REGULAR SEASON
| Calgary | 18-2 | 27-5 | Damian Jennings | ||||||
| Saskatchewan | 18-2 | 31-2 | Lisa Thomaidis | ||||||
| U.B.C. | 16-4 | 22-8 | Deb Huband | ||||||
| Fraser Valley | 16-4 | 22-8 | Al Tuchsherer | ||||||
| Alberta | 16-4 | 20-11 | Scott Edwards | ||||||
| Winnipeg | 12-8 | 19-11 | Tanya McKay | ||||||
| Victoria | 12-8 | 16-12 | Dani Sinclair | ||||||
| Lethbridge | 11-9 | 15-15 | Dave Waknuk | ||||||
| U.N.B.C. | 11-9 | 13-12 | Sergey Shchepotkin | ||||||
| Manitoba | 9-11 | 10-15 | Michele Sung-Hynes | ||||||
| Regina | 8-12 | 12-15 | Dave Taylor | ||||||
| Thompson Rivers | 7-13 | 7-20 | Goran Nogic | ||||||
| Trinity Western | 6-14 | 8-18 | Cheryl Jean-Paul | ||||||
| Mount Royal | 5-15 | 5-17 | Robyn Fleckenstein | ||||||
| U.B.C. Okanagan | 2-18 | 7-20 | Bobby Mitchell | ||||||
| MacEwan | 2-18 | 2-23 | Katherine Adams | ||||||
| Brandon | 1-19 | 1-19 | Novell Thomas |
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Brandon Bobcats: Chelsea Misskey, Faith Clearsky, Piper Ingalls, Sydney Latrace, Hailey Maas, Kylie Weckend, Logan Biccum, Laney Harder, Josie Grift, Bailey Johnson, Eden Tabin, Sydney Teece, Kelsey Starchuck, Adrianna Proulx, coach Novell Thomas, assistant Marc Plante, assistant Juan Mosquera, assistant Stephanie Hunter
UBC-Okanagan Heat: Kasey Patchell, Alessio Brutto, Braxtyn Horbay, Katie Punia, Mira Witt, Lucy Faba, Sadie Beers, Brianna Falk, Jaeli Ibbetson, Anastasia Evans, Tessa Burton, Jordan Korol, Mackenzie Horst, Kelsey Falk, Emily Instant, coach Bobby Mitchell, assistant Lonny Mazurak, assistant Lisa Nickle, assistant Diane Schuetze, therapist/strength & conditioning Kevin Phillips, therapist Jeff Thorburn, student trainer Alle Atkinson-Yee, student trainer Emma Jordan
MacEwan Griffins: Rachel Hare, Hannah Gibb, Ellie McCarthy, Becca Curtis, Hayley Lalor, Drew Knox, MacKenzie Farmer, Darian Mahmi, Areena Lewis, Sofia DiGiacomo, Madison Chamberlin, Moelle Kilbreath, Monika Curtis, Shannon Majeau, Kariya Bruised Head, redshirt Brielle Wise, coach Katherine Adams, assistant Shavaun Reaney, assistant Jared Zamzow, student therapist Eve Olson
Mount Royal Cougars: Sarah Rinsky, Maitlynn Miller, Maddison Hoper, Marnie Garner, Jordan Blaskin, Jamie Lalor, Abbey Gillette, Ella Stanley, Alesha Stanley, Kennedy Horn, Cameron Engen, Maria Blanco Belver, Charity Marlatt, Jenika Martens, redshirt Faye Graff, coach Robyn Fleckenstein, assistant Ken King, assistant Josh Fluker, assistant Marianna Chisholm-Raguz, student therapist Savannah Waddell, student therapist Morgan Mills
Trinity Western Spartans: Nicole Fransson, Jayden Gill, Lana Shypit, Jenna Van Delft, Jolene Vlieg, Kianna Wiens, Simran Grewal, Julia Marshall, Rolande Taylor, Nicola Peters, Breanna Cabuco, Kailey Reimer, Teanna Bradshaw, coach Cheryl Jean-Paul, assistant Chantelle Martin, assistant Ana Lomavatur, assistant Joel Ditson, apprentice Grace Guderyan, strength & conditioning Cole Hergott, therapist Natalie Ghobrial, assistant therapist Katia Simon, assistant therapist Leanne Nelson
After the season, the team were seeded by RPI for the postseason playoffs. The top four seeds – Calgary (1), Saskatchewan (2), U.B.C. (3) and Alberta (4) – received first round byes.
