Final regular season standings (7): Vancouver Island (17-1); Capilano (14-4); Camosun (11-7); Douglas (10-8); Langara (6-12); Okanagan (5-13); Columbia Bible (0-18)
Playoff non-qualifier:
Columbia Bible Bearcats: Cass Prevost, Abby Johnson, Rachel Utz, Jennifer Mascardo, Sarah Martens, Harvina Kaler, Makayla Starman, coach Angela Booy, recruiter Jessica Funk
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Camosun Chargers bombed the 6th-seeded Okanagan College Coyotes 75-50 after leading 21-11, 39-21 and 53-33 at the quarters. The Chargers took an early 13-2 lead and were never threatened. Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu was chosen player of the game for the Chargers, while Megan Admussen-Blair earned the laurels for the Coyotes. Kathryn Candell paced the Chargers with 19 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 steals. Jasmine De Vries added 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Tessa Lannon-Paakspu notched 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Mia Roberts scored 7 on 2-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 5 steals. Sierra Reisig added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Aiden Kilcommons notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Chloe Scaber added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Ashley McGinnis scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Lauren Janzen added 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Maddison Manns scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 6 boards, while Sydney Belton was scoreless. The Chargers hit 27-68 (.397) from the floor, 7-22 (.318) from the arc and 14-25 (.560) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 11 assists, 21 turnovers, 5 blocks and 14 steals. Megan Admussen-Blair paced Okanagan College with 10 on 4-16 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-10 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Sapna Deo added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Madelaine Postnikoff notched 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Deziree Day scored 6 on 2-9 from the floor and 2-6 from the arc. Elizabeth Henne added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 9 boards and 3 blocks. Kasey Patchell notched 4 on 1-6 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Jenna Maclennan added 4 on 2-5 from the floor. Ciara Bamford scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Madison Dickie, Anika Holowaty, Anna Carter and Claire Young were scoreless. Dickie nabbed 4 boards. The Coyotes (coach Andrew Gini, assistant Kyle Maclennan, therapist Jackie Render) also included Danielle Ruocco, Taya Vissia, Nicole Hart, Hannah Feller, Victoria Henne, redshirt Sarah Dumas and redshirt Alexandra Post.
In the other quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded Langara Falcons dispatched the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals 73-66. The score was knotted at 18 after one quarter. The Royals led 38-32 at the half on back-to-back late treys by Sydney Fraess. But Breanne Homeniuk came off the bench to ignite the Falcons offence in the third quarter. The Falcons led 61-54 after three quarters and though the Royals twice rallied within one, the Falcons held on for the win. Breanne Homeniuk was chosen player of the game for the Falcons, while PacWest player of the year Rachel Beauchamp earned the laurels for the Royals. Breanne Homeniuk led Langara with 20 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Ainsliegh Mensah added 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Renai Fejo notched 13 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jules Duong scored 12 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 5 boards. Alexa Leynes added 7 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 3 boards. Eloise Faehndrich scored 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 4 steals. Stephanie Von Riedem added 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 8 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals, while Rend Abood was scoreless. The Falcons hit 27-73 (.370) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 11 assists, 11 turnovers, 5 blocks and 13 steals. Rachel Beachamp paced Douglas with 26 on 9-21 from the floor, 8-11 from the line, 22 boards and 2 assists. Sydney Fraess added 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Jessica Castillo notched 7 on 3-15 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Devin Strome scored 6 on 3-9 from the floor and 5 boards. Cassandra Brinn added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Julia Sprott notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Brittany Dobbin scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Malena Mokhovikova added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Shaelynn Tolerton scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Karalee Antoine and Jessie Rempel were scoreless. The Royals hit 25-80 (.313) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 15 assists, 23 turnovers, 6 blocks and 8 steals. The Royals (coached by Steve Beauchamp) also included Gisha Sangha, Shaniece Angus, Laura Lewis and Jessie Rempel.