Final regular season standings (9): Northern British Columbia (15-1); Vancouver Island (14-2); Capilano (13-3); Quest (9-7); Camosun (7-9); Kwantlen Polytechnic (6-10); Langara (5-11); Douglas (3-13); Columbia Bible (0-16)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Columbia Bible Bearcats: Melissa Spring, Sharece Thoutenhoofd, Lisa Isaak,
Douglas Royals: Amonda Francis, Quincie Onyehekwe,
Langara Falcons: Carling Muir, Rhea Silvestri, Denise Busayong, Hailey Hebron, Jesseca Eng,
In the quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded Camosun Chargers stunned the host 4th-seeded Quest Kermodes 67-58. Costly turnovers by Quest led to a 34-30 Chargers lead at the half. Caitlin Marshall drained a pair of treys to open the second quarter as Camosun stretched its lead to as many as 19. Although Hilary Young rallied the Kermodes to within three, but Marshall took control of the game with some key drives to the basket. She was named player of the game with Quest’s Delainee Behrns. Aija Salvador paced the Chargers with 25 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Caitlin Marshall added 21 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 7-13 from the line and 2 boards. Ella Goldschmid notched 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, Rosie Bergen added 4, along with 12 boards, Brianna Larson 4, along with 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals, Haley Carmichael 2, along with 6 boards, and Anya Weare 1, while Alexandra Allen, Cassandra Lane, Karlie Keown, Alexandra Hill and Jade Shirley were scoreless. The Chargers hit 18-39 (.404) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 16-27 (.593) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, 9 assists, 9 steals, 25 turnovers and 22 fouls. Cassidy Osterling led the Kermodes with 11 on 0-1 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Delainee Behrns added 9 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Kelsey Cooper added 7 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Andrea Eisvik notched 7 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Hillary Young added 7 on 2-3 from the floor and 3-6 from the line. Charlotte Lau added 4, Cynthia Lau 4, Nicola Hitchcok 4, along with 10 boards, Maja Smilijic 3 and Shayna Cameron 2, while Katryn Sandbichler and Rachel Poon were scoreless. The Kermodes (coached by Mike Woolard, assisted by Dany Charlery and Kim Land, manager Courtney Harpur and trainer Karen Ogilvie) hit 12-41 (.306) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc, and 13-23 (.565) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, 17 assists, 9 steals, 24 turnovers and 18 fouls.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded host Capilano Blues stomped the 6th-seeded Kwantlen Eagles, 84-60. The Blues jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter, outscoring KPU 24-6 in a period that featured 11 combined fouls. The Eagles’ defensive adjustments were unable to slow their opponents down in the second quarter and Capilano carried their advantage into the break, 43-19. It was more of the same in the third quarter where the Blues scored the first nine points unanswered. Daigneault’s 13 points through three put Capilano in front 64-35. Jeannie Yngreso’s scoring and distribution in the fourth quarter could do little to erase the deficit as Capilano continued to score from a variety of sources. KPU’s Yngreso and the Blues’ Jennifer Palma were named players of the game. Jennafer Palma led the Blues with 16 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Jessica Daigneault added 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Michelle Errico notched 12 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 2 steals. Monika Starczynowski added 11 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Hayley Boulier added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Jenna Ralston scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 9 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Jenn Bodnar added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 4 boards. Amber Pedersen added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Alyn McNeilly scored 4, while Kayla Thomas, Gina Costantino and Charan Randhawa were scoreless. The Blues hit 25-48 (.449) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, 25 assists, 16 steals, 26 turnovers and 28 fouls. Jeannie Yngreso paced the Eagles with 21 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 12-16 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Anna Work added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Cassandra Micona added 5, Oxana Senyuk 5, Christina Brown 5, Carrie Snaychuk 5, along with 3 boards, Brittney Church 4, Samantha McPhail 3, along with 10 boards, and Jessica Villadiego 2, while Kaitlin Trudeau, Samantha Van den Boogaard and Erin Vekic were scoreless. The Eagles hit 9-36 (.250) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 23-39 (.590) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, 13 assists, 10 steals, 29 turnovers and 17 fouls. The Eagles were coached by Dan Nayebzadeh, assisted by Emily Wright.