Final regular season standings:
North (8): Grant MacEwan (17-3); Grande Prairie (17-3); Concordia (16-4); Augustana (10-10); King’s (9-11); Lakeland (6-14); NAIT (5-15); Keyano (2-18)
South (6): SAIT (17-1); Mount Royal (13-5); Medicine Hat (10-8); Lethbridge (6-12); Red Deer (5-13); Briercrest (1-17)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Briercrest: Jeri Brainard, Amber Durocher, Kailee Kalmring, Brittany Leung, Nicole Meyer, Brooke Olmstead, Meghan Meyer, Abby Sherstan, Amara MacCormack, Dani Frost, Valerie Robinson, Janelle Threlfall, Rebecca Bitz
Keyano: Abbie Uchytil, Anita Balogh, Vanessa Wideman, Kasey Reiter, Alison Shaw, April Weigelt, Cassandra Gilmore, Arielle Clemens, Jelayne Dubielew, Samantha Connolly, Krystnn Nichol, Steffanie Jenkins
Lakeland: Jodi Cairns, Katie Hillis, Hannah Crease-McLean, Rae Braaten, Tracy Holloway, Raisa Rybinski, Ashley Kuzma, Nicole Dubray, Ally White, Brittany Shockey, Brandi Leavitt, Mariah Van’t Hof, Cameo McKerlie, Taylor Hanson, Marissa Lindquist
Lethbridge: Savana Gines, Jami Wiebe, April Whitteron, Natalie Johnson, Shelby Hubbard, Jody Bell, Megan Adams-Lebell, Katheryne Lowry, Mckenzie Meeks, Lindsey Pierson, Molly Harpole, Elizabeth Lowry, Katrina Pohl, Jessica Poch
NAIT: Rosalina Hicks, Carlee Bergen-Henengouwen, Dale-Marie Cumberbatch, Alyssa de Regt, Janice Phung, Courtney Willis, Julie Barrie, Maranda Rolfe, Frankie Veenbaas, Katrina Papenhuyzen, Ashley McMillan, Kelsey MacKenzie, Jonnel Oderson, Crystal Lamont-Jensen
Red Deer: Megan Ivancic, Karlen Majcher, Stephanie Tremblay, Ainsley Wright, Chelsea Esau, Hannah Naby, Katlyn Olsen, Madison Wilson, Katherine Thatcher, Courtney Loyek, Jesslyn Nepoose, Jessica Foley-Geldart, Lauren Loyek, Lisa Ivanics
In the quarterfinals, the Mount Royal Cougars defeated the Concordia University Thunder 65-75; 68-61; 73-69 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Concordia prevailed 75-65. The Thunder broke to a 10-0 lead as the Cougars had trouble finding their rhythm. Concordia hit five treys while building a 25-12 lead after one quarter. But Mount Royal began feeding Jamie Morck in the paint and rallied within 31-28 and then 36-33 at the half. Concordia opened the second half with a 13-4 run to put the outcome out of reach of the Cougars. Kaylie Mattiussi led Concordia with 22. Erika Bergum added 16, Jordan Anstice 11, P.J. Wells 22, Megan Vande Kraats 8, Megan Allison 4 and Kristen McCurdy 3, while Cara Zamburek and Stephanie Baloq were scoreless. Jamie Morck led Mount Royal with 24. Emily Larson added 8, Carrie Pickering 7, along with 11 boards, Celeste Clarke 7, along with 13 boards, Nikki Golding 5, Stephanie Loubardeas 5, Kristen Docherty 5 and Danica Rybachuk 4, while Kari Youmans was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Mount Royal evened the series by clipping Concordia 68-61 as Nikki Golding scored 15, Celeste Clarke 13, Emily Larson 12, Danica Rybachuk 12, Jamie Morck 8, along with 11 boards, Kristen Docherty 4, Carrie Pickering 2 and Stephanie Loubardeas 2, while Kari Youmans was scoreless. P.J. Wells paced Concordia with 13. Megan Vande Kraats added 12, Erika Bergum 10, Stephanie Baloq 8, Cara Zamburek 7, Jordan Anstice 6, Kaylie Mattiussi 3 and Megan Allison 2. …………………………………………………… In game three, Mount Royal took the series with a 73-69 win after leading 19-15, 38-30 at the half. Concordia led 52-50 after three quarters. Nikki Golding paced Mount Royal with 19. Emily Larson added 17, Jamie Morck 11, Danica Rybachuk 10, Celeste Clarke 6, Kristen Docherty 4, Kari Youmans 2 and C Campbell 2, while Evan Hudson and Stephanie Loubardeas were scoreless. Kaylie Mattiussi and Megan Vande Kraats each scored 16 to pace Concordia. Jordan Anstice added 13, Erika Bergum 7, Cara Zamburek 5, Kristen McCurdy 4, Stephanie Balog 4 and Megan Allison 3, while Tanecia Quillen and P.J. Wells were scoreless. The Thunder (coached by Ashley McSporran) also included Alexandra Schelgel.
