Final regular season standings:
North (7): Grant MacEwan (21-3); Concordia (18-6); King’s (16-8); Grande Prairie (16-8); Augustana (5-19); Lakeland (4-20); NAIT (4-20)
South (6): Lethbridge (19-1); Mount Royal (15-5); SAIT (11-9); Medicine Hat (10-10); Briercrest (4-16); Red Deer (1-19)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Augustana: Alison Lundall, Jamie Sparrow, Megan Hogendoom, Samantha Rodrigues, Jessica Tomiyama, Avalon Greaves, Karla Binder, Genna Flinkman, Kimberly Abma, Amy Tweedie, Madelaine Merkel, Natasha Nagy, Jessie Hameister-Ries, Danielle O’Neill
Briercrest: Jeri Smith, Amber Durocher, Brittany Leung, Nicole Ragush, Morgan Sawatsky, Kelsey Dayman, Amara MacCormack, Michelle Nieuwenhuis, Valerie Robinson, Aneca Fretts, Brandy Brown, Rebecca Mabbett, Katie Scott
Lakeland: Samantha Macaventa, Caitlin Dick, Kellie Boychuk, Katheryne Lowry, Shelby Wood, Raisa Rybinski, Erica Lowe, Jillana Knauft, Elizabeth Lowry, Brittany Partington, Michelle Huber
NAIT: Melissa Lake; Grace McBride; Dale-Marie Cumberbatch, Ruth Gill, Courtney Willis, Jonnel Oderson, Amy Pysar, Mallorie Pischke, Molly McMahon, Rosalina Hicks; Jessie Newton; Sade Clark, Keshia Callender, Crystal Jensen
Red Deer: Megan Wiggins, Mary St. Amand, Cherish Esau, Shelby Hauck, Austin Jones, Trudie Lefurgey, Anuschka Swarts, Alysse Bowd, Morgan Rauser, Kari Youmans, Brooke Hender, Brenna Mallard, Caren Jones, Brenda VanRooy
In the quarterfinals, Grant MacEwan defeated Medicine Hat 71-50; 77-56 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Grant MacEwan Griffins clocked Medicine Hat Rattlers 71-50 after leading 14-12, 36-21 and 50-36 at the quarters. “They hit shots and we didn’t,” Rattlers coach Jason McLester told the Medicine Hat News. “We had lots of open looks, they put five people inside the key and made us shoot from outside and we didn’t hit it.” Georgia Popovici paced Grant MacEwan with 21. Kirsten Molesky added 20, Alex Gordichuk 10, Ariel Lekas 6, Jill Verhesen 4, Sarah Janzen 4, Courtney Knox 4 and Carley Payne 2, while Dixie Austin, Jasmine Holowaychuk and Lauren Loyek were scoreless. Jane Jacoby paced Medicine Hat with 13. Mallory Jones added 9, Landance McLughan 6, Amy Nelson 6, Robyn Morlock 5, Katie Carter 4, Michelle Keene 3, Tianna Holt 2 and Alyssa Dunn 2, while Aimee Hoffman, Jessica Leinweber and Jamie Neufeld were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Grant MacEwan completed the series sweep by bombing Medicine Hat 77-56 after leading 16-7, 32-28 and 62-38 at the quarters. “You can’t make that run every year and this year MacEwan was the better team,” Rattlers coach Jason McLester told the Medicine Hat News. “We had one bad quarter both games. Both times it hurt us.” Kirsten Molesky led MacEwan with 15. Georgia Popovici added 13, Alex Gordichuk 12, Carley Payne 10, Jill Verhesen 7, Courtney Knox 6, Sarah Janzen 4, Jasmine Holowaychuk 4, Dixie Austin 4 and Lauren Loyek 2, while Ariel Lekas was scoreless. Katie Carter paced Medicine Hat with 14. Michelle Keene added 11, Landance McLughan 10, Jane Jacoby 6, Tianna Holt 5, Robyn Morlock 2, Amy Nelson 2, Jessica Lleinweber 2, Mallory Jones 2 and Alyssa Dunn 2, while Aimee Hoffman and Jamie Neufeld were scoreless.
