Final regular season standings:
East (9): Algonquin (15-1); George Brown (15-1); Seneca (12-4); St. Lawrence-Kingston (9-7); Durham (9-7); Georgian (6-10); Loyalist (3-13); Centennial (2-14); Fleming-Peterborough (1-15)
West (8)): Sheridan (14-0); Humber (11-3); Fanshawe (9-5); St. Clair (8-6); Niagara (7-7); Algoma (5-9); Mohawk (2-12); Redeemer (0-14)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Centennial Colts: Carrie Leung,
Loyalist Lancers: Brittany Denneny, Dianne Bouder, Katie Ballantyne, Sheawna Lorch, Lindsey Buck, Jami Van Grootel, Kristen Gray, Madison Duthie, Mackenzie Lucas and Corrie Williams.
Mohawks Mountaineers: Morgan Taylor, Michelle Abella, Casey Boggs, Tracy Lehane, Alisha Mills, Katie Daniels, Keanan Vernon, Tara Henschel, Safia Zane, Alicia Jenkins, Jennifer Szabo, Diana Martinez, Amanda Weaver, Emilee Hickman and Abby Mercier.
Redeemer Royals: Kristy Aloe, Natalie Dumoulin, Hannah Roukema, Stephanie Devet, Lindsay Balch, Kelly Vanslightenhorst, Natalie Roukema, Katie Roth, Hannah Van de Kamp, Rebecca Veeneman, Melissa Kearley, Melissa Kennedy and Shannon Staal.
Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough Knights: Sarah Facey, Janel Lovell, Alanna Lasenba, Katie Ross, Shannon Youngs, Sierra Armstrong, Kodi Worobey, Danielle Mackay, Jaymie Boutin, Roseanna Evans, Brittany Lywood, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Lavanneya Pancharatnarajah, Christy Hazael and Stephanie Collins.
In the qualifiers, the Seneca Sting (East 3rd) defeated the Algoma Thunderbirds 56-46. The Thunderbirds included Carolyn Fragale, Lara Stilin, Brianna Mandolesi, Kayla Kiessig, Miranda Chaimbrone, Kathleen Thorburn, Abby Didonato, Erika Warren, Meagan Delfre, Lauren Wozny, Kaitlyn Train, Quazance Boissoneau and Cloe Martella. …………………………………………………… The St. Clair Saints (West 4th) whipped the Durham Lords (East 5th) 71-51. St. Clair opened with a 16-4 run and extended their lead to 29-7 midway before Durham closed to within 33-17 at the half. In the second half both teams forced the tempo with full court pressure resulting in a lot of turnovers and a foul plagued game. Durham closed the gap to within 12 points on three occasions but St. Clair never relinquished control and held a 23-point lead with about three minutes to play before emptying the bench. Sara Levesque paced St. Clair with 25 points and 11 boards. Julia Horti scored 11, Ashley Huston 10, Katie Goodburn 9, Jenae Grayer 7, Sarah Stevens 7 and Sadi Moro 2, while Jamie Forbes, Carina Heyber, Kendall Quinlan and Kelly Risea were scoreless. Erin Emery and Kelsey Hare each scored 17 to pace Durham. The Lords also included Jessica Newton, Laura Tomek, Allison Cain, Katie Watts, Janna Hagan, Alicia Del Fuoco, Jessica Lam, Julia Kavungu, Kenesha Stinchcomb-Brown, Stephanie Tasch and Dayle Murphy. …………………………………………………… The Fanshawe Falcons (West 3rd) dumped the Georgian Grizzlies (East 6th) 56-37 as Jessica Finlay scored 13 and nabbed 8 boards. Stephanie Kasparvzk added 12 points. Danielle Horvat paced the Grizzlies with 12. The Grizzlies also included Dana Marley, Courtney Okonsky, Sydney Bakker, Tonya Cailes, Dana Campbell, Megan Robertson, Chelsea Sheff, Tammie Barriage, Kara Faulkner, Sara Blagdon and Cori Leslie. …………………………………………………… The Niagara Knights (West 5th) nipped the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings (East 4th) 60-58. St. Lawrence led for 39 minutes. But in the final seconds of the game with the score tied at 58, Whitney Jackson would come up with a huge block and then make a court-long pass to Kristy Lee who would score a lay-up with four tenths of a second left in regulation to give the Knights the victory. Niagara would find themselves down by as much as 18 in the first half, but would cut the deficit to 12 by the break. “This was a big win for our team,” said Niagara coach Ron Lemon. “We could have quit or hung our heads at half, but instead we came out and battled hard in the second half to pull out the win,” he added. The Vikings opened the game off strong in front of a loud home crowd jumping out to an early 11-2 lead, and continued the pressure throughout the first half. Danielle Greek collected 10 of her 16 points in the first half, while the Kingston duo of Kari Stuart and Kyle Stover lit up from beyond