REGULAR SEASON

Regina 17-3   Dave Taylor          
  Calgary 17-3   Damian Jennings          
  Saskatchewan 16-4   Lisa Thomaidis          
  Alberta 15-5   Scott Edwards          
  U.B.C. 14-6   Deb Huband          
  Lethbridge 12-8   Dave Waknuk          
  Victoria 12-8   Dani Sinclair          
  Trinity Western 12-8   Cheryl Jean-Paul          
  U.N.B.C. 11-9   Sergey Shchepotkin          
  Fraser Valley 10-10   Al Tuchsherer          
  Winnipeg  8-12   Tanya McKay          
  Manitoba  8-12   Michele Sung-Hynes          
  MacEwan  6-14   Katherine Adams          
  Brandon  5-15   Novell Thomas          
  Thompson Rivers  4-16   Scott Reeves          
  Mount Royal  2-18   Nate McKibbon          
  UBC Okanagan  1-19   Bobby Mitchell          

        At the start of the season, Lethbridge announced that coach Dave Adams would take a medical leave and would be replaced by associate Dave Waknuk for the season. While training for the World Triathlon Championship, Adams suffered a crash during road bike exercises, requiring several surgeries. Waknuk joined Pronghorns in 15-16. He was previously coach of the Grande Prairie Wolves in the ACAC and the U17 Alberta team. Waknuk was named the ACAC Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year in 2011, while leading the Wolves to an ACAC Championship.
Playoff non-qualifiers:

        Brandon Bobcats: Chelsea Misskey, Hailey Maas, Kylie Weckend, Logan Biccum, Laney Harder, Bailey Johnson, Kendal Russell, Lauren Anderson, Josie Degagne, Adrianna Proulx, Jessica Hartog, coach Novell Thomas, assistant Marc Plante, assistant Melissa Stoesz-Robinson, assistant Juan Mosquera

        UBC-Okanagan Heat: Martina Mason, Lindsey Bott, Vanessa Botteselle, Braxtyn Horbay, Claire Mitchell, Katie Punia, Josi Debruyn, Sadie Beers, Brianna Falk, Ana Evans, Amanda Pearson, Jordan Korol, Mackenzie Horst, Claire Feasby, coach Bobby Mitchell, assistant Lonny Mazurak, assistant Lisa Nickle, assistant Diane Schuetze, strength & conditioning Kevin Phillips, therapist Jeff Thorburn, student trainer Carley Palk, athletic director Tom Huisman

        MacEwan Griffins: Darian Mahmi, Rachel Hare, Hannah Gibb, Ellie McCarthy, Anna Mbuyi, Hayley Lalor, Madison McTighe, Mackenzie Farmer, Brielle Wise, Areena Lewis, Kristen Montfort-Palomino, Mady Chamberlin, Kayla Ivicak, Monika Curtis, Shannon Majeau, Jenna Sullivan, coach Katherine Adams, assistant Bill Bradley, assistant Shavaun Reaney, student therapist Brittany Herbach

        Mount Royal Cougars: Faye Graff, Sarah Rinsky, Maitlynn Miller, Kennedy Horn, Marnie Garner, Jordan Blaskin, Rachel Osczevski, Abbey Gillette, Alesha Stanley, Kansas Long, Michelle Tiffany, Cameron Engen, Sydney Tabin, Maria Blanco Belver, Charity Marlatt, Maddison Hooper, coach Nate McKibbon, assistant Sarah Williams, assistant Marianna Raguz, assistant Ivan Frade, student therapist Nathan Hart, student therapist Lauren Therriault

        Thompson Rivers Wolfpack: Emily Ferguson, Emma Lizee, Megan Roualt, Leilani Carney, Jenae John, Lauren Walkley, Emily Vilac, Jordon Haggerty, Kanesha Reeves, Courtney Sampson, Michelle Bos, Brooklyn Golt, coach Scott Reeves, assistant Chuck Ferguson, assistant Cindy Russell

