| POOL A | ONT | NS | NFLD | MAN | QUE | Record | ||
| Ontario | —– | 87-44 | 85-37 | 91-32 | 99-30 | (4-0) | ||
| Nova Scotia | 44-87 | —– | 70-54 | 65-55 | 60-39 | (3-1) | ||
| Newfoundland | 37-85 | 54-70 | —– | 65-58 | 60-45 | (2-2) | ||
| Manitoba | 32-91 | 55-65 | 58-65 | —– | 45-39 | (1-3) | ||
| Quebec | 30-99 | 39-60 | 45-60 | 39-45 | —– | (0-4) | ||
| POOL B | ALTA | BC | SASK | NB | PEI | Record | ||
| Alberta | —– | 71-62 | 75-32 | 70-48 | 98-29 | (4-0) | ||
| British Columbia | 62-71 | —– | 60-50 | 58-40 | 81-30 | (3-1) | ||
| Saskatchewan | 32-75 | 50-60 | —– | 61-46 | 73-31 | (2-2) | ||
| New Brunswick | 48-70 | 40-58 | 46-61 | —– | 80-33 | (1-3) | ||
| Prince Edward Island | 29-98 | 30-81 | 31-73 | 33-80 | —– | (0-4) | ||
| Semi | Ontario 75 British Columbia 36 | |
| Semi | Alberta 66 Nova Scotia 37 | |
| 9th | Quebec 80 Prince Edward Island 41 | |
| 7th | New Brunswick 52 Manitoba 36 | |
| 5th | Saskatchewan 67 Newfoundland & Labrador 39 | |
| Bronze | Nova Scotia 60 British Columbia 48 | |
| Final | Ontario 91 Alberta 84 | |
In round robin pool A play, as part of the Canada Games competition: …………………………………………………… Ontario throttled Newfoundland & Labrador 85-37 after leading 43-23 at the half. Ontario out-rebounded Newfoundland 41-33 and hit 23-38 from the line, while Newfoundland was 11-22. Kendel Ross paced Ontario with 24. Kalisha Keane added 14, May Kotsopoulos 12, Jalessa Rhoden 10, Courtnay Pilypaitis 8, Chelsea Kane 7, Lisa Furchner 6, Emma Cronk 3 and Vanessa Kabongo 2, while Ryann Fletcher, Christine Macdonald and Stephanie Quattrociocchi were scoreless. Brittany Dalton led Newfoundland with 12. Victoria Thistle added 6, Sheena Vickers 5, Kate Walsh 4, Ariana Kavanagh 4, Kendelle Kavanagh 4, Megan Healey 1 and Sarah Sturge 1, while Sherri Chidley, Robyn Kenny, Megan Richards and Melissa Wheeler were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia flattened Quebec 60-39 after leading 30-21 at the half. Nova Scotia out-rebounded Quebec 58-42 and hit 25-42 from the line, while Quebec was 12-22. Jana Spindler and Alexandra Legge each scored 13 to pace Nova Scotia. Tasia McKenna added 8, Hillary Woodside 8, Zara Huntley 7, Nicole Works 5, Emma Duinker 4 and Natasha Baker 2, while Kelsey Harpman, Rhonda Kennedy, Maria Konchalski and Caitlin Ulrich were scoreless. Francois Charest paced Quebec with 10. Michelle Auger Bellemare added 6, Catherine Groleau 6, Julie Chapados 6, Maude Peloquin 4, Melodie Laniel Dion 2, Alex Vandal 2, Marie-Pascale Nadeau 1, Helen Bibeau 1 and Tamara Grice 1, while Marie-Laurence Archambault and Veronick Fournier were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Newfoundland & Labrador dumped Quebec 60-45 after leading 34-31 at the half. Newfoundland out-rebounded Quebec 47-29 and hit 24-30 from the line, while Quebec was 16-25. Victoria Thistle led Newfoundland with 18. Brittany Dalton added 13, Kendelle Kavanagh 10, Robyn Kenny 8, Kate Walsh 6, Sheena Vickers 5 and Sarah Sturge 2, while Sherri Chidley, Megan Healey, Ariana Kavanagh, Megan Richards and Melissa Wheeler were scoreless. Helene Bibeau and Julie Chapados each scored 7 to lead Quebec. Catherine Groleau added 6, Alix Vandal 4, Michelle Auger Bellemare 4, Francois Charest 4, Veronick Fournier 4, Melodie Laniel Dion 3, Marie-Pascale Nadeau 3 and Maude Peloquin 3, while Marie-Laurence Archambault and Tamara Grice were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Ontario stomped Manitoba 91-32 after leading 42-13 at the half. Ontario out-rebounded Manitoba 45-31 and hit 22-31 from the line while