The Grant MacEwan Griffins defeated the King’s University College Eagles 83-53; 67-54 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Grant MacEwan stomped King’s 83-53 after leading 41-27 at the half. Kristen Monasterski paced MacEwan with 15. Bayan Kurd added 14, Iihan Ibrahim 14, Sarah Janzen 10, Emily Sommerville 9, Courtney Knox 7, Hilary Annich 6, Jessica Veldhuizen 4 and Tammy Tin 4, while Laurissa Weigl was scoreless. Michelle Huber paced the Eagles (coached by Ossie Hinds) with 18. Sam Tennant added 22, Julie Heavenor 7, Jessica Anderson 6, Chelsea Dyck 5, Tamara Deunk 4 and Teigan McDermid 2, while Alexa Sackela-Geiger and Beth Richardson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, MacEwan completed the sweep by clipping King’s 67-54. The Griffins led 16-14 after one quarter, trailed 32-26 at the half and 48-44 after three quarters but exploded with a 23-8 final quarter to pull out the win. Kristen Monasterski paced the Griffins with 15. Hilary Annich added 13, Iihan Ibrahim 13, Bayan Kurd 9, Emily Sommerville 8, Sarah Janzen 6 and Courtney Knox 3, while Tammy Tin, Laurissa Wiegl and Jessica Veldhuizen were scoreless. Michelle Huber paced the Eagles with 16. Tamara Deunk added 10, Jessica Anderson 8, Chelsea Dyck 8, Beth Richardson 6, Sam Tennant 4 and Julie Heavenor 2, while Alyx Aarbo, Teigan McDermid and Alexa Sackela-Geiger were scoreless. The Eagles also included Berkley Lamb.
The SAIT Trojans defeated the Augustana Vikings 74-82; 80-73; 81-62 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Augustana prevailed 82-74 in overtime. SAIT led 17-15 after one quarter and 35-29 at the half. Augustana led 54-47 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 70 after regulation. Kiera Lyons paced Augustana with 28. Amy Tweedie added 21, Kari Kubinec 12, along with 10 boards, Monique Jarrett 7, Rachel Warrack 5, Alison Lundall 4, Jessi Tomiyama 3 and Chantel Heier 2, while Lindsay Siemens was scoreless. Rachel Caputo paced SAIT with 17. Jordyn Rabbitt added 12, Taylor Pillsworth 10, Annalise Posein 8, Brittany Pekar 7, along with 10 boards, Alicia Cameron 6, Mecoh Bain 4, Evangeline Jacobson 4, Lauren Tolley 4 and Tina Lockhart 2, while Nyawal Bukjok and Breanna Synowec were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, SAIT evened the series with an 80-73 win. SAIT led 22-19 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 39 at the half. SAIT led 60-53 after three quarters. Rachel Caputo paced the Trojans with 24. Keshia Gordon added 12, Taylor Pillsworth 11, Jordyn Rabbitt 8, Alicia Cameron 7, Florence Oloya 6, Brittany Pekar 4, Mecoh Bain 2, Nyawal Bukjok 2, Annalise Posein 2 and Lauren Tolley 2, while Evangeline Jacobson was scoreless. Kiera Lyons paced Augustana with 17. Amy Tweedie added 15, Taryn Story 11, Monique Jarrett 9, Rachel Warrack 7, Kari Kubinec 7, Alison Lundall 4 and Chantel Heier 3, while Lindsay Belisle was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, SAIT took the series with an 81-62 victory. Augustana led 15-12 after one quarter. The Trojans led 37-26 at the half and 46-44 after three quarters. Rachel Caputo paced SAIT with 38. Taylor Pillsworth added 12, Florence Oloya 8, Tina Lockhart 6, Annalise Posein 6, Brittany Pekar 6, Alicia Cameron 3 and Keshia Gordon 2, while Nyawal Bukjok, Evangelina Jacobson, Jordyn Rabbitt and Lauren Tolley were scoreless. Amy Tweedie paced Augustana with 20. Kiera Lyons added 17, Kari Kubinec 10, Taryn Story 6, Rachel Warrack 4, Chantel Heier 2, Alison Lundall 2 and Monique Jarrett 1, while Lindsay Siemens and Jessi Tomiyama were scoreless. The Vikings also included Laura Belisle, Avalon Greaves and Chantai Minet.
