Final regular season standings (4): Red River (10-2); University of Winnipeg College (9-3); Providence University College (5-7); Canadian Mennonite (0-12)
In the semis, the top-seeded Red River Rebels clocked the 4th-seeded Canadian Mennonite Blazers 83-49 after leading 26-13, 44-23 and 54-34 at the quarters. Cecelia Luckwell paced the Rebels with 17 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 5 boards and 4 steals. Abby Silva added 16 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Tia Ruddock added 15 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Brittany Adrian notched 14 on 5-15 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 9 steals. Megan Neufeld scored 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Tara Kachur scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Andrea Duncan added 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 13 boards and 4 steals. Selamawit Andu added 2, while Sonya Wery was scoreless, while nabbing 5 boards. The Rebels hit 32-81 (.395) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 14-21 (.667) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 10 assists, 17 turnovers, 5 blocks and 26 steals. Kathleen Klippenstein paced the Blazers with 14 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 12 boards. Laura Tait added 12 on 6-10 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 steals. Hollie Sutherland added 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc. Amanda Klassen added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 7 boards. Samantha Curtis added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Kathleen McCullough notched 4, along with 3 boards and 2 steals, and Darcie Donald 4, on 1-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Wendy Kopeschny and Sara Froese were scoreless. Kopeschny nabbed 6 boards. The Blazers hit 22-58 (.379) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 1-7 (.143) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 7 assists, 34 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded University of Winnipeg College Wesmen dumped the 3rd-seeded Providence University College Freeman 57-40. The Freemen led 16-10 after one quarter. The Wesmen led 24-21 at the half and 43-32 after three quarters. Sonia Radi paced the Wesmen with 17 on 4-18 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 7 steals. Taylor Gray added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 5 boards. Katie Dorrian scored 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 3 boards. Brittany Rosenfelt added 6 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards, 2 blocks and 5 steals. Breanne Nichol added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 4 boards. Jaime Brown added 4, along with 2 boards, and Roberta Schoenfeld 1, along with 4 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals, while Mary Dorrian, Lamide Ajibole, Ness Siemens, Kierra Coomber and Jaice Murray were scoreless. Coomber nabbed 4 boards. The Wesmen hit 18-65 (.277) from the floor, 8-26 (.308) from the arc and 13-20 (.650) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 8 assists, 22 turnovers, 4 blocks and 16 steals. Crystal Harms paced the Freeman with 12 on 6-19 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 13 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Melanie Warkentine added 9 on 3-7 from the arc and 5 boards. Genadyne Charr added 6 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 9 boards. Kristina Larson scored 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Elena Rempel added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Brynn Swann scored 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals, while Janene Giesbrecht, Traylene Moore-Wright, Rachel Funk, Brianna Scully and Renata Nyhof were scoreless. The Freemen hit 17-65 (.262) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 3-3 from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 3 assists, 33 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals.
In the final, the top-seeded Red River Rebels nipped the 2nd-seeded University of Winnipeg College Wesmen 69-65. The Rebels eked out their second consecutive title with a dominant performance on the offensive glass. The Rebels led 18-15, 43-28 and 52-47 at the quarters. Rebel reserve Brittany Adrian came off the bench in the second quarter to notch three offensive putbacks and ignite a 21-6 run. The Wesmen opened the second half with a 9-1 run on the interior play of Kate Dorrian. But she and fellow forward Brittany Rosenfelt soon found themselves in foul trouble. When they were on the floor again in the four quarter, the Wesmen ripped off a 12-0 run to take a one-point lead. But Rebel guard Cece Luckwell got hot – hitting a three, getting fouled on another, and scoring on a fast break to put her team back up eight. Brittany Adrian was named player of the game for the Rebels, while Brittany Rosenfelt earned the laurels for the Wesmen. Cecelia Luckwell paced the Rebels with 20 on 8-21 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards and 4 steals. Tia Ruddock added 19 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Brittany Adrian added 10 on 5-22 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 15 boards and 4 steals. Abby Silva scored 10 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 7 steals. Selamawit Andu scored 7 on 1-4 from the floor and 5-6 from the line. Megan Neufeld notched 2, along with 3 boards, and Andrea Duncan 1, along with 5boards, while Tara Kachur and Sonya Wery were scoreless. The Rebels hit 25-79 (.316) from the floor, 4-20 (.200) from the arc and 15-26 (.577) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 8 assists, 20 turnovers and 21 steals. Brittany Rosenfelt paced the Wesmen with 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 9 boards and 4 steals. Kate Dorrian added 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Taylor Gray notched 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 5-12 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Breanne Nichol scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 4 boards. Roberta Schoenfeld added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 8 boards and 2 steals. Kierra Coomber notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Sonia Radi scored 4 on 2-14 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 steals. Mary Dorrian added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, while Lamide Ajibole, Ness Siemens, Jaime Brown and Jaice Murray were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 25-60 (.417) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 9-17 (.529) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 9 assists, 36 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals.
The silver medalist University of Winnipeg Wesmen: Sonia Radi; Katie Dorrian; Brittany Rosenfelt; Roberta Schoenfeld; Breanne Nichol; Taylor Gray; Jaime Brown; Kierra Coomber; Jaice Murray; Ness Siemens; Mary Dorrian; Lamide Ajibole; Ella Greer; Janessa Siemens; coach Suki Chhoeun; assistant Sally Kaznica; assistant Julia Anning; assistant Charmaine Walker
The gold medalist Red River Rebels: Abby Silva, Cecelia Luckwell; Brittany Adrian; Andrea Duncan; Megan Neufeld; Tia Ruddock; Selamawit Andu; Tara Kuchar; Sonya Wery; Tremaine Francis; Meghan Khartanson; Jude Aronovitch; coach Jaenas Pangilinan; assistant Ashley Tolentin; assistant Brittany Adrian; assistant Danica Reimer; manager Erin Wells; manager Anna Velasco; therapist Karly Melnyk