Final regular season standings (7): Vancouver Island (20-4); Capilano (16-8); Columbia Bible (14-10); Douglas (12-12); Okanagan (8-16); Langara (5-19)
Playoff non-qualifier:
Langara Falcons: Avaani Pagely, Queenie Salazar, Davian Tsang, Amy Rokosh, Rachel Labrador, Nyssa Sunner, Emma Nguyen, Maddie Murray, Katelyn Lafleur, Julia Sprott, Nadia Singh, Cadence Crain, Isabelle Nicholson, coach Cameron MacGillivary, assistant Jessica Castillo
In the quarterfinals, the 6th-seeded Okanagan Coyotes edged the 3rd-seeded Columbia Bible Bearcats 79-74 in overtime. The Coyotes led 27-25, 42-37 and 54-50 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 67 after regulation. Elizabeth Henne was chosen player of the game for the Coyotes, while Madeine Beerwald earned the laurels for the Bearcats. Elizabeth Henne paced the Coyotes with 20 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-11 from the line, 22 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Soleil Wilding added 16 on 6-20 from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 6 boards. Ryley Bullock notched 14 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 4 boards. Jessica Tupper scored 12 on 4-11 from the arc and 2 boards. Ali Martineau added 8 on 2-13 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 9 boards. Julia Kreitz scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line 3 boards and 2 steals. Kaitlyn McEwen added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards, while Havana Martinez was scoreless. The Coyotes hit 26-76 (.342) from the floor, 13-46 (.283) from the arc and 14-23 (.609) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 5 assists, 18 turnovers, 1 block and 10 steals. Elissa Vreugdenhil paced the Bearcats with 21 on 10-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 13 boards and 2 blocks. Madeline Beerwald added 18 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 3 boards. Kagari Tomita notched 13 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Grace Park scored 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jay Hildebrand added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Angel Enyia scored 4on 2-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Karalee Antoine added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 boards. A.J. Sobotta scored 2 on 1-12 from the floor and 0-5 from the arc, while Jazzi Ashton, Zarrelle Gopher and Paitra Hall were scoreless. Ashton nabbed 2 boards. The Bearcats hit 28-76 (.368) from the floor, 3-22 (.136) from the arc and 15-20 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 6 assists, 10 turnovers, 2 blocks and 5 steals. The Bearcats (coach Taylor Claggett, assistant Victoria Jacobse, assistant Alexis Worrell, strength & conditioning Andrew Roberts, trainer Kaci Ellerby, athletic director Mike Teeter) also included Sarah Korstrom, Olivia Brandsma and Catherine Joe-Thompson.
In the other quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals clipped the 5th-seeded Camosun Chargers 63-55. The Chargers led 22-16 after one quarter and 38-29 at the half. The Royals led 47-45 after three quarters. Mackenzie Dalphond was chosen player of the game for the Royals, while Allison Bobroske earned the laurels for the Chargers. Mackenzie Dalphond paced the Royals with 19 on 7-7 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 7 boards. Emma Clunas added 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Jettie McLaughlin-Sakaki notched 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Anja Tjernagel scored 7 on 1-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sharlene Sly added 6 on 2-4 from the arc and 2 steals. Avnoor Waraich scored 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Laini Glover added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Elena Skalik scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Karishma Rai added 3 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Amar Thiara was scoreless. The Royals hit 20-62 (.323) from the floor, 2-15 (.133) from the arc and 21-29 (.724) from the floor, while garnering 30 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 9 assists, 17 turnovers, 4 blocks and 11 steals. Rhiannon Ware paced the Chargers with 20 on 8-18 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Allison Bobroske added 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Sevene Grewal notched 6 on 2-7 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Abby Rauh scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Sophie Leslie added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Taya Karsten scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Kanda Diop added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 7 boards and 3 steals, while Dani Mellon, Maren Bilsky, Jordyn Broekhuizen, Tayla Ingram and Allie Brinton were scoreless. Brinton nabbed 3 boards. The Chargers hit 20-64 (.313) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 9-12 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 12 assists, 25 turnovers, 3 blocks and 7 steals. The Chargers (coach Kate Service, assistant Brad Lidstone, assistant Chelsea Espenberg, strength & conditioning Chris Hinton, strength & conditioning Mark Kopu, therapist Lemuel Lau, student therapist Abigail Sutton, athletic director Scott Cuachon) also included Julia Forsythe, Didi Niang, Abby Schuetze and Nicola Spaven.
