POOL A ONT QUE NB SASK NFLD Record  
  Ontario —– 69-60 72-61 79-46 74-47 (4-0)  
  Quebec 60-69 —– 80-62 81-62 69-51 (3-1)  
  New Brunswick-1 61-72 62-80 —– 57-50 71-65 (2-2)  
  Saskatchewan 46-79 62-81 50-57 —– 76-63 (1-3)  
  Newfoundland 47-74 51-69 65-71 63-76 —– (0-4)  
                 
  POOL B BC NS ALTA MAN NB2 Record  
  British Columbia —– 71-28 71-38 79-47 95-39 (4-0)  
  Nova Scotia 28-71 —– 62-50 74-45 65-49 (3-1)  
  Alberta 38-71 50-62 —– 76-47 69-44 (2-2)  
  Manitoba 47-79 45-74 47-76 —– 64-36 (1-3)  
  New Brunswick-2 39-95 49-65 44-69 36-64 —– (0-4)  
                 
  Semi British Columbia 74 Quebec 59
  Semi Ontario 74 Nova Scotia 44
  9th Newfoundland 58 New Brunswick-2 55
  7th Saskatchewan 62 Manitoba 58
  5th Alberta 67 New Brunswick-1 52
  Bronze Quebec 83 Nova Scotia 56
  Final Ontario 70 British Columbia 66
     