        In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded host Lethbridge Pronghorns dusted the 11th-seeded Manitoba Bison 99-60 to garner their first postseason victory since 2002. “I’m really happy with our performance tonight,” said interim Pronghorns coach Dave Waknuk. “I thought we did a great job as a team from start to finish. We executed our defensive plan really well and moved the ball on offense. I couldn’t ask for a better team performance, and I’m really happy with how we played tonight.” Waknuk added that he was delighted that “with 26 assists it means we moved the ball really well. It’s not surprising as we’ve played this way all year, that’s just the character of this team – very unselfish.” Bisons coach Michelle Sung said “we were obviously disappointed. We knew we needed to shoot the ball well tonight coming into this gym, and we did not do that. We put ourselves in a really tough position and put a lot of pressure on our defense to get stops. [The ‘Horns] played pretty hard for 40 minutes and took advantage.” Both teams were jittery early, hitting a combined 0-13 from the field. But the Pronghorns exploded for 9-0 and 10-0 runs to take a 30-10 lead after one quarter. They extended the margin to 46-25 at the half and 75-38 after three quarters. The Pronghorns dominated the boards and played a tempo that proved too torrid for the Bisons. Kacie Bosch paced the Pronghorns with 17 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Amy Mazutinec added 17 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Kathryn Hankins notched 16 on 8-16 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 8 boards. Asnate Fomina scored 14 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 6 boards and 8 assists. Danielle Fritzke added 10 on 2-12 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Isabel Rattai notched 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Jessica Zarowny added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 7 boards. Sydney Andres scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Katie Keith and Nathania Takyi were scoreless. Keith nabbed 10 boards, dished 3 assists and pilfered 5 balls. Takyi dished 4 assists. The Pronghorns hit 33-88 (.432) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 68 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 26 assists, 15 turnovers, 5 blocks and 8 steals. Nicole Konieczny led the Bisons with 17 on 6-18 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Addison Martin added 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 7 boards and 4 steals. Taylor Randall notched 15 on 5-23 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc and 5-5 from the line. Claire Harvey scored 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Tiara Licsi scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Keziah Brothers added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Dana Inglis notched 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 2 boards, while Deidre Bartlett, Brooke Evason, Tianna Mighty, Emma Thompson and Brittanie Parisien were scoreless. Mighty, Parisien and Thompson each nabbed 2 boards. Parisien also dished 2 assists. The Bisons hit 22-81 (.272) from the floor, 2-20 (.100) from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 6 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals. The Bisons (coach Michele Sung-Hynes, assistant Trisha Serhal, assistant Eric Sung, assistant Graham Bodnar, student manager Lauryn Manaigre, psychologist Cal Botterill, strength & conditioning Adam Stevenson, academic advisor Darcy MacPherson, therapist Mandy Los, student therapist Kelly Parker, student therapist Christian Valete) also included Montana Kinzel, Lana Mackic and Emerson Martin. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Victoria Vikes clubbed the 10th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 80-61 to qualify for their sixth-consecutive Canada West quarter-finals. Amira Giannattasio, who scored 22 in the first half, said “it’s pretty emotional especially my last home game at CARSA after my five years. I’m glad we could end on a win and continue on in to playoffs. All my teammates throughout the years have kept me going and got me all the looks I’ve had and helped me with plays just like for my record on seniors night. I’m really grateful for them and glad to play under Dani for five years.” Vikes coach Dani Sinclair said “I thought we looked nervous to start but Amira, she’s been in this situation a number of times, and she held us steady to start the game. She has learned over the course of her career to make others around her better. Early on she played a role where she was the scorer and the shooter but as she has matured she has learned how to make others better.” The Vikes led 20-9, 39-23 and 61-40 at the quarters. Sinclair said Morgan Roskelly’s double-digit contribution off the bench was invaluable. “It was huge having a bunch of her shots go in late clock, off the dribble and shooting the three. (Fraser Valley) cut the gap a couple times and without those shots it could have been a much closer game. Thinking back to losing to them on (Jan. 12), she wasn’t providing that same scoring off the bench. We knew she was going to be important for us off the bench tonight.” Cascades coach Al Tuscherer said the Vikes “execute very well, and they’ve got players who can really make shots and make tough plays – they’re a good team. … I was really proud of the effort tonight. We kept fighting. Going into the fourth quarter we were down 20, and it could have gone either way, but they kept battling and kept supporting each other, and that’s a really good sign for us going forward.” Amira Giannattasio paced the Vikes with 26 on 9-19 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Morgan Roskelley added 17 on 7-9 from the floor and 3-4 from the arc. Ashlyn Day scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 5 assists. Katie Langdon scored 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 5 boards. Calli McNillan notched 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Haily Weaver added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Aleah Ashlee scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists, while Xenia Knoop, Paige Thomson and Hannah Walline were scoreless. The Vikes hit 30-62 (.484) from the floor, 7-17 (.412) from the arc and 13-16 (.812) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 19 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 5 steals. Taylor Claggett led the Cascades with 16 on 6-12 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Kate Head added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 10 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Natalie Rathler notched 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Amanda Thompson scored 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Jessica Zawada notched 6 on 2-3 from the arc. Madeline Beerwald added 5 on 2-7 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Victoria Jacobse scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Abby Zawada added 3 on 1-5 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc. Alexis Worrell scored 2 on 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Veronica Kobes was scoreless. The Cascades hit 23-63 (.365) from the floor, 7-18 (.389) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 15 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. The Cascades (coach Al Tuchscherer, assistant Dan Nayebzadeh, assistant Tara Burton, assistant Avneet Brar, assistant Chantel Ewert, assistant Chris Harvey) also included Madison Draayers, Elissa Vreugdenhil, Katelyn Mallette and redshirt Annika Bojczuk-Dhaliwal. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves nipped the 8th-seeded host Trinity Western Spartans 80-78 after notched a 12-2 run over the final 4 minutes of play. Tessa Ratzlaff had given the Spartans a 76-68 lead with a trey but the Timberwolves cranked up their full-court pressure. Alina Shakirova hit a trey to draw UNBC within 78-76 with two minutes to play. Madison Landry tied the game with 54 seconds to play and then Maria Mongomo hit a jumper with 20 seconds on the clock. The Spartans missed a chance to overtime when Sarah Buckingham’s jumper at the buzzer rimmed out. Spartans coach Cheryl Jean-Paul called it a “bittersweet” loss. “So many people had really great performances. They did what we asked them to do. We were scoring inside, we hit some big shots, we made our free throws and we took care of the ball in a lot of situations. This is where basketball is basketball. You can analyze everything, but the reality is one team had to lose and unfortunately it was us today. … UNBC did a great job today. It could have gone either way and I think both programs have a lot of respect for each other. It was exciting to play in front of large crowd. It’s sad that this is how it ended but I think we can be proud of what we accomplished.” The Timberwolves led 22-19 after one quarter and 39-34 at the half. The Spartans led 58-54 after three quarters. Maria Mongomo led the Timberwolves with 29 on 10-16 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Madison Landry added 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Alina Shakirova notched 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 6 boards. Vasiliki Louka added 12 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 13 boards and 2 assists. Abby Gibb scored 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 3 assists, while Cevanna Carlson, Julia Gallant and Emily Holmes were scoreless. Holmes nabbed 3 boards. The Timberwolves hit 28-59 (.475) from the floor, 8-17 (.471) from the arc and 16-17 (.941) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 11 assists, 13 turnovers, 1 block and 6 steals. Tessa Ratzlaff led the Spartans with 20 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Jessica Brown added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Sarah Buckingham notched 12 on 5-16 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Nicole Fransson scored 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Kianna Wiens added 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 9 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Teanna Bradshaw scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jolene Vlieg notched 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Simran Grewal scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Julia Marshall was scoreless and dished 4 assists. The Spartans hit 31-73 (.425) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 10-12 (.833) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals. The Spartans (coach Cheryl Jean-Paul, assistant Chantelle Martin, assistant Ana Lomavatu, assistant Joel Ditson, apprentice Lucy Golubic, student apprentice Grace Guderyan, video coordinator Sean Zhang, mentor Bailey Davies, therapist Natalie Ghobrial, therapist Katia Sanon, student therapist Brianna Bjorgan, student therapist Natalie Szakun, student therapist Hannah Lindsay, strength & conditioning Andrew Evans, nutritionist Adrienne Friesen, psychologist Blair Whitmarsh, SID Scott Stewart, media manager Mark Janzen) also included Jaya Bannerman, Jenna Van Delft, Tessa Needham, Nicola Peters, Breanna Cabuco, Grace Gunderyan, Jessica Bosma and Ose Obetoh. …………………………………………………… In the last opening round match, the 12th-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen stunned the 5th-seeded host University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 67-64. “We’re incredibly proud, we were ranked twelve and they were ranked fifth,” said Wesmen coach Tanya Mckay. “I’m sure nobody expected that but us, you know we’ve steadily gotten better all season and everybody says they only have Faith Hezekiah, she’s our only player, well we’ve got some hidden gems and those gems came to play today.” UBC coach Deb Huband said “I think obviously we didn’t play the way we had anticipated or wanted to. I think we were a little bit overwhelmed maybe by the pressure of the moment. There were a lot of uncharacteristic things that happened on the floor today but credit Winnipeg I think they played with bravery and courage and with nothing to lose and they’re very deserving of the win.” The Wesmen led 23-16, 41-33 and 55-52 at the quarters. Gabrielle Laguerta drained a trey to knot the score at 55. Madison Penn added a turnaround jumper and Keylyn Filewich drove for a layup to give the Thunderbirds a 59-55 lead. But Farrah Castillo notched her third trey of the night and Deborah Kikiasi added a trey as the Wesmen rallied to a 65-59 lead. The Thunderbirds drew to within 65-62 off an and-one by Filewich and then Penn hit two free throws to trim the margin to one with 57 seconds to play. But the Thunderbirds were unable to score on their next two possessions and Castillo iced it with a pair of free throws. Farrah Castillo led the Wesmen with 20 on 7-17 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Lena Wenke added 16 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Faith Hezekiah notched 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Robyn Boulanger scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 204 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Deborah Nkiasi added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 1-3 from the line. Jessica Dyck notched 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Jillian Duncan added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, while Mikayla Funk and Paige Hastings Van were scoreless. Funk nabbed 5 boards and blocks 2 shots. The Wesmen hit 22-67 (.328) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 11 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 blocks and 10 steals. Madison Penn led the Thunderbirds with 21 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9-11 from the line and 14 boards. Keylyn Filewich added 16 on 5-12 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 17 boards and 2 assists. Gabrielle Laguerta notched 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 2 assists. Jessica Hanson scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists.  Hailey Counsell notched 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Madison Legault scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 2 boards. Dina Strujic added 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Kate Johnson added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Krysten Lindquist and Tanis Metcalfe were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 21-54 (.389) from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 18-25 (.720) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 15 assists, 21 turnovers, 2 blocks and 1 steal. The Thunderbirds (coach Deb Huband, assistant Carrie Watts, assistant Shaun McGuinness, trainer Micah Hall, trainer Sabrina Hou, manager Ruth Baboa, manager Kaitlyn Domingues, therapist Mike Green) also included Marcie Schlick, Isabelle Khalifa, Ali Norris and Chelsea Hamming.

