Final standings (7): Mount St. Vincent (17-1); Mount Allison (13-5); Holland (11-7); St. Thomas (11-7); University of King’s College (7-11); University of New Brunswick-Saint John (3-15); Crandall (1-17)
Playoff non-qualifier Crandall Chargers: Sarah McQuarrie, Madison McHatten, Lauryn Bushey, Grace Daniels, Brittany Perrault, Chelsea-Dawn Holmes, Emily Briggs, Morgan McHatten, Sydnee Balser, Kylee Balser, Mackenzie McHatten, Hannah Trail, coach Teah Bailey
In the quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies topped the 4th-seeded University of King’s College Blue Devils 84-73. The Blue Devils led 22-20 after one quarter. The Tommies led 47-37 at the half and 64-48 after three quarters. Bridget Frazee was chosen player of the game for the Tommies, while Jessica Simm earned the laurels for the Blue Devils. Bridget Frazee paced the Tommies with 18 on 5-11 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jessica Patenaude added 15 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Jayme Hunt notched 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Lainy Dow added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Madison Owens scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 5 assists. Christina Richardson notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Becca Macneil scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Alana Dowling added 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Sara Banks added 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Morgan George scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc. The Tommies hit 28-55 (.509) from the floor, 8-18 (.444) from the arc and 20-30 (.667) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 12 steals, 3 blocks, 19 turnovers and 21 fouls. Candace Reynolds paced the Blue Devils with 18 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Chloe Oxner added 15 on 5-9 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jessica Simm notched 12 on 4-13 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Heather Wall added 10 on 4-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 2 boards. Madison Bennett scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Kallie Mackinnon notched 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists. Olivia Pappin added 5 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-10 from the line and 2 steals, while Mallory Thomas was scoreless. The Blue Devils hit 22-52 (.423) from the floor, 7-17 (.412) from the arc and 22-33 (.667) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 9 steals, 22 turnovers and 20 fouls. The Blue Devils (coached by Parker Regan, assisted by Regan MacInnis and Sean Regan, trainers Karina Branje and Maria Radelich) also included Emily Gagnon, Trinity MacKenzie and Heather Wall.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Holland Hurricanes edged the 6th-seeded University of New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves 61-57. The Hurricanes led 19-16 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 27 at the half and at 45 after three quarters. The Hurricanes took an early 6-point lead in the third quarter but rookie Gabby Fader notched a trey to trim the margin as the Seawolves rallied to knot the score. Holland took a 5-point lead with 4 minutes to play but Kathryn Magee hit a bucket to draw the Seawolves within one with 42 seconds on the clock. Jayla Verney answered with a 10-foot pull-up to ice the win for the Hurricanes. Jayla Verney led the Hurricanes with 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jenna Macinnis added 14 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 assists. Tyleigha Nelson notched 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Kendra Craswell scored 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 steals. Keionia Beals added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Alyssa Canning scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Ty’Keiia Beals added 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 assists and 2 steals. Maeteisha Smith scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Sydney Goode added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Sophia Blanchard, Breauna Rivoli and Grace Keizer were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 25-71 (.352) from the floor, 6-30 (.200) from the arc and 5-13 (.385) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 13 steals, 16 turnovers and 14 fouls. Megan Baisley led the Seawolves with 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Kelsey Simon added 9 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Hanna Grossman scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor. Jillian McNally notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Allyson McLaughlin added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Gabrielle Fader added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Emily Fitzpatrick scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Kathryn Magee added 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Sophie Sharp scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Alannah Hansen added 1 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Sarah MacFarlane, Jillian Legresley and Autumn Demerchant were scoreless. The Seawolves hit 22-65 (.338) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks, 20 turnovers and 12 fouls. The Seawolves (coached by Kevin Munroe, assisted by Brad Van Steeg and Christie Van Steeg) also included Gabrielle Robin and Sara Simkins.