        In pool A play, held in Fredericton: …………………………………………………… New Brunswick dumped Newfoundland 71-65 as Katie Springer scored 14, Joanna Fox 14, Kelly Donald 11, Kathleen Singh 11, Gillian Donald 8, Venessa Ryan 7, Jill Rowe 4 and Brittany MacDonald 2, while Stephanie Crawford, Nancy Keirstead, Marchell Coulombe and Vanessa Cartwright were scoreless. Meagan Seaward scored 15 and nabbed 10 boards for Newfoundland. Paula Barker added 13, Jessica Parsons 9, Chelsea Kavanaugh 8, Erin Mullaley 6, Robyn Constantine 4, Stephanie Dinn 4, Danielle Lawlor 4 and Meghan Butler 2, while Michelle Ryan, Meghan Dalton and Catherine Snow were scoreless. New Brunswick battled back from an early 20-12 deficit and turned things around with a 24-14 run in the third quarter. “We just told them to worry about what they could do,” said New Brunswick coach John MacKay told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner. Newfoundland rallied within four with 1:17 on the clock. But New Brunswick’s defence proved the difference down the stretch. “Everyone contributed, it was a good mix,” said Kathleen Singh. “Everybody played hard.” Newfoundland shot .460 from the floor. New Brunswick shot 15-30 from the line. “This was big, this is one team we knew we could beat,” said Singh. Mackay said “the biggest challenge is to have some patience on offence and let things develop. If there is a trophy for foul shooting, we are not going to get it.” Singh told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner that “we just didn’t come out and play as a team in the first quarter. In the first quarter, we were just passing once and shooting. In the second half, we were passing more. Everybody contributed and played hard.” MacKay said “the biggest challenge for our group was having some patience on offence.” Sing said “we knew we needed this one. This is one of those teams we knew we can beat.” Newfoundland coach Pam Constantine said the difference was free throw shooting. New Brunswick was 15-30 while her troops were 10-17. …………………………………………………… Ontario defeated New Brunswick-1 72-61 as Natasha Bogdanova scored 17, Nicole Trott 15, along with 8 boards, Andrea Benvenuto 10, Rachel Hart 8, Jessica Perry 8, Jessica McQuoid 5, Kadie Riverin 4, Jessica Selinger 3 and Hanna Pervan 2, while Kerrie James, Sarah Teeter and Marie Warner were scoreless. Kathleen Singh led New Brunswick with 12. Joanna Fox added 10, Kelly Donald 9, Venessa Ryan 9, Katie Springer 6, Nancy Keirstead 5, Vanessa Cartwright 4, Brittany MacDonald 4 and Gillian Donald 2, while Jill Rowe, Stephanie Crawford and Marchell Coulombe were scoreless. New Brunswick took a 53-52 lead with 7:22 to play but Ontario ripped off an 8-1 run to take command down the stretch. “We’re working on a second game, and it’s their first game (of the day),” New Brunswick coach John MacKay told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner. “It was a case of our being a little tired. We didn’t execute as well. I think we battled. And gee, if we get a few calls going our way, it could have been a different situation. As I said earlier, it’s a matter of competing. We competed. Did we execute? We executed. Give credit to Ontario. They have size on their side. They played good aggressive defence and made us work. I’m very proud of the girls. We proved to ourselves that we can play. If someone told me that we would get that first win and be looking at a small lead against Ontario in the fourth quarter…hey, you’ve got to be pleased.” Point guard Katie Springer said “I’m happy with the way we played, because we competed with them, and that’s what we wanted.” Ontario coach Andrea Hawkins said “I thought they played with a lot of heart. I’m thoroughly impressed with that team. They played hard. They definitely gave us a tough test. I thought we came out strong, but then we went flat and started playing their game. We like to run the basketball, and they took us out of our game.” Hawkins said she sat Bogdanova for too long. “We struggled with that. She’s a great player, and she’s also an intimidating factor. She steps on the court and teams respect her and it makes everyone else’s job easier. She wasn’t on the court for a long time, and that’s when we stopped scoring.” …………………………………………………… Corinne Jean scored 24, Annie Boutet 16, Chanelle St. Amour 12 and Annick Routhier-Labadie 10 as Quebec pummelled Saskatchewan 81-62. Chantale Vachon-Marceau added 7, Marie-Eve Douville 4, Emilie Villenueve-Ouellett 3, Audrey Tourigny 2, Tina Smith 2 and Marie-Michelle Genois 1, while Laurie Grenier and Vanessa Danisi were scoreless. Kara Lackie paced Saskatchewan with 13. Adrianne Vangool added 10, Kimberly Craven 9, Megan Cherkas 9, Amanda McConnell 8, Amy Prokop 5, Jenna Akre 3, Amy Mildenberger 2, Erica Schmidt 2 and Keri Leigh Porter 1. …………………………………………………… Kadie Riverin scored 17, Natasha Bogdanova 13, Marie Warner 12, Andrea Benvenuto 10 and Nicole Trott 10 as Ontario pummelled Saskatchewan 79-46. Rachel Hart added 8, Kerrie James 4, Hanna Pervan 3 and Jessica Perry 2, while Jessica Selinger, Sarah Teeter and Jessica McQuoid were scoreless. Kimberly Craven and Kara Lackie each scored 8 to lead Saskatchewan. Jenna Akre added 6, Amanda McConnell 6, Megan Cherkas 6, Erica Schmidt 4, Amy Prokop 4, Amy Mildenberger 2 and Keri Leigh Porter 2, while Adrianne