In the last quarterfinal, the Grande Prairie Wolves defeated the Medicine Hat Rattlers 90-66; 73-66 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Grande Prairie took command in the second half and coasted to an easy 90-66 win. Medicine Hat led 20-15 after one quarter and 38-36 at the half. Grande Prairie led 61-56 after three quarters. Andria Carlyon paced Grande Prairie with 22. Katarina Fialova added 18, Chelsea Comeau 17, Martine Deinum 12, Jaelle Buhler 9, Lenka Rohova 5, Kaitlyn Roberts 5 and Jesse Schmidt-Antonietti 2, while Caitlin Baker, Carlee Harrison, Leigh Thorinson were scoreless. Courtney Heinricks paced Medicine Hat with 22. Meagan Koroll added 14, Megan Hewson 8, Tianna Holt 8, Jessica Leinweber 4, Robyn Morlock 3, Caitlyn Folk 3, Lexi Petrovitch 2 and Savannah Scheuerman 2, while Samantha Benesh, Samantha Cunningham and Erica Morlock were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Grande Prairie completed the sweep with a 73-66 win after leading 24-17, 45-28 and 59-44 at the quarters. Andria Carlyon paced the Wolves with 23, along with 15 boards. Jaelle Buhler scored 14, Chelsea Corneau 10, Lenka Rohova 8, Martine Deinum 8, Carlee Harrison 4, Katarina Fialova 3 and Kaitlyn Roberts 3, while Caitlin Baker, Jesse Schmidt-Antonietti and Leigh Thorinson were scoreless. Meagan Koroll paced the Rattlers with 17. Tianna Holt added 12, Courtney Heinricks 10, Caitlyn Folk 8, Jessica Leinweber 6, Robyn Morlock 6, Lexi Petrovitch 3, Samantha Benesh 2 and Megan Hewson 2. The Rattlers also included Samantha Cunningham, Savannah Scheuerman, Erica Morlock, Emilee Morehouse, Brittany Stinsman and Hayley Carr.
In the final four semis, the Grande Prairie Wolves dusted the SAIT Trojans 71-52 after leading 12-7, 33-30 and 53-37 at the quarters. Andria Carlyon paced the Wolves with 23 points and 20 boards. Jaelle Buhler added 11, along with 12 boards, Katarina Fialova 10, Chelsea Comeau 9, Lenka Rohova 7, Martine Deinum 6, Carlee Harrison 3 and Kaitlyn Roberts 2. Brittany Pekar paced SAIT with 13 points and 13 boards. Rachel Caputo scored 9, Taylor Pillsworth 7, Keshia Gordon 7, Jordyn Rabbitt 4, Florence Oloya 4, Alicia Cameron 3, Evangeline Jacobson 2, Tina Lockhart 2 and Annalise Posein 1, while Lauren Tolley and Nyawal Bukjok were scoreless.
In the other semi, the Grant MacEwan Griffins nipped the Mount Royal Cougars 55-52. The Cougars led 15-14, 31-27 and 47-40 at the quarters. Hilary Annich paced the Griffins with 13. Kristen Monasterski added 10, along with 12 boards, Iihan Ibrahim 10, Sarah Janzen 10, Bayan Kurd 8, along with 11 boards, Courtney Knox 3 and Emily Sommerville 1, while Tammy Tin, Jessica Veldjuizen and Laurissa Weigl were scoreless. Emily Larson led the Cougars with 16. Celeste Clarke added 13, Carrie Campbell 10, Danica Rybachuk 6, Jaime Morck 3, Nikki Golding 2 and Kristen Docherty 2, while Kari Youmans was scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the Mount Royal Cougars edged the SAIT Trojans 69-65 after leading 17-10 25-24 and 50-46 at the quarters. Jamie Morck paced Mount Royal with 27 on 11-17 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Emily Larson added 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Celeste Clarke scored 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Carrie Campbell scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Kari Youmans added 6 on 1-1 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 2 assists. Danica Rybachuk scored 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Nikki Golding, Kristen Docherty, Stephanie Loubardeas and Jorgia Van De Sype were scoreless. The Cougars hit 25-55 (.455) from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 28 turnovers, 2 blocks, 21 steals and 16 fouls. Taylor Pillsworth paced SAIT with 16 on 6-18 from the floor, 3-12 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Alicia Cameron added 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Rachel Caputo added 13 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 8-12 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Jordyn Rabbitt scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Florence Oloya added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 6 boards and 3 assists. Brittany Pekar scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 6 boards and 3 assists. Annalise Posein scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Keshia Gordon scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Evangeline Jacobson added 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Nyawal Bukjok, Tina Lockhart and Breanna Synowec were scoreless. Bukjob and Lockhart each nabbed 3 boards. The Trojans hit 22-76 (.289) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 21 turnovers, 1 block, 28 steals and 18 fouls. The Trojans also included Taylor Pillsworth, Mecoh Bain and Lauren Tolley.
