Final regular season standings (7): Holland (17-1); Mount Saint Vincent (15-3); Mount Allison (11-7); St. Thomas (9-9)
U of King’s College (6-12); New Brunswick-Saint John (3-15); Crandall (2-16)
Playoff non-qualifier:
Crandall Chargers: Kendra Booker, Madison McHatten, Frannie Branswell, Micaela LeMoine, Chelsea Dawn Holmes, Brittany Rani, Nicole Babineau, Sydnee Balser, Maddyson McDonald, Mackenzie McHatten, coach Teah Bailey
In the quarterfinals, held in Sackville, the 4th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies defeated the 5th-seeded University of King’s College Blue Devils 68-61. The Blue Devils led 11-8 after one quarter and 31-28 at the half. The Blue Devils (coached by Parker Regan) included Heather Wall, Rachel Koskowich, Candace Reynolds, Christina Brown, Mallory Thomas, Madison Bennett, Isabella Kellerman and Jessica Simm.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Mount Allison Mounties smacked the 6th-seeded University of New Brunswick-St. John Seawolves 61-42. The Mounties led 18-11, 39-22 and 54-30 at the quarters. Kiersten Mangold paced the Mounties with 12 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Jill Harris added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 steals. Erin Steeves added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Kathleen Morrison scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 5 boards. Lauren Chitty added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Karly Buckingham scored 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Sarah McGeachy added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Katherine Ollerhead scored 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Lauren Boyce added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Katie Horsman scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 steals. Lauren MacEachern added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists, while Emma Snowdon was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. The Mounties hit 23-78 (.295) from the floor, 3-22 (.136) from the arc and 12-18 (.667) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 15 steals, 5 blocks, 16 turnovers and 12 fouls. Megan Baisley paced the Seawolves with 10 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Kathryn Magee added 8 on 4-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Kelsey Simon scored 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Sophie Sharp scored 6 on 3-10 from the floor and 6 boards. Allyson McLaughlin added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 7 boards and 3 blocks. Sara Simkins added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Emily Fitzpatrick scored 3 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-8 from the line and 4 boards. Autumn DeMerchant added 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. The Seawolves hit 17-58 (.293) from the floor, 3-11 (.273) from the arc and 5-13 (.385) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 23 turnovers and 12 fouls. The Seawolves (coach Kevin Munroe, assistant Brad Van Steeg, assistant Christie Van Steeg) also included Allyson McLaughlin, Brooke McKinney and Tiffany McLong.
In the semis, the top-seeded Holland Hurricanes blasted the 4th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies 79-57. The Hurricanes led 20-19, 36-34 and 57-44 at the quarters. Jayla Verney was chosen player of the game for the Hurricanes. Jayla Verney paced the Hurricanes with 31 on 12-20 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Darcy Zinck added 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Cassie Cooke added 11 on 4-15 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 11 boards, 10 assists and 2 steals. Ty’Keia Beals scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Tyleigha Nelson added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Chelseay Slawter scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 steals, while Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Kendra Craswell and Maria Walsh were scoreless. Diaz-Rojas nabbed 4 boards. The Hurricanes hit 31-78 (.397) from the floor, 14-38 (.368) from the arc and 3-7 (.429) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 11 steals, 1 block, 10 turnovers and 21 fouls. Carissa McTague paced the Tommies with 15 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 16 boards. Jessica Patenaude added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 3 boards. Sara Banks added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Madison Owens scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Jayme Hunt added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Lainy Dow scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 6 boards. Bridge Frazee added 3 on 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Becca MacNeil scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Taylor Forsythe added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. The Tommies hit 19-57 (.333) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 19 turnovers and 12 fouls.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics clipped the 3rd-seeded Mount Allison Mounties 65-53. The Mounties led 14-9 after one quarter. The Mystics rallied to a 29-26 lead at the half after applying a combination of half-court and full-court defences to befuddle the Mounties. The Mystics led 43-40 after three quarters. “We prepared in pretty much every way that we could. We knew what they were going to do,” said Mounties forward Erin Steeves. “I think those small gaps where we had little drops in play, it did come down to experience.” Maria Carroll paced the Mystics with 17 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Maddy Hiscock added 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Kate Gallant scored 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 12 boards. Marika Williams added 9 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 3 boards. Marissa Penney added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Randi Hudson scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Breanna Buis added 2 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 steals. Nyka Riego scored 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Madison Doucet and Brandi Mills were scoreless. Doucet nabbed 3 boards and pilfered 2 balls. The Mystics hit 21-67 (.313) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 19-27 (.704) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 15 steals, 2 blocks, 24 turnovers and 19 fouls. Kiersten Mangold paced the Mounties with 15 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Lauren MacEachern added 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Erin Steeves scored 8 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Jill Harris added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 steals. Lauren Chitty notched 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Sarah McGeachy scored 3 on 1-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Katherine Ollerhead scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 form the ac, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kathleen Morrison added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Katie Horsman scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Karly Buckingham was scoreless on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. The Mounties hit 20-67 (.299) from the floor, 1-15 (.067) from the arc and 12-21 (.571) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 15 steals, 4 blocks, 28 turnovers and 18 fouls.