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Capilano Blues dusted the 3rd-seeded Camosun Chargers 84-64 after leading 26-6, 39-19 and 60-43 at the quarters. The Blues opened with an 8-0 run and ended the first quarter with a 10-0 run to put the game well out of the Chargers reach. Camosun rallied no closer than 12. Sherrie Errico was chosen player of the game for the Blues, while Tessa Lannon-Paakspu earned the laurels for the Chargers. Sherrie Errico paced Capilano with 31 on 9-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 11-1 from the line, 10 boards and 9 assists. Mackenzie Smith added 19 on 9-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Reko Ohama notched 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alessia Brutto scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 9 boards and 4 steals. Martha Melaku added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Simrat Dosanjh notched 5 on 0-8 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Kirsten Abo scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor. Arsh Gill added 1 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Georgia Nelson scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Jenelle McComb and Jessica Wolpert were scoreless. The Blues hit 30-56 (.536) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 16 assists, 20 turnovers, 3 blocks and 10 steals. Tessa Lannon-Paakspu paced Camosun with 9 on 6-20 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 10-12 from the line and 9 boards. Jasmine De Vries added 14 on 5-16 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-10 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ashley McGinnis notched 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Kathryn Candell scored 7 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Sierra Reisig added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Mia Roberts notched 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Aiden Kilcommons scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Maddison Manns and Lauren Janzen were scoreless. Manns nabbed 5 boards. The Chargers hit 20-75 (.267) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 18-28 (.643) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 11 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners crushed the 5th-seeded Langara Falcons 78-32 after leading 15-10, 30-15 and 58-23 at the quarters. The Falcons were forced to play most of the second half with just three players as a consequence of injuries and fouls. Emma Platner was chosen player of the game for the Mariners, while Ainsleigh Mensah earned the laurels for the Falcons. Emma Platner paced Vancouver Island with 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Amber Lease added 11 on 3-11 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Avery Snider notched 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Olivia Mjaaland scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists. Shayce Johnston added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Sydney Fetterly scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 2 steals. Kayla Gregory added 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 8 boards. Danielle Vanbergen notched 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Kiara Johnston scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Emily Clarke added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 steals. Juliet King scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Madeline Hart added 1 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. The Mariners hit 32-84 (.381) from the floor, 8-23 (.348) from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 16 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 21 steals. Ainsliegh Mensah paced Langara with 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 10 boards. Eloise Faehndrich acced 8 on 3-15 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 steals. Breanne Homeniuk notched 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Renai Fejo scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Stephanie Von Riedem added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Alexa Leynes scored 2 on 0-11 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists, while Rend Abood and Jules Duong were scoreless. Duong nabbed 5 boards and Abood 3. Abood blocked 2 shots and pilfered 2 balls. The Falcons hit 11-57 (.193) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 7-12 (.583) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 6 assists, 28 turnovers, 5 blocks and 9 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Camosun Chargers dispatched the 5th-seeded Langara Falcons 66-57. The score was knotted at 10 after one quarter, although Camosun broke to a 7-0 lead. The Falcons led 32-24 at the half. The Chargers led 48-39 after three quarters. Kathryn Candell was chosen player of the game for the Chargers, while Renai Fajo earned the laurels for the Falcons. Kathryn Candell paced the Chargers with 25 on 7-24 from the floor, 6-18 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Tessa Lannon-Paakspu added 15 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Jasmine De Vries notched 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 5 boards and 4 steals. Lauren Janzen scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Ashley McGinnis notched 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Mia Roberts added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 assists. Sierra Reisig scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 0-2 from the line, while Chloe Scaber, Aiden Kilcommons and Maddison Manns were scoreless. Manns nabbed 8 boards and Scaber 5. The Chargers hit 22-69 (.319) from the floor, 8-31 (.258) from the arc and 14-26 (.538) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 15 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 14 steals. Renai Fejo paced Langara with 15 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Alexa Leynes added 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-5 froom the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steal Ainsliegh Mensah notched 12 on 2-6 from the floor, 8-8 from the line and 10 boards. Eloise Faehndrich scored 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the ar and 4 boards. Breanne Homeniuk added 6 on 1-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 11 boards and 3 steals. Jules Duong scored 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 9 boards, while Stephanie Von Rieden and Rend Abood were scoreless. Van Riedem nabbed 4 boards. The Falcons hit 18-62 (.290) from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 17-21 (.810) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 5 assists, 25 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. The Falcons (coach Curtis Nelson, assistant Virginia Watson, assistant Patti Olsen) also included Jolie Mukesha, Nikko Sahagun, Ramvir Dhaliwal and Robyn Moore.