Manitoba was 6-12. Kendel Ross paced Ontario with 26. Kalisha Keane added 20, May Kotsopoulos 10, Jalessa Rhoden 9, Vanessa Kabongo 8, Lisa Furchner 7, Courtnay Pilypaitis 3, Christine Macdonald 3, Emma Cronk 3 and Chelsea Kane 2, while Ryann Fletcher and Stephanie Quattrociocchi were scoreless. Amy Ogidan led Manitoba with 8. Kayla Klassen added 6, Tremaine Francis 4, Tessa Klassen 4, Mackenzie Prasek 3, Jennifer Foster 3, Rosemary Mills 2 and Meredith Ramos 2, while Angella Griffith, Lauren Mortier and Tanysha Robinson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia defeated Manitoba 65-55 despite trailing 30-25 at the half. Manitoba out-rebounded Nova Scotia 38-35 and hit 13-22 from the line, while Nova Scotia was 17/30. Jana Spindler led Nova Scotia with 16. Tasia McKenna added 13, Hilary Woodside 11, Alexandra Legge 9, Emma Duinker 6, Zara Huntley 6, Natasha Baker 2 and Nicole Works 2, while Kelsey Harpman, Rhonda Kennedy, Maria Konchalski and Caitlin Ulrich were scoreless. Rosemary Mills led Manitoba with 14. Tremaine Francis added 8, Mackenzie Prasek 8, Jennifer Foster 6, Meredith Ramos 6, Tessa Klassen 5, Kayla Klassen 4, and Amy Ogidan 4, while Angella Griffith, Lauren Mortier and Tanysha Robinson were scoreless. Nova Scotia ripped a 21-4 run in the final quarter as they rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to the win. “Once we realized we were in a sticky situation, we pulled through,” said McKenna. “I think we underestimated them going in but in the fourth quarter we used our brains and played with our hearts.” …………………………………………………… Ontario crushed Quebec 99-30 after leading 53-12 at the half. Ontario out-rebounded Quebec 51-29 and hit 12-15 from the line, while Quebec hit 5-6. Jaleesa Rhoden led Ontario with 21. Kendel Ross added 10, Kalisha Keane 13, May Kotsopoulos 12, Lisa Furchner 9, Courtnay Pilypaitis 8, Chelsea Kane 7, Emma Cronk 4, Vanessa Kabongo 4 and Stephanie Quattrociocchi 3, while Ryann Fletcher and Christine Macdonald were scoreless. Julie Chapados led Quebec with 10. Veronick Fournier added 6, Helene Bibeau 4, Catherine Groleau 4, Marie-Pascale Nadeau 2 and Maude Peloquin 2, while Marie-Laurence Archambault, Michelle Auger Bellemare, Francois Charest, Tamara Grice, Melodie Laniel Dion and Alix Vandal were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Ontario crunched Nova Scotia 87-44 after leading 39-21 at the half. Ontario out-rebounded Nova Scotia 35-27 and hit 11-14 from the line, while Nova Scotia was 8-10. Jalessa Rhoden and Kalisha Keane each scored 21 to pace Ontario. Kendel Ross added 16, May Kotsopoulos 15, Courtnay Pilypaitis 8 and Lisa Furchner 6, while Emma Cronk, Ryann Fletcher, Vanessa Kabongo, Chelsea Kane, Christine Macdonald and Stephanie Quattrociocchi were scoreless. Tasia McKenna led Nova Scotia with 12. Alexandra Legge added 8, Jana Spindler 7, Emma Duinker 5, Rhonda Kennedy 3, Natasha Baker 2, Kelsey Harpman 2, Zara Huntley 2, Hillary Woodside 2 and Caitlin Ulrich 1, while Maria Konchalski and Nicole Works were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Newfoundland & Labrador defeated Manitoba 65-58 after leading 32-26 at the half. Newfoundland out-rebounded Manitoba 34-25 and his 22-32 from the line, while Manitoba was 2-4. Brittany Dalton led Newfoundland with 24. Victoria Thistle added 12, Sarah Sturge 7, Kate Walsh 7, Sheena Vickers 6, Kendelle Kavanagh 5, Ariana Kavanagh 2 and Robyn Kenny 2, while Sherri Chidley, Megan Healey, Megan Richards and Melissa Wheeler were scoreless. Tessa Klassen led Manitoba with 17. Kayla Klassen