In the opening round of the playoffs: ………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades pounded the 12th-seeded Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 76-54 after leading 18-11, 40-24 at the half on a buzzer-beating trey from midcourt by Nikki Cabuco, and 56-39 at the quarters. The Cascades took command with an 18-0 run in the fourth quarter. Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer said “Thompson Rivers, full credit to them. Whenever we looked like we were about to pull away, that just fueled them. They’d get a little tougher, a little grittier, and they made us earn the W here tonight. … It wasn’t the cleanest game from us, for sure. Our turnovers were up, and I didn’t think our decision-making in the half-court was fantastic. It might have been nerves, but I don’t know. You’ve got to learn to play through that. Whenever Thompson Rivers did make a push, we responded, so that was a really good sign for us.” The Cascades opened the second half with a 5-0 run on a pair of buckets by Amanda Thompson but Jordon Haggerty rallied the Wolfpack within 12 on four buckets. The Cascades led 58-40 in the final frame on a pair of free throws by Victoria Jacobse, but the Wolfpack answered with an 11-0 run, included a pair of treys from Emma Piggin and one from Brooklyn Golt, to trim the margin to 58-51 with six minutes to play. But treys from Cabuco and Maddy Gobeil ignited the decisive Cascades run. Wolfpack coach Goran Nogic said “first of all, we played a really great team with a great coaching staff. We didn’t open the game well. I expected the pressure would be more on the side of Fraser Valley, but we started the game by missing five or six easy layups. You cannot do that . . . you’re fighting the whole time and expending energy (to get back into it). The moments we managed to bring the game (close), we didn’t have any more (energy).” Deanna Tuchscherer paced Fraser Valley with 20 on 8-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Taylor Claggett added 10 on 1-5 from the floor, 8-10 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Maddy Gobeil notched 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 6 assists. Amanda Thompson scored 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nikki Cabuco added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 5 boards. Jessica Parker notched 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jessica Zawada added 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Victoria Jacobse notched 2 on 0-1 from the floor 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Alexis Worrell added 2 on 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Veronica Kobes scored 1 on 1-2 from the floor. The Cascades hit 25-50 from the floor, 6-16 (.375) from the arc and 20-24 (.833) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 16 fouls, 22 turnovers and 5 steals. Leilani Carney paced Thompson Rivers with 17 on 8-18 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc and 2 steals. Emma Piggin added 17 on 6-18 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Jordon Haggerty notched 15 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 5 assists and 6 steals. Brooklyn Golt notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Jordin Wilkinson scored 1 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Megan Rouault, Jordan Robb, Emily Ferguson, Kelsey Cruz, Jenae John, Courtney Sampson and Amira Jensen were scoreless. Sampson nabbed 6 boards. Thompson Rivers hit 22-65 (.338) from the floor, 6-29 (.207) from the arc and 4-6 from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 20 fouls, 19 turnovers and 9 steals. Thompson Rivers (coach Goran Nogic, assistant Cassandra Rerick, manager Jasreet Dhaliwal) also included Sydney Schmidt. ………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen clipped the 11th-seeded Manitoba Bisons 69-54 after leading 19-11, 30-26 and 47-39 at the quarters. The Wesmen took command with a 15-5 run early in the second half. “We knew they were going to come at us hard and they did,” Wesmen assistant Richard Gooch said. “Even down in the last two, three minutes there was no stopping because every time we play these guys it’s the same thing. They’re coming hard. … I think that’s been the strength all year. Somebody always comes to the front and you never really know who that person is (going to be), but every game someone steps up and gets the job done. There were some big baskets and big rebounds down the stretch. It’s a good group of kids — they work hard and play for each other.” Bisons coach Michel Sung said “it came down to a couple of plays that I knew and you could feel were momentum shifters and we just couldn’t capitalize on them, whether it be a solid defensive stop on something we knew they were gonna run or hitting that big shot. We had so many putbacks that were in and out. … It was kind of the game plan we had talked about. We said it was going to be close the entire game and we wanted an opportunity to use some pressure defences to get a big run. The problem was we just couldn’t get five people involved in that pressure like we had the last two weeks. So, it didn’t give us the offensive output we were looking for.” Robyn Boulanger paced Winnipeg with 21 on 9-14 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Mikayla Funk added 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 5-7 from the line and 7 boards. Anna Kernaghan notched 12 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jillian Duncan scored 10 on 5-12 from the floor, 11 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jessica Dyck added 6 on 2-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Lena Wenke scored 