        In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies defeated the 12th-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen 84-75; 102-56 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Saskatchewan clipped Winnipeg 84-75 despite trailing 20-10, 45-32 and 64-56 at the quarters. “I thought we played really scared and tentative and that showed early on,” said Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis. “We came out with much more aggression in the second half, were able to get a few stops, get out and run on offence and that’s how we need to play. … Credit to Kelsey (Lalor), she played with a ton of confidence and aggression so it was great to see her have that kind of performance.” Wesmen guard Faith Hezekiah dominated the first half, while Winnipeg’s zone defence appared to befuddle the Huskies. A 17-7 Saskatchewan run in the third quarter appeared to calm down the Huskies as they clawed back from the deficit. Back-to-back treys by Lalor and Megan Ahlstrom gave the huskies their first lead early in the fourth quarter and soon built their lead to 12 with two minutes to play. Sabine Dukate iced it with a trey with 30 seconds remaining on the clock. “You always want to get that first win in a best-of-three, that’s a huge hurdle to get over,” said Thomaidis. “But last year we lost both of our second games so it will be a matter of coming out with a better effort to start the game.” Kelsey Lalor paced Saskatchewan with 21 on 8-16 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc and 7 boards. Sabine Dukate added 20 on 8-13 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Katriana Philipenko notched 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Megan Ahlstrom scored 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Summer Masikewich added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 7 boards. Brianna Fehr notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Libby Epoch scored 4 on 0-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 7 assists. Kyla Shand added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Carly Ahlstrom scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while, Janaya Brown, Maya Olynyk and Ashley de Sousa Martins were scoreless. The Huskies hit 27-69 (.391) from the floor, 13-34 (.382) from the arc and 17-22 (.773) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 18 assists, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals. Faith Hezekiah paced Winnipeg with 31 on 11-25 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 10 boards. Farrah Castillo added 20 on 7-16 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 5 assists. Lena Wenke notched 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jessica Dyck scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Mikayla Funk added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Robyn Boulanger scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 assists, while Jillian Duncan and Paige Hastings Van were scoreless. Hastings Van nabbed 2 boards. The Wesmen hit 26-66 (.394) from the floor, 11-26 (.423) from the arc and 12-14 (.857) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 13 assists, 14 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals. ………………………………………………… In game two, Saskatchewan completed the series sweep by clubbing Winnipeg 102-56 after leading 29-12, 52-23 and 78-40 at the quarters after outplaying the Wesmen (13 treys to 4) from beyond the arc and dominating the offensive glass. “It’s fantastic we have that ability to knock down those threes and it just seemed like the exact opposite of how we shot last night to start the game,” said Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis. “There were a lot of different people making shots, the ball was moving and that’s the way we like to play.” The Huskies opened with a 24-3 run featured a pair of treys apiece from Sabine Dukate and Megan Ahlstrom. Shellshocked Winnipeg never recovered. Sabine Dukate paced Saskatchewan with 21 on 7-11 from the arc. Summer Masikewich added 17 on 7-9 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 10 boards and 5 assists. Megan Ahlstrom notched 14 on 4-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Libby Epoch scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Kyla Shand added 9 on 2-3 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Brianna Fehr notched 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Kelsey Lalor scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 assists. Katrian Philipenko added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Carly Ahlstrom scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Ashley de Sousa Martins added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Maya Olynyk scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Janaya Brown was scoreless. The Huskies hit 35-61 (.574) from the floor, 13-27 (.481) from the arc and 19-24 (.792) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 28 assists, 24 turnovers, 3 blocks and 3 steals. Faith Hezekiah paced Winnipeg with 22 on 8-23 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 2 boards. Farrah Castillo added 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Jessica Dyck added 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Robyn Boulanger scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Jillian Duncan added 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Deborah Nkiasi notched 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Lena Wenke added 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Mikayla Funk scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 4 boards, while Paige Hastings Van and Vanessa Millions were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 19-64 (.297) from the floor, 4-16 (.250) from the arc and 14-21 from the line, while garnering 15 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 6 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. The Wesmen (coach Tanya McKay, assistant Tami Pennell, assistant Richard Gooch, strength & conditioning Gerren McDonald, strength & conditioning Henry de Guzman, psychologist Aman Hussain, therapist Jeff Billeck) also included