added 16, Jennifer Foster 6, Tremaine Francis 5, Mackenzie Prasek 5, Rosemary Mills 4, Angella Griffith 2, Amy Ogidan 2 and Tanysha Robinson 1, while Lauren Nortier and Meredith Ramos were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia defeated Newfoundland & Labrador 70-54 after leading 36-23 at the half. Nova Scotia out-rebounded Newfoundland 56-28 and hit 13-24 from the line, while Newfoundland was 16-26. Tasia McKenna led Nova Scotia with 14. Jana Spindler added 13, Rhonda Kennedy 12, Emma Duinker 6, Zara Huntley 6, Alexandra Legge 6, Hillary Woodside 6, Nicole Works 5 and Maria Konchalski 2, while Natasha Baker, Kelsey Harpman and Caitlin Ulrich were scoreless. Brittany Dalton led Newfoundland with 14. Victoria Thistle added 13, Kendelle Kavanagh 8, Sheena Vickers 8, Robyn Kenny 6, Kate Walsh 4 and Sarah Sturge 1, while Sherri Chidley, Megan Healey, Ariana Kavanagh, Megan Richards and Melissa Wheeler were scoreless. “We were really nervous and we were playing on the big court too, so it was that much more exciting,” said McKenna. “But it was just another game for us. We stepped up and proved Nova Scotia can do well at the Canada Games.” …………………………………………………… Manitoba edged Quebec 45-39 after the teams were tied at 23 at the half. Manitoba out-rebounded Quebec 43-40 and hit 12-17 from the line, while Quebec was 6-11. Tessa Klassen led Manitoba with 11. Rosemary Mills added 8, Amy Ogidan 6, Jennifer Foster 6, Tremaine Francis 5, Mackenzie Prasek 5 and Kayla Klassen 2, while Angella Griffith, Lauren Mortier, Meredith Ramos and Tanysha Robinson were scoreless. Julie Chapados and Catherine Groleau each scored 9 to lead Quebec. Francois Charest added 5, Helene Bibeau 4, Melodie Laniel Dion 4, Michelle Auger Bellemare 3, Marie-Pascale Nadeau 3 and Veronick Fournier 2, while Marie-Laurence Archambault, Tamara Grice, Maude Peloquin and Alix Vandal were scoreless.
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… New Brunswick hammered Prince Edward Island 80-33 after leading 45-22 at the half. New Brunswick out-rebounded PEI 40-37 and shot 18-23 from the line, while PEI was 9-16. Amanda Sharpe led New Brunswick with 18. Devan Lisson added 12, Catherine Barry 9, Becky Himmelman 8, Kari Everett 6, Emma Russell 6, Amy Andow 5, Kristen Atkins 4, Jessica Steed 4, Brittany Sullivan 4 and Danielle Moffatt 2, while Courtney Donovan was scoreless. Shannon Noonan paced PEI with 8. Katie Moore added 7, Rianne Carragher 4, April Fisher 3, Meaghan McQuaid 3, Susanne Canvin 2, Ashley McGuigan 2, Carolyn McKenna 2 and Kirsten Walker 2, while Mary-Anne Godkin, Jalisa Jones and Ellen MacKinnon were scoreless. …………………………………………………… British Columbia defeated Saskatchewan 60-50 after leading 35-29 at the half. Saskatchewan out-rebounded BC 40-38 and hit 4-11 from the line, while BC was 7-14. Kelsey Horsting, Tiffany Olsen and Tara Watts each scored 10 to lead BC. Kaitlyn Burke added 8, Kelsey Adrian 7, Harleen Sidhu 4, Erin Beckett 4, Megan Pinske 3, Robyn Buna 2 and Jessica Thielen 2, while Katie Miyazaki and Erin Skipoon were scoreless. Gabrielle Gheyssen led Saskatchewan with 21. Krista Phillips added 9, Jillian Humbert 6, Ashley Wishira 5, Lindsay Copeland 4, Celeste Clarke 3 and Erin Hubenig 2, while Krysten Boogaard, Jane Anna Jacoby, Lindsay Ledingham, Cara Roth and Julia Schmidt were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan edged Prince Edward Island 44-38 after leading 38-13 at the half. Saskatchewan out-rebounded PEI 44-38 and hit 18-23 from the line, while PEI was 14-20. Jillian Humbert led Saskatchewan with 