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Deborah Nkiasi added 3 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-7 from the line and 3 boards. Winnipeg hit 27-64 (.422) from the floor, 5-16 (.313) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 14 fouls, 17 turnovers, 9 steals and 3 blocks. Addison Martin paced Manitoba with 12 on 6-7 from the floor, 7 boards and 4 steals. Taylor Randall added 11 on 4-18 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Emma Thompson notched 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc and 7 boards. Autumn Agar scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 2 boards. Lauren Bartlett scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Keziah Brothers notched 5 on 1-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Dana Inglis scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Deidre Bartlett and Emily Johnson were scoreless. Manitoba hit 22-66 from the floor, 3-22 (.136) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 14 fouls, 19 turnovers, 10 steals and 3 blocks. Manitoba (coach Michele Hynes Sung, assistant Naomi Mullings, assistant Adam Khan, assistant Trisha Serhal, psychologist Kevin Kristjanson, sychologist Timothy McIsaac, strength & conditioning Adam Stevenson, dietician Janelle Vincent, academic advisor Darcy MacPherson, therapy candidate Christian Valete, therapy candidate Mona Moshiri) also included Kendall Parker, Lauryn Manaigre, Emerson Martin, Brittanie Parisien, redshirt Lana Mackic and redshirt Talia Peters. ………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Victoria Vikes whipped the 10th-seeded Regina Cougars 69-49 after leading 11-9, 31-21 and 53-33 at the quarters. “We went with a different lineup tonight, one that allowed us to switch a lot of things defensively and it paid off,” said Vikes coach Dani Sinclair. “There was a bit of an edge with us tonight. Our girls can be too relaxed at times, but I thought tonight our energy was high from the start. Maybe a little too high, there was some nervous energy, but even with that, we were still controlling the pace despite missing some shots.” Vikes forward Aleah Ashlee hit a pair of buckets early in the second quarter, which opened the perimeter for Victoria, prompting Morgan Roskelley and Ashlyn Day to nail back-to-back treys. “We looked to run the ball tonight with our smaller lineup. Once our nerves settled down, we got used to the game and played better,” said Ashlee. “I came out and went for it tonight. Shoot your shot and who cares, you gotta go for it because it’s the playoffs.” Emily Dewey ignited a 7-0 run in the fourth quarter for the Cougars but they folded down the stretch. Sinclair said her troops “really settled in during the second half. To have three players with 15 or more points in pretty impressive. I really thought that Aleah and Marissa led us in a lot of different aspects.” Cougars coach Dave Taylor said “credit to Victoria, I thought they were very aggressive tonight. We got into a bit of a funk and couldn’t hit shots and that energized them. It wasn’t one of our better nights and that wasn’t for lack of effort on our part, we just didn’t shoot the ball well enough. Trying to play out of a hole like we did tonight is extremely tough, and once they smelled blood in the water, they did a good job of attacking.” Marissa Dheensaw paced Victoria with 17 on 7-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Ashlyn Day added 15 on 7-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Aleah Ashlee notched 15 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Tana Pankratz scored 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Katie Langdon added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 8 boards. Kristy Gallagher scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Morgan Roskelley notched 3 on 1-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 8 assists. Kennedy Cuspard scored 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Calli McMillan and Karsen Look were scoreless. Victoria hit 28-61 (.459) from the floor, 4-20 (.200) from the arc and 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 17 fouls, 14 turnovers, 7 steals and 7 blocks. Michaela Kleisinger paced Regina with 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Alexi Rowden added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 7 boards. Emily Dewey notched 8 on 4-10 from the floor and 2 boards. Avery Pearce scored 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Faith Reid added 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Macaela Crone scored 6 on 3-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 11 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks, while Ella Farthing, Zoe Hartmann, Kaitlyn Tonita and Madeleine Tell were scoreless. Tonita nabbed 3 boards and Hartmann 2. Regina hit 20-75 (.267) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 6-7 (.857) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 19 fouls, 11 turnovers, 2 steals and 3 blocks. The Cougars (coach Dave Taylor, assistant Wayne Morrison, assistant Carly Graham, assistant Jon Giesbrecht) also included Erin Taylor. ………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves toppled the 8th-seeded Lethbridge Pronghorns 93-85 in double overtime. The Pronghorns led 21-18, 43-40 and 58-50 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 70 after regulation and at 78 after the first overtime. The Timberwolves rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit with an 11-2 run and eventually forced the extra sessions. Lethbridge had built a first-half lead of 13 on the perimeter shooting of Kacie Bosch, Asnate Fomina, Jessica Haenni and Amy Mazutinec. But the Timberwolves rallied on the