Vangool was scoreless. …………………………………………………… Corinne Jean scored 25 and nabbed 12 boards as Quebec whipped Newfoundland 69-51. Laurie Grenier added 9, along with 12 boards, Ammie Boutet 6, Emilie Villeneuve-Ouellet 6, Chantale Vachon-Marceau 6, Chanelle St. Amour 6, Marie-Michelle Genois 5, Annick Routhier-Labadie 2, Audrey Torigny 2 and Marie-Eve Douville 2, while Vanessa Danisi and Tina Smith were scoreless. Meghan Dalton paced Newfoundland with 10. Paula Barker added 9, Chelsea Kavanagh 7, Maegan Seaward 6, Robyn Constantine 5, Jessica Parsons 4, Erin Mullaley 3, Danielle Lawlor 3, Michelle Ryan 2 and Meghan Butler 2, while Stephanie Dinn and Catherine Snow were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Kathleen Singh and Jill Rowe each scored 12 as New Brunswick-1 dumped Saskatchewan 57-50. Rowe added 11 boards. Kelly Donald scored 9, Venessa Ryan 8, along with 10 boards, Katie Springer 6, Gillian Donald 4, Joanna Fox 4 and Vanessa Cartwright 2, while Brittany Macdonald, Stephanie Crawford, Nancy Keirstead and Marchell Coulombe were scoreless. Kara Lackie paced Saskatchewan with 11. Adrianne Vangool added 10, Kimberly Craven 9, Amy Prokop 5, Amy Mildenberger 4, Keri Leigh Porter 3, Erica Schmidt 3, Megan Cherkas 2, Jenna Akre 2 and Amanda McConnell 1. “That’s what you call winning ugly,” New Brunswick coach John MacKay told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner. “Both teams didn’t shoot well. You run into those games. Shooting is off. I mean, we had the opportunities, no question about it. We didn’t finish. At least we got it back to moving the ball on offence. … One thing that stands out for us is the rebounding. Kathleen (12) and Jill (11) and Vanessa (10) all wound up in double figures in rebounding.” Jill Rowe noted that “everyone was being less selfish in the second half. We were playing more as a team.” Singh said “it definitely was pretty ugly. We were missing a lot of shots through the entire game. But we tried to get easier shots in the second half … shots we could make, basically. We were looking more inside in the second half, because we weren’t shooting well at all from outside. We needed to get it in, and we did that.” …………………………………………………… Andrea Benvenuto scored 21, Nicole Trott 14 and Kadie Riverin 11 as Ontario pounded Newfoundland 74-47. Natasha Bogdanova added 6, Rachel Hart 6, Jessica Selinger 5, Marie Warner 5, Jessica Perry 4 and Hanna Pervan 2, while Kerrie James, Sarah Teeter and Jessica McQuoid were scoreless. Paula Barker paced Newfoundland with 15. Maegan Seaward added 8, Danielle Lawlor 5, Robyn Constantine 4, Jessica Parsons 4, Stephanie Dinn 4, Chelsea Kavanagh 2, Meghan Butler 2, Catherine Snow 2 and Erin Mullaley 1, while Michelle Ryan and Meghan Dalton were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Natasha Bogdanova scored 18, Jessica Perry 14, Nicole Trott 12, Andrea Benvenuto 11 and Rachel Hart 10 as Ontario defeated Quebec 69-60 in the showdown for first place. Jessica Selinger added 2 and Kadie Riverin 2, while Kerrie James, Sarah Teeter, Jessica McQuoid, Hanna Pervan and Marie Warner were scoreless. Corrine Jean led Quebec with 14. Annie Boutet added 12, Chantale Vachon-Marceau 11, Laurie Grenier 6, Chanelle St. Amour 6, Tina Smith 6 and Annick Routhier-Labadie 5, while Emilie Villenueve-Ouellet, Marie-Michelle Genois, Vanessa Danisi, Audrey Tourigny and Marie-Eve Douville were scoreless. Quebec led 37-35 at the half. …………………………………………………… Kara Lackie scored 24, Amy Prokop 14 and Adrianne Vangool 13 as Saskatchewan defeated Newfoundland 76-63. Kimberly Craven added 9, Amanda McConnell 7, Megan Cherkas 6, Keri Leigh Porter 2 and Amy Mildenberger 1, while Erica Schmidt and Jenna Akre were scoreless. Paula Barker led Newfoundland with 13. Robyn Constantine added 8, Meghan Butler 7, Chelsea Kavanagh 6, Erin Mullaley 6, Jessica Parsons 6, Stephanie Dinn 6, Maegan Seaward 6, Danielle Lawlor 4 and Meghan Dalton 1, while Michelle Ryan and Catherine Snow were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Chantale Vachon-Marceau scored 15, Chanelle St. Amour 13, Corinne Jean 12, Emilie Villeneuve-Ouellet 10 and Marie-Michelle Labadie 10 as Quebec dumped New Brunswick-1 80-62. Marie-Eve Douville added 8, Vanessa Danisi 4, Annie Boutet 3, Tina Smith 2, Annick Routhier-Labadie 2 and Laurie Grenier 1, while Audrey Tourigny was scoreless. Katie Springer paced New Brunswick-1 with 16. Gillian Donald added 9, Kelly Donald 8, Jill Rowe 7, Venessa Ryan 6, Joanna Fox 6, Vanessa Cartwright 23, Kathleen Singh 3, Brittany Macdonald 2 and Nancy Kierstead 2, while Stephanie Crawford and Marchell Coulombe were scoreless. “They’re the fastest team we’ve seen all week,” New Brunswick guard Katie Springer told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner. “We weren’t prepared for that. We’re not as fast as them. They’re fast, big, and good shooters.” Springer added the Quebec perimeter shooting “killed us. Their shots were hurting us. We couldn’t get out on them fast enough to stop them.” New Brunswick coach John MacKay said “when you start breaking it down, their defence was better, they’re stronger, they shot the ball well … that combination is going to go a long way in terms of winning ball games.” Springer said “I’m upset that we lost, but we tried our best, so we can’t complain about that.”