11. Cara Roth added 10, Krysten Boogaard 9, Celeste Clarke 8, Gabrielle Gheyssen 7, Erin Hubenig 7, Krista Phillips 6, Ashley Wishira 6, Lindsay Copeland 4, Lindsay Ledingham 2 and Julia Schmidt 1, while Jane Anna Jacoby was scoreless. Susanne Canvin paced PEI with 9. Katie Moore added 7, Carolyn McKenna 4, Mary-Anne Godkin 2, Jalisa Jones 2, Ellen MacKinnon 2, Meaghan McQuaid 2, Shannon Noonan 2 and Ashley McGuigan 1, while Rianne Carragher, April Fisher and Kirsten Walker were scoreless. Saskatchewan looked flat at times against the feisty but undersized Islanders. “There’s certainly a little bit of frustration that we weren’t doing some of the things we were trying to do,” noted coach Jeff Speedy, whose squad has turned the ball over 50 times in its first two games. “But enough good things happened that we can take some positives from it. At the end of the day, when the dust settles, we got our first win of the Canada Games. No matter when, what, why or how (they did it), that’s important. You can’t win your second one until you’ve won your first.” With the score out of reach early, it did afford Speedy the opportunity to use his entire bench, giving each player at least 12 minutes of court time. “Every game we try to do something better,” said Cara Roth. “We improved on some points and we know what we need to do better. It’s all the little things that we have to really focus on now. That (game) just kind of accentuated it.” …………………………………………………… Alberta whipped New Brunswick 70-48 after leading 37-19 at the half. Alberta out-rebounded New Brunswick 60-33 and hit 17-23 from the line, while New Brunswick was 9-20. Melissa Colborne paced Alberta with 25. Janelle Bekkering added 13, Julie McMurray 13, Kathryn Hole 9, Georgia Popovici 5, Lindsay Hartley 3, Emily Bolduc 1 and Laurelle Weigl 1, while Carley Burr; Stephanie Elford, Megan Lang and Caitlin Stiksma were scoreless. Devan Lisson paced New Brunswick with 12. Kari Everett added 8, Becky Himmelman 6, Emma Russell 6, Jessica Steed 5, Kristen Atkins 5, Amanda Sharpe 4 and Danielle Moffatt 2, while Amy Andow, Catherine Barry, Courtney Donovan and Brittany Sullivan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… British Columbia obliterated Prince Edward Island 81-30 after leading 38-19 at the half. British Columbia out-rebounded PEI 49-31 and hit 12-18 from the line while PEI was 3-9. Jessica Thielen led British Columbia with 18. Erin Beckett added 12, Tiffany Olsen 9, Katie Miyazaki 7, Kelsey Adrian 7, Erin Skippon 6, Harleen Sidhu 5, Kelsey Horsting 5, Tara Watts 4, Megan Pinske 4, Robyn Buna 2 and Kaitlyn Burke 2. Susanne Canvin led PEI with 9. Rianne Carragher added 7, Ellen MacKinnon 4, Katie Moore 4, April Fisher 2, Meaghan McQuaid 2 and Kirsten Walker 2, while Mary-Anne Godkin, Jalisa Jones, Ashley McGuigan, Carolyn McKenna and Shannon Noonan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Alberta throttled Saskatchewan 75-32 after leading 38-17 at the half. Alberta out-rebounded Saskatchewan 50-26 and hit 13-23 from the line, while Saskatchewan was 2-9. Julie McMurray led Alberta with 15. Kathryn Hole added 12, Janelle Bekkering 9, Megan Lang 8, Georgia Popovici 8, Melissa Colborne 7, Emily Bolduc 4, Laurelle Weigl 4, Carley Burr 2, Stephanie Elford 2, Lindsay Hartley 2 and Caitlin Stiksma 2. Krysten Boogaard and Krista Phillips each scored 7 to lead Saskatchewan. Ashley Wishira added 5, Jillian Humbert 5, Celeste Clarke 4 and Lindsay Copeland 4, while Gabrielle Gheyssen, Erin Hubenig, Jane Anna Jacoby, Lindsay Ledingham, Cara Roth and Julia Schmidt