Rayna Anderson, Katie Hastings Van and Chelsea Espenberg.

        The 10th-seeded Lethbridge Pronghorns defeated the 4th-seeded Alberta Pandas 90-66; 67-60 (2g-0). ………………………………………………… In game one, Lethbridge stunned host Alberta 90-66 after leading 29-26, 47-37 and 73-49 at the quarters. The Pandas broke to a 10-0 lead and then went south as the Pronghorns took total command. Amy Mazutinec notched an and-one with 1.2 seconds to play as Lethbridge took a 10-point lead at the half. The Pandas never again threatened and appeared prone to senseless, sloppy turnovers. Asnate Fomina paced Lethbridge with 22 on 10-18 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Kacie Bosch added 17 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Danielle Fritzke notched 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc and 2 boards. Amy Mazutinec scored 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Jessica Zarowny added 10 on 5-8 from the floor and 5 boards. Katie Keith scored 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 14 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kathryn Hankins notched 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 5 assists, while Sydney Andres, Isabel Rattai and Nathania Takyi were scoreless. The Pronghorns hit 36-78 (.462) from the floor, 10-21 (.476) from the arc and 8-10 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 21 assists, 12 turnovers and 13 steals. Emma Kary paced Alberta with 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 7 boards. Jenna Harpe added 11 on 3-15 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Mackenzie Cook notched 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Vanessa Wild scored 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Morgan Mudge added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Megan Tywoniuk notched 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Lauren Earl scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Makenna Ledgister added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards. Brooklyn Legault scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 10 boards. Abby Morrison added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Shae McCusker scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Neve Murray was scoreless and nabbed 3 boards. The Pandas hit 25-67 (.373) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 12-22 (.545) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 8 assists, 24 turnovers, 3 blocks and 7 steals. ………………………………………………… In game two, Lethbridge completed the series sweep by clipping Alberta 67-60 after leading 22-18, 42-30 and 55-39 at the quarters. Turnovers again undid the Pandas, while Lethbridge’s pressure defence denied them any measure of offensive rhythm. Katie Keith paced the Pronghorns with 21 on 8-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 15 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Asnate Fomina added 17 on 4-8 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 6 assists. Kacie Bosch notched 11 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Danielle Fritzke scored 9 on 3-6 from the arc and 5 boards. Amy Mazutinec added 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Kathryn Hankins notched 2 on 1-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Nathania Takyi scored 2on 1-1 from the floor. Jessica Zarowny added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 2 boards, while Isabel Rattai was scoreless. The Pronghorns hit 21-55 (.382) from the floor, 10-17 (.588) from the arc and 15-23 (.652) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 17 assists, 21 turnovers and 8 steals. Emma Kary paced Alberta with 18 on 8-24 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Vanessa Wild added 16 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 5 steals. Brooklyn Legault notched 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Megan Tywoniuk scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Jenna Harpe added 4 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Morgan Mudge scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists. Mackenzie Cook added 1 on 0-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 10 boards, while Lauren Earl and Shae McCusker were scoreless. The Pandas hit 22-71 (.310) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 9 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. The Pandas (coach Scott Edwards, assistant Kelly Haggstrom, graduate assistant Isabel Ormond, fitness & conditioning Stephanie Edison, student therapist Samantha Radesh, student therapist Carly Frenkel, student therapist Julia Zarkov) also included Neve Murray, Abby Morrison, Makenna Ledgister, Cameo Hanlon, Aimee Wilson and Marinya Marcichiw.

