Final regular season standings (10): Édouard Montpetit (15-3); Montmorency (14-4); Sainte Foy (13-5); Dawson (11-7); Trois Rivières (10-8); Vanier (10-8); Sherbrooke (7-11); John Abbott (6-12); Ahuntsic (2-16); Champlain-St. Lawrence (2-16)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Ahuntsic Indiennes: Valerie Blouin, Anne-Marie Cyr, Cassandra Dubuche, Valerie Guillaume, Caroline Guy, Genevieve Labelle, Josee Lauzon, Lindsay Occean, Michelle Periard-Brunet, Karen Rubilar, Fannie Zoccastello, Jessica Zummo and Sandra Zummo.
Champlain-St. Lawrence Lions: Marie-Eve Caouette, Evelyne Czelais, Erica Delisle, Maude Desjardins, Louise Dube, Alexandra Duchesne-Perusse, Marie-Pierre Duval, Eve Marquis Poulin, Emilie Morasse, Patricia Poirier, Jo-Anne Provencher, Marianne Roberge, Julianne Thomas-Drolet,
John Abbott Islanders: Rikki Bowles, Anna Crosby, Pascale Dube, Theresa Fankhauser, Kimberly Feeley, Thuy-Dan Ho, Tiffany Hunting, Marie-Eve Lapierre, Sandra Malenfant, Catherine Parent, Georgina Paull, Marie-Eve Poliquin and Rhea Sandy.
Sherbrooke Volontaires: Soline Bensaid-Guillet, Jessica Bibeau-Cote, Gabrielle Boileau-Duchesne, Emilie Francis-Bourque, Elaine Gagne, Veronique Genest, Katy Germain, Marianne Grondin, Stephanie Julien, Josianne Lepine, Vicky Morin, Jessy Roy, Tina Smith and Janie Thibeault.
In the quarterfinals, the Ste-Foy Dynamiques defeated the Vanier Cheetahs 58-50 as Chantale V-Marceau scored 14 on 6-16 from the floor and 7 boards. Marie-Michelle Genois added 12 on 6-13 from the floor and 7 boards. Marie-Pier Lavoie scored 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 5 boards and 4 steals. Maude J-Tardif scored 7 and Helena Bouzi 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 steals. Veronique Lamarre scored 4, while Myriam Lamarre was scoreless while grabbing 7 boards. Aurelie Roy-Banville scored 5, while Valerie Bouchard and Sara-Emile Lefebvre were scoreless. The Dynamiques hit 22-66 (.333) from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 10-15 from the line which garnering 47 boards, 21 fouls, 10 assists, 22 turnovers, 3 blocks and 19 steals. Heather Eason paced the Cheetahs with 10 points on 6-8 from the line and 4 boards. Vanessa Danisi scored 9 on 2-12 from the floor. Yasmin Jean-Phillipe, Caroline Hebert and Kristin Portwine each scored 6. Hebert added 8 boards. Ingrid Gilbert scored 5 and dished 5 assists. Ebony Morris scored 4 and Amy Bakos 2, while Dranadia Roc, Sabrina Lavilla, Fay Jean-Philippe and Soumia Abboub were scoreless. Vanier hit 14-58 (.241) from the floor, 3-10 from the arc and 19-28 (.679) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, 15 fouls, 8 assists, 26 turnovers, 1 block and 17 steals. Vanier led 30-29 at the half. The Cheetahs also included Laurie Bain.
In the other quarterfinal, the Dawson Blues defeated Trois-Rivières Diablos 60-57 as Nathifa Weekes scored 14 on 4-8 from the floor, 6-12 from the line and 3 steals. Nathalie Larocque added 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 3 steals. Selwa Maatoug notched 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 4 assists. Hajia Soori scored 8 on 6-10 from the floor. Irline Noel added 7 Krystal Douglas 6 and Alexandra R-Fradette 2, while Christine Dosado, Kareena St-Hilaire, Fabienne Beausejour, Terry Juarez, Michele Bien Aime and Tamara Campeau were scoreless. The Blues shot 18-51 (.353) from the floor, 2-17 (.118) from the arc and 22-40 (.550) from the line while garnering 39 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 8 assists, 27 turnovers and 17 steals. Marie-Michele Morisette led the Diablos with 13 on 6-11 from the floor. Manon Bordeleau added 9 on 4-6 from the floor. Karine Boudrias notched 9 on 3-11 from the floor. Lisa-Marie Chabot scored 6, Andreann Piquette 6, Stefanie Grondin 4, Kim Deraspe 2, Marie-Claude Demers-Dubuc 2, Laurie-Anne Dery 2, Marie-Michelle Lapointe 2, Myriam Burman-Plourde 2 and Myriam Duford 0. The Diablos shot 21-54 (.389) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 28 fouls, 7 assists, 33 turnovers and 9 steals. Trois-Rivières led 35-26 at the half. Les Diablos also included Caroline Houle-Laporte.
