| (1) | Fraser Valley | 80 | ||||||
| (8) | Humber | 35 | Fraser Valley | 81 | ||||
| (4) | Edouard-Montpetit | 84 | Edouard-Montpetit | 69 | Fraser Valley | 63 | ||
| (5) | Capilano | 64 | ||||||
| —–CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY OF EDMONTON | ||||||||
| (2) | Concordia U Edmonton | 74 | ||||||
| (7) | UNB-Saint John | 48 | Concordia U Edmonton | 61 | Concordia U Edmonton | 86 | ||
| (3) | Montmorency | 69 | Montmorency | 52 | ||||
| (6) | S.A.I.T. | 54 |
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Edouard-Montpetit Lynx defeated the 5th-seeded Capilano Blues 84-64 as Elise Caron scored 18 on 8-16 from the floor and 5 boards. Marie-Eve Lemoine added 18 on 6-13 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 4 assists. Sarah Gutkin-Sweezey notched 10 on 5-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Stephanie Youakim scored 4, while Marie-Helene Mathieu was scoreless. Audrey Tourigny added 13 off the bench on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Christelle Cote also scored 13, on 6-10 from the floor and 8 boards. M-Eve B. Remillard scored 4, M-Catherine Deschene 2 and Melissandre Lefevre 2, while Vanessa Jean, Marie-Pier Fortin and Marjolaine Gauthier-Theoret were scoreless. Edouard-Montpetit hit 34-71 (.479) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 12-13 (.923) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, 20 fouls, 10 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals, including 3 by Caron. Ivon-Fan Liu paced Capilano with 17 points on 6-15 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Angela Aydon added 14 on 6-13 from the line and 8 boards. Marissa Porter notched 13 on 5-9 from the floor and 5 boards. Selena Gowliuk scored 4 on 4-8 from the line and 4 assists, while Danielle Wilson scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor. Jaclyn Flaten added 11 off the bench on 3-4 from the arc, while Morgan Tate scored 2. Capilano hit 23-54 (.478) from the floor, 4-11 (.364) from the arc and 14-22 (.636) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, 12 fouls, 12 assists, 24 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Edouard-Montpetit led 51-33 at the half.
The top-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades crushed the 8th-seeded Humber Hawks 80-35 as Jamie Born scored 20 on 9-14 from the floor and 7 boards. Laura Hallinan added 11 on 3-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Olivia Hunt scored 10 on 4-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Suzie Harriman notched 8 on 3-8 from the floor while Michelle Buhler was scoreless while dishing 7 assists. Carmella Silvestri added 13 points off the bench on 4-6 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Ashley Teister scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor. Megan McAlister scored 5, Leah Garrigus 3 and Estee Clifford 2, while Nathasha Koslofski was scoreless. The Cascades shot 30-62 (.484) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, 12 fouls, 23 assists, 18 turnovers, 1 block and 10 steals. The Cascades led 37-22 at the half. Karine Nicolas paced Humber with 10 on 5-10 from the floor. Erin Chamberlain scored 7 on 2-12 from the floor. Tanya Castang scored 3, Heide Jaaskelainen 2 and Kim Archer none. Lisa Soodeen added 5 off the bench, while Fayola Creft and Monique Faulknor each scored 4. Shauna Prior and Aleisha Colquhoun were scoreless. The Hawks shot 14-51 (.275) from the floor, 2-13 (.154) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, 21 fouls, 2 assists, 28 turnovers and 7 steals. “We came out strong against Eraser Valley. We were only down two points with three minutes left in the first half,” Hawks coach Denise Perrier told The Coven. But in the second half, “we just deflated, I don’t know what happened. We didn’t rebound, we came out flat. We just couldn’t come back.” Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer said experience proved the difference. “It’s our fifth consecutive year being at the tournament. We were going into it pretty hungry because we lost in the semi-finals the year before.”