aggressive drives of Madison Landry and transition layups by Rebecca Landry. The Timberwolves took a late lead on a driving baseline layup from Emma vanBruinessen but Bosch answered by going coast-to-coast to force the first overtime. Landry and Maria Mongomo notched buckets, and then Emily Holmes hit a pair of free throws, to knot the score at 78 but Mongomo missed a pair from the line with 6 seconds to play, forcing a second extra session. Holmes buried a pair of treys and a free throw in the second overtime to give the Timberwolves the win. Madison Landry paced the Timberwolves with 30 on 8-20 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 14-15 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Maria Mongomo added 22 on 8-19 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 11 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Emma VanBruinessen notched 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 15 boards and 2 assists. Emily Holmes scored 14 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Issy Bourque added 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals. Rebecca Landry scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc, while Lucy Guan was scoreless. Northern British Columbia hit 30-74 (.405) from the floor, 7-18 (.389) from the arc and 26-33 (.788) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 11 fouls, 19 turnovers, 12 steals and 3 blocks. Kacie Bosch paced Lethbridge with 21 on 9-21 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 12 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Amy Mazutinec added 19 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 7 boards. Asnate Fomina notched 18 on 7-23 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 5 boards and 4 assists. Jessica Haenni added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 steals. Jessica Zarowny scored 6 on 3-14 from the floor and 5 boards. Katie Keith added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 14 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Isabel Rattai scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Savannah McKee was scoreless. Lethbridge hit 34-93 (.366) from the floor, 11-26 (.423) from the arc and 6-8 from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 22 fouls, 21 turnovers, 10 steals and 3 blocks. The Pronghorns (coach Dave Waknuk, assistant Shantaya Strebel, head coach on leave Dave Adams) also included Alyssa Hoveling, Kansas Long and Alexa Pobitzer.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Calgary Dinos thrashed the 9th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves 87-68. The Dinos led 17-16 as Erin McIntosh notched three contested buckets, while Maria Mongomo and Emman van Bruinessen gave Calgary fits on the boards. Calgary led 35-32 at the half and opened the third quarter with a 14-0 run as they began to capitalize on their full-court pressure and took command. They led 60-52 after three quarters and wore down the Timberwolves in the final frame. “We weren’t pleased with the first half; our defensive identity wasn’t quite there for some reason,” said Dinos coach Damian Jennings. “I thought we had an excellent start in the third and went on some good runs. I was really pleased with the second half and how we got back to the identity we asked of ourselves but were not able to execute in the first.” Timberwolve Madison Landry said “that first half really showed the character of our team. That team is so deep, Nationally ranked. We gave such an effort, and we can’t be mad at ourselves after that.” Bobbi-Jo Colburn paced the Dinos with 21 on 8-18 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Erin McIntosh added 15 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Michaela Nieuwenhuiz notched 13 on 5-5 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Courtney Donaldson scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Reyna Crawford added 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Sascha Lichtenwald scored 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Mya Proctor notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 2 assists and 2 steals. Laura Grabe added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 assists. Clara Tapia Palacio scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards. Katie Upham added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Liene Stalidzane scored 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Azalya Forstbauer added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. The Dinos hit 34-71 (.479) from the floor, 11-26 (.423) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, 19 fouls, 17 assists, 19 turnovers, 6 blocks and 16 steals. Madison Landry paced the Timberwolves with 25 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 11-12 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Maria Mongomo added 14 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Rebecca Landry notched 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Emma vanBruinessen scored 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Emily Holmes added 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4-4 from the line, while Issy Bourque and Lucy Guan were scoreless. Borque nabbed 4 boards. The Timberwolves hit 23-51 (.451) from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 18-21 (.857) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 8 assists, 29 turnovers, 4 blocks and 11 steals. The Timberwolves (coach Sergey Shchepotkin, assistant Dave Holmes, assistant Louise Holmes, assistant Mark Johnson) also included Cevanna Carlson, Anastasia Soltes, Julia Gallant, Alina Shakirova, Jessica Nycholat, Svetlana Boykova, Isabel Fuller and Laura Garmendia Garcia.
