Final regular season standings:
North (7): Concordia (21-3); King’s (18-6); Grant MacEwan (18-6); Grande Prairie (12-12); Augustana (6-18); NAIT (5-19); Lakeland (4-20)
South (6): SAIT (19-1); Lethbridge (16-4); Mount Royal (9-11); Red Deer (8-12); Medicine Hat (7-13); Briercrest (1-19)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Augustana: Alison Lundall, April Fox, Taryn Story, Jessi Tomiyama, Monique Jarrett, Lindsay Grimblay, Genna Flinkman, Chantel Heier, Amy Tweedie, Madelaine Merkel, Natasha Nagy, Samantha Harper, Christina Storey, Jackie Chapman, Kiera Lyons
Briercrest: Jeri Brainard, Amber Durocher, Brittany Leung, Lisa Takkinen, Brooke Olmstead, Morgan Sawatzky, Abby Sherstan, Amara MacCormack, Michelle Nieuwenhuis, Valerie Robinson, Brandy Brown, Kristen Kielstra
Lakeland: Melissa Lake, Jonelle Oderson, Autumn Jackson, Tracy Holloway, Raisa Rybinski, Ashley Kuzma, Nicole Akre, Brandi Leavitt, Jillian Knauft, Amber Kassian, Shaniqua Wilson
Medicine Hat: Mallory Jones, Jessica Leinweber, Caitlin Folk, Katie Carter, Amy Nelson, Samantha Benesh, Sarah Thiesson, Jane Jacoby, Robyn Morlock, Dayna Prost, Erin Trowell, Tianna Holt, Megan Hewson, Landance McClughan
NAIT: Rosalina Hicks, Kriska Bodnar, Dale-Marie Cumberbatch, Alyssa De Regt, Nichole Fessler, Keihli-Anne Thomsen, Melissa Christenson, Amy Pysar, Frankie Veenbaas, Molly McMahon, Anna Wieczorek, Maranda Rolfe, Crystal Jenson
In the quarterfinals, the Concordia University College Thunder defeated the Red Deer Queens 80-52; 85-57 (2g-0) …………………………………………………… In game one Concordia thumped Red Deer 80-52 As Cailin Lissel scored 25, Jordan Anstice 16, P.J. Wells 16, Kaylie Mattiussi 7, Erika Bergun 6, Stephanie Balog 5, Kristin McCurdy 3, Meghan Allison 2 and Rachel Korpany 1, while Christina Kracher was scoreless. Lisa Ivanics paced Red Deer with 25. Katlyn Olsen added 10, Kari Youmans 4, Trudie Lefurgey 4, Megan Ivancic 3, Leah Adelman 2, Austin Jones 2 and Lauren Lovek 2, while Morgan Rauser, Chelsea Dyck, Jessica Foley-Geldart and Kim Njaa were scoreless. Queens coach Dawn Smyth told the Red Deer Advocate that “they didn’t beat us. We gave it to them and given the situation, we can play better than that. We struggled in the post, which is not okay given that they are quite small as a team – we should have dominated in the post and we had zero points from the field from our posts.” …………………………………………………… In game two, Concordia completed the series sweep by clipping Red Deer 85-57 as Cailin Lissel scored 20, Jordan Anstice 20, Erika Bergun 18, Kristin McCurdy 6, Kaylie Mattiussi 6, Stephanie Balog 4, P.J. Wells 4, Meghan Allison 2, Christina Kracher 2, Rachel Korpany 2 and Cayleigh Mock 1, while Julie Barrie, Jenica Brown and Cherie Topham were scoreless. Lisa Ivanics paced the Queen’s with 13. Katlyn Olsen added 12, Trudie Lefurgey 9, Jessica Foley-Geldart 8, Morgan Rauser 6, Megan Ivancic 4, Kari Youmans 2, Kim Njaa 2 and Chelsea Dyck 1, while Leah Adelman, Jenessa Karlowsky, Monica Lewing, Austin Jones, Paola Viveros and Lauren Loyek were scoreless. Queens coach Dawn Smyth told the Red Deer Advocate that “inexperience undid the team. (Concordia) shot the ball extremely well. Their all-stars are all-stars for a reason.”