King’s University College defeated the Mount Royal Cougars 64-54; 87-77 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the King’s University College Eagles dumped the Mount Royal Cougars 64-54 as Maia DeKlerk scored 18, Karina Leslie 13, Jessica Anderson 13, Meachel Carnahan 10, Irene Tang 5, Karin Buisman 3 and Tamara Deunk 2, while Hilary Smith and Teigan McDermid were scoreless. Vanessa Wesolowski paced the Cougars with 29. Brittany Pekar added 8, Mallory Oudendag 6, Jessica Mercier 5, Evan Hudson 2, Katrina Papa 2 and Kelsey Cote 2, while Leanne Finnison, Maria McKee, Joanna Hiller, Stephanie Inman and Danielle Fleming were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the King’s University College Eagles completed the series sweep by defeating Mount Royal 87-77 in overtime after leading 26-13, 43-29 and 59-46 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 72 after regulation. Karina Leslie led the Eagles with 20. Jessica Anderson added 17, Hilary Smith 16, Irene Tang 15, Tamara Deunk 9, Maia deKlerk 8 and Meachel Carnahan 2, while Karin Buisman was scoreless. Vanessa Wesolowski paced the Cougars with 20. Jessica Mercier added 16, Katie Ward 9, Mallory Oudendag 9, Kelsey Cote 7, Leanne Finnison 6, Joanna Hiller 5, Brittany Pekar 3 and Maria McKee 2, while Danielle Fleming, Evan Hudson and Katrina Papa were scoreless. The Cougars also included Stephanie Inman.
Concordia University College of Alberta defeated SAIT 59-65; 65-37; 66-43 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, SAIT edged the Concordia University College Thunder 65-59. Concordia led 19-13 after one quarter. SAIT led 3-330 at the half and 47-46 after three quarters. Rachel Caputo paced SAIT with 17, Breanna Emmerzael added 14, Annalise Poselin 9, Mecoh Bain 7, Chelsea Pekar 7, Jerri-Lyn Chisholm 6, Alex Allen 3, and Samyra Alston 2, while Stephanie Chomyn, Jenna Kultgen and Robyn Wallace were scoreless. Jordan Anstice paced Concordia with 14. P.J. Wells added 13, Cailin Lissel 12, Stephanie Balog 9, Erika Bergum 6 and Rachel Korpany 5, while Christina Kracher, Kristen McCurdy, Cayleigh Mock, Abby Sherstan and Cherie Topham were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Concordia University College Thunder evened the series by crushing the SAIT Trojans 65-37 after leading 20-8, 39-16 and 55-33 at the quarters. Cailin Lissel led Concordia with 19. P.J. Wells added 17, Stephanie Balog 8, Erika Bergum 6, Jordan Anstice 5, Cayleigh Mock 4, Rachel Korpany 2, Kristen McCurdy 2 and Christina Kracher 2, while Abby Sherstan and Cherie Topham were scoreless. Mecoh Bain paced Concordia with 11. Rachel Caputo added 8, Breanna Emmerzael 5, Danielle Honeychurch 3, Jenna Kultgen 3, Alex Allen 2, Jerri-Lyn Chisholm 2, Annalise Poselin 2 and Chelsea Pekar 1, while Samyra Alston, Stephanie Chomyn and Robyn Wallace were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Concordia University College took the series by clubbing SAIT 66-43. SAIT led 12-7 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 22 at the half. Concordia led 38-30 after three quarters. Cailin Lissel paced Concordia with 20. P.J. Wells added 17, Rachel Korpany 7, Jordan Anstice 6, Kristen McCurdy 4, Stephanie Balog 4, Erika Bergum 4, Christina Kracher 2 and Cayleigh Mock 2, while Abby Sherstan and Cherie Topham were scoreless. Breanna Emmerzael, Chelsea Pekar and Annalise Posein each scored 6 to pace SAIT. Jenna Kultgen added 5, Mecoh Bain 5, Rachel Caputo 4, Jerri-Lyn Chisholm 4, Alex Allen 4 and Stephanie Chomyn 3, while Samyra Alston, Danielle Honeychurch and Robyn Wallace were scoreless. The Trojans (coached by Donovan Martin) also included Rachel Johnson and Nisa Sutherland.
