REGULAR SEASON

St. Mary’s 18-2 30-5 Scott Munro        
  St. FX 13-7 18-10 Augy Jones        
  Acadia 14-6 21-13 Bev Greenlaw        
  Dalhousie 10-10 13-18 Anna Stammberger        
  Memorial 11-9 17-13 Doug Partridge        
  UPEI  6-14  9-19 Greg Gould        
  Cape Breton  6-14  8-18 Fabian McKenzie        
  New Brunswick  2-18  6-23 Jeff Speedy        
                 

        Playoff non-qualifiers:

        Cape Breton Capers: Tanira McClurkin, Hope Edwards, Brittany Hollins, Justin MacNeil, Naudia Campbell, Kara MacKinnon, Colleen Keane, Samantha Minicucci, Kayla Gardner, Natasha Roach, Jalynn Skeir, coach Fabian McKenzie, assistant Doug Connors, Kelsey Hodgson, assistant Karmen Brown

        Prince Edward Island Panthers: Julia McKenna, Katelyn Donahoe, Terrilyn Herrick, Carly LaFave, Holly Jones, Jenna Jones, Amy Gough, Nakita Newman, Marie-Christine Parent, Emily MacEachern, Danielle Macdonald, Darcy Zinck, Laura Power, Rayelle Morrison, Tamara Tompkins, coach Greg Gould, assistant Bob Gray, assistant Kathy Murray, assistant Bob Maks, assistant Carolyn Huggan

In the quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded Memorial Sea-Hawks dumped the 4th-seeded Dalhousie Tigers 72-62. Memorial led 19-13 after one quarter. Dalhousie led 28-25 at the half. After narrowing the gap to 45-43 after the third frame, the Sea-Hawks dominated the fourth quarter, outscoring the Tigers 29-17. Grace Fishbein was chosen player of the game for the Sea-Hawks, while Tessa Stammberger earned the laurels for the Tigers. Grace Fishbein paced the Sea-Hawks with 26 on 9-15 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Sandra Amoah added 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 13 boards and 4 steals. Emily Jameson added 13 on 3-14 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Ally Forsey added 13 on 5-17 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 15 boards. Megan Robinson added 2, along with 4 boards and 2 assists, Kim Devison 1, along with 3 assists, and Sam Kavanagh 1, along with 2 assists, while Kelia Pond was scoreless. The Sea-Hawks hit 24-70 (.343) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 19-25 (.760) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks, 19 turnovers and 8 fouls. Tessa Stammberger paced the Tigers with 21 on 9-16 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 13 boards and 2 steals. Keisha Brown added 19 on 7-19 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Courtney Thompson notched 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Robbi Daley scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Anna Von Maltzahn notched 6 on 2-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals, while Hannah Gonzales, Korenda Colley, Emily Hanaka, Ainsley Macintyre and Maya Wold were scoreless. Macintyre nabbed 4 boards. The Tigers hit 25-75 (.333) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 8-9 (.889) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 7 steals, 18 turnovers and 20 fouls. The Tigers (coached by Anna Stammberger, assisted by Kelsey Daley, Alise Brown and Janice King) also included Madison Tompkins.

