| (1) | S.A.I.T. | 103 | ||||||
| (8) | Mount Allison | 53 | S.A.I.T. | 74 | ||||
| (4) | Montmorency | 75 | Montmorency | 68 | S.A.I.T. | 65 | ||
| (5) | Mount Royal | 69 | ||||||
| —–SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | ||||||||
| (2) | Edouard Montpetit | 70 | ||||||
| (7) | Capilano | 60 | Edouard Montpetit | 51 | Fraser Valley 62 | |||
| (3) | Fraser Valley | 62 | Fraser Valley | 64 | ||||
| (6) | Humber | 43 |
In the quarterfinals, held in Calgary, Josianne LaFreniere was chosen player of the game as the 2nd-seeded Edouard Montpetit Lynx defeated the 7th-seeded Capilano Blues 70-60. Josee LaFreniere scored 24, France Lanoie 17, Jacinthe Vincent 10, Amelie Hudon 8, Andreane Leduc 3, Patricia Mandeville 3, Sophie Lacroix 2, Aline Valade 2 and Katherine Charbonneau 1. Melissa Chancey was chosen player of the game for Capilano. Chancey scored 18, Karen Lodge 12, Amanda Beers 8, Marie Rwigema 7, Kate Begley 6, Samantha Coutts 6 and Karin Wickson 3. Edouard Montpetit shot 19-36 from the floor, 7-19 from the arc and 11-16 from the line, while out-rebounding Capilano 36-29. Capilano shot 17-32 from the floor, 4-19 from the arc and 14-21 from the line.
Lauren Alonzo was chosen player of the game as the 3rd-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the 6th-seeded Humber. Rachael Peters led Fraser Valley with 18. Alonzo added 13 points and 11 boards. Annie Krygsveld scored 8, Shiloh Minor 7, Amelia Sandoe 6, Cassi Born 4, Erin Lee 2, Stephanie Van De Walle 2, Kalisha Reid 1 and Lindsay Strickland 1. Fraser Valley shot 22-48 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc and 9-22 from the line, while out-rebounding Humber 40-35. Lindsay Higgs was chosen player of the game for Humber. Higgs scored 12, Brenda Chambers 11, Filomena Aprile 6, Beth Latendresse 5, Elaine Morrison 4, Jennifer Gilchrist 4 and Natalie Wood 1. Humber shot 12-41 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 13-17 from the line. “We played pretty good defence but our shots weren’t falling,” Hawks guard Denise Marshall told Canadian Press. The Hawks took an early 14-6 lead on the three-point shooting of Beth Latendresse and Elaine Morrison but the Cascades soon took command. The Hawks rallied no closer than 15 in the second half, largely on 9 straight free throws by Lindsay Higgs.
Lisa Jensen was chosen player of the game as the top-seeded SAIT Trojans defeated the 8th-seeded Mount Allison Mounties 103-53. Jensen scored 19 and grabbed 18 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass. Jenn Kutchoski scored 15, Melissa Smith 12, Shiana Birrell 12, Melissa McIlhone 12, Lori Jackson 9, Shannon Dinzey 8, Asha Forrester 7, Brandi Nash 5 and Susan Stefan 4. SAIT shot 36-72 from the floor, 5-16 from the arc and 16-23 from the line, while outrebounding Mount Allison 61-42. Krista Harrison was chosen player of the game for Mount Allison. Harrison scored 25, Meredith Logan 6, Jennifer Klein 5, Jenny Doucet 5, Julie Ansems 5, Rachel Poley 4, Etta Livingston 3 and Kate McWilliams 3. Mount Allison shot 21-56 from the floor, 2-14 from the arc and 5-10 from the line. “At nationals, you never know what to expect,” said Jenson. “We definitely got our foot in the door.”
In the last quarterfinal, Marian Fortier was chosen player of the game as the 4th-seeded Montmorency Nomades defeated the 5th-seeded host Mount Royal Cougars. Fortier scored 19 and nabbed 8 boards. Pascale Morin added 19 points, Genevieve Blanchette 7, Stephanie Lapointe 5, Stephanie Castonguay 5, Andrey Latendresse 4, Ghlansy Bonhomme 4 and Joelle Hebert 2. Montmorency shot 23-49 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 23-36 from the line, and were outrebounded 38-39. Chrissy Job was chosen player of the game for Mount Royal. Job scored 28. Annie Walker added 16, Karen Debbink 6, Heidi Somerville 5, Meagen Atkinson 4, Robyn Middlestead 3, Sarah Howard 2 and Amy Sim 2. Mount Royal shot 26-56 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 14-22 from the line. “They played better than we did,” said Mount Royal coach Donovan Martin. “Their defence was awesome and we couldn’t get anything started on offence. Their one girl (Marian Fortier) was incredible. We couldn’t do anything with her.”