the arc combining for four three pointers in the first half alone. Stuart and Stover continued to be dominating from the perimeter hitting another four in the second. Stuart finished with a game high 17 points and a total of five three pointers while Stover collected 11 points. “It was the best game of the season for us.” stated Stuart. “We had nothing to lose and we left everything on the court today.” Niagara did not give up after falling behind in the first and put a full court press for the duration of the second, which the Vikings could not counter. Lee finished with 15 points for the Knights while Whitney Jackson was one rebound shy of a double-double finishing with 18 points and nine rebounds. Kaitlyn McKenna added 16. “All of our girls left the floor with their heads up,” said Vikings coach Andrea Blackwell. “They played their hearts out, and it is defiantly heartbreaking to lose that way. I am proud of the way the girls responded this season. Through all of the major injuries, they really came together as a team.” Niagara coach Ron Lemon said that with six minutes left, we really began to press them and that created a few turnovers that kept us in the game.” The aggressive play on defence and pinpoint shooting on offence finally paid off with their first lead of what Lemon described as a “very difficult win” for his team. “We were never ahead the whole game, but we kept chipping away and chipping away.” With 14 seconds on the clock, the game was tied, but St. Lawrence had the ball and the Vikings were threatening to act as spoilers in Niagara’s comeback bid. But if that was what was scripted for the final act, Whitney Jackson didn’t respond to the final cue. The Niagara centre knocked the ball out of her opponent’s hands, grabbed the rebound and found Lee with a long “baseball” pass for the eventual game-winning basket. “Kristy was in the clear — there was no one around her — and she just made it before the buzzer. It was a Hoosiers-type win for us,” Lemon said. The Vikings also included Cory Ridgley, Chelsea Magladry, Amanda Girling, Alyssa Rodrigues, Corisa Cluett, Brooke Mallen, Sara Peters, Keisha Conway, Paige Shaver and Lacey Broughton.
In the quarterfinals, the St. Clair Saints (West 4th) dusted the George Brown Huskies (East 1st) 67-53 after leading 44-33 at the half. Katie Goodburn paced St. Clair with 24. Jenae Grayer added 16, Sarah Stevens 15, Sara Levesque 4, along with 10 boards, Carina Heyber 4, Julia Horti 2 and Ashley Huston 2, while Kelly Rizea, Sadi Moro, Kendall Quinlan, Jamie Forbes and Nicole Prevost were scoreless. The Saints hit 26-65 (.400) from the floor, 2-9 (.222) from the arc and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 9 assists, 18 turnovers, 3 blocks and 11 steals. Natalie Bagot and Shannon Matheson each scored 13 to pace George Brown. Sylisha Powell added 10, Chantal Gray 7, Kamilia Barradas 4, Brenda Carachure 4 and Marika Phillips 2, while Keisha Alexander, Anne Pastrana, Laurel Molson and Charnel Johnson were scoreless. The Huskies hit 19-63 (.302) from the floor, 7-21 (.333) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 6 assists, 28 turnovers, 3 blocks and 10 steals. The Huskies also included Sarah Adeoba and Sherrene Steele.
The Seneca Sting (East 3rd) nipped the Humber Hawks (West 2nd) 50-49 after leading 32-25 at the half. Tamara Nembhard paced Seneca with 12 points and 12 boards. Ruth Holland added 11, Lauren Egglestone 10, Nadia Blake 10, Binky Raymundo 5 and Sherise Inniss-Hall 2, while Simone McGregor, Nicole Higgins and Jennifer Kumi were scoreless. The Sting hit 20-46 (.435) from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 10-23 (.435) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 10 assists, 33 turnovers, 7 blocks and 14 steals. Maria Suriani paced Humber with 13. Kayla Suriani added 11, Chrissy Gordon 9, Patricia Cole 7, Aycha Hanoui 3, Michelle Commandant 3, Rebecca Dietrich 2 and Taylor Smith 1, while Melissa Men, Jordanna Mazzei, Alyssa Ferreira, Ashley Clouthier and Jessica Kottelenberg were scoreless. The Hawks hit 19-68 (.279) from the floor, 5-29 (.172) from the arc and 6-20 (.300) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 4 assists, 21 turnovers and 16 steals. The Hawks also included Aindrea Barrett and Iaisha Watt.