        The 3rd-seeded Regina Cougars defeated the 7th-seeded Victoria Vikes 71-51; 81-60 (2g-0). ………………………………………………… In game one, Regina smacked Victoria 71-51. The Cougars led 17-13 after one quarter. The Vikes led 26-24 at the half as Amira Giannattasio drove for a layup in the final seconds. The Cougars led 53-36 after three quarters after ripping off a 24-2 run in the frame. “We got a little frustrated early and didn’t handle it well, but I figured we were going to be okay in the third quarter and we got enough points there,” Cougars coach Dave Taylor said. “We shot ourselves in the foot a little bit by turning the ball over too much, but our half-court defence was outstanding.” Vikes coach Dani Sinclair said “I always find playoff games tend to have lower scores than the regular season due to both teams scouting each other so much. However, neither team was really shooting the ball well the start the game. … Obviously we liked the fact we had the lead heading into the second half but we knew we had to clean up our play on the defensive side of the ball going into the third. We let them go on that big run in and that pretty much killed the game for us. They got too many second chance points as they started to capitalize on their offensive rebounds more than they did in the first half. When you give up the ball and allow them to rebound as many times as they did you simply can’t expect to win in this league.” Kyanna Giles paced Regina with 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line 11 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Angela Bongomin added 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the line and 12 boards. Faith Reid added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 3 boards. Christina McCusker scored 8 on 4-10 from the floor and 10 boards. Michaela Kleisinger added 7 on 3-15 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 6 steals. Carolina Goncalves scored 6 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Macaela Crone notched 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Kyia Giles added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 steals. Avery Pearce scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 assists, while Gabby Kukura, Alexi Rowden and Madeleine Tell were scoreless. The Cougars hit 30-87 (.345) from the floor, 4-22 (.182) from the arc and 7-15 (.467) from the line, while garnering 58 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 15 assists, 21 turnovers, 7 blocks and 18 steals. Amira Giannattasio paced Victoria with 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Ashlyn Day added 12 on 2-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Aleah Ashlee notched 10 on 4-7 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Calli McMillan scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Kennedy Cuspard added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Katie Langdon notched 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Haily Weaver notched 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 6 boards. Lyndzie Caron scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Morgan Roskelley, Paige Thomson and Hannah Walline were scoreless. Thomson nabbed 2 boards. The Vikes hit 17-56 (.304) from the floor, 4-11 (.364) from the arc and 13-16 (.812) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 8 assists, 30 turnovers, 5 blocks and 5 steals. ………………………………………………… In game two, Regina completed the series sweep by clubbing Victoria 81-60. The Vikes led 19-17 after one quarter. The Cougars led 33-30 at the half and 55-40 after three quarters. The Cougars closed the third frame with a 10-2 run and opened the final quarter with a 17-2 outburst. “It’s a dangerous way to play,” said Cougars coach Dave Taylor. “A, it can kill your coach. And B, against top-end teams you can be down too much so you’re always playing with fire and we’ve got to stop doing that.” Kyanna Giles paced Regina with 18 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Macaela Crone added 12 on 6-10 from the floor and 10 boards. Christina McCusker notched 12 on 3-13 from the floor, 6-7 from the line and 6 boards. Carolina Goncalves scored 11 on 5-11 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Faith Reid added 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Angela Bongomin notched 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 13 boards and 3 assists. Michael Kleisinger added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Avery Pearce scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 assists. Kyia Giles added 1 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists, while Gabby Kukura, Alexi Rowden and Madeleine Tell were scoreless. Rowden nabbed 2 boards. The Cougars hit 29-74 (.392) from the floor, 5-13 (.385) from the arc and 18-24 (.750) from the line, while garnering 59 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 17 assists, 18 turnovers, 3 blocks and 7 steals. Aleah Ashlee led Victoria with 20 on 8-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Amira Giannattasio added 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Ashlyn Day notched 9 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 6 boards. Katie Langdon scored 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Calli McMillan added 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Haily Weaver notched 6on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Kennedy Cuspard sored 2 on 1-3 from the floor. Paige Thomson added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards, while Lyndzie Caron, Kayla Krug, Morgan Roskelley and Hannah Walline were scoreless. The Vikes hit 17-56 (.304) from the floor, 2-11 (.182) from the arc and 24-32 (.750) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 8 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 blocks and 9 steals. The Vikes (coach Dani Sinclair, assistant Shalie Dheensaw, assistant Brett Westcott) also included Kristy Gallagher, Roza Kalashnikoff, Ellen Ougrinov, Xenia Knoop, redshirt Marissa Dheensaw and redshirt Jessica Hernandez.