        In the other quarterfinal, the 6th-seeded New Brunswick Varsity Reds stunned the 3rd-seeded Acadia Axettes 66-60. The Varsity Reds built a 17-14 lead after one quarter on aggressive work on the offensive glass. Axewomen post Abbey Duinker picked up her second foul late in the frame and was forced to the bench, while Varsity Reds reserve hit a trey over top Acadia’s 2-3 zone to give UNB the lead. In the second quarter, Kristy Moore continued to push the tempo for Acadia and scored 13 but although the Axettes were prone to turnovers, they led 34-33 at the half despite late buckets by Claire Colbourne and Colleen Daly for the Varsity Reds. UNB led 51-40 after three quarters by capitalizing on Acadia’s lack of depth. Although Colbourne was forced to the bench with four fouls in the final frame, rookie guard Chelsey Collette hit a pair of critical buckets to ice the win. Varsity Reds coach Jeff Speedy said keeping the Axettes to a low total was the key to the victory. “Tonight, obviously … a pretty gutsy effort. We held a high scoring team and two very good offensive players (Abby Duinker and Kristy Moore) to 60 points. We have had a lot of games where we have had to score 86 to win and we can’t. We needed to keep the score where it is to win and tonight, we did that.” Melissa Foster was chosen player of the game for the Varsity Reds, while Rita Leila Sibo earned the laurels for the Axettes. Chelsey Collette paced the Varsity Reds with 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Colleen Daly added 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Claire Colborne notched 8 on 3-14 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Katelyn Mangold scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Tilly Ettinger added 7 on 0-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 6 boards and 5 steals. Rachel Cleary added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Sam Kaminsky scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Melissa Foster added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 9 boards and 4 assists. Laura Fowler scored 5 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Laura Fox and Alison Chalke were scoreless. The Varsity Reds hit 22-74 (.297) from the floor, 5-24 (.208) from the arc and 17-23 (.739) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 11 steals, 5 blocks, 20 turnovers and 17 fouls. Rita Leila Sibo paced the Axettes with 22 on 9-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 10 boards. Kristy Moore added 19 on 7-23 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 5-10 from the line, 5 boards and 4 steals. Abbey Duinker scored 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Carlie Macdonald added 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 assists and 3 steals. Aprille Deus added 2, along with 2 boards, and Chika Chiekwe 2, along with 2 boards, while Maya Macatumpag and Rachel Savage were scoreless. Macatumpag nabbed 3 boards and Savage 2. The Axettes hit 24-73 (.329) from the floor, 1-17 (.059) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks, 18 turnovers and 20 fouls. The Axettes (coached by Bev Greenlaw, assisted by Adam Detienne) also included Chika Chiekwe, Molly Labenski, Lindsay Harris, Emily Nkosi and Jenalle Vanhie.

        In the semis, the top-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies clipped the 5th-seeded Memorial Sea-Hawks 68-59. The Huskies led 18-14 after one quarter as Justine Colley dominated the paint. They stretched their lead to 36-26 at the half as Colley found the open shooters when the Sea-Hawks collapsed in the paint. They extended their margin to 54-37 after three quarters. Memorial came to life in the final frame by finding their perimeter shooting touch. The Sea-Hawks rallied within seven but it proved too little too late as Naomie Frequiere supplied the dagger with a corner three with just over a minute left to get the lead back to 10. Justine Colley was chosen player of the game for the Huskies, while Kim Devison earned the laurels for the Sea-Hawks. Justine Colley paced the Huskies with 23 on 6-19 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 10-11 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. Naomie Frequiere added 15 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Lindsay Panchan added 11 on 5-11 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Angelina Carvery added 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Laura Langille added 6 on 2-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 blocks. Amanda Smith added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 14 boards and 4 assists. Stephanie Clarke added 2, along with 5 boards, while Shannon Chapman was scoreless. The Huskies hit 23-77 (.299) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 15-18 (.833) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 9 steals, 9 blocks, 9 turnovers and 13 fouls. Grace Fishbein paced the Sea-Hawks with 18 on 7-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Kim Devison added 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 3 boards. Emily Jameson added 10 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Sandra Amoah added 8 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 10 boards. Ally Forsey notched 6 on 2-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 11 boards. Megan Robinson added 2, along with 2 boards and 4 assists, while Kelia Pond and Samantha Kavanagh were scoreless. Pond nabbed 2 boards. The Sea-Hawks hit 21-72 (.292) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 11-13 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 14 turnovers and 14 fouls.

