Final standings (7): St. Thomas (15-3); Mount St. Vincent (14-4); Holland (13-5); University of King’s College (11-7); Mount Allison (6-12); New Brunswick-Saint John (4-14); Crandall (0-18)
Playoff non-qualifier:
Crandall Chargers: Rachel Leland, Courtney Ebbett, Tori Ketch, Hayley Briggs, Emily Rushton, Emily Briggs, Megan Cook, Alexa Rancourt, Chloe Wheaton, Melissa Smith, Lydia Nauss, coach Jillian Smith, assistant Hassan Maidal
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Holland Hurricanes dusted the 6th-seeded University of New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves 79-62. The Hurricanes led 21-16 after one quarter. The Seawolves led 37-33 at the half. The Hurricanes led 57-49 after three quarters. Ashley Plaggenhoef was chosen player of the game for the Hurricanes, while Jillian McNally earned the laurels for the Seawolves. Ashley Plaggenhoef paced the Hurricanes with 23 on 9-18 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 9 boards and 4 assists. Sophie Atkinson added 18 on 8-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-5 from the line and 4 steals. Kassandra Little notched 12 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 10 boards and 4 steals. Aki Kobayashi scored 11 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 7 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Courtney Nordin added 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 13 boards and 5 assists. Cassandra Loughlin scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Kirsten Gosse added 2 on 1-6 from the floor and 0-5 from the arc, while Danielle McKinnon, Courtney Kane-Rissling, Kennedy Frittenburg, Rylee Connolly and Molly Birtwhistle were scoreless. Connolly nabbed 2 boards. The Hurricanes hit 32-84 (.381) from the floor, 9-33 (.273) from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 18 assists, 14 turnovers and 12 steals. Jillian McNally paced the Seawolves with 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Julia Bennett added 14 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Autumn DeMerchant notched 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 5 boards. Kathryn Magee scored 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Hanna Grossman added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Gabrielle Fader scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Lexi Hawryluk added 3 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Sophie Sharp scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 9 boards, while Emily Fitzpatrick and Laura Steeves were scoreless. The Seawolves hit 23-58 (.397) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 11 assists, 17 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals. The Seawolves (coach Kevin Munroe, assistant Chris Magee, assistant Megan Baisley) also included Lily Ramsay, Sarah McFarlane and Madison Burns.
In the other quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded University of King’s College Blue Devils crushed 5th-seeded Mount Allison Mounties 64-36. The Blue Devils led 22-7, 34-22 and 46-29 at the quarters. Geana George was chosen player of the game for the Blue Devils, while Jill Harris earned the laurels for the Mounties. Geana George paced the Blue Devils with 18 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 10 boards, 6 assists and 10 steals. Claire Hickman added 9 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 12 boards and 2 steals. Jenna Bain notched 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 4 steals. Olivia Moreau scored 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Kaleigh Coco-Edman added 6 on 1-12 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Chloe Oxner scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 bords. Kayleigh Garland added 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Emma Garagan scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Sian Nielsen was scoreless. The Blue Devils hit 23-64 (.359) from the floor, 2-23 (.087) from the arc and 16-23 (.696) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 12 assists, 21 turnovers, 1 block and 22 steals. Sophie Trail paced the Mounties with 12 on 5-16 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Abby Miller added 10 on 3-12 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Jill Harris notched 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Hannah Cahill scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Andrea Oke added 1 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Sophie Hartlen scored 1 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Karly Buckingham added 1 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Cole Smolensky, Hannah Hawkes, Maddie Greatorex, Bethany Warwick and Meagan Philbrick were scoreless. Greatorex nabbed 3 boards and pilfered 3 balls. The Mounties hit 12-55 (.218) from the floor, 2-9 (.222) from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 6 assists, 32 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. The Mounties (coach Ryan Chase, assistant Thomas Skabar, assistant Maddyson McDonald) also included Ashley Hamilton and Ryanne Belyea.