The 3rd-seeded Montmorency Nomades crushed the 6th-seeded SAIT Trojans 69-54 as Melanie Godcharles scored 18 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 3-5 from the line. Jessica Saintot added 14 on 4-5 from the floor, 6-6 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Julie Frappier scored 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 8 boards. Annie Boutet scored 9 on 5-7 from the line, while Laurie Grenier was scoreless. Stephanny Charles added 12 off the bench on 2-3 from the floor and 7-10 from the line. Laurence Rivest and Sarah Lachapelle each scored 2, while Amelie Boudrias, Alex Lemieux and Marie-Eve Dufault were scoreless. The Nomades hit 18-47 (.383) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 27-37 (.730) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, 18 fouls, 9 assists, 27 turnovers, 7 blocks and 12 steals. Whitney Jekabson paced SAIT with 16 points on 3-16 from the floor and 10-15 from the line. Natalie Svarich added 11 on 5-15 from the floor. Talia Galbraith scored 9 on 4-11 from the floor and 4 boards. Meghan Donahue scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor and 9 boards. Kelly Post scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor. Meaghan Martin added 3 off the bench, while Riki Lyn Hutchins and Brittany Burley each scored 2. Kalea Mullett was scoreless. The Trojans hit 18-72 (.250) from the floor, 1-14 (.071) from the arc and 17-27 (.630) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, 27 fouls, 8 assists, 20 turnovers, 1 block and 18 steals, including 4 by Donahue. Montmorency led 32-25 at the half. The Trojans managed a mere 12 field goals. “When you get to nationals and you don’t score, you’re in trouble,” said SAIT coach Avery Harrison. “We’re just a very low scoring team. You’re asking a lot to hold some of these high scoring teams to under 50.” The Nomades led 19-7 after 10 minutes as Calgary shot the ball like something found in a pasture. “I said all year we don’t play in between,” Harrison told the Calgary Herald. “We either play brilliant or we play so ugly we could crack a mirror. The first 10 minutes, we cracked the mirror pretty bad.” The Trojans switched to a zone, which slowed the Nomades down, and ripped off an 11-0 run, including nine free throws. “We did a great job on defence. We held them possession after possession but we didn’t score either. That was a chance there to make a really good run. To cut it down to seven at the half was a really good step but we should have cut it closer.” Forward Natalie Savarich said inexperience proved the difference. “We’re all new. No one’s been to nationals, I guess, except for me. No one knew what to expect. We came out wary, not knowing how they play.” Nomades forward Melanie Ouellet-Godcharles said tenacity proved the difference. “That’s one of the calling cards of this team, to be tough on defence. When we can do that, normally our offence gets going and things are good.”
The 2nd-seeded Concordia University College of Alberta Thunder crushed the 7th-seeded New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves 74-48 as Amber Smart scored 18 on 8-13 from the floor and 4 steals. Ashley Nealon scored 15 on 5-8 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Kayley Brooks scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor. Janet Ariss scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 7 boards. Leanne Barrett scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor. Katie Barrett added 11 off the bench on 5-12 from the floor and 9 boards. Jenna Burden scored 6, Denise Boye Owusu 4 and Lauren Green 2, while Chelsey Day and Kasia Kibler were scoreless. Concordia shot 30-66 (.455) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, 17 fouls, 8 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. Julie Edwards paced NB-Saint John with 17 points on 5-15 from the floor, 7-12 from the line and 7 steals. Brandy Jones scored 13 on 5-14 from the floor. Jacqueline Kennedy scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 8 boards. Lindsay Church scored 4 and Meaghan Wood 1. Pauline Waggott added 4 off the bench. Amanda LeBlanc scored 1, while Jill Dean, Kim Gustafson and Jill Balser were scoreless. Saint John hit 18-47 (.383) from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, 16 fouls, 2 assists, 21 turnovers, 6 blocks and 9 steals. The game was close in the early stages, with the Seawolves just two points behind the Thunder by 11 minutes into the first half. Jones tied the game 12 minutes into the half and the Seawolves briefly held the lead 13 minutes into the game. The Thunder began to pull away toward the end of the first half, ending it seven points ahead of the Seawolves with a score of 28-21. In the second half, the Thunder held their seven-point lead and roared ahead of the Seawolves toward the middle of the half with a 17-point lead.
In the bronze quarterfinals, the 8th-seeded Humber Hawks dusted the 5th-seeded Capilano Blues 68-59.
In the other bronze quarterfinal, the 6th-seeded SAIT Trojans clipped the 7th-seeeded New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves 61-46.
