Final regular season standings (7 – covid imbalance); Mount St. Vincent (9-2); St. Thomas (9-3); Holland (8-4); Mount Allison (7-4); University of King’s College (4-5); Crandall (2-10); New Brunswick-Saint John (0-11)
In the opening round, the 6th-seeded Crandall Chargers clipped the 7th-seeded University of New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves 63-54. The Seawolves led 12-11 after one quarter. The Chargers led 33-32 at the half and 49-48 after three quarters. Sydnee Balser paced the Chargers with 20 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Megan Gallie added 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Alexa Rancourt notched 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 13 boards. Emily Briggs scored 9 on 2-13 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 7 assists and 3 steals. Tori Ketch added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 blocks, while Kylee Balser, Samara Barr and Sarah MacCormack were scoreless. Balser nabbed 2 boards, dished 3 assists and pilfered 3 balls. The Chargers hit 24-66 (.364) from the floor, 3-18 (.167) from the arc and 12-21 (.571) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 15 assists, 14 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. Bailey Henderson paced the Seawolves with 15 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 12 boards and 5 assists. Jenny Cripps added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 2 assists and 4 steals. Julia Bennett notched 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Hannah Grossman scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 assists. Lexi Hawryluk added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Abby Ring-Dineen notched 3 on 1-10 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Keely Black scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Jaelyn Power added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Molly Barker scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists, while Clair Leblanc and Ava Smith were scoreless. The Seawolves hit 20-57 (.351) from the floor, 5-24 (.208) from the arc and 9-16 (.563) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 17 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals. The Seawolves (coach Kevin Munroe, assistant Chris Magee) also included Mandy Kline, Laura Steeves, Ava Smith and Ellie Collins.
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Holland Hurricanes blasted the 6th-seeded Crandall Chargers 82-53 after leading 21-10, 46-18 and 68-42 at the quarters. Lisa Bolander paced the Hurricanes with 17 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ashley Plaggenhoef added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 6 assists. Sheleese Hoilett notched 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Karla Benitez scored 11 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 6 steals. Amy Plaggenhoef added 8 on 3-4 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Grace Bennett scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Emma Corporon notched 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Keanna Davies added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Danielle McKinnon scored 2 on 1-8 from the floor and 0-7 from the arc. Emily Nehiley added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Ergita Dema scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 4 boards, while Kassandra Little was scoreless, nabbed 7 boards, dished 2 assists and pilfered 2 balls. The Hurricanes hit 31-68 (.456) from the floor, 9-28 (.321) from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 20 assists, 23 turnovers and 17 steals. Alexa Rancourt paced the Chargers with 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 4-8 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Sydnee Balser added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 steals. Megan Gallie notched 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards, 6 assists and 7 steals. Emily Briggs scored 7 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 assists and 3 steals. Kylee Balser added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Tori Ketch scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Samara Barr added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Sarah MacCormack scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc, while Haley Briggs and Tristan DesRoches were scoreless. The Chargers hit 21-63 (.333) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 12 assists, 30 turnovers, 1 block and 15 steals. The Chargers (coach Jillian Smith, assistant Emily Lawrence) also included Noella Bahunga.
In the other quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Mount Allison Mounties dispatched the 5th-seeded University of King’s College Blue Devils 59-46. The score was knotted at 16 after one quarter. The Blue Devils led 26-24 at the half. The Mounties led 43-31 after three quarters. They led by as many as 20. Abby Miller paced the Mounties with 24 on 10-19 from the floor, 4-7 from the line and 9 boards. Sophie Trail added 15 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Reese Nowlan notched 7 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jillian Mumford scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Hannah Hawkes added 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Maddie Greatoreux scored 2 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Megan Philbrick added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Torrie Janes, Lauren Furlong, Diera Dyck, Katilyn Simard and Katie Feasby were scoreless. Janes nabbed 2 boards and dished 4 assists. The Mounties hit 25-73 (.342) from the floor, 3-18 (.167) from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 17 assists, 15 turnovers and 10 steals. Jenna Bain paced the Blue Devils with 12 on 4-15 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Chloe Oxner added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nalini Maharaj notched 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-7 from the line and 3 boards. Kaleigh Coco-Edman scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Olivia Moreaw added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Kayleigh Garland scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor. Emma Garagan added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Norah Quinlan scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Eva Carmichael added 1 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Aidan MacLeod, Alex Soyko, Lauren Ford and Lexi Rowsell were scoreless. The Blue Devils hit 17-52 (.327) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 6-14 (.429) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 11 assists, 19 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. The Blue Devils (coach Parker Regan, assistant Sean Regan, assistant Karen Bolivar) also included Sydney Drain, Justine Brady, MacKenna Laceby and Rola Germakana.
