In the opening round, held in North Bay: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears dumped the New Liskeard Timiskaming Saints 55-21 as Jyllian Grosse scored 18, Jenny Guay 14 and Ashley Raaymaker 13. Amy Neil led Timiskaming with 8. St. Paul led 32-10 at the break. “Our experience was the difference,” Golden Bears coach Dan Pignat told the Ottawa Citizen. “We came out pretty strong early and we outran them a bit.” …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Brockville Thousand Islands SS Pirates defeated the Unionville St. Augustine Titans 61-34 as Kendra Walker-Roche scored 19. Taylor Watt and Jessica Ridding each scored 9 for St. Augustine. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Sarnia St. Christopher Cyclones dumped St. Thomas Aquinas 57-24 as Kelly Killoran scored 15 and Jessica Revrink 14. Jenna Flemming led Aquinas with 10. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Basil Saints nipped Cambridge Monsignor Doyle CSS 35-30 as Rachel Cobean and Kaitlin DeBoer each scored 10. Heidi Jaaskelainen added 6. Saints coach Ed Green told the Sault Star that “we missed a lot of easy shots but we played excellent defence.” Rochelle Reid led Monsignor Doyle with 12. Allison Monteiro added 11. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Burlington Lord Elgin Lancers walloped the West Toronto Warriors 74-21 as Tamara Mijatovic scored 24. Amanda Craigie added 13 and Jennifer Knowles 12. Rose Laidlow led West Toronto with 10. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Belleville Moira Trojans nipped the North Bay E.S.C. Algonquin Barons 52-48 as Lacey McNulty scored 16. The Barons led 17-12 after one quarter but McNulty rallied the Trojans to a 32-29 lead at the half and a 44-42 edge after three quarters. Kristine Zwolak led Algonquin with 21. Tanya Simard added 21. Barons coach Tim Lowe told the North Bay Nugget that “the girls were really nervous before the game. We hadn’t played in a couple of weeks. … We were in it but couldn’t separate. We’re such a young team that you live-and-die with those mistakes. We had three or four possessions where we could have tied the game. It hurts us but that’s youth.” …………………………………………………… The Niagara Falls St. Michael Catholic Mustangs upset the 7th-seeded Kemptville North Grenville Knights 32-31 as Lisa Gartner scored 10, Nicole Corsaro 9 and Sarah Rabley 6. Amy Pitchers led North Grenville with 16. …………………………………………………… 2nd-seeded Mother Theresa dumped the Dundas Parkside Panthers 55-43 as Felon Harris scored 14, Ana Addoriso 11, Adele Allison 11 and Nadia Blake 10. Lindsey Daleo led Parkside with 16. Renata Adamczyk added 13. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Ingersoll District CI Blue Bombers defeated the Thunder Bay Sir Winston Churchill Trojans 42-24 as Ashley Palk scored 16. Renata Kondakow led Sir Winston Churchill with 6.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The Unionville St. Augustine CHS Titans whipped the New Liskeard Timiskaming Saints 66-23 as Csmandi Hudson scored 17 and Meghan Sullivan 15. The Titans opened with a 16-2 run. Kayla Matton led Timiskaming with 8. Jessica Hearn added 6. …………………………………………………… The Cambridge Monsignor Doyle Catholic Mustangs defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 52-27 as Rochelle Reid scored 17. Jenna Fleming led St. Thomas Aquinas with 14.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Burlington Lord Elgin Lancers dumped the Unionville St. Augustine Titans 71-60 as Jennifer Knowles scored 25. Meghan Sullivan led St-Augustine with 14. The Titans also included Csmandi Hudson. …………………………………………………… The Ingersoll District CI Blue Bombers dumped the Belleville Moira Trojans 55-44 as Chelsey Kane scored 15. Erin Spencer and Lacey McNulty each noted 10 for Moira. …………………………………………………… The Sarnia St. Christopher Cyclones crushed the Kemptville North Grenville DHS Knights 64-39 as Jessica Revrink scored 27. Ashleigh Cleary led North Grenville with 19. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Basil Saints whipped the Dundas Parkside Panthers 56-30 as Rachel Cobean scored 19 and Kaitlin DeBoer 17. Renata Adamczyk notched 14 for Parkside. The Panthers also included Lindsay Daleo. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears whipped the West Toronto CI Warriors as Jyllian Grosse scored 22, Emily Rose 9 and Jenny Guay 8. Sav Swain led West Toronto with 11. “Our team play made the difference. We knew where each other were on the floor and it showed. We got our fastbreak going and they couldn’t keep up. They were very athletic but a little inexperienced,” Golden Bears coach Dan Pignat told the Ottawa Citizen. …………………………………………………… The Brockville Thousand Islands SS Pirates dumped the North Bay E.S.C. Algonquin Barons 53-37 as Kendra Walker-Roche scored 20 and Traci Cacciato 10. The Pirates took control with a late 7-0 run in the first half. Tanya Simard led Algonquin with 18. Kristin Zwolak added 15. Barons Kristin Zwolak and Tanya Simard got themselves in foul trouble in the third quarter. Barons coach Tim Lowe told the North Bay Nugget that “from tip to buzzer, the girls worked hard. I think there was a drop-down in the intensity level and the passion. At the half, I really tried to address the lack of intensity. They were scoring easily and we were having to work so hard. … I found there was a lot of fouls, it was just hack and slash. They don’t let that happen here and we didn’t adjust to that. Without Kris (Zwolak), we don’t have a point guard. Kris is our only point guard. To her credit, that’s the first time I think she reached four fouls.” The Barons (coached by Tim Lowe) also included Rachelle St. Louis. …………………………………………………… The Niagara Falls St. Michael Catholic Mustangs whacked the Thunder Bay Sir Winston Churchill Trojans 46-30 as Sarah Rabley scored 17. Sara Chow led Churchill with 12. The Trojans (coached by David McCallum, assisted by Dave Chow and Jamie Casella) also included Riley Jorgenson, Allison Pruys, Whitney Peterson, Kathy Dibbley, Becky Neckoway. …………………………………………………… The Cambridge Monsignor Doyle Mustangs nipped Mother Theresa 35-34 as Rochelle Reid scored 16. Kashana Duncan led Mother Theresa with 13. Mother Theresa also included Felon Harris, Ana Addoriso, Adele Allison, Nadia Blake.
In the quarterfinals, the Burlington Lord Elgin Lancers defeated the 10th-seeded Ingersoll District CI Blue Bombers 79-66 as Jennifer Knowles scored 42 and Tamara Mijatovic 20. Chelsea Kane led Ingersoll with 27.
The Sarnia St. Christopher SS Cyclones defeated the Sault Ste. Marie St. Basil Saints 50-37 as Kelly Killoran scored 16 and Kelly Swift 15. The Cyclones led 14-11 after one quarter. The Saints led 25-23 at the half and took command with a 12-0 run in the second half. Cyclones coach Ed Dragan told the North Bay Nugget that “they were a handful, a very strong, disciplined team. They played a very strong first half. It’s a funny game. We pressed a lot and we had that rash of a few, quick buckets and we ended up building that nice little lead, which we needed.” Aine Coccimiglio led St. Basil with 8. Aneila Pulice added 7 and Rachel Cobean 6. Saints coach Ed Green said “the two coaches, we didn’t communicate to the kids what we wanted and there was a couple of missed assignments and I think it was our fault. We’ve got to be a little more clear in our instructins. We got caught and they were able to stretch their lead a bit.” The Saints (coached by Green, assisted by Don Muto) also included Kaitlin DeBoer, Heidi Jaaskelainen, Aine Coccimiglio, Lara Stilin, Dana Ferguson.
The 6th-seeded Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears defeated the Brockville Thousand Islands Pirates 38-32 as Jyllian Grosse scored 13 and Jenny Guay 9. “We played our best game of the tournament so far,” Golden Bears coach Dan Pignat told the Ottawa Citizen. “We made fantastic decisions on the court. We rarely threw the ball away, took smart shots and had good patience. And Sara Latreille (who suffered a back injury in practice earlier in the week) returned and almost single-handedly shut down their fastbreak. She was awesome on defence.” Traci Cacciato led the Pirates with 10. The Pirates included Kendra Walker-Roche, Heidi Reinstra, Lindsay Coombes.