        In pool B play: …………………………………………………… Manitoba defeated New Brunswick-2 64-36 as Britt Harvey, Sam Breakenridge, Hillary Johnson, Melanie Schlicter and Wande Olude each scored 8. Laura Ruta added 7, Kristine Zatorsky 6, Katie Lafreniere 5, Brittany Gibson 4 and Ferran Cardinal 2, while Karlee Sapoznik and Alison Lamereux were scoreless. Jessi Bradley led NB-2 with 8. Erin Bohan added 7, Pam Carvell 7, Leah Corby 6, Heather Owens 2, Zoe Felding 2, Ashley Briggs 2, Haley Doney 1 and Catherine Gorman 1, while Julie Stewart, Maggie Thomas and Jill McCormick were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Leslie Stewart scored 14, Katie Brophy 12 off the bench and Brianna Orr 10 as Nova Scotia trounced Alberta 62-50. Emily Ross added 7, Stephanie Redding 7, Kelly Himmelman 4, Kate McNeil 4, Emily McPherson 2 and Jennifer Chisholm 2, while MacKenzie Turner, Kelsy Redding and Amanda Northcott were scoreless. Candace Thompson paced Alberta with 17. Lindsay Jantzie added 8, Holly Stevens 6, Carly Johnson 6, Marin McCue 5, Kaela Chapdelaine 5, Tori Lybbert 2 and Kara Stevens 1, while Rachel Nosworthy, Savannah Magnussen, Nicolle O’Connor and Janet Hatfield were scoreless. Nova Scotia held Alberta scoreless in the third quarter after trailing 39-26 at the half. “It’s a great start for us,” said Nova Scotia coach Scott Munro, whose club forced 17 turnovers. Alberta led 39-26 at the half. Nova Scotia allowed just 11 points in the second half: two in the third and 9 in the fourth. Alberta outrebounded Nova Scotia 47-30. “We totally messed up that game,” Alberta guard Carly Johnson told the Taber Times. “It just slipped away from us. We kind of went away from what we were doing in the first half and settling for a lot of perimeter shots, and our team usually drives a lot.” …………………………………………………… Breanne Watson and Lisa Sigurdson each scored 15, while Jane Meadwell notched 13 and Sarah McKay 12 as British Columbia breezed past Manitoba 79-47. Ciana Gregorio added 8, Mollie Stelmack 8, Lani Gibbons 4, Sarah Stroh 2, Erica McGuinness 1 and Danice Boyce 1. Wande Olude paced Manitoba with 15. Hillary Johnson added 8, Sam Breakenridge 7, Melanie Schlicter 5, Britt Harvey 4, Ferran Cardinal 2, Brittany Gibson 2, Laura Ruta 2 and Kristine Zatorsky 2, while Katie Lafreniere was scoreless. …………………………………………………… Breanne Watson scored 24, Mollie Stelmack 14, Jane Meadwell 12, Danica Boyce 10 and Sarah McKay 10 as British Columbia annihilated New Brunswick-2 95-39. Erica McGuinness added 9, Ciana Gregorio 6, Lisa Sigurdson 4, Sarah Stroh 4 and Lani Gibbons 2, while Julie Little and Caitlin Pankratz were scoreless. Heather Owen paced New Brunswick-2 with 13. Jessi Bradley added 4, Leah Corby 3, Pam Carvell 3, Haley Doney 3, Julie Stewart 2, Maggie Thomas 2, Erin Bohan 2, Jill McCormick 3, Zoe Field 2, Catherine Gorman 2 and Ashley Briggs 1. …………………………………………………… Candace Thompson scored 15 and Kara Stevens 13 as Alberta whipped Manitoba 76-47. Janet Hatfield added 8, Tori Lybbert 8, Nicolle O’Connor 6, Holly Stevens 4, Kaela Chapdelaine 5, Carly Johnson 5, Savannah Magnussen 4, Marin McCue 4 and Lindsay Jantzie 3, while Rachel Nosworthy were scoreless. Melanie Schlicter paced Manitoba with 9. Hillary Johnson added 8, Britt Harvey 7, Laura Ruta 6, Sam Breakenridge 6, Ferran Cardinal 5, Kristine Zatorsky 5 and Katie Lafreniere 1, while Karlee Sapoznik, Alison Lamereux, Brittany Gibson and Wande Olude were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Katie Brophy scored 17, Kelsy Redding 14, Kate McNeil 14 and Leslie Stewart 11 as Nova Scotia whipped New Brunswick-2 65-49. Stephanie Redding added 7 and Emily McPherson 2, while MacKenzie Turner, Kelly Himmelman, Emily Ross, Brianna Orr, Amanda Northcott and Jennifer Chisholm were scoreless. Jessi Bradley led New Brunswick-2 with 18. Heather Owens added 12, Leah Corby 10, Zoe Fielding 4, Ashley Briggs 2, Erin Bohan 2 and Catherine Gorman 1, while Julie Stewart, Maggie Thomas, Jill McCormick, Pam Carvell and Haley Doney were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Sarah McKay scored 16, Ciana Gregorio 15 and Breanne Watson 11 as British Columbia pounded Alberta 71-38. Lisa Sigurdson added 9, Jane Meadwell 8, Erica McGuinness 4, Mollie Stelmack 4 and Danica Boyce 3, while Lani Gibbons, Sarah Stroh, Julie Little and Caitlin Pankratz were scoreless. Nicolle O’Connor led Alberta with 6. Candace Thompson added 5, Kara Stevens 4, Carly Johnson 4, Janet Hatfield 4, Rachel Nosworthy 3, Savannah Magnussen 2, Holly Stevens 2, Kaela Chapdelaine 3, Lindsay Jantzie 2, Tori Lybbert 2 and Marin McCue 2. “They were all over the place on defence,” Alberta guard Carly Johnson told the Taber Times. “It was really tough. But in the second half we played a lot better.” …………………………………………………… Kelly Himmelman scored 15 as Nova Scotia dropped Manitoba 74-45. Himmelman hit 6-7, including 3-3 from the arc. Kelsey Redding, Kate McNeil and Leslie Stewart each added 9. McNeil also nabbed 8 boards and pilfered the ball four times. Emily McPherson scored 8, Katie Brophy 6, Brianna Orr 6, Stephanie Redding 4, Emily Ross 3, Mackenzie Turner 2, Jennifer Chisholm 2 and Amanda Northcott 1. Nova Scotia led 40-21 at the half. “We’ve had different players step up every game,” said Nova Scotia coach Scott Munro. “And our defence has been outstanding.” Wande Olude and Kristine Zatorsky each scored 9 to lead Manitoba. Hillary Johnson added 8, Sam Breakenridge 4, Melanie Schlicter 4, Britt Harvey 3, Brittany Gibson 3, Katie Lafreniere 2 and Laura Ruta 2, while Ferran Cardinal, Karlee Sapoznik and Alison Lamereux were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Candace Thompson scored 14 and Kara Stevens 12 as Alberta stomped New Brunswick-2 69-44. Carly Johnson added 7, Holly Stevens 6, Marin McCue 6, Janet Hatfield 6, Kaela Chapdelaine 5, Tori Lybbert 5, Nicolle O’Connor 4, Savannah Magnussen 2 and Lindsay Jantzie 2, while Rachel Nosworthy was scoreless. Erin Bohan paced New Brunswick 2 with 10. Jessie Bradley added 8, Leah Corby 7, Ashley Briggs 7, Zoe Fielding 5, Heather Owens 3, Haley Doney 2, Jill McCormick 1 and Pam Carvell 1, while Julie Stewart, Maggie Thomas and Catherine Gorman were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Lisa Sigurdson scored 15, Sarah McKay 15 and Mollie Stelmack 12 as British Columbia walloped Nova Scotia 71-28 in the showdown for first place in pool B. Ciana Gregorio added 9, Erica McGuinness 7, Sarah Stroh 5, Lani Gibbons 4 and Jane Meadwell 4, while Breanne Watson, Julie Little, Danica Boyce and Caitlin Pankratz were scoreless. Brianna Orr led Nova Scotia with 9 points. Kelsy Redding added 5, Jennifer Chisholm 4, Emily Ross 3, MacKenzie Turner 3, Stephanie Redding 2 and Katie Brophy 2, while Kelly Himmelman, Kate McNeil, Leslie Stewart, Amanda Northcott and Emily McPherson were scoreless.