In the semis, the top-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics dusted the 5th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies 81-49 after leading 20-9, 42-21 and 64-37 at the quarters. Marika Williams paced the Mystics with 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Kate Gallant added 14 on 7-12 from the floor, 9 boards and 2 assists. Kelsey McGrath scored 1 1on 3-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Madisen Jennex added 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Tahlia Jones notched 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 6 steals. Nikki Arsenault added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Maria Carroll scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Kelsey Crocker notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 7 boards. Nyka Riego scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Kelsey Clory, Randi Hudson and Brandi Mills were scoreless. Hudson nabbed 3 boards and dished 3 assists. Clory nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The Mystics hit 27-70 (.386) from the floor, 8-33 (.242) from the arc and 19-24 (.792) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 19 steals, 2 blocks, 19 turnovers and 17 fouls. Lainy Dow paced the Tommies with 13 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jessica Patenaude added 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Madison Owens notched 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 6 boards and 3 assists. Alana Dowling added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Bridget Frazee scored 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Jayme Hunt scored 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Christina Richardson added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Becca Macneil scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists, while Sara Banks and Morgan George were scoreless. Banks and George each nabbed 3 boards. The Tommies hit 21-58 (.362) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 4-8 from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 9 steals, 1 block, 33 turnovers and 17 fouls.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Mount Allison Mounties clubbed the 3rd-seeded Holland Hurricanes 65-44. The Hurricanes led 18-16 after one quarter. The Mounties led 33-29 at the half and 48-40 after three quarters. The Mounties went on a late 12-5 run to take the lead at the half and then took command in the third quarter, all but icing it on a trey by Erin Steeves with 1:40 remaining on the clock. Ty’Keiia Beals hit a trey to trim the margin to 8 after three quarters but the Mounties dominated the final frame with crisp ball movement and stingy defence. Erin Steeves paced the Mounties with 19 on 7-15 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc and 2 boards. Lauren Chitty added 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Lauren MacEachern notched 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Keirsten Mangold added 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc, 14 boards and 2 blocks. Emma Hachey added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Jill Harris scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Sarah McGeachy scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7 boards, 6 assists and 4 steals. Kathleen Morrison added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 5 boards, while Nicole Smolensky, Karly Buckingham, Katherine Ollerhead and Lauren Wentzell were scoreless. Smolensky nabbed 3 boards, dished 2 assists and pilfered 3 balls. The Mounties hit 23-67 (.343) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 11-19 (.579) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 13 steals, 3 blocks, 27 turnovers and 13 fouls. Jenna Macinnis paced the Hurricanes with 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Tyleigha Nelson added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 10 boards, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Ty’Keiia Beals added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Keionia Beals notched 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jayla Verney added 4 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards and 6 steals. Kendra Craswell scored 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 steals. Alyssa Canning added 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Sophia Blanchard, Maeteisha Smith, Grace Keizer and Sydney Goode were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 13-49 (.265) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 12-23 (.522) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 16 steals, 2 blocks, 30 turnovers and 18 fouls.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Mount Allison Mounties stunned the top-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics 77-71 in overtime. The Mystics led 20-16, 36-28 and 50-45 at the quarters. The score at 63 after regulation. Mountie rookie Emma Hachey forced overtime by hitting a pair of free throws with one second remaining on the clock after being fouled on an inbounds play under the Mystics basket. The Mounties had trailed by as many as 16 in the third quarter after the Mystics had ripped off a 10-0 run. But Emma Hachey and Lauren MacEachern rallied the Mounties with an 11-0 run to draw Mount Allison within 46-41. Lauren MacEachern was chosen player of the game for the Mounties. Lauren MacEachern paced the Mounties with 24 on 7-17 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Emma Hachey added 17 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 9-12 from the line, 12 boards and 2 steals. Kiersten Mangold notched 13 on 2-9 from the floor, 9-10 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Lauren Chitty scored 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 assists. Sarah McGeachy added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Erin Steeves notched 5 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Karly Buckingham added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and, 0-2 from the line. Kathleen Morrison added 2o n 1-4 from the floor, while Jill Harris, Nicole Smolensky, Katherine Ollerhead and Sophie Hartlen were scoreless. The Mounties hit 21-60 (.350) from the floor, 4-16 (.250) from the arc and 31-40 (.775) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 12 steals, 3 blocks, 36 turnovers and 20 fouls. Madisen Jennex paced the Mystics with 19 on 9-19 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists and 6 steals. Kate Gallant added 18 on 7-15 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 9 boards, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Marika Williams scored 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Maria Carroll notched 8 on 2-15 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Nikki Arsenault added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Kelsey McGrath added 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 steals. Kelsey Crocker added 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2 from the line, while Kelsey Clory, Randi Hudson, Ryanne Belyear, Tahlia Jones and Nyka Riego were scoreless. Jones nabbed 3 boards and Riego 2. Hudson pilfered 2 balls. The Mystics hit 25-75 (.333) from the floor, 3-22 (.136) from the arc and 18-22 (.818) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 20 steals, 2 blocks, 29 turnovers and 30 fouls.