In the final, the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners edged the 2nd-seeded Capilano Blues 82-77. The Mariners led 18-15 after one quarter and 40-30 at the half after a late 16-0 run largely the product of domination of the paint. The Blues led 60-55 after three quarters as they kept bombing from the arc. The lead changed three times in under a minute early on in the final quarter as Capilano and VIU traded layups, before the Mariners pulled firmly ahead on an Avery Snider and-1 layup that stretched the lead to nine, and then held on for the win. Shayce Johnston was chosen player of the game for the Mariners, while Reiko Omaha earned the laurels for the Blues. Avery Snider led Vancouver Island with 24 on 8-18 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8-11 from the line and 11 boards. Shayce Johnston added 22 on 10-17 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 14 boards, 4 blocks and 2 steals. Danielle Vanbergen notched 11 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 5 boards. Amber Lease scored 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 6 steals. Emma Platner notched 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 3 boards. Madeline Hart scored 3 on 3-4 from the floor. Kayla Gregory added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Olivia Mjaaland added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Kiara Johnston and Emily Clarke were scoreless. Clarke nabbed 2 boards. The Mariners hit 29-74 (.392) from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 20-28 (.714) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 9 assists, 17 turnovers, 4 blocks and 13 steals. Reiko Ohama paced Capilano with 21 on 7-15 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 7 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Alessia Brutto added 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Sherrie Errico notched 16 on 5-15 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards and 5 assists. Simrat Dosanjh scored 10 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 assists. Mackenzie Smith added 8 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Kirsten Abo scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Martha Melaku added 2 on 2-4 from the line. Arsh Gill scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Jessica Wolpert and Georgia Nelson were scoreless. The Blues hit 26-66 (.394) from the floor, 12-31 (.387) from the arc and 13-22 (.591) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 18 assists, 17 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals.
The all-tournament team featured Amber Lease (Vancouver Island); Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu (Camosun); Reiko Ohama (Capilano); Sherrie Errico (Capilano); Shayce Johnston (Vancouver Island); and Emma Platner (Vancouver Island).
The bronze medalist Camosun Chargers: Sydney Belton; Kathryn Candell; Jasmine de Vries; Lauren Janzen; Aiden Kilcommons; Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu; Maddison Manns; Ashley McGinnis; Sierra Reisig; Mia Roberts; Chloe Scaber; Isla Swanwick; coach Cait Haggarty; assistant Courtenay Lowther; assistant Niki Sundher; assistant Ella Goldschmid; strength & conditioning Kate McMullan-Perry; therapist Curtis Hawkins; student therapist Sydney Kuhnert; student therapist Thias Stang
The silver medalist Capilano Blues: Jenelle McComb; Simrat Dosanjh; Kirsten Abo; Marti Chambers; Nancy Emma; Sherrie Errico; Reiko Ohama; Martha Melaku; MacKenzie Smith; Arsh Gill; Jessica Wolpert; Georgia Nelson; Alessia Brutto; coach Chris Weimer; assistant Jenn Bodnar
The gold medalist Vancouver Island Mariners: Amber Lease; Emma Platner; Danielle Vanbergen; Breanna Gray; Maddy Hart; Avery Snider; Sydney Fetterly; Emily Clarke; Kiara Johnston; Kayla Gregory; Shayce Johnston; Tasha Jensen; Juliet King; Victoria Brown; Olivia Mjaaland; coach Tony Bryce; assistant Diana Lee; assistant Luke Holmes