In the semis, the 6th-seeded Okanagan Coyotes continued their magical run by defeating the 2nd-seeded Capilano Blues 75-69 after leading 18-10, 36-28 and 60-49 at the quarters. Ali Martineau was chosen player of the game for the Coyotes, while Madeleine Coffin earned the laurels for the Blues. Ali Martineau paced the Coyotes with 16 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Elizabeth Henne added 15 on 7-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Soleil Wilding notched 14 on 5-16 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Julia Kreitz scored 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-5 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Havana Martinez added 8 on 3-5 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Jessica Tupper scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Ryley Bullock added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Kaitlyn McEwen scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Delia Puchalski, Jordyn Hopia and Samara Mason were scoreless. The Coyotes hit 30-76 (.395) from the floor, 9-37 (.243) from the arc and 6-13 (.462) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 20 assists, 21 turnovers, 4 blocks and 12 steals. Kirsten Abo paced the Blues with 19 on 6-24 from the floor, 2-12 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Madeleine Coffin added 15 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 17 boards and 2 assists. Jenna Griffin notched 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 steals. Barcha Hnizadilova scored 8 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 8 boards, 7 assists and 2 blocks. Teigan Manson added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Camie Ward scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 steals. Sereena Hothi added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Lauren Tomlinson and Alexa Kusel were scoreless. The Blues hit 23-65 (.354) from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 15-20 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 16 assists, 21 turnovers, 3 blocks and 13 steals.
In the other semi, the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals stunned the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners 62-55 after leading 18-14, 39-35 and 49-43 at the quarters. Jettie McLaughlin was chosen player of the game for the Royals, while Mackenzie Cox earned the laurels for the Mariners. Jettie McLaughlin-Sakaki paced the Royals with 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Mackenzie Dalphond added 11 on 5-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 13 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Karishma Rai notched 10 on 3-14 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Laini Glover scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 3 boards. Avnoor Waraich added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Sharlene Siy scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 4 assists. Anja Tjernagel added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Amar Thiara scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Elena Skalik added 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Emma Clunas scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. The Royals hit 21-57 (.368) from the floor, 6-16 (.375) from the arc and 14-27 (.519) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 14 assists, 20 turnovers, 8 blocks and 4 steals. Kaia Simpson paced the Mariners with 13 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Makayla Kimble added 11 on 4-16 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 3 boards. Mackenzie Cox notched 10 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kiayra Hohlweg scored 10 on 5-13 from the floor and 6 boards. Mackenzie Hall added 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Katelyn Forner scored 3 on 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Lexis Knop added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 3 boards, while Chloe Scaber, Trista Thorn, Allison Bentley, Jordyn Rioux and Caitlin Kippan were scoreless. Bentley and Scaber each nabbed 2 boards. Scaber pilfered 4 balls. The Mariners hit 24-69 (.348) from the floor, 1-14 (.071) from the arc and 6-13 (.462) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 12 assists, 8 fouls, 4 blocks and 12 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners clipped the 2nd-seeded Capilano Blues 64-58. The Blues led 17-14 after one quarter. The Mariners led 38-31 at the half and 52-47 after three quarters. Kaia Simpson was chosen player of the game for the Mariners, while Barcha Hnizdilova earned the laurels for the Blues. Kaia Simpson paced the Mariners with 19 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 14 boards and 2 assists. Makayla Kimble added 12 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Chloe Scaber notched 10 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 8 boards. Allison Bentley scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 steals. Katelyn Forner added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 steals. Mackenzie Hall scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 7 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Kiayra Hohlweg added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Mackenzie Cox scored 1 on 0-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Trista Thorn, Lexis Knop, Jordyn Rioux and Caitlin Kippan were scoreless. The Mariners hit 21-71 (.296) from the floor, 6-24 from the arc and 16-23 (.696) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 12 assists, 12 turnovers, 1 block and 14 steals. Kirsten Abo paced the Blues with 12 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Barcha Hnizdilova added 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 blocks. Madeleine Coffin notched 9 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 16 boards and 2 assists. Sereena Hothi scored 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Teigan Manson added 8 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Camie Ward scored 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jenna Griffin added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals, while Lauren Tomlinson, Kim Tiu and Alexa Kusel were scoreless. Kusel nabbed 2 boards. The Blues hit 18-61 (.295) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 16-19 (.842) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 10 assists, 18 turnovers, 5 blocks and 6 steals. The Blues (coach Chris Weimer, assistant Emma Cunningham, assistant Curtis Allamby, assistant Ross Tomlinson, manager Jayden Linkletter, therapist Laura Wood, sports info Brent Mutis, athletic director Georgette Reed) also included Sydney Ma and Alanya Davignon.