In the semis, the top-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the 4th-seeded Edouard-Montpetit Lynx 81-69 as Michelle Buhler scored 29 on 6-9 from the floor, 5-5 from the arc, 12-15 from the line and 8 boards. Olivia Hunt scored 14 on 6-11 from the floor and 4 boards. Suzie Harriman scored 9 on 3-6 from the floor. Jamie Born scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Laura Hallinan scored 1. Leah Garrigus and Carmella Silvestri each added 8 off the bench, while Megan McAlister and Ashley Teister each scored 2. Estee Clifford was scoreless. The Cascades hit 26-53 (.491) from the floor, 10-18 (.556) from the arc and 19-25 (.760) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, 20 fouls, 20 assists, 26 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals. Elise Caron paced Edouard-Montpetit with 17 points on 6-20 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 6 boards and 5 steals. Marie-Eve Lemoine scored 15 on 5-16 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 4 steals. Sarah Gutkin-Sweezey scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor and 5 boards. Christelle Cote scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, while Marie-Helene Mathieu scored 2. Audrey Tourigny added 9 off the bench on 3-10 from the floor and 5 boards. Stephanie Youakim scored 6, Marie-Catherine Deschene 4 and Marjolaine Gauthier-Theoret 2, while Melissandre Lefevre was scoreless. The Lynx hit 25-74 (.338) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 15-23 (.652) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, 26 fouls, 9 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals. Fraser Valley led 42-25 at the half.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Concordia University College of Alberta Thunder defeated the 3rd-seeded Montmorency Nomades 61-52 as Leanne Barrett scored 16 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 6-8 from the line. Amber Smart scored 12 on 4-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 3 steals. Ashley Nealon scored 9 on 7-14 from the floor and 12 boards. Janet Ariss scored 8 on 6-6 from the line and 4 boards, while Kayley Brooks scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Katie Barrett and Lauren Green each added 6 off the bench, while Jenna Burden and Denise Boye Owusu were scoreless. Concordia shot 16-58 (.276) from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 25-39 (.641) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, 6 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals. Jessica Saintot paced Montmorency with 12 points on 5-10 from the floor, 12 boards and 2 steals. Julie Frappier scored 11 on 2-8 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 3 steals. Melanie Godcharles scored 10 on 4-15 from the floor and 5 boards. Laurie Grenier scored 6 on 3-9 from the floor and 11 boards. Annie Boutet scored 5 on 4-4 from the line and 3 assists. Stephanny Charles added 7 off the bench on 3-6 from the floor, while Amelie Boudrias scored 2. Alex Lemieux, Laurence Rivest, Marie-Eve Dufault and Sarah Lachapelle were scoreless. The Nomades hit 18-58 (.310) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, 32 fouls, 7 assists, 21 turnovers, 3 blocks and 10 steals. Concordia led 38-19 at the half.
In the bronze semis, the 3rd-seeded Montmorency Nomades defeated the 8th-seeded Humber Hawks 74-45. Julie Frappier led the Nomades with 15 points, 8 assists and 7 steals. Laurie Grenier scored 14. The Nomades shot .570 from the floor and their bench outscored the Hawks bench 27-6. Tanya Castang led the Hawks with 13. Erin Chamberlain added 10.
In the other bronze semi, the 6th-seeded SAIT Trojans defeated the 4th-seeded Edouard-Montpetit Lynx 61-53.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Montmorency Nomades defeated the 6th-seeded host SAIT 64-40 in a rematch of their quarterfinal. The Nomades moved ahead quickly by as many as 11 and dominated the boards. Montmorency quickly extended its lead to 37-16 and eventually moved ahead by as many as 31. Laurie Grenier led Montmorency with 15 points on 7-12 from the floor, 6 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Melanie Godcharles scored 8 on 2-5 from the arc. Annie Boutet and Jessica Saintot each scored 2. Laurence Rivest, Stephanny Charles and Sarah Lachapelle each scored 6 off the bench. Marie-Eve Dufault scored 4, Alex Lemieux 3 and Amelie Boudrias 2. The Nomades hit 22-53 (.415) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 16-21 (.762) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, 17 fouls, 10 assists, 23 turnovers, 5 blocks and 12 steals. Talia Galbraith paced the Trojans with 11 points on 3-6 from the arc. Whitney Jekabson scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 4 boards and 5 steals. Meghan Donahue and Kelly Post each scored 4, while Natalie Svarich scored 2. Riki Lyn Hutchins added 8 off the bench on 3-6 from the floor. Meaghan Martin scored 2, while Brittany Burley and Kalea Mullett were scoreless. The Trojans hit 14-43 (.326) from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, 20 fouls, 7 assists, 27 turnovers, 2 blocks and 16 steals. Montmorency led 37-16 at the half.