In the semis, the top-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics clipped the 4th-seeded Mount Allison Mounties 74-60 after leading 12-11, 31-28 and 50-41 at the quarters. Tahlia Jones paced the Mystics with 29 on 9-14 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 9-13 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Kelsey Crocker added 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Yohali-Soleil Wa Nya notched 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 3 boards. Courtney Smith scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Alisha McNeil added 5 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Gwen Ettinger-O’Leary scored 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 seals. Randi Hudson added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ashleigh Marshall scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the line, while Piper Tracy-Stewart, Katherine Khorovets, Calla Newcomb and Amy Pearcey were scoreless. Khorovets nabbed 5 boards and blocked 2 shots. Pearcey nabbed 2 boards. The Mystics hit 26-70 (.371) from the floor, 8-30 (.267) from the arc and 14-26 (.538) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 12 assists, 18 turnovers, 6 blocks and 11 steals. Jilliam Mumford paced the Mounties with 15 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 11 boards. Reese Nowlan added 12 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Maddie Greatorex notched 7 on 3-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Sophie Trail scored 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Lauren Furlong added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Abby Miller scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Hannah Hawkes notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Torrie Janes added 2 on 1-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 assists. Katie Feasby scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Kaitlyn Simard, Meagan Philbrick and Isabella Jones were scoreless. Simard nabbed 4 boards. The Mounties hit 25-75 from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 26 fouls, 10 assists, 18 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. The Mounties (coach Ryan Chase, assistant Thomas Skabar, assistant Sarah Pennoyer, assistant Madison Bennet, assistant Krista Harrison, student manager Abby McIntyre) also included Keira Dyck, Hillary Shea, Amelia Mitchell and Andrea Oke.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded St. Thomas Tommies defeated the 3rd-seeded Holland Hurricanes 74-64. The Hurricanes led 16-14 after one quarter. The Tommies led 34-23 at the half and 53-49 after three quarters. Emily Owens paced the Tommies with 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Kylee Roi added 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-9 from the line, 6 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Mary Besselink notched 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Sam Stordy scored 9 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Vanessa Soffee added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Emma Connors notched 6 on 2-5 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Abby Draper added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Madison Owens scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists, while Kate Ross, Alyssa Jeffrey and Laura Nancekievill wee scoreless. Jeffrey nabbed 2 boards. The Tommies hit 28-75 (.373) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the ar and 12-25 (.480) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 24 assists, 20 turnovers, 1 block and 17 steals. Grace Bennett paced the Hurricanes with 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Lisa Bolander added 15 on 5-17 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Sheleese Hoilette notched 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 steals. Karla Benitez scored 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 6 steals. Ashley Plaggenhoef added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 5 assists. Kassandra Little scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Keanna Davies, Danielle McKinnon, Amy Plaggenhoef, Emily Nehiley, Emma Corporon and Ergita Dema were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 25-61 (.410) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 9 on the offensive boards, 20 fouls, 18 assists, 25 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. The Hurricanes (coach Chris Connolly, assistant Mike Connolly, assistant Danielle Roberts) also included Courtney Rissling, Lauren Lilly, Kassandra Little and Kyasiah Derry.
In the final, the top-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics captured their third consecutive title by dispatching the 2nd-seeded St. Thomas Tommies 72-67. The Tommies led 19-14 after one quarter and 35-32 at the half. The Mystics led 56-49 after three quarters. The Tommies opened the final frame with an 8-0 run but the Mystics answered with a decisive 9-0 run. Kelsey Crocker paced the Mystics with 23 on 7-14 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Alisha McNeil added 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 0-1 from the line an5 boards. Gwen Ettinger-O’Leary notched 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Katherine Khorovets scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Tahlia Jones added 9 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Randi Hudson scored 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-8 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Courtney Smith added 2 on 2-4 from the line, while Piper Tracy-Stewart, Calla Newcomb, Amanda Pearcey, Ashleigh Marshall and Yohali-Soleil Wa Nya were scoreless. Wa Nya nabbed 2 boards. The Mystics hit 23-56 (.411) from the floor, 13-35 (.371) from the arc and 13-27 (.481) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 18 assists, 21 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. Vanessa Soffee paced the Tommies with 18 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Madison Owens added 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 2 boards. Mary Besselink notched 9 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Abby Draper scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Sam Strody added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Kylee Roi scored 6 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Lauren Nancekievill notched 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 7 boards and 4 steals. Emily Owens added 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Emma Connors scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Kate Ross and Alyssa Jeffrey were scoreless. Jeffrey nabbed 2 boards. The Tommies hit 21-58 (.362) from the floor, 7-19 (.368) from the arc and 18-27 (.667) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 27 fouls, 10 assists, 20 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals.
The silver medalist St. Thomas Tommies: Kylee Roi; Kate Ross; Vanessa Soffee; Madison Owens; Emily Owens; Alyssa Jeffrey; Abby Draper; Mary Besselink; Olina Ross; Emma Connors; Celine Sterckel; Sam Stordy; Laura Nancekievill; coach Fred Connors; assistant Kathleen Johnson; assistant Ray Compas
The gold medalist Mount St. Vincent Mystics: Kelsey Crocker; Alisha McNeil; Piper Tracy-Stewart; Randi Hudson; Katherine Khorovets; Callas Newcomb; Teaonna Carroll; Amanda Pearcey; Ashleigh Marshall; Courtney Smith; Gwen Ettinger-O’Leary; Allison Doucette; Sophie Delorey; Tahlia Jones; Yohali Soleil Wa Nyasa; coach Mark Forward; assistant Kenny Reardon; assistant Kate Gallant; assistant Marcus Eaton; assistant Christina Brien; athletic director June Lumsden