        In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded St. Francis Xavier X-Women dispatched the 6th-seeded New Brunswick Varsity Reds 74-63. UNB led 24-22 after one quarter and 40-36 at the half. The X-Women outscored the V-Reds 19-14 in the third quarter to take a 55-54. They dominated the final frame 19-9, built a 10-point lead with five to play and defended efficiently down the stretch. X-Women coach Augy Jones said “I am very proud of the team, for us to get to the AUS final in my first year is a testament to the type of players we have on the team and the coaching staff. (Lia St. Pierre) is outstanding and had a great game today. We needed her today and she did a great job rebounding, she passed the ball when she needed to, and she made big shots when she needed to.” Lia St. Pierre was chosen player of the game for X-Women, while Rachel Cleary earned the laurel for the Varsity Reds. Lia St. Pierre paced the X-Women with 27 on 11-23 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Vanessa Pickard added 18 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Kolbi Roper notched 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 assists. Lindsay Lessard added 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Rebecca Sheehan added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Kiley DeLong added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 5 boards, and Jocelyn Moore 4, along with 3 boards, while Courtney Kilyk, Nicolette Fong Iyew Quee and Selali Acolatse were scoreless. Acolatse nabbed 3 boards. The X-Women hit 29-72 (.403) from the floor, 7-17 (.412) from the arc and 9-17 (.529) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 9 turnovers and 23 fouls. Claire Colborne paced the Varsity Reds with 14 on 5-21 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Rachel Cleary added 13 on 4-12 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 6 boards. Laura Fowler added 9 on 3-6 from the arc and 4 boards. Tilly Ettinger scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Chelsey Collette scored 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Katelyn Mangold added 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Colleen Daly added 2, along with 2 boards, Samantha Kaminsky 2 and Karlen Majcher 2, while Melissa Foster, Laura Fox and Alison Chalke were scoreless. Foster nabbed 7 boards and dished 4 assists. The Varsity Reds hit 21-68 (.309) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 16 turnovers and 16 fouls.

        In the final, the top-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies stomped the 2nd-seeded St. Francis Xavier X-Women 90-57 to capture their first AUS crown in 35 years. St. FX broke to a 6-2 lead as their 2-3 zone appeared to befuddle the Huskies. But Saint Mary’s rallied to knot the score at 19 after one quarter as Lia St. Pierre and Vanessa Pickard picked up two fouls apiece for the X-Women. The Huskies extended their lead to 46-30 at the half after getting their perimeter game on track and Justine Colley began to assert herself in the blocks. The Huskies extended their lead to 75-49 after three quarters and romped. Colley was chosen tournament MVP and player of the game for the Huskies, while Rebecca Sheehan earned the laurel for the X-Women. Huskie coach Scott Munro said “we played great. You work all year to try and play your best basketball at the end of the season and I thought that was probably the best game we played this year. We shot the heck out of it in the third quarter which got us a bit of a gap and the kids defended their butts off the whole time.” Justine Colley paced the Huskies with 30 on 9-19 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 11 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Lindsay Panchan added 19 on 7-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Naomie Freguiere added 16 on 5-15 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Laura Langille scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Amanda Smith notched 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 5 boards and 3 assists. Angelina Carvery added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Shannon Chapman added 4 on 1-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Alexandra Smye, Hilary Graham, Stephanie Clarke and Becky Nash were scoreless. Nash nabbed 3 boards and Graham 2. The Huskies hit 30-71 (.423) from the floor, 14-32 (.438) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 9 steals, 5 blocks, 19 turnovers and 15 fouls. Lia St. Pierre paced the X-Women with 14 on 5-16 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Kolbi Roper added 10 on 5-8 from the floor and 5 boards. Rebecca Sheehan scored 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 5 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Vanessa Pickard notched 9 on 3-15 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Jocelyn Moore scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Lindsay Lessard added 5 on 1-3 from the floor and 3-3 from the line, and Courtney Kilyk 3, while Kiley DeLong, Nicolette Fong Lyew Quee, Kayla Macintyre, Selali Acolatse and Alex Martell were scoreless. DeLong nabbed 2 boards. The X-Women hit 20-71 (.282) from the floor, 5-26 (.192) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 13 steals, 4 blocks, 17 turnovers and 25 fouls. The X-Women (coached by interim coach Augy Jones, assisted by Geoff Spencer and Wendy Langley) also included Anne Kiberd, Melissa Gottschall, Shannon Hatch, Alana Lawn and Kayla McCarron.