were scoreless. Saskatchewan coach Jeff Speedy took “full responsibility” for the blowout loss. “We didn’t meet the challenge and I didn’t have this group mentally ready to handle that situation. With my Big Gulp and the four or five minutes of sleep I’m going to get tonight, I need to think really hard about what I could have done differently for these girls over the past four months so they could handle this situation. Clearly the buck stops here. I’m not going to be able to live with that for a long time. I feel bad that I didn’t do more for these guys because they’ve done so much for me this summer.” Guard Ashley Wishira said that “we have to get past this. We have a day off and we’re going to do some team stuff together. Obviously now our medal-round hopes are not as possible, if at all. But we need to focus on what we have to do. We have to win our last game.” Speedy said “we had to play a nearly flawless game to win. If we would have played a pretty good game and lost by 10, I wouldn’t have lost sleep at all tonight. But the way we lost, we didn’t compete and let them take it at us without any kind of reply, is difficult to take. Full credit to them. They’re a fantastic team. I’m going to enjoy watching them in the medal round because they’re going to represent our pool well.” Alberta opened with a 13-3 run and extending its lead to a cozy 38-17 advantage at halftime. Saskatchewan never recovered. “It definitely felt like we weren’t all clicking together and working as a team,” said Wishira. “There was pressure. We wanted to live up to it. We just didn’t come out hard today.” Speedy said “I just thought we totally backed off in the face of adversity. We were timid and scared. We did some things mentally that we just have never done. It showed how rattled we really were.” The visitors kept their foot on the gas in the second half with a 21-0 run, turning the game into a total rout. At one point late in the fourth quarter, Alberta led by as much as 48 points. “I don’t necessarily think it was easy,” said Alberta guard Melissa Colborne. “I just think we were really pumped up to play in the home gym. We knew there would be a good crowd so we just tried to concentrate on the game and not on anything we couldn’t control.” …………………………………………………… British Columbia clubbed New Brunswick 58-40 after leading 24-19 at the half. BC out-rebounded New Brunswick 42-38 and hit 12-19 from the line, while New Brunswick was 8-19. Kelsey Adrian led BC with 17. Kaitlyn Burke added 13, Tara Watts 7, Robyn Buna 6, Harleen Sidhu 6, Kelsey Horsting 4, Tiffany Olsen 2, Erin Skippon 2 and Megan Pinske 1, while Erin Beckett, Katie Miyazaki and Jessica Thielen were scoreless. Amanda Sharpe led New Brunswick with 16. Devan Lisson added 8, Emma Russell 8, Kari Everett 5 and Kristen Atkins 2, while Amy Andow, Catherine Barry, Becky Himmelman, Danielle Moffatt, Jessica Steed and Brittany Sullivan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Alberta swamped Prince Edward Island 98-29 after leading 57-11 at the half. Alberta out-rebounded PEI 39-22 and hit 15-17 from the line, while PEI was 8-13. Melissa Colborne led Alberta with 26. Janelle Bekkering added 14, Georgia Popovici 12, Lindsay Hartley 8, Megan Lang 8, Emily Bolduc 6, Carley Burr 6, Kathryn Hole 6, Caitlin Stiksma 4, and Laurelle Weigl 4, while Stephanie Elford and Julie McMurray were scoreless. Katie Moore led PEI with 8. Meaghan McQuaid added 5, Susanne Calvin 4, April Fisher 4, Rianne Carragher 2, Ellen MacKinnon 2, Ashley McGuigan 2 and Shannon Noonan 2, while Mary-Anne Godkin, Jalisa