Dalhousie Agricultural College announced that its women’s basketball squad would be making a return to ACAA play, effective 2018-19, after a five-year absence from the league. The Rams will be coached by Jay Walsh, a 38-year-old Truro resident, brings plenty of experience to the job both as a player and coach. He played in the ACAA as a member of St. Thomas from 2003 to 2007 and was named the program’s most valuable player in 2003-04. He was also named to the all-conference roster that season and for both of the Tommies’ next two campaigns until 2005-06. Walsh coached the Truro Panthers junior high girls’ program from 2009 to 2017 and helped them to district and regional crowns in 2015-16. Walsh, a special needs teacher at South Colchester Academy, also has coaching experience at Dalhousie AC having served as an assistant coach for the women’s program in 2011-12 and the men’s team in 2016-17. “We are very excited to be able to register our women’s team in the league for 2018-19,’ said Judy Smith, Dalhousie AC athletic director. ‘We are ready.” Walsh said “since the team has been on hiatus there hasn’t been any basketball expectations or an established community to follow. So, automatically we are at a disadvantage with other teams because players are already involved in a successful, established basketball system.’
The co-bronze medalist St. Thomas Tommies: Alana Dowling; Bridget Frazee; Taylor Forsythe; Madison Owens; Jayme Hunt; Leila Rashid; Lainy Dow; Jessica Patenaude; Becca MacNeil; Sara Banks; Christina Richardson; Tiffany McLong; Rhayne Storey; coach Fred Connors; assistant Ashley Bawn; assistant Kathleen Johnson; assistant Moe Perez
The co-bronze medalist Holland Hurricanes: Keandra Knowles; Jayla Verney; Sophis Blanchard; Keionia Beals; Ty’keia Beals; Tyleigha Nelson; Kendra Craswell; Lexi MacInnis; Tekara Mateisha Smith; Breauna Rivoli-Johnson; Grace Keizer; Sydney Good; Alyssa Canning; coach Jared Cheverie; assistant Harris Campbell
The silver medalist Mount Saint Vincent Mystics: Kelsey Clory, Sarah Bentley, Kate Gallant, Randi Hudson, Brandi Mills, Nikki Arsenault, Riley Beaton, Kelsey Crocker, Marika Williams, Gwen Ettinger-O’Leary, Ryanne Belyea, Madisen Jennex, Tahlia Jones, Kelsey McGrath, Maria Carroll, coach Mark Forward, assistant Kenny Reardon, assistant Elaine Horne-Duarte, assistant Nyka Riego, manager Emma Shoveller, athletic director June Lumsden
The gold medalist Mount Allison Mounties: Jill Harris; Nicole Smolensky; Sarah McGeachy; Kathleen Morrison; Lauren Boyce; Emma Hachey; Lauren MacEachern; Lauren Chitty; Erin Steeves; Kiersten Mangold; Karly Buckingham; Hannah Cahill; Katherine Ollerhead; Lauren Wentzell; Sophie Hartlen; coach Matt Gamblin; assistant April Gamblin; assistant Thomas Skabar; trainer Mara Ostafichuk; trainer Connie Xie