In the bronze quarterfinals, the 6th-seeded Humber Hawks clubbed the 7th-seeded Capilano Blues 74-58. The Hawks broke to an 18-8 lead but the Blues rallied to within 22-21. Humber led 40-36 at the half on a pair of late buckets and broke the game open down the stretch with a 17-0 run. “The first half we came out on fire,” Hawks coach Denise Perrier told The Coven. “We hit four three-pointers in a row. We came out of the gate early. … “All year, we’ve been a second half team and we hung in there today. We didn’t play as good as we could have defensively in the first half, but it happens. We refocused and pushed and pushed. It made a difference when we put Erika [Fowler] in to play against the strong 6-4, 250-pound defender from the Capilano team. It was a great match-up. Erika beat her down the court and she played great defence against her. “It was a great game for us. It was a real confidence booster.” The Hawks hit .440 from the floor and .545 from the arc but committed 19 turnovers. Hawk player of the game Elaine Morrison scored 18. Lindsay Higgs added 14 and Filomena Aprile 14. Amanda Beers was chosen player of the game for the Blues. The Blues also included Erika Fowler.
In the other quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded Mount Royal Cougars clocked the 8ths-eeded Mount Allison Mounties 70-54. Sarah Howard was chosen player of the game for the Cougars, while Jennifer Klein earned the laurels for the Mounties.
In the semis, Rachael Peters was chosen player of the game as the 3rd-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the 2nd-seeded Edouard-Montpetit Lynx. Cassi Born led the Cascades with 16. Peters added 14, Lindsay Strickland 10, Erin Lee 7, Annie Krygsveld 6, Lauren Alonzo 4, Kalisha Reid 3, Shiloh Minor 3 and Stephanie Van De Walle 1. Fraser Valley shot 14-39 from the floor, 6-13 from the arc and 18-31 from the line, and were outrebounded 36-44. Patricia Mandeville was chosen player of the game for Montpetit. Josianne LaFreniere led Edouard-Montpetit with 16 points and 8 boards. France Lanoie added 9, Mandeville 7, Aline Valade 6, Katherine Palacio-Hurtado 4, Katherine Charbonneau 4, Sophie Lacroix 3, Amelie Hudon 2. Edouard-Montpetit hit 19-47 from the floor, 0-8 from the arc and 13-25 from the line.
In the other semi, Lisa Erickson was chosen player of the game as the top-seeded SAIT Trojans defeated the 4th-seeded Montmorency Nomades 74-68. Erickson scored 27 and grabbed 10 boards. Shianna Birrell scored 13. Lisa Jensen scored 8 and grabbed 13 boards. Lori Jackson scored 8, Melissa McIlhone 6, Melissa Smith 4, Jenn Kutchoski 4 and Asha Forrester 4. SAIT shot 18-44 from the floor, 5-19 from the arc and 23-33 from the line. Audrey Latendresse was chosen player of the game for Montmorency. Latendresse scored 20 and grabbed 8 boards. Pascale Morin scored 14, Genevieve Blanchette 12, Marian Fortier 7, Stephanie Lapointe 7, Joelle Hebert 4 and Stephanie Castonguay 4. Les Nomades shot 23-52 from the floor, 4-15 from the arc and 10-16 from the line. The Trojans trailed by 10 at the half but rallied to the lead early in the second frame. The teams traded the lead down the stretch and SAIT won it when Shiana Birrell and Lori Jackson hit six free throws in final 90 seconds. Erickson fouled out with just over a minute to play but SAIT held on for the win. Coach Avery Harrison inserted Jenn Kutchoski in the line-up. “She played like a vet,” said Harrison. “She’s a first-year rookie straight out of high school and she played like a four-year vet. What more can you say?” Erickson said the entire team played with poise. “In all these games where we’re in tough you have to stay calm. The rookies need to see the vets stay calm and the vets need to see the other vets stay calm. …It was really comparable to a final. It was a very emotional game but when we were down, we just kept chipping away. You never stay compliant with a team with lots of experience.”
In the bronze semis, the 5th-seeded Mount Royal Cougars dusted the 2nd-seeded Edouard-Montpetit Lynx 65-53. Katie Kinsmen was chosen player of the game for the Cougars, while Amelie Hudon earned the laurels for the Lynx.