The Sheridan Bruins (West 1st) mauled the Niagara Knights (West 5th) 83-47 after leading 45-27 at the half. Donisha Young paced Sheridan with 24 points and 12 boards. Jeralyn Espiritu scored 22, Michelle Asare 10, Hali Burns 9, Nakia Arthur 8, Sam Scull 8, Courtney Silvera 6, Colleen Robertson 3, Jocelyn Hinz 2 and Caity Wright 2, while Brittany Gregory was scoreless. The Bruins hit 32-65 (.492) from the floor, 7-15 (.467) from the arc and 12-18 (.667) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls, 16 assists, 13 turnovers, 1 block and 10 steals. Kaitlyn McKenna paced Niagara with 22. Kristy Lee added 8, Whitney Jackson 5, Fei Ling Chen 4, Jenna Varga 4, Jessica James 2 and Brittany Barron 2, while Amber Newton, Caitlyn Ferguson, Kate Montgomery, Amanda Pepin, Brandy Szockyj and Jessica Tinney were scoreless. The Knights hit 23-65 (.354) from the floor, 0-11 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 10 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. The Knights also included Megan Brushett, Megan Bernier and Kaity Shisheesh.
In the last quarterfinal, the Fanshawe Falcons (West 3rd) stunned the Algonquin Thunder (East 2nd) 52-43 after leading 34-25 at the half. Allison Griffiths and Kaitlind Dutrizac each scored 13 to pace Fanshawe. Stephanie Kasprzyk added 8, Jessica Finlay 6, Brittany Lowe 6 and Natasha Amo 6, while Alissa Medieros, Heather Fitzgerald, Larrisa McBean, Jordan Gubbels, Nicole Carriere, Jennifer Lyons and Cindy Louwagie were scoreless. The Falcons hit 16-59 (.271) from the floor, 3-10 from the arc and 17-33 (.515) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 7 assists, 24 turnovers, 4 blocks and 20 steals. Sandre Bascoe paced Algonquin with 14 points and 17 boards. Jodi Cairns scored 6, Dayna Dover 6, Brigitte Gratton 4, Mercedes Moodie 4, Trish Grey 4, Sarah Miller 3 and Jennifer Wolfe-Bard 2, while Ali Calihoo, Lacey Thompson and Samantha Lariviere were scoreless. The Thunder hit 14-58 (.241) from the floor, 2-13 (.154) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 4 assists, 32 turnovers, 4 blocks and 17 steals.
In the semis, the St. Clair Saints (West 4th) upset the Seneca Sting (East 3rd) 53-47 after leading 30-20 at the half. Sara Levesque paced St. Clair with 20 points and 11 boards. Sarah Stevens added 9, along with 11 boards, Jenae Grayer 9, Katie Goodburn 8, Ashley Huston 5 and Julia Horti 2, while Kelly Rizea, Sadi Moro, Kendall Quinlan, Jamie Forbe, Carina Heyber and Nicole Prevost were scoreless. The Saints hit 19-61 (.311) from the floor, 2-18 (.111) from the arc and 13-17 (.765) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 7 assists, 22 turnovers, 5 blocks and 7 steals. Ruth Holland paced Seneca with 16. Binky Raymundo added 11, Lauren Egglestone 9, Nicole Higgins 7, Tamara Nembhard 2 and Nadia Blake 2, while Simone McGregor, Sherise Inniss-Hall and Jennifer Kumi were scoreless. The Sting hit 17-63 (.270) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 7 assists, 22 turnovers, 5 blocks and 7 steals.
In the other semi, the Sheridan Bruins (West 1st) clocked the Fanshawe Falcons (West 3rd) 66-36 after leading 26-21 at the half. Hali Burns paced Sheridan with 23. Sam Scull added 22, Jeralyn Espiritu 10, Caity Wright 8, Donisha Young 8, Michelle Asare 4 and Nakia Arthur 2, while Colleen Robertson, Brittany Gregory, Jocelyn Hinz and Courtney Silvera were scoreless. The Bruins hit 22-63 (.349) from the floor, 8-20 (.400) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 11 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Alison Griffiths paced Fanshawe with 14. Jessica Finlay added 11, Stephanie Kasprzyk 3, Kaitlind Dutrizac 3, Brittany Lowe 2, Larrisa McBean 2 and Natasha Amo 1, while Alissa Medieros, Heather Fitzgerald, Jordan Gubbels, Nicole Carriere, Jennifer Lyons and Cindy Louwagie were scoreless. The Falcons hit 14-55 (.255) from the floor, 3-12 (.250) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 3 assists, 17 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the Seneca Sting (East 3rd) stung the Fanshawe Falcons (West 3rd) 66-41 after leading 27-14 at the half. Tamara Nembhard paced Seneca with 13 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 5 boards. Ruth Holland added 12 on 4-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 10 boards and 5 steals. Binky Raymundo added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 2 assists. Lauren Egglestone scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Nicole Higgins added 8 on 4-9 from the floor and 5 boards. Sherise Inniss-Hall added 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 11 boards. Nadia Blake added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Simone McGregor scored 2, while Jennifer Kumi was scoreless. The Sting hit 24-57 (.421) from the floor, 2-10 from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the arc, while garnering 53 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 11 assists, 21 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. Stephanie Kasprzyk paced Fanshawe with 10 on 2-14 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 2 steals. Jessica Finlay added 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 4 boards. Kaitlind Dutrizac scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Larrisa McBean added 6 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Brittany Lowe added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 6 boards. Natasha Amo added 2, Jordan Gubbels 2 and Allison Griffiths 2, while Alissa Medieros, Heather Fitzgerald, Nicole Carriere, Jennifer Lyons and Cindy Louwagie were scoreless. The Falcons hit 13-57 (.228) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 2 assists, 16 turnovers, 4 blocks and 12 steals.