The 4th-seeded Alberta Pandas clipped the 5th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 64-48. The Pandas led 15-8, 31-18 and 49-32 at the quarters on a dominant performance on the boards and tenacious defence. The Pandas set the tone quickly, holding the Cascades scoreless for the first four minutes. The Cascades bridged the first and second quarters with a 10-0 run, capped by back-to-back treys from Deanna Tuchscherer and Maddy Gobeil but Alberta responded with an 8-0 run to take total command. They led by as many as 21. “I think this whole second term, we’ve found our groove defensively,” said Pandas coach Scott Edwards. “We’re a dynamic team defensively and can do a lot of different things. Fraser Valley is so talented offensively, we had our hands full tonight. But I’m so proud of our kids. I think we stepped up, for sure.” Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer said “we came up against a pretty good team that was bigger than us and more physical than us, and with their experience, played a little smarter than us. We’re one of the youngest teams in the country, so for us to get this experience is invaluable.” Jenna Harpe paced the Pandas with 18 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 10-10 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Vanessa Wild added 14 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Morgan Mudge notched 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Brooklyn Legault scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Megan Tywoniuk added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Sydney Fedick notched 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 2 steals. Lauren Earl added 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Claire Signatovich scored 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards, 5 blocks and 2 steals, while Neve Murry, Jackenzie Cook and Shae McCusker were scoreless. Cook nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The Pandas hit 22-70 (.314) from the floor, 1-17 (.059) from the arc and 19-22 (.864) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 7 assists, 23 turnovers, 9 blocks and 15 steals. Maddy Gobeil paced the Cascades with 16 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Deanna Tuchscherer added 13 on 6-18 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Taylor Claggett notched 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Amanda Thompson scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jessica Parker added 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Mikki Cabuco added 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Alexis Worrell scored 2 on 2-2 from the line and 6 boards, while Jessica Zawada, Victoria Jacobse and Veronica Kobes were scoreless. The Cascades hit 16-59 (.271) from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 7 assists, 23 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals. The Cascades (coach Al Tuchscherer, assistant Dan Nayebzadeh, assistant Pat Lee, assistant Shayna Cameron, assistant Tara Burton, assistant Avneet Brar) also included Lauryn Walker, Madison Draayers, Natalie Rathler, Elissa Vreugdenhil, Madeline Beerwald andh Amanda Thompson.