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners nipped the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues 59-54. Brittany Knievel paced the Mariners with 17 on 8-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Shayna Worthington added 15 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Jocelyn Jones notched 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Kayla Gromme added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Richelle Rafnkjelson added 3 and Heather McCarthy 2, while Darcy Bennett, Jamie MacFarlane, Jenna Carver, Sarah Fraser, Viv Veerman and Alicia Grossi were scoreless. The Mariners hit 20-53 (.375) from the floor, 4-11 (.364) from the arc and 7-18 (.389) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, 19 assists, 11 steals, 14 turnovers and 16 fouls. Jenna Ralston led the Blues with 14 on 0-5 from the floor, 4-17 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 16 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Hayley Boulier notched 13 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Jenn Bodnar scored 8 on 0-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Michelle Errico added 8 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-6 from the line. Jessica Daigneault scored 6 and Amber Pedersen 5, while Jennafer Palma, Kayla Thomas, Monika Starczynowski, Gina Costantino, Alynn McNeilly and Charan Randhawa were scoreless. The Blues hit 12-41 (.247) from the floor, 7-36 (.194) from the arc and 9-12 from the line, while garnering 59 boards, 17 assists, 9 steals, 18 turnovers and 17 fouls. Brittany Knievel was chosen player of the game for the Mariners, while Jenn Bodnar earned the laurels for the Blues.
In the other semi, the top seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves thrashed the 5th-seeded Camosun Chargers 71-48. Sarah Robin paced the Timberwolves with 19 on 9-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Kady Dandeneau added 14 on 1-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Jennifer Knibbs added 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jennifer Clyne added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 2 boards and 4 assists. Emily Kaehn added 4, along with 4 boards, Maria Neumann 4, along with 6 boards, Erin Beckett 4, Mercedes VanKoughnett 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 2 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals, Jennifer Bruce 3, Ashley McMillan 2 and Chelsey Thorne 2, while Danielle Steele was scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 27-58 (.441) from the floor, 3-10 from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, 25 assists, 16 steals, 17 turnovers and 11 fouls. Aija Salvador paced the Chargers with 19 on 4-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Caitlin Marshall added 9 on 1-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Rosie Bergen added 7, along with 4 boards, Haley Carmichael 7, along with 8 boards, Alexandra Allen 2, Karlie Keown 2 and Brianna Larson 2, along with 5 boards, while Anya Weare, Cassandra Lane, Ella Goldschmid and Jade Shirley were scoreless. Weare nabbed 4 boards and dished 3 assists. The Chargers hit 12-46 (.277) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, 14 assists, 12 steals, 20 turnovers and 10 fouls. Sarah Robin was chosen player of the game for the Timberwolves, while Aija Salvador earned the laurels for the Chargers.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues clocked the 5th-seeded Camosun Chargers 72-52. Jenna Ralston was named player of the game for the Blues, while Aija Salvador earned the laurels for the Chargers. The Blues came out firing in the first quarter, hitting 4-5 from the arc, including a pair by Ralston Their defence forced the Chargers to work hard for every shot as they forced four Chargers’ turnovers. The Blues led 21-12 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Chargers made an 11-1 run to close the gap to 30-23 with under five minutes to play. Ralston hit consecutive three-pointers and Alynn McNeilly scored 6 points off the bench to help put the Blues back up 45-30 at halftime. The Blues used a 20-17 third quarter to keep control of the game before a low scoring 4th