Final regular season standings (10): Dawson (18-0); Sainte-Foy (13-5); Vanier (13-5); Édouard-Montpetit (12-6); Montmorency (11-7); Champlain-St. Lambert (9-9); Trois-Rivières (8-10); John Abbott (3-15); Sherbrooke (3-15); Nouvelle Frontieres (0-18)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
John Abbott Islanders: Allison Walford, Melissa Theriault, Katherine Murray, Alexa Fox, Ebonie Johnson-Clyke, Joy-Celine Bermillo, Emily Lawrence, Latifah Roach, Haley Scott, Felisha Dumas, Veronica Vaickus, Meagan Delany, Elana Szemenyei, coach Harley Lawrence, assistant Peter Chang, assistant Jaime Guy
Nouvelles Frontieres: Emily Soulieres, Vanessa Joanisse, Veronique Couturier, Sabrina Briere, Lauralyne Dumont, Katherine Gaudreault, Camille Carrier, Lindsay Paquette-Gendron, Eliane Fournier, Alexandra Proulx, Laura Dubuc-April, Brigitte Gagne, coach Daniel Giroux, assistant Bill Bradley, assistant Simon Beaudry, assistant Martin Lacroix
Sherbrooke Volontaires: Laurence Tremblay, Marika Labbe, Laurie Tremblay, Amelie Jalbert, Amelie Hachey, Valerie Tremblay, Paule Turgeon, Lana Beydoun, Catherine Claveau, Maude Jarvis, Chelsea Hayes, Bianca Halle, Kellie Forand, coach Michel Garant
Trois-Rivières Diablos: Jody Bellerive, Aurelie Dumont-St.L, Matilde Gratton, Claudia Laliberte, Laurie Pelletier, Amelie Lehouillier, Bianca Marois, Valois Pouliot, Fredericke Laflamme, Catherine Perigny, Liane Rajotte
In the quarterfinals, the Champlain-St. Lambert Cavaliers clipped the Vanier Cheetahs 76-60. The score was knotted at 18 after one quarter. The Cheetahs led 33-32 at the half. The Cavaliers led 50-42 after three quarters. Jessica Fequiere paced the Cavaliers with 25 on 10-18 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-7 from the line, 14 boards and 2 steals. Jennifer-Rosnie Mathurin added 24 on 10-16 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 15 boards. Jeanne Gaumont notched 11 on 3-14 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Anne Rene added 7 on 3-8 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Kathleen Belanger-Finn added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Sirah-Ngoma-Nganga Diarra added 3, while Cassandre Legault and Isabelle Dion were scoreless. Dion nabbed 4 boards and stole 4 balls. The Cavaliers hit 29-71 (.408) from the floor, 3-17 (.176) from the arc and 15-26 (.577) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 9 assists, 20 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. Frederique Potvin paced the Cheetahs with 28 on 8-19 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 8-10 from the line and 5 boards. Emily Prevost added 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 14 boards and 4 steals. Mariane St-Laurent added 5 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Catherine Couillard added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Zineb Selham added 3, along with 3 boards, Catherine Desbiens 3, Tylea Cole 2, along with 7 boards, and Janie Vigneault 2, along with 2 boards, while Caren-Carissa Tapia and Neyla Joseph were scoreless. The Cheetahs hit 19-64 (.297) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 9 assists, 21 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals. The Cheetahs (coached by Ruby Viray, assisted by Mai-Anh Nguyen, Bayonne Taty and Tina Fasone) also included Jessica Sullivan, Cindy Jean and Alexsandra Madzarevic.
In the other quarterfinal, the Montmorency Nomades defeated the Édouard-Montpetit Lynx 57-46 after leading 23-10, 31-20 and 44-33 at the quarters. Marika Guerin paced the Nomades with 19 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 4 boards. Kennisha-Shanice Luberisse added 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Geraldine Cabillo-Abante added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Marie-Love Michel added 6 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Maripier Courchesne added 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Fatoumata Sylla added 2, along with 3 boards, and Gladys Hakizimana 1, along with 5 boards, while Shabeka Taylor, Beatrice Bergeron and Maude Archambault were scoreless. Taylor nabbed 2 boards. Claudia Riel led the Lynx with 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Ariane Lemoine added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Clodie Buteau added 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Delphine Martin added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Roxanne Bouliane-Douaire added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the floor and 9 boards. Jessica Lubin added 4, along with 2 boards, Gabrielle Giardetti 3, along with 3 boards and 2 steals, and Alexe Graveline-Thivierge 2, while Sarah Cabana-Lacombe, Camille Naud-Grenier and Amelie Perron-Fontaine were scoreless. The Lynx hit 17-43 (.395) from the floor, 2-9 (.222) from the arc and 10-22 (.455) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 5 assists, 24 turnovers, 1 block and 8 steals. The Lynx (coached by Johnny Charles, assisted by Tristan Jones and Pierre-Marie Osius) also included Valerie McDonald-Delorme, Laurence Trudel and Irene Nguyen.