In the final, the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals clubbed the 6th-seeded Okanagan Coyotes 85-71 after leading 24-20, 47-33 and 66-46 at the quarters. Anja Tjernagel was chosen player of the game for the Royals, while Julia Kreitz earned the laurels for the Coyotes. Mackenzie Dalphond paced the Royals with 14 on 7-10 from the floor, 14 boards, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Anja Tjernagel added 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 3 boards. Laini Glover notched 12 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 12 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Elena Skalik scored 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Avnoor Waraich added 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 7 boards and 6 assists. Karishma Rai scored 9 on 3-6 from the floor and 3-5 from the arc. Jettie McLaughlin-Sakaki added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Emma Clunas scored 7 on 2-3 from the floor and 3-3 from the line. Sharlene Siy added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. While Amar Thiara was scoreless, nabbed 2 boards and dished 3 assists. The Royals hit 33-68 (.485) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 14-21 from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 19 assists, 24 turnovers, 6 blocks and 5 steals. Ali Martineau paced the Coyotes with 17 on 3-15 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc, 10-17 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 4 steals. Soleil Wilding added 13 on 4-21 from the floor, 3-13 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Ryley Bullock notched 13 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Elizabeth Henne scored 13 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 9 boards, 2 blocks and 4 steals. Julia Kreitz added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Havana Martinez scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 assists. Kaitlyn McEwen added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 4 boards, while Delia Puchalski, Jessica Tupper, Jordyn Hopia and Samara Mason were scoreless. The Coyotes hit 24-79 (.304) from the floor, 5-35 (.143) from the arc and 18-34 (.529) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 13 assists, 12 turnovers, 3 blocks and 16 steals.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Mackenzie Dalphond (Douglas); Makayla Kimble (Vancouver Island); Ali Martineau (Okanagan); Elizabeth Henne (Okanagan); Laini Glover (Douglas) and Jettie McLaughlin-Sakaki (Douglas).
The bronze medalist Vancouver Island Mariners: Trista Thorn; Chloe Scaber; Lexis Knop; Imaan Lali; Mackenzie Cox; Katelynn Forner; Makayla Kimble; Mackenzie Hall; Colleen Nkrumah; Allison Bentley; Jordyn Rioux; Kiayra Hohlweg; Kaia Simpson; Caitlin Kippan; Claire Elise Jane; coach Tony Bryce; assistant Luke Holmes; assistant C.J. Buckley; assistant Tessa Kreiger; manager Chloe Hatch; sports info Matt Carter; athletic director Danielle Hyde
The silver medalist Okanagan College Coyotes: Soleil Wilding; Julia Kreitz; Ali Martineau; Coti Lopez; Eliabeth Henne; Havana Martinez; Jessica Tupper; Ryley Bullock; Samara Mason; Shiah Holmes; Delia Puchalski; Faith Nisyok; Mikkeila Ridsdale; Jordyn Hopia; Kaitlyn McEwen; Shiah Holmes; coach Andrew Gini; assistant Maddy Postnikoff; strength & conditioning Nathan Obrigewitsch; therapist Marcia Bullock; athletic director Jenn Naimen
The champion Douglas Royals: Maggie Hampton; Amaya Hrbinic; Anja Tjernagel; Hwewon Hwang; Avnoor Waraich; Karishma Rai; Amar Thiara; Elena Skalik; Laini Glover; Emma Clunas; Karina Sarai; Jettie McLaughlin-Sakaki; Mackenzie Dalphond; Sharleen Siy; coach Steve Beauchamp; assistant Hannah Klassen; assistant Dave Smith; assistant Bill Matthews; athletic director Brian McLennon