In the semis, the Édouard-Montpetit Lynx defeated the Dawson Blues 68-59 as Elise Caron scored 17 on 5-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 8 boards. Sarah Sweeney added 10 on 5-10 from the floor and 5 boards. Christelle Cote scored 9 on 4-11 from the floor and 6 boards. M-E. Mathieu scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, while Marjolaine Gauthier scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor. Stephanie Youakim scored 6, Audrey Tourigny 6, Marieve Lemoyne 4 and Melisande Lefebvre 2, while Vanessa Jean, M-C Deschene, M-E Remillard and M-P Fortin were scoreless. The Lynx hit 26-58 (.448) from the floor, 5-7 (.714) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, 12 fouls, 9 assists, 22 turnovers and 4 steals. Krystle Douglas paced Dawson with 16 points on 6-13 from the floor and 4-6 from the arc. Irline Noel scored 15 on 7-13 from the floor and 8 boards. Nathalie Larocque scored 8 on 3-16 from the floor and 5 boards. Nathifa Weekes scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor and 4 assists. Selwa Maatoug scored 8 on 4-12 from the floor. Alexandra R. Fradette and Michelle Bien Aime each scored 2, while Christine Dosado, Fabienne Beausejour, Hajia Soori, Terry Juarez and Tamara Campeau were scoreless. The Blues hit 25-64 (.391) from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 5-5 from the line, while garnering 28 boards, 13 fouls, 10 assists, 10 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. Édouard-Montpetit Led 36-32 at the half.
In the other semi, the Montmorency Nomades defeated the Ste-Foy Dynamiques 63-54 as Melanie Ouellet-G scored 16 on 5-20 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 4-8 from the line. Jessica Saintot added 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 9 boards. Annie Boutet scored 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 6 boards and 4 steals. Annick Charles scored 8 on 8-10 from the line. Sarah Lachapelle scored 7 on 2-8 from the floor. Laurie Grenier scored 7 on 3-10 from the floor. Alex Lemieux scored 1, while Amelie Boudrias, Emilie Villeneuve-O, Laurence Rivest, Julie Frappier and Marie-Eve Dufault were scoreless. The Nomades shot 18-68 (.265) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 25-36 (.694) from the line, while garnering 61 boards, 18 fouls, 14 assists, 27 turnovers, 1 block and 25 steals, including 5 by Saintot. Marie-Michelle Genois paced the Dynamiques with 17 points on 6-17 from the floor, 5-9 from the line and 4 boards. Myriam Lamarre scored 11 on 4-5 from the floor. Aurelie Roy-Banville notched 9 on 3-6 from the floor. Chantale Vachon-Marceau scored 9 on 4-13 from the floor and 6 boards. Veronique Lamarre, Helena Bouzi, Maude Jacob-Tardif and Marie-Pier Lavoie each scored 2, while Valerie Bouchard, Marie-Pier Bilodeau; Sara-Emile Lefebvre, Genevieve Dupont, Caroline Bourque and Marie-Eve Douville were scoreless. Ste-Foy shot 20-57 (.351) from the floor, 4-11 (.364) from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, 23 fouls, 10 assists, 28 turnovers, 2 blocks and 17 steals. Montmorency led 31-23 at the half.
In the bronze medal match, the Dawson Blues defeated the Ste-Foy Dynamiques 65-59 as Krystle Douglas scored 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 3 boards. Irline Noel notched 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 4 boards and 8 steals. Nathalie Larocque scored 13 on 10-11 from the line and Nathifa Weekes 13 on 5-10 from the floor and 4 boards. Selwa Maatoug scored 6 on 2-12 from the floor and 8 boards. Tamara Campeau and Alexandra R. Fradette each scored 2, while Fabienne Beausejour, Hajia Soori, Michelle Biene Aime, Christine Dosado and Terry Juarez were scoreless. The Blues shot 22-59 (.373) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 17-24 (.708) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, 17 fouls, 8 assists, 25 turnovers, 2 blocks and 25 steals. Chantale Vachon-Marceau paced Ste-Foy with 26 points on 8-20 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 9-12 from the line and 7 boards. Marie-Michelle Genois added 18 on 8-11 from the floor and 8 boards. Valerie Bouchard and Veronique Lamarre each scored 4, while Myriam Lamarre scored 3. Aurelie Roy-Banville and Maude Jacob-Tardif scored 2, while Sara-Emile Lefebvre, Helena Bouzi, Mari-Pier Lavoie, Marie-Pier Bilodeau; Genevieve-Sara Dupont-Fournier, Caroline Bourque and Marie-Eve Douville were scoreless. The Dynamiques hit 21-56 (.375) from the line, 1-13 (.076) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, 20 fouls, 9 assists, 28 turnovers, 1 block and 16 steals. Dawson led 29-24 at the half.