In the final, the top-seeded Holland Hurricanes defeated the 2nd-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics 75-64. The score was knotted at 15 after one quarter. The Mystics led 27-22 at the half. The Hurricanes led 51-49 after three quarters.
The Hurricanes trailed at the half, dealt with injuries to Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Cassie Cooke and Ty’Keia Beals and its lone starter from last year, Chelsea Slawter-Wright, fouled out. “We were under a lot of adversity and we showed a whole whack of character down the stretch and had a will to win that wasn’t going to be denied,” Hurricanes coach Mike Connolly said. At the half, Connolly said he told this team “we’re a championship team, this is what we worked seven months for and we have 20 minutes to get this done. … We defended like nobody’s business. We were after it the whole night. They didn’t want to go to nationals as the wildcard. We wanted to go as conference champion. They put it all on the line and I couldn’t be more proud of them. … Jayla Verney has answered the bell all year long. Anytime we needed a big basket, she would deliver and she was true to form this weekend.” Connolly added that Tyleigha Nelson had a “monster game. … She just showed some true grit and real character. We needed one of our healthy kids to step up and deliver and, man, did she ever deliver.” Tyleigha Nelson was chosen player of the game for the Hurricanes. Jayla Verney paced the Hurricanes with 26 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 10-15 from the line, 2 assists and 4 steals. Tyleigha Nelson added 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 16 boards. Darcy Zinck scored 14 on 6-18 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards and 4 steals. Cassie Cooke added 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 10 boards and 3 steals. Chelseay Slawter scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 3 boards. Ty’kaia Beals added 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Kendra Craswell and Maria Walsh were scoreless. Craswell nabbed 3 boards. The Hurricanes hit 26-68 (.382) from the floor, 3-21 (.143) from the arc and 20-35 (.571) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 15 steals, 1 block, 18 turnovers and 18 fouls. Kate Gallant paced the Mystics with 13 on 6-16 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 13 boards and 2 assists. Maddy Hiscock added 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Maria Carroll scored 12 on 4-15 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 assists and 3 steals. Marika Williams added 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Breanna Buis added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 3 boards. Nyka Riego scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Randi Hudson added 2 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Marissa Penney, Kelsey Clory, Madison Doucet, Brandi Mills and Tahlia Jones were scoreless. Mills nabbed 6 boards, Doucet 3 and Penney 2. The Mystics hit 23-67 (.343) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 9-21 (.429) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 10 steals, 1 block, 29 turnovers and 25 fouls.
The co-bronze medalist St. Thomas Tommies: Bridget Frazee; Katie Corlett; Taylor Forsythe; Madison Owens; Jayme Hunt; Kenzie Janes; Lainy Dow; Jessica Patenaude; Becca MacNeil; Sara Banks; Christina Richardson; Carissa McTague; coach Fred Connors; assistant Kathleen Johnson; assistant Moe Perez
The co-bronze medalist Mount Allison Mounties: Jill Harris; Emma Snowdon; Sarah McGeachy; Kathleen Morrison; Lauren Boyce; Katie Horsman; Lauren Chitty; Erin Steeves; Kiersten Mangold; Karly Buckingham; Hannah Beland; Katherine Ollerhead; coach Matt Gamblin; assistant April Gamblin; assistant Thomas Skabar; trainer Mara Ostafichuk; trainer Connie Xie
The silver medalist Mount St. Vincent Mystics: Keionia Beals; Brandy Mills; Nyka Riego; Emma Shoveller; Kate Gallant; Ryanna Belyea; Marika Williams; Tahlia Jones; Randi Hudson; Riley Beaton; Kelsey Clory; Breanna Buis; Maddy Hiscock; Maria Carroll; Madison Doucet; Marissa Penney; coach Mark Forward; assistant Elaine Horne-Duart; assistant Christina Brien; assistant Ken Reardon
The gold medalist Holland Hurricanes: Ty’keia Beals; Jayla Verney; Sarah Peters; Milcania Diaz-Rojas; Tyleigha Nelson; Kendra Craswell; Maria Walsh; Darcy Zinck; Chelsea Slawter-Wright; Cassie Cooke; Alyssa Canning; Briona Smith; coach Mike Connolly; assistant Katie Hamilton; assistant Anne Kiberd