In the semis, the 4th-seeded 4th-seeded University of King’s College Blue Devils stunned the top-seeded St. Thomas Tommies 57-56. The Blue Devils led 16-8, 24-23 and 46-39 at the quarters. Jenna Bain was chosen player of the game for the Blue Devils, while Christina Ri earned the laurels for the Tommies. Geana George paced the Blue Devils with 22 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 10-11 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Jenna Bain notched 11 on 5-19 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 9 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Kaleigh Coco-Edman added 10 on 3-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 steals. Claire Hickman scored 4 on 1-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Kayleigh Garland added 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 2 boards. Chloe Oxner scored 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Olivia Moreau added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Emma Garagan scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Sian Nielsen was scoreless. The Blue Devils hit 20-65 (.308) from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 13-20 (.650) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 9 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 16 steals. Christin Richardson paced the Tommies with 18 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Bridget Frazee added 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 2 assists. Morgan McHatten notched 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Emily Owens scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Vanessa Soffee added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-6 from the line and 4 boards. Sam Stordy scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kassidy Hamilton added 3 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Madison Owens scored 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 9 boards and 2 steals. The Tommies hit 22-59 (.373) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 9-19 (.474) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, include 11 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 10 assists, 23 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics dispatched the 3rd-seeded Holland Hurricanes 86-72. The Hurricanes led 27-20 after one quarter. The Mystics led 38-37 at the half and 60-54 after three quarters. Randi Hudson was chosen player of the game for the Mystics, while Aki Kobayashi earned the laurels for the Hurricanes. Julia Kokonis paced the Mystics with 24 on 8-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7-7 from the and 11 boards. Tahlia Jones scored 12 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 4 boards. Randi Hudson added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, -14 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Nikki Arsenault notched 22 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Kelsey McGrath scored 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Gwen Ettinger-O’Leary added 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 2 boards. Courtney Smith added 3 on 1-1 from the arc and 2 steals. Katherine Khorovets scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Kelsey Crocker added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 2 boards, while Alisha McNeil, Calla Newcomb and Maria Rodrigues were scoreless. The Mystics hit 28-72 (.389) from the floor, 8-30 (.267) from the arc and 22-28 (.786) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 16 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. Aki Kobayashi paced the Hurricanes with 22 on 9-17 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Courtney Nordin added 13 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sophie Atkinson scored 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the line and 6 boards. Ashley Plaggenhoef added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Kassandra Little notched 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the lie and 11 boards. Danielle McKinnon added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Kristen Gosse scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Courtney Kane-Rissling, Kennedy Frittenburg, Cassandra Loughlin, Rylee Connolly and Molly Birtwhistle were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 29-64 (.453) from the floor, 4-9 (.444) from the arc and 10-23 (.435) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 15 assists, 29 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics clipped the 4th-seeded University of King’s College Blue Devils 83-66. The Blue Devils led 24-20 after one quarter and 39-37 at the half. The Mystics led 62-50 after three quarters. Kelsey McGrath was chosen player of the game for the Mystics, while Claire Hickman earned the laurels for the Blue Devils. Kelsey McGrath paced the Mystics with 24 on 9-23 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 5 boards and 4 steals. Julia Kokonis added 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 13 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Taylia Jones notched 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Katherine Khorovetz scored 9 on 3-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Randi Hudson added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6 borads, 6 assists and 5 steals. Kelsey Crocker scored 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Alisha McNeil added 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Gwen Ettinger-O’Leary scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Nikki Arsenault added 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 6 assists, while Courtney Smith and Maria Rodrigues were scoreless. The Mystics hit 31-84 (.369) from the floor, 9-33 (.273) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 21 assists, 14 turnovers, 1 block and 18 steals. Geana George paced the Blue Devils with 17 on 6-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Claire Hickman added 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Kaleigh Coco-Ehman notched 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Olivia Moreau scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jenna Bain added 7 on 3-17 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc and 5 boards. Kayleigh Garland notched 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Chloe Oxner added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 7 boards and 4 steals. Emma Garagan scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. The Blue Devils hit 25-68 (.368) from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 12-21 (.571) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 13 assists, 28 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals.
The co-bronze medalist Holland Hurricanes: Courtney Kane-Rissling; Kennedy Frittenburg; Danielle McKinnon; Cassandra Loughlin; Ashley Plaggenhoef; Sophie Atkinson; Rylee Connolly; Haley Cole; Molly Birtwhistle; Aki Kobayashi; Mikayla Bianchi; Brynn Essery; Kristen Gosse; Kassandra Little; Courtney Nordin; coach Chris Connolly; assistant Jeff Connolly; assistant Danielle Roberts
The co-bronze medalist St. Thomas Tommies: Abby Draper; Bridget Frazee; Vanessa Soffee; Madison Owens; Emily Owens; Morgan McHatten; Kassidy Hamilton; Kiandra MacMullin; Becca MacNeil; Emma Connors; Christin Richardson; Sam Stordy; Cassy Hemphill; coach Fred Connors; assistant Kathleen Johnson; assistant Moe Perez; strength & conditioning Mark Gifford
The silver medalist University of King’s College Blue Devils: Jenna Bain; Alison Clarke; Kaleigh Coco-Edman; Emma Garagan; Kayleigh Garland; Geana George; Claire Hickman; Isabella Kellerman; Kallie MacKinnon; Kassie MacKinnon; Olivia Moreau; Sian Nielsen; Chloe Oxner; coach Park Regan; assistant Sean Regan; therapist Mary Russel
The gold medalist Mount Saint Vincent Mystics: Kelsey Crocker; Alisha McNeil; Piper Tracy-Stewart; Randi Hudson; Katherine Khorovets; Calla Newcomb; Nikki Arsenault; Julia Kokonis; Courtney Smith; Gwen Ettinger-O’Leary; Maria Rodrigues; Tyler Malloy; Tahlia Jones; Katie Cousens; Kelsey McGrath; MacKenzie States; coach Mark Forward; assistant Elaine Horne-Duarte; assistant Kenny Reardon; assistant Kate Gallant; mental skills trainer Bryan Fader