REGULAR SEASON
| Dalhousie | 16-4 | 25-9 | Carolyn Savoy | |||||
| Memorial | 14-6 | 23-11 | Doug Partridge | |||||
| Cape Breton | 15-5 | 22-7 | Fabian McKenzie | |||||
| New Brunswick | 11-9 | 19-12 | Jeff Speedy | |||||
| St. FX | 10-10 | 10-14 | Brent Baker | |||||
| St. Mary’s | 5-15 | 8-25 | Jill Jeffrey | |||||
| Acadia | 5-15 | 10-18 | Angie McLeod | |||||
| U.P.E.I. | 4-16 | 4-24 | Dave MacNeill | |||||
Two weeks before the start of the season, Reagh Vidito resigns as coach of Prince Edward Island, citing “personal reasons,” and saying he was unable to devote as much as needed to the post. Assistants Chris Annett and Brian Chambers had tendered their resignations a week earlier.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Acadia Axewomen: Kim Hurley, Jennifer Bishop, Semra Ilhan, Ginny Gane, Cailin Crosby, Becky Mutch, Marrla Evans, Samantha Nuttall, Anna Crosby, Marianne Thomson, Jessica Hutchinson, Lesley Steeves, Rachel Rogerson, coach Angie MacLeod
Prince Edward Island Panthers: Melissa-Anne Campbell, Lora Morton, Sharise Richards, Susanne Canvin, Jenna Kaye, Allison Hubley, Mary Catherine Connolly, Lauren Wonfor, Cassie Goodwin, Jennifer Russell, Mary Anne Godkin, Rianne Carragher, Kate MacDonald, coach Dave MacNeill
In the quarterfinals, the New Brunswick Red Bloomers defeated St. Francis Xavier 75-65 despite trailing 39-34 at the half. Christie McBride led New Brunswick with 19 on 5-18 from the floor, 9-13 from the line and 3 boards. Leah Corby scored 19 on 5-11 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 4 boards. Kathleen Singh notched 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 9 boards. Katelyn Springer added 9 on 4-11 from the floor and 7 boards. Amanda Sharpe scored 6 on 1-11 from the floor, 4-8 from the line and 8 boards. Elizabeth Marr scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Jessica Steed added 2 and Angela Aydon 2, while Jill Rowe was scoreless. The Red Bloomers hit 23-67 (.343) from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 25-39 (.641) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 17 fouls, 11 turnovers, 10 steals and 3 blocks. Laura Clarke paced St. FX with 24 on 8-15 from the floor, 8-9 from the line and 12 boards. Jacquelyn Richardson added 17 on 6-15 from the floor, 5-7 from the line and 4 boards. Shannon Matheson scored 6 on 3-10 from the floor. Chris Kirk notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor. Tara Kinnear added 4, Beth Stephen 3, Carla MacNeil 2, Leah Mochrie 2 and Ashley Stephen 1, while Maria Konchalski and Emily McPherson were scoreless. The X-Women hit 24-60 (.400) from the floor, 1-10 from the arc and 16-20 from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 3 assists, 28 fouls, 18 turnovers, 4 steals and 2 blocks. The X-Women (coached by Brent Baker) also included Sarah Adair and Laura Himmelman.
In the other quarterfinal, Cape Breton stomped St. Mary’s 73-57 after leading 38-30 at the half.
Cecilia Romero led the Capers with 19 on 8-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Kari Everett added 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards and 4 steals. Natasha Eadie added 13 on 3-7 from the floor, 6-10 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Tamara Alleyne added 9 on 4-6 from the floor. Debralee Ruiz added 7 on 1-7 from the floor and 5-10 from the line. Emma Russell added 4, Kelsey Hodgson 3, Katherine Kanaski 2 and Jill Lake 2, while Sharalee Dempster and Karmen Brown were scoreless. Cape Breton shot 26-50 (.520) from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 19-30 (.633) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 14 fouls, 30 turnovers, 11 steals and 4 blocks. Alise Brown led the Huskies with 12 on 5-20 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 6 steals. Julia Finlay added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Kelsey Daley added 7 on 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Shannon Grant notched 7 on 2-5 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Venessa Ryan scored 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jennifer Bray added 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 5 boards. Barbara Capes scored 1, while Alishia Clayton was scoreless. Saint Mary’s hit 21-63 (.333) from the floor, 4-13 (.308) from the arc and 3-7 (.579) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 20 fouls, 22 turnovers, 19 steals and 7 blocks. The Huskies (coached by Jill Jeffrey Healy) also included Sherelle Carvery, Elizabeth Gibbons, Kailey Ykema, Caitlin Carota and Ashley Donald.
In the semis, Dalhousie nipped New Brunswick 71-69 after leading 37-32 at the half. April Scott led the Tigers with 19 points on 9-16 from the floor and 5 assists. Alex Legge added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Kathleen McNeill added 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 14 boards. Kelly Donald scored 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 assists. Laurie Girdwood notched 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 8 boards and 2 steals. Rachael Harrison added 3 and Tamara Mijatovic 3, while Leah Girdwood and Brittany Sullivan were scoreless. Dalhousie shot 28-64 (.438) from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 15 fouls, 16 turnovers, 12 steals and 4 blocks. Christy McBride paced New Brunswick with 23 on 8-22 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals. Katelyn Springer added 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Amanda Sharpe notched 11 on 5-10 from the floor and 5 boards. Kathleen Singh added 7 on 3-10 from the floor and 8 boards. Jill Rowe scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Leah Corby scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 4 assists. Elizabeth Marr added 4, while Jessica Steed, Victoria Walker and Angela Aydon were scoreless. The Reds shot 28-68 (.412) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 14 fouls, 17 turnovers, 9 steals and 3 blocks.