In the last quarterfinal series, Lethbridge defeated Grande Prairie 85-66, 76-63 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Lethbridge Kodiaks thrashed Grande Prairie 85-66 after leading 19-17, 49-32 and 75-45 at the quarters. Kayla Lambert paced Lethbridge with 32. Anne Mercer added 18, Nadine Adams 9, Bonnie Smith 8, Natalie Johnson 6, Kayla Perrett 4, Jackie Cerciello 2, Jocelyn Davis 2, Ashley Peterson 2 and Taya Stobbe 2, while Starr Eagle Child was scoreless. Tia Gerwatoski paced Grande Prairie with 18. Melissa Buhler added 15, Leah MacNeil 12, Erin Slemp 8, Jaelle Duinker 5, Lenka Rohova 4, Hailey Grayston 2, Laura Dunsdon 1 and Chelsey Thorne 1, while Caitlin Baker and Amanda Hoy was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Lethbridge Kodiaks completed the series sweep by dumping Grande Prairie 76-63 after leading 18-13, 38-30 and 56-45 at the quarters. Bonnie Smith led Lethbridge with 24. Anne Mercer added 21, Kayla Lambert 11, Nadine Adams 10, Jackie Cerciello 4, Natalie Johnson 2, Jocelyn Davis 2 and Taya Stobbe 2, while Ashley Peterson were scoreless. Melissa Buhler led Grande Prairie with 23. Erin Slemp added 10, Jaelle Duinker 9, Laura Dunsdon 7, Tia Gerwatoski 6, Leah MacNeil 6 and Chelsey Thorne 2, while Hailey Grayston and Lenka Rohova were scoreless. The Wolves also included Caitlin Baker, Lorelle Kerik, Amanda Hoy and Telina Chorney.
In the Final Four semis, the Grant MacEwan Griffins thumped the King’s University College Eagles 76-61. King’s led 18-11 after one quarter and 43-35 at the half. MacEwan led 63-51 after three quarters. Georgia Popovici led MacEwan with 21, Jill Verhesen 18, Alex Gordichuk 16, Jasmine Holowaychuk 10, Kirsten Molesky 6, Carley Payne 4 and Ariel Lekas 1, while Sarah Janzen, Courtney Knox and Lauren Loyek were scoreless. Karin Buisman led King’s with 19. Maia deKlerk added 14, Hilary Smith 12, Meachel Carnahan 6, Jessica Anderson 6 and Irene Tang 4, while Tamara Deunk and Kendra Richardson were scoreless.
In the other semi, the Lethbridge Kodiaks stomped the Concordia University College Thunder 86-60 after leading 27-12, 46-23 and 70-39 at the quarters. Kayla Lambert paced Lethbridge with 31. Anne Mercer added 17, Bonnie Smith 12, Jackie Cerciello 9, Nadine Adams 7, Taya Stobbe 4, Natalie Johnson 4 and Jocelyn Davis 2, while Finola Black Plume, Starr Eagle Child, Kaila Perrett and Ashley Peterson were scoreless. Stephanie Balog led Concordia with 12, Kristen McCurdy 10, Cailin Lissel 9, Jordan Anstice 6, Rachel Korpany 6, Cayleigh Mock 6, P.J. Wells 6 and Erika Bergum 5.
