooke Sullivan added 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Cailin Crosby scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Patricia McNeil and Megan Wiggins were scoreless. The Tigers hit 26-60 (.433) from the floor, 4-11 (.364) from the arc and 0-2 from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 18 turnovers and 19 fouls.

        In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies stunned the 2nd-seeded Memorial Sea-Hawks 77-56 after leading 21-19, 3-425 and 54-46 at the quarters. Justine Colley “willed us to win,” said SMU coach Scott Munro. “She wasn’t going to let us lose tonight. She put us on her back.” The Huskies built a comfortable lead in the first half and romped 23-10 in the fourth quarter. The Huskies led 34-25 at the half with East Preston’s Colley scoring 17 in the first 20 minutes. Justine Colley paced Saint Mary’s with 38 on 13-24 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 10-11 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Laure Pitfield added 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Kelsey Daley scored 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Rebecca Nuttall added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Lia Milito added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Amanda Smith scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 8 boards. Stephanie Clarke added 2 and Robbi Daley 2, while Rhonda Kennedy was scoreless. The Huskies hit 28-66 (.424) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 16-19 (.842) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 15 turnovers and 17 fouls. Victoria Thistle paced Memorial with 19 on 6-13 from the floor, 7-8 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Grace Fishbein added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Alexandria Forsey added 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Brittany Dalton added 5 on 1-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Kim Devison added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Erin Mullaley added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 assists and 2 steals. Robyn O’Rielly added 3 on 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Jennifer Parsons added 1, while Emily Jameson was scoreless. The Sea-Hawks hit 17-57 (.298) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 18-22 (.818) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 10 steals, 18 turnovers and 16 fouls.

        In the final, the top-seeded Cape Breton Capers dumped the 3rd-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies 69-60 after leading 22-19 and 42-35 at the half. The score was knotted at 50 after three quarters. Saint Mary’s, looking for its first AUS championship in 33 years, trailed for most of the contest before tying the game late in the third quarter thanks to AUS Rookie of the Year Justine Colley. She capped off a strong quarter of play by hitting a three-pointer to knot things up at 50-50 with 1:23 remaining in the period, the only quarter the Huskies outscored the Capers, 15-8. But the CBU women pulled away again early in the fourth quarter as Kari Everett hit the basket twice to put the Capers up 54-50 and the home team never again relinquished the lead in front of an orange-clad, cheering, capacity crowd. The Capers were leading by just five points, 63-58, with just under one minute remaining, when AUS MVP Kelsey Hodgson hit a big three-point shot for a 66-58 CBU advantage. Everett said the homecourt advantage was an asset. “It’s an honour to be able to play here. Our fans here in the community are always great to us. We work hard for them all year and they’re supporting us through ups and downs. And it’s nice to bring home a banner in front of them.” Everett called the tournament MVP nod a “big deal” but added the personal honour is eclipsed by the banner. “A second banner and a chance to go back to nationals. That’s the most important part.” Capers coach Fabian McKenzie said “it was just a phenomenal game based on heart for me. That’s what did it. And composure down the stretch helped. Karmen Brown and Kari Everett really stepped up big for us in the second half. And we made some big stops. Nikki Works was unbelievable defensively. It was awesome. Any team that gets here is pretty tough and Saint Mary’s gave us an unbelievable battle today. But we used a little bit of depth and we had the veteran composure of having been in a big game like this. Down the stretch we were able to maintain some composure and play pretty solid.” Saint Mary’s coach Scott Munro said “the girls battled hard and to get to that stage today to play for a championship was great.” A Hodgson trey had the hosts up 10-5 and they led by as much as seven before the Huskies clawed back. Everett’s three-pointer in the last minute put Cape Breton up 22-16, but Rebecca Nuttall answered from the corner at the buzzer to bring SMU to within three. With Hodgson on the bench for much of the second quarter, Everett and Brown led the offence as the Capers extended their lead to nine. Colley had SMU’s last two baskets to make it 42-35 at the half. Kari Everett paced Cape Breton with 23 on 8-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Kelsey Hodgson added 21 on 7-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Karmen Brown added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Stephanie Toxopeus added 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 9 boards. Jahlica Kirnon added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals, while Brittany Morrison, Nicole Works and Katie McGarrigle were scoreless. Works dished 4 assists. The Capers hit 25-53 (.472) from the floor, 4-9 (.444) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 7 steals, 15 turnovers and 19 fouls. Justine Colley paced Saint Mary’s with 24 on 8-17 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6-10 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Kelsey Daley added 16 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Laure Pitfield added 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-9 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Amanda Smith scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 8 boards. Rebecca Nuttall scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 assists, while Lia Milito, Rhonda Kennedy, Stephanie Clarke, Robbi Daley and Angela Fifield were scoreless. The Huskies hit 22-54 (.407) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 11-21 (.524) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks, 12 turnovers and 19 fouls.

The co-bronze medalist Dalhousie Tigers: Rachael Harrison; April Scott; Leah Girdwood; Anna Von Maltzahn; Laurie Girdwood; Brooke Sullivan; Cailin Crosby; Patricia McNeil; Megan Wiggins; Alex Legge; Anne Kiberd; Marie Mullins; Jessica Frison; Carla Norrad; Deanna Yarr; coach Anna Stammberger

The co-bronze medalist Memorial Sea-Hawks: Victoria Thistle; Grace Fishbein; Alexandria Forsey; Brittany Dalton; Kim Devison; Erin Mullaley; Robyn O’Rielly; Jennifer Parsons; Emily Jameson; Ericka Gratton; Stephanie Stewart; Lauren Hawkins; Samantha Kavanagh; Anna Snow; Tiffany Tozer; coach Doug Partridge

        The runner-up Saint Mary’s Huskies: Justine Colley; Kelsey Daley; Laure Pitfield; Amanda Smith; Rebecca Nuttall; Lia Milito; Rhonda Kennedy; Stephanie Clarke; Robbi Daley; Angela Fifield; Shannon Chapman; Aicha Salah; coach Scott Munro

        The champion Cape Breton Capers: Kelsey Hodgson; Louise Valdez; Kari Everett; Nicole Works; Jahlica Kirnon; Karmen Brown; Katie McGarrigle; Luciann Lahey; Jelena Vujovic; Justine MacNeil; Caitlin Ulrich; Brittany Morrison; Stephanie Toxopeus; coach Fabian McKenzie; assistant Doug Connors; assistant Len Harvey; assistant Maureen Murrin; manager Anne Payne; athletic director John Ryan