Jones, Carolyn McKenna and Kirsten Walker were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Alberta dumped British Columbia 71-62 after leading 40-26 at the half. Alberta out-rebounded BC 31-24 and hit 13-17 from the line, while BC was 13-19. Janelle Bekkering led Alberta with 20. Melissa Colborne added 18, Kathryn Hole 14, Stephanie Elford 10 and Julie McMurray 9, while Emily Bolduc, Carley Burr, Lindsay Hartley, Megan Lang, Georgia Popovici, Caitlin Stiksma and Laurelle Weigl were scoreless. Tara Watts led British Columbia with 12. Kelsey Adrian added 11, Kaitlyn Burke 11, Megan Pinske 7, Harleen Sidhu 6, Robyn Buna 5 and Tiffany Olsen 4, while Erin Beckett, Kelsey Horsting, Katie Miyazaki, Erin Skippon and Jessica Thielen were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan dumped New Brunswick 61-46 after leading 28-24 at the half. Saskatchewan out-rebounded New Brunswick 42-29 and hit 14-24 from the line, while New Brunswick was 8-16. Krista Phillips led Saskatchewan with 15. Gabrielle Gheyssen added 12, Jillian Humbert 10, Ashley Wishira 9, Lindsay Copeland 6, Krysten Boogaard 5 and Celeste Clarke 4, while Erin Hubenig, Jane Anna Jacoby, Lindsay Ledingham, Cara Roth and Julia Schmidt were scoreless. Emma Russell led New Brunswick with 9. Devon Lisson added 8, Catherine Barry 7, Amanda Sharpe 6, Kari Everett 5, Becky Himmelman 5, Danielle Moffatt 4, Kristen Atkins 2 and Brittany Sullivan 1, while Amy Andow, Jessica Steed and Courtney Donovan were scoreless. “We wanted to win this game and we came out and showed it,” offered Saskatchewan forward Celeste Clarke. “There was no way we were going to settle for anything less than fifth. We know we’re a better team than that. Even though we didn’t make the medal round we’re still going to do our best to win our last game. We weren’t intimidated. Against Alberta our whole team came out scared. (This time) we came out believing we could win instead of backing down.” New Brunswick held a 14-12 lead after the first quarter when Saskatchewan went on a 10-2 run to take a 28-24 advantage into the break. The home side really poured it on the second half, outscoring New Brunswick 18-9 in the third quarter. Saskatchewan extended its lead to as much as 18 points in the fourth before cruising to an easy victory. “Obviously I couldn’t not be pleased with that kind of effort,” said Saskatchewan coach Jeff Speedy. “When you have that kind of defensive effort and intensity, your offence feeds off that. That’s what allowed the game to go the way we wanted it too. Full credit to the girls. They did their pouting on Tuesday night and got it back together in practice (Wednesday). I used the analogy that when you fall off the bike, what do you do? Some of them said, ‘Get back up,’ and some of them said, ‘Try again.’ That’s what we had to do, get back on the bike. And they did.”
In the semis, Ontario crushed British Columbia 75-39 after leading 44-13 at the half. BC out-rebounded Ontario 39-34 and hit 2-6 from the line, while Ontario was 3-5. Courtnay Pilypaitis led Ontario with 17. May Kotsopoulos added 16, Jaleesa Rhoden 14, Kendel Ross 14, Kalisha Keane 8, Emma Cronk 2, Vanessa Kabongo 2 and Christine Macdonald 2, while Ryann Fletcher, Lisa Furchner, Chelsea Kane and Stephanie Quattrociocchi were scoreless. Kelsey Horsting and Kelsey Adrian each scored 7 to lead British Columbia. Jessica Thielen added 5, Erin Skipoon 4, Katie Miyazaki 4, Tiffany Olsen 2, Megan Pinske 2, Harleen Sidhu 2, Tara Watts 2 and Erin Beckett 1, while Robyn Buna and Kaitlyn Burke were scoreless.