In the semis, the Dawson Blues clocked the Champlain-St. Lambert Cavaliers 72-57 after leading 16-7, 37-27 and 51-47 at the quarters. Jennifer Silver paced the Blues with 25 on 10-16 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Caylah Cruickshank added 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Keshia Lespoir added 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 12 steals. Aurelie LeBlanc-Florent added 8 on 2-10 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Sarah St-Fort scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-8 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sophie Beaudry notched 5 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Esther Ramacieri added 2, along with 3 boards and 4 steals, and Jennifer Crowe 2, while Clare O’Donnell and Alexandra Tessier were scoreless. Tessier nabbed 3 boards and O’Donnell 2. The Blues hit 26-71 (.366) from the floor, 3-24 (.125) from the arc and 17-29 (.586) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 7 assists, 29 turnovers, 2 blocks and 23 steals. Jennifer-Rosnie Mathurin paced the Cavaliers with 17 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 5 boards. Jeanne Gaumont added 13 on 5-16 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Jessica Fequiere added 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 15 boards and 4 steals. Anne Rene notched 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 steals. Cassandre Legault added 3 and Sirah-Ngoma-Nganga Diarra 2, along with 6 boards, while Isabelle Dion and Kathleen Belanger-Finn were scoreless. Belanger-Finn nabbed 6 boards and stole 5 balls, while Dion nabbed 2 boards. The Cavaliers hit 21-56 (.375) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 6 assists, 1 block and 14 steals.
In the other semi, the Montmorency Nomades stunned the Sainte-Foy Dynamiques 63-59. The Nomades led 9-8 after one quarter. The Dynamiques led 32-24 at the half. The Nomades led 44-41 after three quarters. Gladys Hakizimana paced the Nomades with 19 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Marika Guerin added 14 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-8 from the floor, 6-9 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Marie-Love Michel added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Kennisha-Shanice Luberisse added 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, -13 from the line, 13 boards and 3 steals. Geraldine Cabillo-Abante added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Maripier Courchesne added 2, along with 4 boards, while Shabeka Taylor, Maude Archambault and Fatoumata Sylla were scoreless. Taylor nabbed 2 boards. The Nomades hit 22-66 (.333) from the floor, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 14-24 (.583) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 6 assists, 24 turnovers and 16 steals. Jane Gagne paced the Dynamiques with 18 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards and 3 blocks. Raphaelle Cote added 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc and 3 boards. Sarah-Jane Marois added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Genevieve Derome added 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 13 boards. Arlene-Audrey Dzomo added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 2 boards. Claudia Emond added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Naomi Lavallee added 4, along with 2 boards, and Julie Dufresne 1, while Rosemarie Rinfret-Paquet, Sophie Boulanger and Clemence Maltese-Hardy were scoreless. The Dynamiques hit 19-59 (.322) from the floor, 7-31 (.226) from the arc and 14-22 (.636) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 6 assists, 23 turnovers, 7 blocks and 9 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the Sainte-Foy Dynamiques dumped the Champlain-St. Lambert Cavaliers 79-69 after leading 24-13, 44-31 and 66-46 at the quarters. Sarah-Jane Marois was named player of the game for the Dynamiques, while Jennifer Mathurin-Rosnie earned the laurels for the Cavaliers. Marois paced the Dynamiques with 19 on 3-7 from the floor, 13-14 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Genevieve Derome added 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Raphaelle Cote added 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 3 boards. Jane Gagne notched 9 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 2 boards and 4 steals. Sophie Boulanger added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Naomi Lavalle scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 steals. Julie Dufresne scored 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Claudia Emond added 4, along with 2 boards and 2 steals, and Arlene-Audrey Dzomo 2, while Rosemarie Rinfret-Paquet was scoreless. The Dynamiques hit 23-66 (.348) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 28-38 (.737) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 28 fouls, 13 assists, 29 turnovers and 20 steals. Jennifer-Rosnie Mathurin paced the Cavaliers with 18 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Jessica Fequiere added 16 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-10 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Anne Rene added 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 3 boards and 5 steals. Kathleen Belanger-Finn notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Jeanne Gaumont-Lampron scored 7 on 1-7 from the floor and 5-7 from the line. Sirah-Ngoma-Nganga Diarra added 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 3-3 from the line, while Isabelle Dion, Joseanne Belanger-Naud and Cassandre Legault were scoreless. The Cavaliers hit 22-56 (.393) from the floor, 1-11 (.091) from the arc and 24-36 (.667) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 29 fouls, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 13 steals. The Cavaliers (coached by George Germanos, assisted by Michel Metellus and Amanda Morin) also included Marie-Andree Pomerleau and Daphne Rousseau.