        In the semis, Lisa Sigurdson scored 15, Breanne Wilson 11, Jane Meadwell 11, Erica McGuinness 9, Mollie Stelmack 8, Lani Gibbons 5, Sarah Stroh 5, Sarah McKay 5 and 8 boards, Danice Boyce 4 and Ciana Gregorio 1, while Julie Little and Caitlin Pankratz were scoreless, as British Columbia whipped Quebec 74-59. British Columbia shot 24-63 (.381) from the floor, 2-19 (.105) from the arc and 24-34 (.706) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, 20 fouls, 15 assists, 20 turnovers, 4 blocks and 8 steals. Corinne Jean led Quebec with 19 points. Annick Routhier-Labadie added 11, Chantale Vachon-Marceau 11, Marie-Eve Douville 4, Annie Boutet 4, Laurie Grenier 3, Emilie Villeneuve-Ouellet 3, Marie-Michelle Genois 2, Vanessa Danisi 1 and Chanelle St. Amour 1, while Audrey Tourigny and Tina Smith were scoreless. Quebec shot 22-70 (.314) from the floor, 3-17 (.176) from the arc and 12-23 (.522) from the line, while collecting 44 boards, 28 fouls, 12 assists, 23 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals.

        In the other semi, Ontario pounded Nova Scotia 74-44 as Nicole Trott scored 21, Natasha Bogdanova 14, Andrea Benvenuto 12, Kadie Riverin 10, Rachel Hart 7, Jessica McQuoid 4, Kerrie James 2, Hanna Pervan 2 and Jessica Perry 2, while Jessica Selinger, Sarah Teeter and Marie Warner were scoreless. Ontario hit 31-62 (.500) from the floor, 1-3 (.333) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, 19 fouls, 10 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals. Leslie Stewart led Nova Scotia with 12. Kelly Himmelman added 8, Kelsy Redding 6, Amanda Northcott 4, Emily Ross 3, Kate McNeil 3, Brianna Orr 2, Stephanie Redding 1, Katie Brophy 2 and Jennifer Chisholm 2, while MacKenzie Turner and Emily McPherson were scoreless. Nova Scotia shot 13-42 (.310) from the floor, 3-11 (.273) from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while collecting 26 boards, 19 fouls, 2 assists, 26 turnovers and 3 steals.