In the other semi, Alberta whipped Nova Scotia 66-37 after leading 28-22 at the half. Nova Scotia out-rebounded Alberta 39-38 and hit 16-24 from the line, while Alberta was 15-20. Melissa Colborne led Alberta with 17. Janelle Bekkering added 12, Laurelle Weigl 10, Emily Bolduc 6, Kathryn Hole 5, Julie McMurray 5, Caitlin Stiksma 4, Megan Lang 3, Carley Burr 2 and Stephanie Elford 2, while Lindsay Hartley and Georgia Popovici were scoreless. Jana Spindler led Nova Scotia with 11. Tasia McKenna added 10, Hillary Woodside 5, Zara Huntley 4, Rhonda Kennedy 4 and Alexandra Legge 3, while Natasha Baker, Emma Duinker, Kelsey Harpman, Maria Konchalski, Caitlin Ulrich and Nicole Works were scoreless. Alberta led by six at the half and pulled away down the stretch. “We battled. It was tough, but we put up a good fight,” said Nova Scotia post Jana Spindler. “All our girls fought through everything and never gave up.”
In the ninth-place match, Quebec whipped Prince Edward Island 80-41 after leading 44-22 at the half. Quebec out-rebounded PEI 39-31 and hit 10-12 from the line, while PEI was 15-20. Catherine Groleau led Quebec with 23. Michelle Auger Bellemare added 10, Marie-Pascale Nadeau 9, Helene Bibeau 8, Julie Chapados 6, Alix Vandal 6, Tamara Grice 6, Francoise Charest 4, Veronick Fournier 4, Marie-Laurence Archambault 2, Melodie Laniel Dion 2 and Maude Peloquin 0. Susanne Canvin led PEI with 14. Kirsten Walker added 6, April Fisher 5, Meaghan McQuaid 5, Ellen MacKinnon 4, Carolyn McKenna 4, Rianne Carragher 2 and Katie Moore 1, while Mary-Anne Godkin, Jalisa Jones, Ashley McGuigan and Shannon Noonan were scoreless.
In the seventh-place playoff, New Brunswick defeated Manitoba 52-36 after leading 27-19 at the half. Manitoba out-rebounded New Brunswick 35-29 and hit 8-12 from the line, while New Brunswick was 5-8. Amanda Sharpe led New Brunswick with 16. Kari Everett added 10, Devan Lisson 10, Becky Himmelman 5, Catherine Barry 3, Danielle Moffatt 2, Emma Russell 2, Jessica Steed 2 and Brittany Sullivan 2, while Amy Andow, Kristen Atkins and Courtney Donovan were scoreless. Tessa Klassen led Manitoba with 8. Kayla Klassen added 7, Amy Ogidan 7, Angella Griffith 5, Rosemary Mills 3, Mackenzie Prasek 3, Tanysha Robinson 2 and Jennifer Foster 1, while Tremaine Francis, Laurien Mortier and Meredith Ramos were scoreless. Manitoba (coach Kyla Shore, assistant Erin Drazic, manager Megan Johnson) also included Georgia Harvey.
In the fifth-place match, Saskatchewan stomped Newfoundland & Labrador 67-39 after leading 40-17 at the half. Saskatchewan out-rebounded Newfoundland 40-31 and hit 21-27 from the line, while Newfoundland was 4-12. Krista Phillips led Saskatchewan with 12. Jane Anna Jacoby added 9, Jillian Humbert 8, Ashley Wishira 8, Krysten Boogaard 6, Celeste Clarke 6, Gabrielle Gheyssen 5, Lindsay Ledingham 4, Erin Hubenig 3, Lindsay Copeland 2, Cara Roth 2 and Julia Schmidt 2. Brittany Dalton paced Newfoundland with 10. Kendelle Kavanagh added 6, Kate Walsh 6, Robyn Kenny 5, Sheena Vickers 4, Sherri Chidley 2, Ariana Kavanagh 2, Megan Richards 2 and Melissa Wheeler 2, while Megan Healey, Sarah Sturge and Victoria Thistle were scoreless. “I’m just happy for the girls that they played to their capabilities,” said Saskatchewan coach Jeff Speedy. “I thought (Thursday) was one of our best games of the summer and today was even better. I think we deserved what happened today because we played really, really well in all the areas we wanted to.
We honestly believed we could have contended for a medal had things worked out a little bit different. They didn’t but we did accomplish something and it feels pretty good.” Forward Lindsey Copeland said “this was our last chance so to end on a win was probably the best thing that could happen. We all played together and played the best we can play for our last game. It was kind of nice ending on a high note.”