In the final, the Montmorency Nomades defeated the Édouard Montpetit Lynx 71-65. “It never gets boring,” said elated Nomades coach Guillaume Giroux. League rookie of the year Elise Caron scored 18 in the first half as the Lynx built a 40-33 lead. Montmorency rallied back in the second half and finally took the lead at 55-54 on an Annie Boutet layup with five minutes to play. Jessica Saintot dominated the boards down the stretch, while rookie Annick Charles hit 5-6 from the line in the final two minutes to ice the win. “Charles really stepped up for us after Christmas and she took a huge step today,” said Giroux. “There is no doubt in my mind she’s the best player in the league.” Jessica Saintot led the Nomades with 19 points on 8-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the line, 7 boards and 4 blocks. Annick Charles added 16 on 3-8 from the floor, 8-10 from the line and 3 boards. Laurence Rivest scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor and 3-3 from the line. Annie Boutet scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor and 3 assists. Melanie Ouellet-G scored 8 on 2-12 from the floor and 5 boards. Julie Frappier scored 4, Amelia Boudrias 2, Laurie Grenier 2, Sarah Lachapelle 2 and Marie-Eve Dufault 1, while Emilie Villeneuve-O and Alex Lemieux were scoreless. The Nomades shot 23-57 (.404) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 21-31 (.677) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, 21 fouls, 14 assists, 18 turnovers, 5 blocks and 8 steals. Elise Caron paced Édouard-Montpetit with 23 points on 7-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 5 boards. Marieve Lemoyne notched 14 on 6-14 from the floor. Marie-Helene Mathieu scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor. Stephanie Youakim notched 8 on 3-5 from the floor. Christelle Cote scored 7, Audrey Tourigny 3 and Sarah Sweeney 1, while Marjolaine Gauthier, Melisande Lefebvre, Vanessa Jean, M-C Deschene, M-E Remillard and M-P Fortin were scoreless. The Lynx hit 22-57 (.386) from the floor, 6-13 (.462) from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, 24 fouls, 12 assists, 25 turnovers and 5 steals. Édouard-Montpetit led 40-33 at the half.
The bronze medalist Dawson Blues: Krystle Douglas; Irline Noel; Natalie Larocque; Natifa Weekes; Selwa Maatoug; Tamara Campeau; Alexandra Rivard-Fradette; Fabienne Beausejour; Hajia Hawa Soori; Michelle Bien-Aime; Johanne-Christine Dosado; Terry Juarez; Kareena St-Hilaire; Marissa Leon-John;
The silver medalist Édouard-Montpetit Lynx: Elise Caron; Mari-Eve Lemoine; Christelle Cote; Sarah Gutkin-Sweezey; Marie-Helene Mathieu; Audrey Tourigny; Stephanie Youakim; Melisandre Lefebvre; Marjolaine Gauthier-Theoret; Vanessa Jean; Marie-Catherine Deschenes; Marie-Eve Boyer-Remillard; Marie-Pier Fortin; Jennica Charrette; coach Catherine Thibaudeau
The gold medalist Montmorency Nomades: Melanie Godcharles; Annie Boutet; Melanie Ouelett-Godcharles; Julie Frappier; Jessica Saintot; Laurie Grenier; Laurence Rivest; Amelie Boudrias; Alex Lemieux; Annick Stephanny-Charles; Marie-Eve Dufault; Sarah Lachapelle; Emilie Villeneuve-Ouellet; Stephanie Marot; coach Guillaume Giroux
After the season, Chantal Vallee resigns at Vanier to take a coaching position at the U of Windsor. She is replaced by Ruby Viray, who played at St. FX and then taught school at Villa Maria High in Montreal. She also coached the Sun Youth juvenile girls’ team.