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Concordia University College of Alberta Thunder stunned the top-seed Fraser Valley Cascades 86-63. The Cascades took an early lead on a series of treys but all-Canadian Amber Smart rallied the Thunder with 10 points as Concordia took a three-point lead. The Thunder began hitting everything from the field and dominating the boards as they extended their lead to 12 and moved ahead 46-31 at the half on a trey by Jenna Burden. The Thunder hit .645 from the floor in the first half. Fraser Valley rallied no closer than 12 in the second half. Amber Smart paced Concordia with 19 points on 5-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 7-10 from the line. Kayley Brooks scored 15 on 6-9 from the floor. Ashley Nealon notched 10 on 3-3 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Janet Ariss scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor and 6 boards. Leanne Barrett scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 4 boards and 5 assists. Jenna Burden added 12 off the bench on 5-6 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Lauren Green scored 11 on 3-5 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Katie Barrett scored 7, while Kasia Kibler and Denise Boye Owusu were scoreless. The Thunder hit 30-50 (.600) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc, and 20-30 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, 16 fouls, 18 assists, 20 turnovers and 10 steals. Olivia Hunt paced Fraser Valley with 14 points on 6-6 from the floor and 3 steals. Jamie Born scored 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 10 boards. Michelle Buhler scored 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 3 assists and 3 steals. Suzie Harriman scored 4 and Laura Hallinan 2. Carmella Silvestri added 12 off the bench on 5-11 from the floor. Leah Garrigus scored 7 on 2-8 from the floor. Megan McAlister scored 4 and Ashley Teister 2, while Estee Clifford was scoreless. The Cascades hit 25-61 (410) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 7-12 (.583) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, 21 fouls, 15 assists, 23 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. “They did shoot unbelievable tonight,” said Fraser Valley coach Al Tuchscherer. “But our defensive effort needed to be better in the first half and it just wasn’t. When you’re not putting the pressure on the ball, it’s tough. For them to score 40-some points in the first half, that’s just not good news. That’s not how we play basketball.” Janet Arris noted that the game “was fun. My grandparents came out and aunts and uncles and cousins and my family was here. It was fun.” Brooks said the opportunity to play before family in her hometown Calgary was “great. … Everybody was here to support me and it’s great that something this exciting and something this important in my life can be shared with the important people in my life.” Thunder guard Amber Smart noted that “nobody thought we would win. We’re a school of 1,200 students and they’re a school of 17,000. I was really happy for my coaches. They worked hard all year.”
The all-tourney team featured *Amber Smart (Concordia UC of Alberta); Jamie Born (Fraser Valley); Michelle Buhler (Fraser Valley); Talia Galbraith (SAIT); Julie Frappier (Montmorency); and Ashley Nealon (Concordia)
The second team featured: Whitney Jekabson (SAIT); Laurier Grenier (Montmorency); Brandy Jones (New Brunswick-Saint John); Marie-Eve Lemoine (Edouard-Montpetit); and Janet Ariss (Concordia)
The bronze medalist Montmorency Nomades: Melanie Godcharles; Annie Boutet; Melanie Ouelett-Godcharles; Julie Frappier; Jessica Saintot; Laurie Grenier; Laurence Rivest; Amelie Boudrias; Alex Lemieux; Annick Stephanny-Charles; Marie-Eve Dufault; Sarah Lachapelle; Emilie Villeneuve-Ouellet; coach Guillaume Giroux
The silver medalist Fraser Valley Cascades: Jamie Born; Olivia Hunt; Suzie Harriman; Michelle Buhler; Laura Hallinan; Megan McAlister; Leah Garrigus; Estee Clifford; Ashley Teister; Natasha Koslofski; Carmella Silvestri; coach Al Tuchscherer
The gold medalist Concordia University of Edmonton (then Concordia University College of Alberta) Thunder: Amber Smart; Ashley Nealon; Janet Ariss; Megan Stevenson; Michelle Ryan; Jenna Burden; Leanne Barrett; Erin Slemp; Chelsey Day; Danielle Hopkins; Katie Barrett; Katherine Kibler; Lauren Green; Denise Boye-Owusu; Kayley Brooks; coach Scott Edwards; assistant Karla Karch; manager Brett Miller; therapist Chris Holt