In the last quarterfinal, the Niagara Falls St. Michael Catholic Mustangs nipped the Cambridge Monsignor Doyle Mustangs 28-27 as Lindsay Benson scored 12 and Sarah Rabley 9. Rochelle Reid led Monsignor Doyle with 18. The Mustangs (coach Chad Tyszka) also included Allison Monteiro, Kayla Mick, Gina Hummel.
In the semis, the Sarnia St. Christopher Cyclones defeated the Burlington Lord Elgin Lancers 50-44 as Kelly Swift scored 20, Beth Androschuk 11 and Jessica Revrink 8. Jennifer Knowles led Lord Elgin with 17. Tamara Mijatovic added 12.
In the other semi, the Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears defeated Niagara Falls St. Michael Catholic Mustangs 35-32 as Jyllian Grosse scored 20. Lindsay Benson led the Mustangs with 10. St. Paul rallied from an 11-point deficit late in the third quarter. “The rally started with a couple of key steals by Raaymaker and Keeley Manion. And then Jyllian finally lit it up in the second half, after being held to one point in the first half,” Golden Bears coach Dan Pignat told the Ottawa Citizen. The Mustangs led 15-7 after the half and 28-18 after three quarters but faltered when star Lindsay Benson fouled out with four minutes to play.
In the bronze medal match, the Burlington Lord Elgin Lancers whipped the Niagara Falls St. Michael Catholic Mustangs 66-44 as Amanda Craigie scored 23, Jennifer Knowles 15, Jenna Gonneau 10 and Tamara Mijatovic 10. The Lancers led 21-11 after one quarter and 52-25 after three quarters. Lindsay Benson led St. Michael with 17. Lisa Gartner added 15 and Sarah Rabley 7. The Mustangs (coach Jay Fiocca) also included Nicole Corsaro, Nicole Corsara, Jessica Elia, Jessica Howcroft. Fiocca told the Niagara Falls Review that “after the emotional rollercoaster we went through for the previous games, I think for the most part the kids were just going through the motions. At halftime, we tried to regroup a little bit and played a lot better but Lord Elgin was just relentless.”
In the final, the Sarnia St. Christopher Cyclones defeated the Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears 57-41 as Kelly Killoran scored 17, Kelly Swift 14, Jessica Revrink 8 and Kelly Van Hooren 8. The Cyclones bookended the half with a 9-0 run as point guard Kelly Van Hooren ignited the offence. The Cyclones led 19-17 at the break. Cyclones coach Ed Dragan told the North Bay Nugget that “we were fortunate enough to get a couple of steals and convert on them. They wanted to slow it down and we wanted to push it up the floor. … We were fortunate to get the breaks at the right time.” Dragan also noted that 11 of 19 double-A titles had been won by southerwestern teams. “Good prep,” he argued. Jyllian Grosse led the Golden Bears with 23. Ashley Raaymaker added 12. St. Paul’s gave St. Christopher a tussle for three quarters, rallying within 35-32 in the final frame but struggled down the stretch as Grosse and post Jennie Guay fouled out. “They were the toughest defensive team we faced all year. We’re not disappointed because we made the agreement that whatever happens tonight, it was icing on the cake. We wanted a medal and we got a medal,” Golden Bears coach Dan Pignat told the Ottawa Citizen.
The bronze medalist Burlington Lord Elgin Lancers: Amanda Craigie; Trish Craigie; Brooke Denobile; Kaitlyn Ellis; Jenna Gonneau; Jennifer Knowles; Jessica Knowles; Tamara Mijatovic; Jordan Pekrul; Kara Saltmarsh; Shannon Wright; coach Darrin
The silver medalist Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears: Jyllian Grosse; Jennie Guay; Kristen Johnson; Sara Latreille; Keely Manion; Alison McIntyre; Kristi Middleton; Ashley Raaymakers; Emily Rose; coach Dan Pignat; coach Kevin Manion
The gold medalist Sarnia St. Christopher’s Cyclones: Kelly Killoran; Jacey Allardyle; Beth Androschuk; Samantha Bogart; Katie Haggart; Alex Harvey; Laura Persichetti; Jessica Revrink; Kelly Swift; Kellie Van Mooren; coach Ed Dragan; assistant Kathie Bristo; manager Jackie McGuire; teacher supervisor Heather Knowles