In the bronze medal match, the King’s University College Eagles edged Concordia University College 66-60. King’s led 14-25 after one quarter, trailing 34-33 at the half, and led 52-50 after three quarters. Hilary Smith paced King’s with 33 on 10-20 from the floor, 13-14 from the line, 13 boards and 8 assists. Maia deKlerk added 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Meachel Carnaham notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 blocks. Tamara Deunk notched 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Jessica Anderson added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 4 boards and 4 assists. Irene Tang scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 7 boards. Karin Buisman scored 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 6 boards. Teigan McDermid was scoreless. King’s hit 23-49 (.469) from the floor, 2-6 (.333) from the arc and 18-20 (.900) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 27 turnovers, 1 block, 7 steals and 12 fouls. Kristen McCurdy led Concordia with 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Cailin Lissel added 16 on 7-22 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Stephanie Balog notched 8 on 4-13 from the floor, 4 boards and 7 assists. Jordan Anstice added 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Cayleigh Mock scored 4, Erika Bergum 3 and Rachel Korpany 3 on 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. P.J. Wells scored 2 on 0-7 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Concordia hit 21-72 (.292) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 14 turnovers, 2 blocks, 12 steals and 13 turnovers. The Thunder (coached by Todd Warnick) also included Christina Kracher, Cherle Topham and Abby Sherstan.
In the final, the Lethbridge Kodiaks nipped the Grant MacEwan Griffins 81-78 after lead 21-16 after one quarter and 39-36 at the half. MacEwan led 62-60 after three quarters. Kayla Lambert led Lethbridge with 23 on 9-17 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 9 assists and 5 steals. Nadine Adams added 18 on 7-17 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 4 boards, 9 assists and 5 steals. Bonnie Smith added 18 on 7-18 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Anne Mercer added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Jackie Cerciello added 1, while Jocelyn Davis, Ashley Peterson and Taya Stobbe were scoreless. The Kodiaks hit 32-77 (.416) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 30 assists, 17 turnovers, 5 blocks, 15 steals and 20 fouls. Kirsten Molesky led MacEwan with 27 on 11-16 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 11 boards. Alex Gordichuk added 15 on 5-18 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 assists. Georgia Popovici added 14 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 16 boards and 3 assists. Jill Verhesen added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Jasmine Holowaychuk added 6 on 1-2 from the floor and 4-5 from the line. Carley Payne added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 8 assists. Courtney Knox notched 2, while Sarah Janzen was scoreless. The Griffins hit 28-66 (.424) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 19-23 (.826) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 24 turnovers, 2 blocks, 9 steals and 17 turnovers.
The bronze medalist King’s University College Eagles: Irene Tang; Maia deKlerk; Tamara Deunk; Hilary Smith; Jessica Anderson; Meachel Carnahan; Teigan McDermid; Karina Leslie; Karin Buisman; Karyn Booy; Kendra Richardson; coach Curtis Plitt; assistant Amy Vandoesburg; athletic director Craig Wilsman
The silver medalist Grant MacEwan Griffins: Carley Payne; Courtney Knox; Ariel Lekas; Dixie Austin; Jasmine Holowaychuk; Sarah Janzen; Kirsten Molesky; Jill Verhesen; Lauren Loyek; Georgia Popovici; Alex Gordichuk; Katrina Papenhuyzen; coach Jim Lazaruk; assistant Joe Dumont; assistant Stephanie Ballard; manager Fred Lupul; trainer Jen LaPointe; athletic director Tawana McLeod
The champion Lethbridge Kodiaks: Nadine Adams; Natalie Johnson; Anne Mercer; Bonnie Smith; Kayla Lambert; Jackie Cerciello; Taya Stobbe; Ashley Peterson; Jocelyn Davis; Starr Eagle Child; Finola Black Plume; Kaila Perrett; Tori Lybbert; Tiffany Weasel Head; coach Brad Karren; assistant Chad Runquist; manager Courtnee Karren; therapist Jim Manzara; athletic director Mark Kosak