Final regular season standings: Mt. St. Vincent (23-1); St. Thomas (21-3); Mount Allison (17-7); Nova Scotia Agricultural College (12-1); New Brunswick-Saint John (12-12); U of King’s College (9-15); Sexton (7-17); Moncton (6-18); Atlantic Baptist (1-23)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Atlantic Baptist Blue Tide: Esther Hamming, Jenny Miller, Amanda Taylor, Katie McIver
Dalhousie-Sexton Tigers:
Moncton Blue Angels: Jessica Smith, Julie Arsenault, Heidi Gregoire, Melanie Goguen, Julie Mallet, Sarah Lockyer
In the quarterfinals, Heather Stilwell scored 17 as the King’s Blue Devils defeated the Mount Allison Mounties 56-53. The Mounties (coached by Al Hart) included Leanna Hunt, Maria Seman, Haley Mathison, Kelsey Redding, Meghan Craig, Lauren Purdy, Kristine Leblanc, Bromlyn Ridgely, Sarah Trenholm, Leanna Hunt.
In the other quarterfinal, the New Brunswick Seawolves defeated the N.S.A.C. Rams 58-47 despite 20 points from Jenna Tait. The Rams (coached by Steven Russell, assisted by Carla Shaw) also included Lindsay Tozer, Jillian Tozer, Kristina Blomsma, Emily Fisher, Holly Munroe, Karla Rasmussen, Kari Isenor, Jillian Isenor, Sam Leger, Kelly McNally, Jennifer Pryor.
In the semis, the Mount Saint Vincent Mystics clipped the King’s Blue Devils 59-42 as Erin Horne scored 12, Amanda Irving 9 and Kim Fralick 8. Jessica Wagner paced the Blue Devils with 18.
In the other semi, the St. Thomas Tommies defeated the UNB-Saint John Seawolves 83-43 as Erin Monaghan scored 17, Hannah Hamilton 12, Jennifer MacLean 11, Paula Pickup 11 and Emma Halpin 11. St. Thomas led 38-23 at the half. Paula Waggott led the Seawolves with 12. Brandy Jones added 10.
In the final, the Mount Saint Vincent Mystics defeated the St. Thomas Tommies 60-41 as Erin Horne scored 24, including six from beyond the arc as the Mystics drilled 9 treys and held the Tommies to just 13 points in the second half. “We were really totally outsized but we certainly elevated our game to another level,” said coach Dyrick McDermott. “Our forwards controlled the glass and Kim Fralick controlled the tempo. We really came up big. The Mystics led 36-28 at the half. Ashley Gould added 6 for the Mystics. Jennifer MacLean paced the Tommies with 12. Jocelyn McIntyre added 11. With the win the Mystics improved to (35-2) overall. The Mystics led 36-28 at the half.
The co-bronze medalist King’s University College Blue Devils: Jessica Wagner; Heather Stilwell;
The co-bronze medalist New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves: Pauline Waggott; Brandy Jones; Jacqueline Kennedy; Melissa Bruckschwaiger; Kathy Brewer; Ashley Wood; Meghan Wood; Katie Langmaid; Ada Chan, Lindsay Armstrong, Tricia Deering, Amanda LeBlanc, coach Paul Gendreau, assistant Brent Snook, assistant Bob Bonnell, statistician Yvette Theriault
The silver medalist St. Thomas Tommies: Jennifer MacLean; Hannah Hamilton; Erin Monahan; Paula Pickup; Emma Halpin; Kirsten O’Rourke; Jocelyn McIntyre;
The gold medalist Mount Saint Vincent Mystics: Kim Fralick; Erin Horne; Jennifer Kinsella; Brianna Taker; Elaine Horne; Amanda Irving; Leah McFadden; Ashley Gould; Wendy Mills; Jen Fortune; Ashley Bonang; Lisa Richard; coach Dyrick McDermott; assistant Nadia MacDonald; assistant Lora Harvey