        In the last quarterfinal series, the 2nd-seeded Calgary Dinosaurs defeated the 9th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves 81-58; 92-55 (2g-0). ………………………………………………… In game one, Calgary dusted U.N.B.C. 81-58 after leading 20-10, 42-30 and 60-45 at the quarters. Dinos coach Damian Jennings said of his squad’s 16th consecutive win: “I was very pleased, impressed, proud, all of the above.” The Dinos depth and full-court pressure wore down the Timberwolves, while forcing a bushel of turnovers. Jennings said Erin McIntosh and Bobbi Jo Colburn “led us well statistically, and I thought they also led us well character wise. We needed to turn the heat up a bit in the second, and they helped make that happen.” Erin McIntosh paced Calgary with 22 on 8-10 from the floor, 5-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 blocks. Bobbi-Jo Colburn added 16 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-10 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Courtney Donaldson notched 12 on 4-10 from the floor and 4-9 from the arc. Michaela Nieuwenhuizen scored 10 on 5-7 from the floor, 4 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Sascha Lichtenwald added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Reyna Crawford scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Katie Upham notched 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 assists and 3 steals. Laura Grabe added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Jordyn Cullum scored 2 on 2-2 from the line. Liene Stalidzane added 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Kiara Knox scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Jenna Spruyt was scoreless. The Dinosaurs hit 30-68 (.441) from the floor, 12-28 (.429) from the arc and 9-20 (.450) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 15 assists, 17 turnovers, 10 blocks and 15 steals. Vasiliki Louka paced the Timberwolves with 16 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Maria Mongomo added 14 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 4-10 from the line and 5 boards. Madison Landry notched 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Alina Shakirova scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Emily Holmes added 4 on 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Abby Gibb added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Cevanna Carlson, Julia Gallant, Kyla Giesbrecht, Lucy Guan, Alexis Magrath and Devon Wood were scoreless. U.N.B.C. hit 21-47 (.447) from the floor, 3-11 (.273) from the arc and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 5 assists, 30 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. ………………………………………………… In game two, Calgary completed the series sweep by clocking U.N.B.C. 92-55 after leading 22-10, 45-33 and 73-42 at the quarters. The Dinosaurs full-court pressure and depth undid the Timberwolves almost from the opening tip. “Any given night, we trust our twelve,” said Dinos coach Damian Jennings. “You look at yesterday’s box score, and those who didn’t score, well today, they did.” Reyna Crawford paced Calgary with 15 on 5-5 from the arc. Liene Stalidzane added 13 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kiara Knox notched 12 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 assists. Erin McIntosh scored 10 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 assists. Bobbi-Jo Colburn added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Katie Upham notched 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Laura Grabe scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Sascha Lichtenwald added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Jordyn Cullum notched 5 on 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Michaela Nieuwenhuizen scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 5 boards. Courtney Donaldson added 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists, while Taylor Featherstone and Jenna Spruyt were scoreless. The Dinosaurs hit 35-74 (.473) from the floor, 17-37 (.459) from the arc and 5-12 (.417) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 19 assists, 9 turnovers, 4 blocks and 9 steals. Madison Landry paced U.N.B.C. with 20 on 6-19 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 8-9 from the line and 3 boards. Maria Mongomo added 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 10 boards. Vasiliki Louka notched 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Alexis Magrath scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Devon Wood added 4 on 4-4 from the line. Emily Holmes notched 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Kyla Giesbrecht scored 2 on 2-2 from the line, while, Cevanna Carlson, Julia Gallant, Abby Gibb, Lucy Guan and Alina Shakirova were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 16-57 (.281) from the floor, 1-14 (.071) from the arc and 22-25 (.880) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 4 assists, 17 turnovers, 1 block and 2 steals. U.N.B.C. (coach Sergey Shchepotkin, assistant Jami Guenther, assistant Dave Holmes, assistant Louise Holmes, assistant Mark Johnson) also included Sierra Gallego.

In the semis, the top-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies defeated the 7th-seeded Lethbridge Pronghorns 74-62; 78-72 (2g-0). ………………………………………………… In game one, Saskatchewan clipped Lethbridge 74-62 after leading 21-17, 36-32 and 57-48 at the quarters. “I thought we started to move the ball a bit better and get defensive stops. I thought in the first half they were just so hot from three that we couldn’t get a stop to get out in transition,” said Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis. “We moved the ball, got some touches inside for Summer and she started to make some plays in the second half. … Summer (Masikewich) started a little slow, had some looks at the rim and just couldn’t knock them down. She warmed up in the second half and was huge for us, got us into the game with a few and-ones and I thought she played great defence at the other end so just an all-around great performance from her.” Pronghorns coach Dave Waknuk said “it’s all about consistency when you’re playing in the playoffs. We had a pretty good game plan, and I thought we stuck to it through three quarters but couldn’t stay with it through four quarters. When you make mistakes against a good team like this, you’re going to pay for it.” The Huskies closed out the first quarter with a 6-0 run on a trey by Carly Ahlstrom and an and-one by Katriana Philipenko. Sabine Dukate notched a late and-one to give the Huskies their four-point lead at the half. Layups by Lethbridge’s Jessica Zarowny and Katie Keith noted the score at 36. But the Huskies began scoring in transition as they took command down the stretch. “We scored 74 but I didn’t think our offence was very good at all and I think defensively we have lots to improve on so I expect a much better performance than this and Lethbridge will be putting it all on the line as well. I think both teams will be better than tonight and hopefully, we will be a bit sharper,” said Thomaidis. Summer Masikewich paced Saskatchewan with 22 on 9-17 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Katriana Philipenko added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Kelsey Lalor notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Sabine Dukate scored 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Brianna Fehr added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Libby Epoch scored 5 on 1-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Kyla Shand notched 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Carly Ahlstrom scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc, while Megan Ahlstrom, who nabbed 4 boards and dished 3 assists, Maya Olynyk and Ashley de Sousa Martins were scoreless. The Huskies hit 29-72 (.403) from the floor, 7-30 (.233) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 20 assists, 2 blocks and 9 steals. Asnate Fomina paced Lethbridge with 15 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Jessica Zarowny added 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 4 boards. Kacie Bosch notched 12 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 10 boards. Amy Mazutinec scored 7 on 1-7 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Danielle Fritzke added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Katie Keith notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Kathryn Hankins scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Sydney Andres, Logan Moncks, Isabel Rattai and Nathania Takyi were scoreless. The Pronghorns hit 19-56 (.339) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 18-22 (.818) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 15 assists, 17 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals. ………………………………………………… In game two, Saskatchewan completed the series sweeping by clipping Lethbridge 78-72 after leading 21-11, 39-22 and 62-53 at the quarters. The Huskies led by as many as 21 before the Pronghorns rallied to make it respectable down the stretch. Libby Epoch paced Saskatchewan with 20 on 5-7 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Summer Masikewich added 20 on 8-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 14 boards and 4 assists. Megan Ahlstrom notched 15 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Sabine Dukate scored 9 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Katriana Philipenko scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Kyla Shand notched 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Carly Ahlstrom added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Brianna Fehr scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Kelsey Lalor, Maya Olynyk and Ashley de Sousa Martins were scoreless. The Huskies hit 26-66 (.394) from the floor, 10-25 (.400) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 14 assists, 15 turnovers, 1 block and 8 steals. Asnate Fomina paced Lethbridge with 33 on 12-17 from the floor, 5-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Kacie Bosch added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Kathryn Hankins notched 8 on 4-10 from the floor and 2 boards. Katie Keith scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 9 boards. Amy Mazutinec added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Danielle Fritzke scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Jessica Zarowny added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Isabel Rattai and Nathania Takyi were scoreless. The Pronghorns hit 26-59 (.441) from the floor, 7-14 from the arc and 13-17 (.765) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 14 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals.

