Final regular season standings: Canadian Mennonite (11-1); Red River (8-4); Providence University College (5-7); University of Winnipeg College (0-12)
In the semis, the top-seeded Canadian Mennonite University Blazers dusted the 4th-seeded University of Winnipeg Wesmen 96-27. The Blazers led 18-4, 44-10 and 70-16 at the quarters. The Blazers opened with an 11-0 run and led by as many as 73. Jessica Marx-Houndle was chosen player of the game for the Blazers, while Jeanelle Hauser earned the laurels for the Wesmen. Jessica Marx-Houndle paced the Blazers with 16 on 8-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 10 boards, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Remy Dickson added 15 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Brianna Hayward scored 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Sarah Townsend added 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Cassie Wiebe added 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Katelyn Campbell added 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 6 boards and 4 assists. Vanessa Millions scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Emily Mann added 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 3 steals. Rhianna Nelson scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Jade Sharpe added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Caitlin Fennell added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 3 boards. The Blazers hit 45-75 (.600) from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 4-7 (.571) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 6 fouls, 30 assists, 10 turnovers, 4 blocks and 13 steals. Jeanelle Hauser paced the Wesmen with10 on 3-11 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Katarina Gomes added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Grace Fanbulleh scored 4 on 1-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Ashley Croswell added 4 on 2-5 from the floor. Michaella Tanghe added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Autumn Monkman scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 6 boards, 2 assists and 4 blocks, while Gillian Tham was scoreless. The Wesmen hit 10-49 (.204) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 2-6 from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 4 fouls, 6 assists, 23 turnovers, 4 blocks and 4 steals. The Wesmen (coached by x) also included Yana Matveichuk, Katrina Velicaria, Kirstie Chartrand, Sara Fergus, Marjolette Talastas, Spring Mayhem and Melanie Williams.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Red River College Rebels dispatched the 3rd-seeded Providence University College Pilots 57-40. The Rebels sought to push the tempo and the Pilots, slow it to a crawl to capitalize on their size advantage. The Rebels led 15-8, 27-17 and 43-23 at the quarters. Zera Lynn Panesa was chosen player of the game for the Rebels, while Isabella Selk earned the laurels for the Pilots. Lucija Golubic paced the Rebels with 17 on 7-19 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Robelie Aaron added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Raven Boulanger added 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 3-12 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Susanna Namgung scored 9 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 4 steals. Zera Lynn Panesa added 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Brita Enns-Kutcy added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 7 boards, 6 blocks and 4 steals. Tiara Cruz scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Helena Stanicevic and Kendra Moen were scoreless. The Rebels hit 23-77 (.299) from the floor, 8-27 (.296) from the arc and 3-4 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 3 fouls, 16 assists, 15 turnovers, 9 blocks and 22 steals. Lauren Wiebe paced the Pilots with 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Isabella Selk added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Alison Zajac scored 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 steals. Joanne Schwarz added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Rebecca Fentum-Jones scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Taylor Goodbrandson added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 steals. Alena Collier scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Courtney Engle scored 2 on 1-11 from the floor, 13 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Spencer Kushnir added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Megan Riediger, Brenna Riediger and Marissa Nociar were scoreless. The Pilots ((coached by Joel Cursey, assisted by Joey Traa) hit 18-52 (.346) from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 6 fouls, 13 assists, 32 turnovers, 1 block and 10 steals.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Red River Rebels toppled the top-seeded Canadian Mennonite Blazers 68-57 to capture their sixth consecutive crown. The Rebels led 16-10, 31-24 and 46-39 at the quarters. League MVP Zera Lynn Panesa staked the Rebels to an early 16-7 lead but the Blazers kept pounding the ball inside and drawing fouls. The Rebels though were able to hit five from beyond the arc in the first half while the Blazers were scoreless. The Rebels extended their lead to 13 early in the second half on back-to-back treys but rookie Blazers post Caitlin Fennell blocked Panesa and then laid a number of big pick and rolls for the Blazers, getting to the line and playing with some grit, particularly with respect to her post defence. The Blazers cut the Rebels lead to 5 on a Remy Dickson trey late in the third quarter but Panesa hit a runner in the lane to quell Canadian Mennonite’s momentum. Panesa fouled out with 3:57 to play and All Conference guard Sarah Townsend hit both free throws to bring CMU’s deficit to 58-49. But tournament MVP Boulanger continued to hit buckets and free throws as the Rebels pulled off the upset. Raven Boulanger paced the Rebels with 20 on 5-9 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 5 boards. Zera Lynn Panesa added 14 on 6-19 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Susanna Namgung added 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Lucija Golubic scored 9 on 3-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 7 steals. Robelie Aaron added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Brita Enns-Kutcy scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 3 blocks. Tiara Cruz scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards, while Helena Stanicevic and Kendra Moen were scoreless. The Rebels hit 22-69 (.319) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 15-24 (.625) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 13 assists, 16 turnovers, 5 blocks and 11 steals. Remy Dickson paced the Blazers with 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Cassie Wiebe added 11 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Jessica Marx-Houndle added 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 6-6 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Sarah Townsend scored 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Caitlin Fennell scored 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Vanessa Millions scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Emily Mann added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Rhianna Nelson added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Brianna Hayward, Jade Sharp and Katelyn Campbell were scoreless. Hayward nabbed 2 boards. The Blazers hit 17-52 (.327) from the floor, 1-9 (.111) from the arc and 22-30 (.733) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 3 assists, 23 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals.
The silver medalist Canadian Mennonite Blazers: Jessica Marx-Houndle; Kirsten Balness; Cassie Wiebe; Brianna Hayward; Rhianna Nelson; Remy Dickson; Jade Sharp; Vanessa Millions; Sarah Townsend; Emily Mann; Caitlin Fennell; Katelyn Campbell; coach Joe DiCurzio
The gold medalist Red River Rebels: Zera Lynn Panesa; Helena Stanicevic; Brita Enns-Kutcy; Kendra Moen; Lucija Golubic; Raven Boulanger; Janelle Pierre-Folster; Tiara Cruz; Susanna Namgung; Robelie Aaron; coach Jaenas Pangilinan