        In the ninth-place playoff, Maegan Seward scored 15, Erin Mullaley 9, Paula Barker 7, Jessica Parsons 7, Danielle Lawlor 6, Robyn Constantine 4, Stephanie Dinn 4, Catherine Snow 4 and Meghan Dalton 2, while Chelsea Kavanagh, Michelle Ryan and Meghan Butler were scoreless as Newfoundland nipped New Brunswick-2 58-55. Newfoundland (coached by Pam Constantine, assisted by Frank Foo and David Constantine) shot 22-67 (.328) from the floor, 1-6 (.167) from the arc and 13-28 (.464) from the line, while amassing 36 boards, 24 fouls, 11 assists, 25 turnovers, 2 blocks and 18 steals. Leah Corby paced NB-2 (coached by Lisa Schmidt, assisted by Charlene Woolaver) with 16 points. Erin Bohan added 11, Heather Owens 9 and 15 boards, Jessi Bradley 8 and 14 boards, Ashley Briggs 4, Pam Carvell 3, Jill McCormick 2 and Catherine Gorman 2, while Julie Stewart, Maggie Thomas, Zoe Fielding and Heidi Doney were scoreless. NB-2 shot 18-65 (.277) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 16-28 (.571) from the line, while collecting 57 boards, 23 fouls, 8 assists, 38 turnovers, 2 blocks and 13 steals.