In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Regina Cougars defeated the 2nd-seeded host Calgary Dinosaurs defeated the 58-72; 82-65 (2g-0). ………………………………………………… In game one, Regina clocked Calgary 72-58 after leading 17-13, 38-26 and 56-44 at the quarters. The Cougars ended a 17-game Calgary winning streak. “We didn’t pay attention to the records, we were focusing on us,” said Michaela Crone. “We know their personnel, we know their team. We need to outwork them, outwork their effort. They are a hard team, competitive, and they gave us a good run.” Dinosaurs coach Damian Jennings said “it was a really positive start and then as you can imagine Regina was going to come back and I think we made that job a little easy for them. That set the tone. I think the players felt it would be made easy after that. A team as well coached and as intense as Regina isn’t going to let that happen.” Faith Reid nailed a pair of late treys as Regina took a lead after one quarter and was never threatened. They all but iced it with an 11-0 run, featuring 7 points from Crone, late in the first half. Jennings said Katie Upham provided the Dinosaurs with a brief spark as they trimmed the margin to six but Carolina Goncalves nailed a trey and Christina McCusker and Crone notched buckets to quell the threat. “Katie was the one, that when we were playing more assertive, would get into the paint and caused problems for them. … We rode a few moments and shots went down. Before you know it the margin of 12 gets bumped down to six and we just could not break it down there. The difference for me was assertiveness.” Macaela Crone paced Regina with 17 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 8-8 from the line and 9 boards. Michaela Kleisinger added 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 steals. Carolina Goncalves notched 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Faith Reid scored 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Christina McCusker added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 5 boards and 6 blocks. Kyia Giles notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Alexi Rowden scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Kyanna Giles added 3 on 1-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Angela Bongomin scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 2 blocks. Avery Pearce added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. The Cougars hit 24-69 (.348) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 15-20 (.750) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 8 assists, 13 turnovers, 8 blocks and 10 steals. Courtney Donaldson paced Calgary with 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Katie Upham added 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Jordyn Cullum notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Bobbi-Jo Colburn scored 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Laura Grabe added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Kiara Knox notched 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Michaela Nieuwenhuizen added 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 5 boards. Liene Stalidzane scored 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Reyna Crawford added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Sascha Lichtenwald scored 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Erin McIntosh added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Jenna Spruyt was scoreless. The Dinosaurs hit 22-65 (.338) from the floor, 8-22 (.364) from the arc and 6-12 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 10 assists, 19 turnovers and 7 steals. ………………………………………………… In game two, Regina completed the series sweep by dusting Calgary 82-65 after leading 30-12, 45-35 and 61-53 at the quarters. The Cougars exploded to an 18-point lead but the Dinosaurs rallied with a 15-0 second quarter run to cut the margin to three with six minutes to play in the half but Carolina Goncalves answered with a pair of buckets to give Regina its double-digit lead heading into the lockers. “I thought all weekend when we needed to, we were able to respond and to sweep a nationally ranked team in their gym is extremely tough to do,” said Cougars coach Dave Taylor. “Obviously Kyanna Giles had a monster game and that was huge for us.” Dinosaurs coach Damian Jennings said “It is hard to pin-point anything specifically except for Regina was clinical and we were not. The game got away from us quickly. Regina made a ton of shots and we did not. … Basketball is a game of runs, and when you are at this level of game where both teams are talents – but perhaps one team is being more clinical – you are not going to get many crazy runs. I was pleased that we did not quit and were able to get back in there, but I think the damage had been done. We can be proud of this relatively young group and how they represented the university. We probably just lost to the best team in the country.” Kyanna Giles paced Regina with 27 on 9-21 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 8-11 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Carolina Goncalves added 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 5 boards. Christina McCusker notched 10 on 2-8 from the floor, 6-6 from the line, 7 boards and 5 blocks. Kyia Giles scored 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Faith Reid added 9 on 3-7 from the arc and 4 boards. Macaela Crone notched 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 8 boards. Avery Pearce scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Michaela Kleisinger added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 5 boards, while Angela Bongomin and Alexei Rowden were scoreless. Rowden nabbed 3 boards and Bongomin 2. The Cougars hit 28-69 (.406) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 17-20 (.850) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 12 assists, 17 turnovers, 7 blocks and 4 steals. Katie Upham paced Calgary with 15 on 7-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 steals. Liene Stalidzane added 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 7 boards. Sascha Lichtenwald notched 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Erin McIntosh scored 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Bobbi-Jo Colburn scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Michaela Nieuwenhuizen added 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Jordyn Cullum notched 2 on 2-2 from the line. Kiara Knox scored 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Reyna Crawford, Courtney Donaldson, Laura Grabe and Jenna Spruyt were scoreless. Donaldson nabbed 4 boards and Grabe 3. The Dinosaurs hit 24-77 (.312) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 8 assists, 8 turnovers, 7 blocks and 10 steals.