In the final, the Sheridan Bruins (West 1st) whipped the St. Clair Saints (West 4th) 88-56. From the opening tip the St. Clair Saints drew a line in the sand with a 2-3 zone defensive set-up that forced the Bruins to hit shots from the perimeter. And for a few minutes, the strategy worked as the Lady Bruins struggled to find their range and remained scoreless through the first five minutes. But once they did start converting their attempts, the flood gates opened and the double-blue put on a sublime perimeter shooting display – drilling an OCAA record 14 from beyond the arc – that turned the tide and propelled them to an easy win. “Shots are going to fall. Good shooters never stop shooting,” said Bruins coach Shane Bascoe. “The girls were pretty confident, they kept doing what we do and the shots started dropping.” As the Bruins struggled early on, St. Clair wasn’t able to fully capitalize and held an early 8-2 lead. Jeralyn Espiritu – named the player of the game in addition to a tournament all-star – supplied the first Sheridan lead of the day after draining her first of six three-pointers on the day. St. Clair battled back to take a 13-12 lead, before Hali Burns hit back-to-back three-pointers to restore a Bruin lead that would not be relinquished. What turned out to be St. Clair’s last gasp came late in the first half when the Saints rebounded from Burns’ two three-pointers to tie the game. Sheridan, however, was able to reclaim the momentum and closed the first half on a 21-7 run and held a comfortable, if not commanding, 39-25 halftime edge. In the second half, the Bruins were able to find some seams in the defence and began to inflict inside-outside damage. As the lead began to multiply, St. Clair began to compound its problems by trying to press the action too much and ultimately cost itself possessions with careless turnovers. Hali Burns paced Sheridan with 23 on 7-18 from the floor, 6-16 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 4 boards. Jeralyn Espirutu added 20 on 7-15 from the floor, 6-12 from the arc and 2 steals. Donisha Young scored 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Sam Scull scored 10 on 5-9 from the floor and 8 boards. Michelle Asare added 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Nakia Arthur scored 7 on 3-10 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Caity Wright added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 8 boards. Courtney Silvera scored 2 and Brittany Gregory 1, while Colleen Robertson and Jocelyn Hinz were scoreless. The Bruins hit 31-79 (.392) from the floor, 14-35 (.400) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 10 assists, 9 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Katie Goodburn paced St. Clair with 17 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 4-5 from the line. Sara Levesque added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 14 boards, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Jenae Grayer added 11 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 5 boards. Ashley Huston scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor and 4 boards. Sarah Stevens added 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Carina Heyber added 2, while Kelly Rizea, Sadi Moro, Kendall Quinlan, Julia Horti, Jamie Forbes and Nicole Prevost were scoreless. The Saints hit 22-50 (.440) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 7-14 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 4 assists, 21 turnovers, 4 blocks and 4 steals.
The bronze medalist Seneca Sting: Tamara Nembhard; Ruth Holland; Lauren Egglestone; Nadia Blake; Binky Raymundo; Sherise Inniss-Hall; Simone McGregor; Nicole Higgins; Jennifer Kumi; Heather Alonzo; Alisia Smith; Sally Asante; Shamira Kerlew;
The silver medalist St. Clair Saints: Sara Levesque; Julia Horti; Ashley Huston; Katie Goodburn; Jenae Grayer; Sarah Stevens; Sadi Moro; Jamie Forbes; Carina Heyber; Kendall Quinlan; Kelly Rizea; Nicole Prevost; Laura Clement; Lindsay Lozon; Nickole Jones; Sadi Moro;
The gold medalist Sheridan Bruins: Hali Burns; Jeralyn Espiritu; Donisha Young; Nakia Arthur; Caity Wright; Sam Scull; Michelle Asare; Colleen Robertson; Courtney Silvera; Jocelyn Hinz; Brittany Gregory;