        After the season, St. FX Director of Athletics and Recreation Leo MacPherson lifted the interim tag off of Augy Jones and inked him to a three-year contract. “We are very pleased with Augy’s performance this past year and he has been rewarded with a multi-year contract,” comments MacPherson. “We have high expectations of our women’s basketball program and we are certainly on the right track with Augy at the helm.” Jones had taken over the program on an interim basis in April, 2012 after Matt Skinn had moved on to the men’s head coaching position at Cape Breton. He led the X-Women to a 13-7 record in AUS competition this past season and a berth in the AUS championship game. “I am personally humbled and excited at the prospect of guiding the X-Women basketball program for the next three years,” says Jones. “I want to thank the players, parents and more specifically Leo MacPherson for their collective confidence in my ability to coach at the CIS level. This opportunity is truly a dream come true for me. I would be remiss if I did not thank coaches like Terry Symonds, Bev Greenlaw, Bob Douglas, Steve Konchalski, Doug Partridge and Ross Quackenbush – who all had a tremendous influence on my coaching style. Finally I would like to thank my family and my ‘X’ family for all the support they have given me throughout this process.” Jones had been an assistant coach with the Saint Mary’s men’s basketball program for four years and was an assistant coach with X-Men basketball mentor Steve Konchalski for three seasons in the early 2000’s. A national coaching certification program level two coach, Jones has also lent his coaching services to various Basketball Nova Scotia provincial squads, including the U14 boys provincial team in 2010, and regional training center `HRM’ head coach in 2009 (U14) and 2008 (U15). In 2010 he was named the head coach of the Nova Scotia boys Canada Games team for the upcoming 2013 Canada Games, and he has instructed at numerous basketball summer camps over the past two decades. Jones has international coaching experience as the head coach for the Bahamas Baptist Community College for the 2005-06 season, in addition to time spent in St. Lucia as the head coach of the VideBoutielle Secondary School from 1992-96, and assistant coach for the St. Lucian national team from 1992-94.

The co-bronze medalist Memorial Sea-Hawks: Grace Fishbein; Kim Devison; Emily Jameson; Sandra Amoah; Ally Forsey; Megan Robinson; Kelia Pond; Samantha Kavanagh; Rebecca Amo-Mensah; Carolyn Adams; Marika Vanden Elzen; Katherine Vanden Elzen; Amanda Martret; Nancy Hernandez Basurto; coach Doug Partridge; assistant Caitlin Sparks; assistant Stephanie Stewart

The co-bronze medalist New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Claire Colborne; Rachel Cleary; Laura Fowler; Tilly Ettinger; Chelsey Collette; Katelyn Mangold; Colleen Daly; Samantha Kaminsky; Karlen Majcher; Melissa Foster; Laura Fox; Alison Chalke; Caroline Healy; Karlen Majcher; Laura Fowler; Awo Farah; coach Jeff Speedy; assistant Cory Russell; assistant Dan Goggin

        The runner-up St. Francis Xavier X-Women: Lia St. Pierre; Kolbi Roper; Vanessa Pickard; Jocelyn Moore; Lindsay Lessard; Courtney Kilyk; Kiley DeLong; Nicolette Fong; Lyew Quee; Kayla Macintyre; Selali Acolatse; Alex Martell; Anne Kiberd; Melissa Gottschall; Shannon Hatch; Alana Lawn; Kayla McCarron; interim coach Augy Jones; assistant Geoff Spencer; assistant Wendy Langley

        The champion Saint Mary’s Huskies: Shannon Chapman, Justine Colley, Alexandra Smye, Amanda Smith, Angelina Carvery, Samantha Martin, Hilary Graham, Stephanie Clarke, Taiyanah Scott, Lindsay Panchan, Naomie Fequiere, Laura Langille, Becky Nash, coach Scott Munro, assistant Janet Roy, assistant Mark Ross, assistant Les Berry; therapist Chad Newhook; communications officer Lori Forbes; athletic director Dr. David Murphy