        In the seventh-place playoff, Amanda McConnell scored 15, Kara Lackie 12 and 8 boards, Adrianne Vangool 11, Megan Cherkas 10, Kimberly Craven 7, Amy Prokop 3 and Keri Leigh Porter 3, while Amy Mildenberger, Erica Schmidt and Jenna Akre were scoreless as Saskatchewan edged Manitoba 62-58. Saskatchewan (coached by Andrea Gottselig, assisted by Wendy Benson) shot 25-63 from the floor (.397), 1-10 from the arc and 11-25 (.440) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, 21 fouls, 11 assists, 32 turnovers and 13 steals. Melanie Schlicter led Manitoba (coached by Tami Pennell, assisted by Tanya McKay) with 14 points. Sam Breakenridge added 12, Wande Olude 11 and 14 boards, Hillary Johnson 6, Britt Harvey 5, Laura Ruta 5, Katie Lafreniere 2 and Ferran Cardinal 2, while Brittany Gibson, Kristine Zatorsky, Karlee Sapoznik and Alison Lamereux were scoreless. Manitoba hit 25-56 (.411) from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 12-26 (.462) from the line, while collecting 44 boards, 24 fouls, 9 assists, 38 turnovers, 3 blocks and 14 steals.

        In the fifth-place playoff, Carly Johnson scored 21, Kaela Chapdelaine 10 and 7 boards, Candace Thompson 9, Kara Stevens 8, Tori Lybbert 7, Marin McCue 7, Nicolle O’Connor 3 and Holly Stevens 2, while Savannah Magnussen, Nicole Hanna, Lindsay Jantzie, Janet Hatfield and Rachel Nosworthy were scoreless as Alberta (coached by Shannon Frier, assisted by Grant Frier, Heidi Somerville and Cristi Allan) cruised to an easy 67-52 win. Alberta shot 24-65 (.369) from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 18-27 (.667) from the line, while garnering 58 boards, 13 fouls, 9 assists, 19 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Kathleen Singh led New Brunswick (coached by John MacKay, assisted by Lindsay Myers) with 16. Katie Springer added 13 and 9 boards, Nancy Keirstead 7, Joanna Fox 5, Jill Rowe 4, Venessa Ryan 3, Kelly Donald 2 and Brittany Macdonald 2, while Gillian Donald, Stephanie Crawford, Marchell Coulombe and Vanessa Cartwright were scoreless. New Brunswick shot 19-61 (.311) from the floor, 4-11 (.364) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, 20 fouls, 9 assists, 12 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. “We wanted to do well,” Alberta guard Carly Johnson told the Taber Times. “Our goal was gold and we got fifth. We at least wanted to get a medal.”

        In the bronze medal match, Quebec thrashed Nova Scotia 83-56 as Chantale Vachon-Marceau scored 22, Corinne Jean 18, Annick Routhier-LaBadie 9, Annie Boutet 8, Laurier Grenier 8 and 7 boards, Tina Smith 4, Audrey Tourigny 4, Marie-Michelle Genois 4, Vanessa Danisi 3, Chanelle St. Amour 2 and Marie-Eve Douville 1, while Emilie Villeneuve-Ouellet was scoreless. Quebec shot 28-59 (.492) from the floor, 5-12 (.417) from the arc, 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, 22 fouls, 15 assists, 21 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. Emily McPherson led Nova Scotia (coached by Scott Munro, assisted by Janet Wells and JoAnne Wells) with 12, Kelly Himmelman 10, Kate McNeil 9, Brianna Orr 5, Stephanie Redding 5, Leslie Stewart 4, Jennifer Chisholm 4, Emily Ross 4 and Kelsey Redding 3, while MacKenzie Turner, Amanda Northcott and Katie Brophy were scoreless. Nova Scotia shot 19-50 (380) from the floor, 5-11 (.455) from the arc and 13-20 (.650) from the line while collecting 26 boards, 20 fouls, 5 assists, 19 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals.