In the final, the Grande Prairie Wolves edged the Grant MacEwan Griffins 63-59. The Griffins led 15-7, 26-22 and 46-37 at the quarters. The Wolves rallied from a 16-point deficit with eight minutes to play to earn their first title since 1995. “This team has done this sort of thing all year,” said Wolves coach Dave Waknuk. “We’ve been down in games, but the players have this composure you don’t find very often in a college team. We looked at each other in the huddle when we were down a bunch, and we said: ‘We can do this. We’ve done these things before.’ It’s all a credit to character of these players, and the heart of this team, for sure.” Up by four at halftime, MacEwan led 46-37 after three quarters and poured it on early in the fourth with seven straight points to make it 53-37. But the Wolves got those seven points back by the 3:13 mark of the final stanza, put the Griffins back on their heels, and just kept coming. When Grande Prairie forward Caitlin Baker tied the score 56-56 with 2:06 remaining, the Wolves were on a 19-3 run . . . and weren’t finished yet. Six-foot-two post Katarina Fialova hit a big three-point attempt with 1:43 left to put the Wolves up 59-56, and fellow Wolves post Andria Carlyon sank a pair of free throws with 1:01 left to make it 61-56. The Griffins missed three key shots in the final minute, and by the time the smoke had cleared, the Wolves had accounted for 26 of the final 32 points scored – and claimed their third ACAC crown in program history. “It was our composure. We kept coming and we kept battling. The biggest thing was, we didn’t quit,” said Waknuk, in his rookie year at the helm. “We attacked every rebound and kept pushing the pace. We never gave up.” Andria Carlyon paced Grande Prairie with 24 on 8-19 from the floor, 8-9 from the line, 10 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jaelle Buhler added 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5 boards, 6 assists and 5 steals. Chelsea Comeau scored 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Katarina Fialova notched 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Lenka Rohova scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Martine Deinum scored 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Kaitlyn Roberts scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Caitlin Baker, Carlee Harrison and Leigh Thorinson were scoreless. The Wolves hit 23-67 (.343) from the floor, 5-13 (.385) from the arc and 11-15 (.385) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks, 21 steals and 18 fouls. Kristen Monasterski paced Grant MacEwan with 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Hilary Annich added 12 on 4-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Bayan Kurd scored 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Courtney Knox notched 10 on 3-13 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 assists and 5 steals. Emily Sommerville scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Iihan Ibrahim added 2, along with 3 boards, while Sarah Janzen was scoreless while nabbing 11 boards and dishing 5 assists. Tammy Tin and Laurissa Weigl were also scoreless. The Griffins hit 22-70 (.314) from the floor, 7-30 (.314) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 21 turnovers, 3 blocks, 18 steals and 12 fouls.
The bronze medalist Mount Royal Cougars: Jamie Morck; Nikki Golding; Emily Larson; Carrie Pickering; Celeste Clarke; Danica Rybachuk; Kristen Docherty; Kari Youmans; Stephanie Loubardeas; Jessica Hanak; Evan Hudson; Jorgia Van De Sype; Cara Zamburek; Chantelle Touchette; Jocelyn Sarrasin; Chantae Karl; Christina Story; Maria McKee; Carrie Campbell; coach Joe Enevoldson; assistant Danielle Fleming; assistant Mark Hogan; strength and conditioning Hidesh Bhardwaj; athletic therapist Chantelle Touchette; athletic director Karla Karch
The silver medalist Grant MacEwan Griffins: Kristen Monasterski; Bayan Kurd; Sarah Janzen; Courtney Knox; Hilary Annich; Iihan Ibrahim, Jessica Veldhuizen; Laurissa Weigl; Tammy Tin; Emily Sommerville; Meghan Knowles; Brooke Taylor; coach Rob Poole; assistant April Milne; trainer Kate Koch; assistant Jim Lazaruk; guest coach Teresa Wallsten; athletic director Ken Schildroth
The champion Grande Prairie Wolves: Andria Carlyon; Katarina Fialova; Chelsea Comeau; Jaelle Buhler; Lenka Rohova; Martine Deinum; Carlee Harrison; Kaitlyn Roberts; Caitlin Baker; Leigh Thorinson; Jesse Schmidt-Antoniettie; Tessa Agrey; Janessa Allan; coach Dave Waknuk; assistant Bill Shaw; assistant Lisa Deneault; athletic director Francois Fournier