The SAIT Trojans defeated the Grande Prairie Wolves 90-46; 81-61 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, SAIT thrashed Grande Prairie 90-46 as Kim Lee scored 24, Rachel Niven 18, Rachel Caputo 13, Brittany Pekar 10, Taylor Pillsworth 9, Jerry-Lyn Chisholm 7, Annalise Posein 6, Tina Lockhart 2 and Claire Nesbitt 1, while Breanna Emmerzael, Chelsey Pekar and Tracie Zahavich were scoreless. Andrea Carlyon paced Grande Prairie with 18. Jaelle Buhler added 10, Laura Dunsdon 6, Deanna Konno 4, Hailey Grayston 4, Katarina Fialova 2 and Lenka Rohova 2, while Leah Biendarra, Chelsea Comeau and Chelsea Esau were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, SAIT completed the series sweep by stomping Grande Prairie 81-61 as Kim Lee scored 27, Rachel Niven 20, Brittany Pekar 10, Taylor Pillsworth 6, Rachel Caputo 6, Claire Nesbitt 6, Annalise Posein 4 and Jerry-Lyn Chisholm 2, along with 11 boards. Breanna Emmerzael, Tiny Lockart and Chelsey Pekar were scoreless. Katarina Fialova paced the Wolves with 19. Andrea Carlyon added 15, along with 14 boards, Laura Dunsdon 13, along with 12 boards, Jaelle Buhler 5, Hailey Grayston 4, Lenka Rohova 3 and Chelsea Comeau 2, while Leah Biendarra, Chelsea Esau, Kaitlyn Friesen and Deanna Konno were scoreless. The Wolves also included Amanda Hoy, Brittany Unruh and Caitlin Baker.
The King’s University College Eagles defeated the Mount Royal Cougars 70-53; 80-59 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, King’s pounded Mount Royal 70-53 as Karina Leslie scored 18, Michelle Huber 18, along with 10 boards, Karin Buisman 10, Tamara Deunk 8, Jessica Anderson 7, Samantha Tennant 5 and Meachael Carnahan 4, while Teigan McDermid was scoreless. Maria McKee paced Mount Royal with 13. Rochelle Thotenhoofd added 8, Carrie Pickering-Campbell 7, Mackenzie Meeks 5, Joanna Hiller 5, Danielle Fleming 5, Kelsey Cote 4, Evan Hudson 4 and Nikki Golding 2, while Jaclyn Greening was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, King’s completed the sweep by whipping Mount Royal 80-59 as Karina Leslie scored 27, Karin Buisman 18, Meachal Carnahan 16, along with 14 boards, Michelle Huber 10, Tamara Deunk 5 and Samantha Tennant 4, while Jessica Anderson, Karyn Booy, Teigan McDermid and Hannah Vespi were scoreless. Danielle Fleming paced Mount Royal with 18. Rochelle Thotenhoofd added 13, Joanna Hiller 9, Mackenzie Meeks 8, Evan Hudson 6, Maria McKee 2, Nikki Golding 2 and Carrie Pickering-Campbell 1, while Kelsey Cote, Jaclyn Greening and Barbara Wiegele were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Lethbridge Kodiaks defeated the Grant MacEwan Griffins 77-74; 73-84; 85-71 (2g-1) …………………………………………………… In game one, Lethbridge nipped Grant MacEwan 77-74 as Anne Mercer scored 22, Paige Bowman 20, Kayla Lambert 14, Natalie Johnson 11, Ashley Peterson 6, Elizabeth Lowry 2 and Jami Wiebe 2, while Katheryne Lowry was scoreless. Ilhan Ibrahim paced Grant MacEwan, coached by Rob Poole, with 16. Meghan Knowles added 15, Bayan Kurd 12, Kristen Molesky 10, along with 10 boards, Kristen Monasterski 9, Sarah Janzen 6, Courtney Knox 5 and Claire Wilson 1. …………………………………………………… In game two, Grant MacEwan evened the series by dumping Lethbridge 84-73 as Bayan Kurd scored 23, Sarah Janzen 15, Kristen Molesky 15, Courtney Knox 10, Ilhan Ibrahim 9, Meghan Knowles 7 and Kristen Monasterski 5, while Clair Wilson was scoreless. Anne Mercer paced the Kodiaks with 25. Kayla Lambert added 17, Natalie Johnson 14, Elizabeth Lowry 7, Ashley Peterson 6 and Paige Bowman 4, while Jami Wiebe was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, Lethbridge took the series by dumping MacEwan 85-71 as Natalie Johnson scored 24, Kayla Lambert 21, Elizabeth Lowry 18, Paige Bowman 11, Anne Mercer 5, Ashley Peterson 4 and Margaret Thompson 2, while Martha Harpole and Jami Wiebe were scoreless. Sarah Janzen paced MacEwan with 16. Courtney Knox added 14, Meghan Knowles 12, along with 11 boards, Kristen Molesky 10, Ilhan Ibrahim 10, Kristen Monasterski 7 and Bayan Kurd 2, while Claire Wilson was scoreless. The Griffins also included Dani Smale, Ariel Lekas, Jasmine Holowaychuk, Jessica Veldhuizin and Tammy Tin.