In the other semi, Memorial stomped Cape Breton 78-61. Meagan Seaward led Memorial with 18 on 7-14 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Kelly Himmelman added 14 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Erin Mullaley added 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 steals. Victoria Thistle notched 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Katherine Quackenbush scored 6 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Krista Singleton added 4, Meghan Dalton 5, Melissa Prunty 4 and Paula Barker 2. The Sea-Hawks hit 30-63 (.476) from the floor, 8-13 (.615) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 24 fouls, 12 turnovers, 9 steals and 4 blocks. Cecilia Romero led Cape Breton with 16 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 steals. Debralee Ruiz added 13 on 4-11 from the floor, 5-9 from the line and 3 boards. Natasha Eadie added 12 on 2-8 from the floor, 8-9 from the line and 5 boards. Kelsey Hodgson added 6 on 2-5 from the floor. Kari Everett scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 3 boards. Emma Russell notched 3, Tamara Alleyne 5 and Sharlee Dempster 2, while Karmen Brown and Katherine Kanaski were scoreless. The Capers shot 21-52 (.404) from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 17-24 (.708) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 12 fouls, 18 turnovers, 7 steals and 7 blocks.
In the final, Memorial defeated Dalhousie 68-43. The teams started very tentatively as almost 4:00 go by before the first points of the contest. Leah Girdwood opens the scoring for Dal. Paula Barker answered back with a trey. Dalhousie led 10-9 after one quarter. Victoria Thistle provided a defensive spark for Memorial but was soon forced to the bench with foul trouble. MVP and Defensive player of the year Katherine Quackenbush then stepped up. Memorial called a time out with 20 seconds left to draw up the last shot of the half, which led to a pair of Melissa Prunty free throws that gave Memorial a 31-25 lead at the half. The 3rd quarter was all MUN as they open with an 8-2 run. Defensively, they forced 11 Tiger turnovers and converted the vast majority of them into transition buckets. Through 3 quarters, the turnover stat line had Dalhousie with 20 turnovers compared to only 4 for the Sea-Hawks. The Sea-Hawks outscored the Tigers 23-5 in the quarter and led 54-30 with 10 minutes to go. The Sea-Hawks pick up their 4th AUS title since 2002 with a 68-43 final. Katherine Quackenbush paced the Sea-Hawks with 18 points on 6-13 from the floor, 6-6 from the line, 3 boards and 6 steals. Victoria Thistle added 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Paula Barker added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Maegan Seaward added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Meghan Dalton added 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 3 boards. Erin Mullaley added 5 on 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Krista Singleton added 2 and Melissa Prunty 2, while Kelly Himmelman as scoreless. Memorial shot 24-60 (.400) from the floor, 1-12 (.083) from the arc and 19-24 (.792) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 16 fouls, 9 turnovers, 14 steals and 4 blocks.
Alex Legge paced Dalhousie with 18 on 6-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 8 boards. Kelly Donald scored 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Rachael Harrison scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor. Kathleen McNeil notched 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Abby Jakob added 3, Leah Girdwood 2, Laurie Girdwood 2 and Tamara Mijatovic 2, while Brittany Sullivan and April Scott were scoreless. The Tigers shot 15-60 (.250) from the floor, 2-10 from the arc and 11-13 (.846) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 18 fouls, 23 turnovers, 3 steals and 5 blocks.
The co-bronze medalist New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Christy McBride; Katelyn Springer; Amanda Sharpe; Kathleen Singh; Jill Rowe; Leah Corby; Elizabeth Marr; Jessica Steed; Victoria Walker; Angela Aydon; Stephanie Dinn; Leslie Aimee; coach Jeff Speedy
The co-bronze medalist Cape Breton Capers: Cecilia Romero; Debralee Ruiz; Natasha Eadie; Kelsey Hodgson; Kari Everett; Emma Russell; Tamara Alleyne; Sharlee Dempster; Karmen Brown; Katherine Kanaski; Jill Lake; Camesha McKenzie; Breagh Moore; coach Fabian McKenzie
The runner-up Dalhousie Tigers: Alex Legge; Kelly Donald; Rachael Harrison; Kathleen McNeil; Abby Jakob; Leah Girdwood; Laurie Girdwood; Tamara Mijatovic; Brittany Sullivan; April Scott; Chloe McLean; Emma Cooper; coach Carolyn Savoy; assistant Carly Clarke
The champion Memorial Sea-Hawks: Katherine Quackenbush; Victoria Thistle; Paula Barker; Maegan Seaward; Meghan Dalton; Erin Mullaley; Krista Singleton; Melissa Prunty; Kelly Himmelman; Brittany Dalton; Amy Peveril; Stefanie Foo; coach Doug Partridge; assistant George Mammen