In the bronze medal match, Nova Scotia stunned British Columbia 60-48 after leading 29-21 at the half. Nova Scotia out-rebounded British Columbia 34-31 and hit 13-22 from the line, while British Columbia was 8-11. Jana Spindler led Nova Scotia with 18. Tasia McKenna added 16, Emma Duinker 11, Alexandra Legge 8, Hillary Woodside 5 and Zara Huntley 2, while Natasha Baker, Kelsey Harpman, Maria Konchalski, Rhonda Kennedy, Caitlin Ulrich and Nicole Works were scoreless. Kelsey Horsting led BC with 16. Kelsey Adrian added 7, Tara Watts 6, Tiffany Olsen 6, Harleen Sidhu 4, Katie Miyazaki 4, Megan Pinske 3 and Jessica Thielen 2, while Erin Beckett, Robyn Buna, Kaitlyn Burke and Erin Skippon were scoreless. “We weren’t very impressed with our play (in the semis) but we held it together and came out strong,” said point guard Tasia McKenna. “We’re really excited about getting the bronze. It felt like we won gold.” BC opened the match with an 11-0 run but “we stepped up our defence and started knocking down shots from everywhere. We just played as a team today.”
In the final, Ontario edged Alberta 91-84 in overtime. Ontario led by 50-28 at the half but Alberta shut them down defensively and forced overtime. “We kind of said we could slow it down a bit, run some offence,” said post Lisa Furchner. “Then we were like, ‘oh my God, we have to start playing again’.” Ontario’s Courtnay Pilypaitis, who led the attack, said “we expected a really tough game. We knew what they could do and we knew what we could do and it was a battle to the end. That was one of the really good games I’ve played in.” Alberta’s Janelle Bekkering said that after trailing by 22 at the half, Alberta wanted to prove that it could play. “We went back to the locker room and we were like, ‘we don’t want to lose like this.’ Personally, for me, this will be the third year I’ve been in the finals against Ontario and we lost to them every year. We didn’t want to lose to them again. We didn’t want them to make fools of us. We wanted to show them we’re a contending team too.” Alberta dominated the second half but Ontario got hot in the extra session. “We hit every shot in the first half and they weren’t making a lot,” said Pilypaitis. “It switched on us in the second half and they gained momentum. We couldn’t buy a basket for a while. We knew it wasn’t over. When they started hitting their shots, we knew we had to get something going. We were struggling for a bit but we buckled down and did what we needed to do to win.” Bekkering noted that “I think Ontario is probably not as cocky as they were before. But they still won, so congrats to them.” Alberta out-rebounded Ontario 31-28 and hit 15-22 from the line, while Ontario was 7-12. Courtnay Pilypaitis paced Ontario with 28. Jaleesa Rhoden added 24, May Kotsopoulos 18, Kendel Ross 8, Lisa Furchner 6, Kalisha Keane 5 and Vanessa Kabongo 2, while Emma Cronk, Ryann Fletcher, Chelsea Kane, Christine Macdonald and Stephanie Quattrociocchi were scoreless. Janelle Bekkering paced Alberta with 35. Laurelle Weigl added 16, Stephanie Elford 14, Megan Lang 13 and Melissa Colborne 6 while Emily Bolduc, Carley Burr, Lindsay Hartley, Kathryn Hole, Julie McMurray, Georgia Popovici and Caitlin Stiksma were scoreless.
The bronze medalists from Nova Scotia: Jana Spindler; Tasia McKenna; Emma Duinker; Alexandra Legge; Hillary Woodside; Zara Huntley; Natasha Baker; Kelsey Harpman; Maria Konchalski; Rhonda Kennedy; Caitlin Ulrich; Nicole Works; coach Scott Munro
The silver medalists from Alberta: Janelle Bekkering; Melissa Colborne; Kate Hole; Julie McMurray; Georgia Popovici; Emily Bolduc; Stephanie Elford; Lindsay Harley; Megan Lang; Caitlin Stiksma; Julie McMurray; Laurelle Weigl; Carly Burr; Chelsea Cassidy; coach Donna Branch; assistant Scott Edwards
The gold medalists from Ontario: Courtnay Pilypaitis; Kalisha Keane; Kendel Ross; Vanessa Kabongo; Ryan Fletcher; Emma Cronk; Lisa Furchner; Chelsea Kane; Stephanie Quattrociocchi; Christine MacDonald; Jaleesa Rhoden; May Kotsopoulos