        Kadie Riverin scored 18, including 8-10 from the line, to lead Ontario to the gold medal with a 70-66 win over British Columbia. Andrea Benvenuto added 14, along with 5 assists and 4 steals, Nicole Trott 10, Natasha Bogdanova 10, Rachel Hart 8, Hanna Pervan 6 and Jessica Perry 4, while Jessica Selinger, Kerrie James, Sarah Teeter, Jessica McQuoid and Marie Warner were scoreless. Ontario shot 25-53 (.472) from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 20-23 (.870) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 11 assists, 17 turnovers and 10 steals. Erica McGuinness led British Columbia with 24 points. Jane Meadwell added 17, Breanne Watson 8, Lisa Sigurdson 6, Sarah McKay 4, Sarah Stroh 3, Lani Gibbons 3 and Mollie Stelmack 1, while Ciana Gregorio and Danica Boyce were scoreless. British Columbia shot 24-55 (.436) from the floor, 7-17 (.412) from the arc, 11-20 (.550) from the line while garnering 27 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 10 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 9 steals. Kadie Riverin drove for a critical bucket and two free throws with 8 seconds to play as Ontario pulled out the win. Ontario coach Andrea Hawkins said Bogdanova, Rachel Hart and Benvenuto had exceptional games. “Rachel Hart is just that kid that you always want to have on every team,” said Hawkins. “She’s not flashy, but she just does every little thing right. Most coaches don’t even notice her on the floor, but she just doesn’t make a mistake. … (Benvenuto) is going to be the point guard on the national team one day. She is dynamite. She has so much heart, so much character, and she handles the ball so well.”  B.C. coach Mike Clarke said “defensively, we didn’t play the way we hoped to. We let them score in transition too much. We let (number) 4 (Benvenuto), hurt us a little too much. We got in a little bit of foul trouble and people had to do different jobs, and that kind of hurt us a bit too.” Hawkins said “I watched B.C. play all through the tournament, and they scored the majority of their points in the paint. So we decided we had to take away their inside game, and they hit five three-pointers on us in the first half. We had to adjust. So, I told the girls we had to close out hard on them and had to be quicker on our feet, and the girls did a very good job adjusting. … In the second half, it was our defence that won the game for us. When you do such a good job on defence, offence just starts to happen. … They were big and they were confident and the rumour around here was that B.C. was the better team. For us, that took the pressure off us. Definitely we used it for motivation.” Benvenuto said “we were ranked number one, yet I know a lot of people in the tournament doubted we could repeat as champions.” Clarke said “it was a great week. I don’t think we played our best game in the final, but I’m not dissatisfied. We worked really hard and we had a really good tournament.” Benvenuto said “with two minutes left, our coach told us it was the most important two minutes of our lives. She wanted us to play smart basketball and we did. It’s an amazing feeling.”

        The all-tourney selections were: MVP Andrea Benvenuto (Ontario); Corinne Jean (Quebec); Natasha Bogdanova (Ontario); Rachel Hart (Ontario); Breanne Watson (BC); Sarah Stroh (BC). The second-team selections were: Kelly Himmelman (Nova Scotia); Kathleen Singh (New Brunswick); Annick Routhier-Labadie (Quebec); Candace Thompson (Alberta); Lisa Sigurdson (BC)

        The bronze medalists from Quebec: Annie Boutet; Annick Routhier-Labadie; Chantale Vachon-Marceau; Corinne Jean; Marie-Eve Douville; Laurie Grenier; Emilie Villeneuve-Ouellet; Marie-Michelle Genois; Vanessa Danisi; Audrey Tourigny; Chanelle St. Amour; Tina Smith, coach Chantal Vallee; assistant Catherine Thibodeau; assistant Nathalie Boucher

        The silver medalists from British Columbia: Lisa Sigurdson; Ciana Gregorio; Sarah Stroh; Breanne Watson; Erica McGuinness; Lani Gibbons; Mollie Stelmack; Jane Meadwell; Danice Boyce; Sarah McKay, Julie Little, Caitlin Pankratz, coach Mike Clarke; assistant Kristen Wood; assistant Mike Evans

        The gold medalists from Ontario: Kadie Riverin; Natasha Bogdanova; Rachel Hart; Andrea Benvenuto; Nicole Trott; Jessica Selinger; Kerrie James; Sarah Teeter; Marie Warner; Hanna Pervan; Jessica Perry; Jessica McQuoid; coach Andrea Hawkins; assistant Erin O’Grady; assistant Allen Lovett