In the final, the Saskatchewan Huskies captured their fourth Canada West crown in six campaigns by edging the Regina Cougars 53-49. The Huskies led 15-9 after one quarter and 22-20 at the half. The score was knotted at 35 after three quarters. “We were fumbling passes, throwing balls out of bounds, looking unsure and we were lucky to hang on, I thought Summer [Masikewich] was outstanding defensively,” said Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis. “I didn’t think it was going to be our night tonight the way we were playing, we were fortunate to take the lead back and then extend it.” Cougars coach Dave Taylor said “I thought it was an ugly game for both teams but at the end of the day their top two players did a really good job. Sabine is a Cougar killer, she has those games against us and hits those big shots.” Masikewich gave the Huskies a 51-44 lead with two minutes to play with a post layup. Regina answered with a 5-0 run capped by an Angela Bongomin and-one to cut the margin to two. The Cougars had a chance to tie with 20 seconds to play but a runner by Michaela Kleisinger failed to fall and Masikewich grabbed the rebound, was fouled, and notched a pair of free throws to ice the win. “I’m so happy, that was a team victory, a fight to the end and those are the most rewarding games to win,” said Masikewich. “It’s always tight when we play Regina so I’m happy we were able to weather the storm and come out on top.” Taylor said “I said before the game that whoever won the rebounding battle would likely win the game, and unfortunately that was true. I thought we did a good job battling some adversity and through a rough start, but we just couldn’t get enough rebounds when we needed them.” Sabine Dukate paced Saskatchewan with 23 on 8-20 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Summer Masikewich added 18 on 7-14 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 14 boards and 3 blocks. Kyla Shand notched 7 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 3 steals. Kelsey Lalor scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4 boards, while Megan Ahlstrom, Libby Epoch, Brianna Fehr, Maya Olynyk, Katriana Philipenko and Ashley de Sousa Martins were scoreless. Ahlstrom nabbed 7 boards, dished 2 assists and blocked two shots. Epoch nabbed 3 boards and Olynyk 2. The Huskies hit 20-65 (.308) from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 6 assists, 16 turnovers, 7 blocks and 6 steals. Michiaela Kleisinger paced Regina with 9 on 3-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Angela Bongomin added 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Kyanna Giles notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Macaela Crone scored 6 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Carolina Goncalves added 6 on 3-15 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Christina McCusker notched 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 9 boards. Faith Reid added 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Avery Pearce scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Alexi Rowden added 2 on 0-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. The Cougars hit 17-61 (.279) from the floor, 3-19 (.158) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 11 assists, 12 turnovers, 5 blocks and 5 steals.

        After the season, Thompson Rivers turfed coach Scott Reeves after 13 years at the helm. The Wolfpack had failed to make the playoffs for three consecutive seasons. Reeves had been named Canada West coach of the year in 2014. Athletic director Curtis Atkinson noted in a release that “I would like to thank Scott for his many contributions to TRU. Scott worked hard for our institution and was always passionate about building a program that Kamloops would be proud of.” Revees said “I would like to say to the university, alumni and current team that I am thankful for the opportunity to coach at the U SPORTS level for the past 13 seasons. I have some memorable friendships that will last a lifetime. I gave everything I had to my profession and met so many great people along the journey.” Reeves was replaced by by 47-year-old Belgrade, Serbia-native Goran Nogic, who’d been running the North Vancouver, B.C. 3D Basketball Academy since 2015 and previously had coach experience in both Serbia and Portugal. “The possibility to challenge and share my coaching philosophy at the university sports level was the main reason I wanted this position,” Nogic said. “At the same time, I believe and I hope that together with the players, directors and all supporters of the program we can change the current status of WolfPack women’s basketball in the Canadian basketball community as well as the chance to promote Kamloops as a sports city.” Nogic won the Portuguese Professional National League three times (2012,2013 and 2014), Portuguese National Cup (2014), Super Cup twice (2012 and 2013), the U 20 Portuguese National Championship three times (2008,2012 and 2015) and the U17 Serbian National Championship (1995). He won the regular season championship of the CNB1 five times.” Wolfpack athletic director Curtis Atkinson said “Goran is a proven coach who has had team success at elite levels, and who has demonstrated an ability to get the most out of individual athletes. He is a true professional who has achieved a great deal throughout his career. Our committee was extremely impressed with his passion for the game, his confidence in being able to make a difference, and the fact that he is a lifelong learner.”
        UBC Okanagan lifted the interim tag off of coach Bobby Mitchell. Athletic director Tom Huisman said “I am very excited for the future of the program and confident that we have the coaching leadership in place to complement and maximize the opportunity we have to build a women’s basketball program that can complement the academic reputation of UBC’s Okanagan campus.” Mitchell said “I am very excited to continue with the program and coaching in the Okanagan community. UBCO and the Heat women’s basketball program has special meaning to me and to be given the opportunity to build something special is unique and I am very grateful for that chance. I want to thank Tom Huisman, UBCO Athletic Director, for this opportunity and I am extremely thankful for all the support I have had over the years, a lot of people supported me helped this happen.”

        The co-bronze medalist Calgary Dinos: Kiki Knox; Sandy Saunders; Brittany Janzen; Katie Upham; Anmol Mattu; Bobbi Jo Colburn; Taylor Featherstone; Liene Stalidzane; Courtney Donaldson; Sascha Lictenwald; Laura Grabe; Erin McIntosh; Azalya Forstbauer; Jenna Spruyt; Reyna Crawford; Jordyn Cullum; Autumn Agar; Michaela Nieuwenhuizen; coach Damian Jennings; assistant Matthew Spencer; strength & conditioning Rich Hesketh

        The co-bronze medalist Lethbridge Pronghorns: Alyssa Hoveling; Nathania Takyi; Katie Keith; Kacie Bosch; Isabel Rattai; Danielle Fritzke; Logan Moncks; Asnate Fomina; Amy Mazutinec; Sydney Andres; Kathryn Hankins; Jessica Zarowny; interim coach Dave Waknuk; assistant Shantaya Strebel

        The silver medalist Regina Cougars: Michaela Klesinger; Avery Pearce; Kyia Giles; Gabby Kukura; Macaela Crone; Kyanna Giles; Alexi Rowden; Carolina Goncalves; Christina McCusker; Faith Reid; Angela Bongomin; Madeleine Tell; coach Dave Taylor; assistant Fatih Akser

        The champion Saskatchewan Huskies: Maya Olynyk; Libby Epoch; Christy Fehr; Carly Ahlstrom; Brianna Fehr; Sabine Dukate; Katriana Philipenko; Megan Ahlstrom; Kyla Shand; Ashley de Sousa Martins; Summer Masikewich; Kelsey Lalor; Janaya Brown; Vera Crooks; Emma Engen; Erin Kehrig; coach Lisa Thomaidis; assistant Claire Meadows; assistant Ali Fairbrother; assistant Jacqueline Lavallee