In the Final Four semis, the Lethbridge College Kodiaks thumped the Concordia University College Thunder 77-69. The Kodiaks led 16-15 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 31 at the half. Lethbridge led 52-41 after three quarters. Kodiaks coach Brad Karren told the Lethbridge Herald that Kayla Lambert “played good defence. She can sometimes be lazy, I mean, she’s an offensive player but we went to a 2-3 zone and she boxed out. She did a good job boxing out and really, that was the key to being a lot more effective on the boards. We were pretty well in the lead the whole game. They hit some big shots late and we got some fouls that made it closer but it was a good game on our part.” Kayla Lambert paced Lethbridge with 28 points and 13 boards. Anne Mercer added 19 points and 13 boards. Paige Bowman scored 12, Natalie Johnson 10, along with 8 boards and 7 assists. Ashley Peterson scored 6 and Jami Wiebe 2, while Elizabeth Lowry, Martha Harpole and Margaret Thompson were scoreless. Cailin Lissel paced Concordia with 18. Erika Bergum added 14, Jordan Anstice 11, along with 14 boards, Stephanie Balog 8, P.J. Wells 7, Kaylie Mattiussi 7 and Kristen Mccurdy 4, while Christina Kracher and Cayleigh Mock were scoreless.
In the other semi, the SAIT Polytechnic Trojans whipped the King’s University College Eagles 75-45 after leading 29-10, 48-26 and 67-34 at the quarters. Kim Lee paced SAIT with 21. Rachel Niven added 16, Claire Nesbitt 12, Taylor Pillsworth 10, Rachel Caputo 8, Brittany Pekar 5 and Annalise Posein 3 while Jerry-Lyn Chisholm, Breanna Emmerzael, Tina Lockhart; Chelsea Pekar and Tracie Zahavich were scoreless. Jessica Anderson paced King’s with 12 points and 11 boards. Samantha Tennant scored 11, Karin Buisman 8, Tamara Deunk 6, Michelle Huber 6 and Teigan McDermid 2, while Meachal Carnahan, Karyn Booy, Keltie O’Connor and Hannah Vespi were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the Concordia University College Thunder whipped the King’s University College Eagles 82-64 after leading 20-11, 38-23 and 57-38 at the quarters. Jordan Anstice paced Concordia with 20 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 14-18 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Erika Bergum added 17 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 5 boards and 5 steals. P.J. Wells notched 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc and 7 boards. Stephanie Balog scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-8 from the line and 3 steals. Cailin Lissel scored 8 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kaylie Mattiussi scored 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc 3 boards and 2 steals. Meghan Allison scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Rachel Korpany scored 2, while Janica Brown, Christina Kracher and Kristen McCurdy were scoreless. The Thunder hit 22-57 (.386) from the floor, 8-29 (.276) from the arc and 30-45 (.667) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 15 turnovers, 4 blocks, 16 steals and 21 fouls. Karina Leslie paced King’s with 16 on 7-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Tamara Deunk added 14 on 4-11 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 10 boards. Meachal Carnahan added 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 14 boards and 2 assists. Michelle Huber scored 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Samantha Tennant scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Jessica Anderson added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Teigan McDermid added 2, while Hannah Vespi was scoreless. The Eagles hit 22-64 (.344) from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 18-21 (.857) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 31 turnovers, 6 steals and 24 fouls. The Eagles also included Karin Buisman, Jennifer Pratt, Keltie O’Connor and Karyn Booy.