quarter. Jenna Ralston paced the Blues with 28 on 4-7 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 8 steals. Hayley Boulier added 16 on 6-17 from the floor, 4-9 from the line and 12 boards. Alynn McNeilly notched 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jennafer Palma added 8 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Amber Pedersen added 4, Monica Starczynowski 4, along with 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals, Michelle Errico 2 and Jessica Daigneault 1, while Kayla Thomas, Gina Costantino, Jenn Bodnar and Charan Randhawa were scoreless. The Blues hit 19-47 (.379) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 16-24 (.666) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, 22 assists, 13 steals, 8 turnovers and 16 fouls. Aija Salvador paced the Chargers with 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Caitlin Marshall added 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ella Goldschmid added 8 on 1-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Brianna Larson notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 8 boards and 2 assists. Anya Weare scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Haley Carmichael added 5, along with 4 boards, Jade Shirley 2, Rosie Bergen 2, along with 7 boards and 2 assists, Alexandra Allen 1 and Karlie Keown 1, while Cassandra Lane was scoreless. The Chargers hit 14-49 (.292) from the floor, 5-16 (.312) from the arc and 9-18 from the line, while garnering 51 boards, 16 assists, 6 steals, 16 turnovers and 19 fouls. The Chargers (coach Brett Westcott, assistants Pat Griffin, Gary Baker, Cindy Lawson, Kim Lobb, trainer Matt Fisher, therapists Sandeep Nandhra, Tyler Phelps, Trish Rennie) also included Alexandra Hill, Nina Grigat and Christina Zanette.
In the final, the top-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves dumped the 2nd-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners 62-53. Mercedes VanKoughnett was chosen player of the game for the Timberwolves, while Brittany Knievel earned the laurels for the Mariners. Mercedes VanKoughnett paced the Timberwolves with 20 on 7-16 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 12 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Jennifer Clyne added 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 2 boards. Jennifer Bruce notched 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Emily Kaehn scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Sarah Robin scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 3 boards. Jennifer Knibbs added 3, along with 4 boards and 5 assists, Erin Beckett 3 and Maria Neumann 3, while Ashley McMillan, Chelsey Thorne, Danielle Steele and Kady Dandeneau were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 22-59 (.373) from the floor, 10-27 (.370) from the arc and 8-19 (.421) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 20 assists, 17 turnovers and 9 steals. Brittany Knievel paced the Mariners with 17 on 6-10 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 10 boards. Jocelyn Jones added 11 on 2-8 from the floor, 7-7 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Shayna Worthington added 11 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 steals. Kayla Gromme notched 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 1-3 from the line. Sarah Fraser added 4 and Richelle Rafnkjelson 2, while Alicia Grossi, Darcy Bennett, Jamie MacFarlane, Jenna Carver, Heather McCarthy and Viv Veerman were scoreless. The Mariners hit 18-49 (.367) from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 13 assists, 23 turnovers and 10 steals.
The bronze medalist Capilano Blues: Jenna Ralston; Hayley Boulier; Alynn McNeilly; Jennafer Palma; Amber Pedersen; Monica Starczynowski; Michelle Errico; Jessica Daigneault; Kayla Thomas; Gina Costantino; Jenn Bodnar; Charan Randhawa; coach Paul Chiarenza; assistant Jen Furano; assistant Drew Slaught
The silver medalist Vancouver Island Mariners: Brittany Knievel; Jocelyn Jones; Shayna Worthington; Kayla Gromme; Sarah Fraser; Richelle Rafnkjelson; Alicia Grossi; Darcy Bennett; Jamie MacFarlane; Jenna Carver; Heather McCarthy; Viv Veerman; coach Bill McWhinnie; assistant Catriona Smith; trainer Scott Noa
The champion University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves: Mercedes VanKoughnett; Jennifer Clyne; Jennifer Bruce; Emily Kaehn; Sarah Robin; Jennifer Knibbs; Erin Beckett; Maria Neumann; Ashley McMillan; Chelsey Thorne; Danielle Steele; Kady Dandeneau; Nicole Schlick; coach Loralyn Murdoch; assistant Emily Plummer; assistant Kaz Ikuta; manager Alison McDonald; trainer Davis Rodrigues; athletic director Jason Kerswill