In the final, the Montmorency Nomades stunned the Dawson Blues 50-45 after leading 18-15, 32-22 and 45-34 at the quarters. Marika Guérin was named player of the game for the Nomades. Marie-Love Michel paced the Nomades with 15 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 10 boards. Maripier Courchesne added 12 on 6-11 from the floor and 4 boards. Geraldine Cabillo-Abante added 11 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Marika Guerin scored 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 5 assists and 2 steals. Kennisha-Shanice Luberisse added 4, along with 9 boards, while Gladys Hakizimana, Fatoumata Sylla, Shabeka Taylor and Beatrice Bergeron were scoreless. Hakizimana nabbed 5 boards and stole 4 balls. Sylla nabbed 3 boards, Taylor 3 and Bergeron 2. The Nomades hit 18-59 (.305) from the floor, 3-11 (.273) from the arc and 11-19 (.579) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 12 assists, 30 turnovers, 2 blocks and 11 steals. Alexandra Tessier paced the Blues with 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Jennifer Silver added 11 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 9 boards. Esther Ramacieri added 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 4 boards. Keshia Lespoir added 6 on 1-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Sophie Beaudry added 4, along with 3 boards, and Sarah St-Fort 3, along with 3 boards, while Aurelie LeBlanc-Florent, Caylah Cruickshank, Clare O’Donnell, Jennifer Crowe and Victoria Maughan were scoreless. Cruickshank nabbed 2 boards and stole 3 balls. The Blues hit 15-64 (.234) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 13-24 (.542) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 5 assists, 23 turnovers, 6 blocks and 9 steals.
After the season, Harley Lawrence resigns after six years at the helm of the John Abbott islanders. “Coach Harley has been with our program for the past six years as the Head Coach and he has worked tirelessly for the benefit of our basketball student-athletes,” said head of athletics Steve Shaw. “We wish him well in his future endeavours.”
The bronze medalist Sainte-Foy Dynamiques: Jane Gagne; Raphaelle Cote; Sarah-Jane Marois; Genevieve Derome; Arlene-Audrey Dzomo; Claudia Emond; Naomi Lavallee; Julie Dufresne; Rosemarie Rinfret-Paquet; Sophie Boulanger; Clemence Maltese-Hardy; Maude Blouin-Brochu; Raphaelle Side; coach Patrick Dagenais; assistant Maude Jacob-Tardif; assistant Sonia Ritchie
The silver medalist Dawson Blues: Caylah Cruickshank; Clare O’Donnell; Esther Ramacieri; Sarah St-Fort; Sophie Beaudry; Alexandra Tessier; Jennifer Crowe; Jennifer Silver; Victoria Maughan; Keshia Lespoir; Aurelie LeBlanc-Florent; coach Trevor Williams; assistant Amanda Maks; assistant Natasha Edie; manager Kathryn Lavoie Mallette; therapist Rebecka Ouellette; athletic director Joel Tyrrell
The gold medalist Montmorency Nomades: Kennisha-Shanice Luberisse; Gladys Hakizimana, Ashley Milhomme, Marie-Love Michel; Geraldine Cabillo-Abante; Meryem Echchad; Shabeka Taylor; Beatrice Bergeron; Maude Archambault; Marika Guerin; Lina Ikedo; Maripier Courchesne; Charlene Pettigrew; Fatoumata Sylla; coach Guillaume Giroux; assistant Renaldo Maignan; assistant Karine Bibeau; therapist Dominique Sauve; athletic director Michel Blanchette