In the other bronze semi, the 4th-seeded Montmorency Nomades whipped the 6th-seeded Humber Hawks 79-52. Genevieve Blanchette was chosen player of the game for the Nomades, while Beth Latendresse earned the laurels for the Hawks after scoring 19. Lindsay Higgs added 9. Humber led 22-17 early but the Nomades rallied to take a 27-22 lead and extended the margin to 37-28 at the half. “The first half was decent,” Hawks coach Denise Perrier told The Coven. “We were in the hunt and we had some players in foul trouble, but going into the half, the girls were still motivated. That was great for us.” The wheel quickly fell off, though, as Montmorency opened the second half with 10 run and led by as many as 31. Perrier said “I told the girls that I could sit here and go through everything this team does, but they knew what they had to do. They saw the game last night. I told the girls we just had to play simple basketball. I don’t know what happened in the second half. All of a sudden we looked dead tired.” The Hawks (coached by Denise Perrier) also included Brenda Chambers, Karine Nicolas, Natalie Wood, Filomena Aprile, Elaine Morrison
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Montmorency Nomades defeated the 5th-seeded Mount Royal Cougars 77-68 to earn a bronze medal after two consecutive silvers. “The only thing missing from Montmorency is a gold medal,” said coach Francois Forget. “But my team played their best basketball of the year here. It was a tough tournament. My team is young. We have six rookies and those rookies learned to play at nationals.” Cougars coach Donovan Martin called the game “a snapshot of our whole season. We’ve had difficulty putting together a complete game. It seems like we just put out one fire and another one springs up somewhere else. Tonight, it was our inability to finish.” The Cougars hit .373 from the floor, while the Nomades were .500. Pascale Morin led Montmorency with 17 points and 3 boards. Audrey Latendresse added 22 and Marian Fortier 12, while ripping down 16 boards. Karen Debbink led the Cougars with 12 points and 6 boards. Annie Walker scored 18 and grabbed 9 boards. Morin was chosen player of the game for the Nomades, while Debbink earned the laurels for the Cougars.
In the final, Lori Jackson was chosen player of the game as the top-seeded SAIT Trojans defeated the 3rd-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 65-62. Jackson scored 14. Lisa Erickson led the way 18. Lisa Jensen added 16 and 19 boards, including 14 defensive rebounds. Jenn Kutchoski added 4, Asha Forrester 4, Melissa McIlhone 3, Melissa Smith 3, Shiana Birrell 3. SAIT shot 23-46 from the floor, 2-16 from the arc and 13-21 from the line, while out-rebounding Fraser Valley 49-39. Rachael Peters was chosen player of the game for Fraser Valley. Peters scored 23. Annie Krygsveld added 18 and 11 boards. Lindsay Strickland, Cassi Born, Erin Lee, Shiloh Minor and Lauren Alonzo each scored 4. Amelia Sandoe added 1. The Cascades shot 15-48 from the floor, 7-15 from the arc and 11-23 from the line. “This is why I came back. This is the bang I wanted to go out with,” said Jackson. “I love my team. And we have the most phenomenal rookies. They were all contributors.” Jackson hit 5-6 from the line in the final minute to help SAIT pull out the win. The Trojans led 39-31 at the half but Fraser Valley rallied to knot the score at 57 with five minutes to play and took a two-point lead with just under minutes to go. “It was great for the fans, winning like this,” said Trojans coach Avery Harrison. “But we made it hard on ourselves.” After Jackson hit a pair from the line to make it 64-59 with 24 seconds on the clock, Cascade gunner Rachel Peters dropped a trey. “I said at the time out, don’t give it to Peters at the three,” said Harrison. “And what do we do, we give her a three.” Jackson added another free throw with 10 seconds on the clock. Cascade guard Natalee Brown had a chance to tie at the buzzer but the ball hit the backboard and bounced wide. “My heart stopped beating when it went up,” said Harrison. “I thought it was in.” The Trojans finished (37-4) on the season. “Right from January, coming into the second half of the season, we had a new feeling on the team,” said Jackson. “We knew what we wanted and we decided we were going to get it.”
The all-tourney team featured: MVP Lori Jackson (SAIT); Lisa Jensen (SAIT); Rachel Peters (Fraser Valley); Audrey Latendresse (Montmorency); Annie Walker (Mount Royal); and Pascale Morin (Montmorency)
The second team featured: Krista Harrison (Mount Allison); Josianne Larmenier (Edouard Montpetit); Lindsay Higgs (Humber); Sarah Howard (Mount Royal); and Lisa Erickson (SAIT)
The bronze medalist Montmorency Nomades: Marian Fortier; Pascale Morin; Genevieve Blanchette; Stephanie Lapointe; Stephanie Castonguay; Audrey Latendresse; Ghlansy Bonhomme; Joelle Hebert; coach Francois Forget
The silver medalist Fraser Valley Cascades: Lindsay Strickland; Cassi Born; Erin Lee; Lauren Alonzo; Rachael Peters; Kalisha Reid; Natalee Brown; Shiloh Minor; Stephanie Van De Walle; Dawn Gosselin; Amelia Sandoe; Annie Krygsveld; Tanya Campbell; Nicole Hill; coach Sandy Chambers; assistant Carolyne Martinez; manager Lyndsay Bile; trainer Takaki Nizwa
The gold medalist Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Trojans: Lori Jackson; Lisa Jensen; Lisa Erickson; Lisa Ozcan; Melissa McIlhone; Asha Forrester; Jenn Kutchkoski; Susan Stefan; Shannon Dinzey; Brandi Nash; Melissa Smith; Shiana Birrell; coach Avery Harrison; assistant Rae Fehr; manager Frances Sta. Maria; manager Holly Penner