In the final, the SAIT Polytechnic Trojans defeated the Lethbridge Kodiaks 84-72 after leading 26-10, 47-27 and 68-51 at the quarters. “It was definite a total team effort” said coach Donovan Martin. “We came out strong and set the tone.” The Trojans benefited from some hot shooting and some tenacious defense which propelled them to a 20-point half time lead. The Kodiaks showed their champion fight as they outscored the Trojans 45-37 in the second half. “They’re a tough team” said Martin. “They proved that they would never give up but the girls responded well and we were able to hang on for the win. The big difference was our composure at the line. Good teams make their shots down the stretch and in the end that made the difference.” Kim Lee paced SAIT with 38 on 13-19 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 7 steals. Rachel Caputo added 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 assists. Brittany Pekar scored 11 on 3-10 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 8 boards. Rachel Niven scored 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Taylor Pillsworth added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Claire Nesbitt added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Annalise Posein added 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Jerry-Lyn Chisholm added 2, while Breanna Emmerzael was scoreless. The Trojans hit 28-67 (.418) from the floor, 6-15 (.400) from the arc and 22-26 (.846) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 19 turnovers, 3 blocks, 13 steals and 14 fouls. Anne Mercer paced Lethbridge with 20 on 9-17 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 11 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Elizabeth Lowry added 17 on 4-6 from the floor, 9-13 from the line and 3 boards. Paige Bowman scored 13 on 5-18 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kayla Lambert scored 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Natalie Johnson added 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 5 boards. Ashley Peterson added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Martha Harpole, Katheryne Lowry, Margaret Thompson and Jami Wiebe were scoreless. The Kodiaks hit 27-68 (.397) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 12-18 (.667) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 24 turnovers, 2 blocks, 10 steals and 23 fouls.
The bronze medalist Concordia University College Thunder: Cailin Lissel; Jordan Anstice; Erika Bergum; P.J. Wells; Stephanie Balog; Kaylie Mattiussi; Meghan Allison; Rachel Korpany; Janica Brown; Christina Kracher; Kristen McCurdy; Cayleigh Mock, Julie Barrie; Cherie Topham; coach Rob Hansuk; assistant Bob Butlin; assistant Dave Oldham; athletic director Bernie Masterson
The silver medalist Lethbridge Kodiaks: Anne Mercer; Elizabeth Lowry; Paige Bowman; Kayla Lambert; Natalie Johnson; Ashley Peterson; Martha Harpole; Katheryne Lowry; Margaret Thompson; Jami Wiebe; Jennifer Peterson; Erin Oviatt; Courtney McKay; Jill Anderson; Jessica Poch; coach Brad Karren; assistant Bonnie Smith; manager Brett Gaudreau; athletic director Ian Bennett
The gold medalist Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Trojans: Kim Lee; Rachel Caputo; Brittany Pekar; Rachel Niven; Taylor Pillsworth; Claire Nesbitt; Annalise Posein; Jerry-Lyn Chisholm; Breanna Emmerzael; Chelsey Pekar; Tina Lockhart; Tracie Zahavich; Michaela Allen; Mecoh Bain; Mary Chesney; Oriandrea Moore; Breana Synowec; Megan Yellow Fly; coach Donovan Martin; assistant Reg Carrick; assistant Robyn Yon; athletic director Ken Babey