The 2nd-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies defeated the 7th-seeded Victoria Vikes 80-75 as Summer Masikewich dominated the paint. The Huskies exploded to a 27-8 first quarter lead and then held off a furious three-quarter rally by the Vikes. Saskatchewan led 41-27 at the half and 57-50 after three quarters. “It says a lot about our grit. It was a tough one, but I’m glad we were able to come out on top,” said Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis. “We have to continually pound the ball inside and make sure she’s [Masikewich] getting her touches every time down. She did a good job for us down the stretch. … A little bit rusty coming out of the bye week, but we came out firing and just couldn’t sustain it. They don’t give up. Credit to them, they fought hard to the end. They hit some shots, and we went ice cold there for a while and couldn’t match them.” Vikes coach Dani Sinclair said “I thought they came out firing, and we came out with a very slow start. We missed some easy ones and had some mix-ups defensively, we didn’t get back in transition and gave them too many easy baskets and got away from our game plan early on. …
They’re obviously going to key on her [Ashlyn Day] early and when she wasn’t scoring, she was 1-7 at half, but she was still doing other things. She was being very aggressive defensively, and she didn’t shy away from being aggressive, and that allowed things to start going for her. She’s a good enough player that eventually something is going to fall.” After closing out the first half with a 6-0 run, the Vikes clawed back. Day hit a trey to trim the margin to 10 and then Morgan Roskelley hit a long bomb at the buzzer to draw Vikes within seven after three quarters. Marissa Dheensaw drilled a trey to cut the margin to within three, but Masikewich notched two more buckets in the blocks to give the Huskies a seven-point lead with a minute to play to restore Saskatchewan’s working margin and they held on for the win. Summer Masikewich paced the Huskies with 29 on 12-20 from the floor, 5-8 from the line, 15 boards, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Libby Epoch added 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Sabine Dukate notched 12 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 7 boards and 5 assists. Kyla Shand scored 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Megan Ahlstrom added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 boards. Carly Ahlstrom scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Brianna Fehr added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Katrian Philipenko notched 3 n 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Vera Crooks scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Claudia Lomba Viviana was scoreless. The Huskies hit 31-72 (.431) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 14-22 (.636) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 13 assists, 14 turnovers, 5 blocks and 12 steals. Ashlyn Day paced the Vikes with 25 on 9-20 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Marissa Dheensaw added 17 on 8-19 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 9 boards and 7 assists. Morgan Roskelly notched 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 6 boards. Aleah Ashlee scored 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 8 boards. Katie Langdon added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Tana Pankratz scored 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Kristy Gallagher added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Karsen Look scored 1 on 1-2 from the floor, while Calli McMillan and Kennedy Cuspard were scoreless. The Vikes hit 27-70 (.386) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 15-20 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 14 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals. The Vikes (coach Dani Everitt Sinclair, assistant Shalie Dheensaw, assistant Tina Lum, apprentice Amira Giannattasio, student therapist Alyssa Horton) also included Hannah Walline, Brooklyn White, Kayla Krug, Haily Weaver, Kristy Gallagher, Katie Langdon, Peyton Connolly and Xenia Knoop.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds dispatched the 6th-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen 92-85. The Wesmen led 25-21 after one quarter. The Thunderbirds led 48-39 at the half and 75-58 after three quarters before withstanding a furious Winnipeg rally down the stretch. The difference proved to be a 23-5 second-quarter run keyed by the dominance of league MVP Keylyn Filewich in the paint. “That was when we were playing the most dynamically,” said UBC coach Deb Huband. “We were getting stops and rebounding the ball well which allowed us to get out and run in transition.” U.B.C. appeared to ice the game with a 13-3 run to open the second half but Winnipeg rallied behind an 8-2 run to open the final quarter as Jessica Dyck nailed a trey and Anna Kernahagan drove for a layup. Wesmen coach Tanya McKay said “we started well and competed with them. And then we kinda had this lull period where we just made a ton of mistakes and they took advantage of them. And then as the game was winding down, we just battled. We’re very young and we know we’re very talented for the future. I hand it to UBC. Keylyn Filewich played awesome. She did her job. She got her scores, she went to the foul line, she rebounded. And we couldn’t stop her.” Keylyn Filewich paced the Thunderbirds with 29 on 12-18 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 13 boards and 2 assists. Jessica Hanson added 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-5 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Hailey Counsell notched 14 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Kate Johnson scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Tanis Metcalfe added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Maddison Penn notched 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Gabrielle Laguerta added 6 on 2-8 from the arc, 4 assists and 2 steals. Madison Legault scored 2 on 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Dina Strujic added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Dayna Pearce was scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 34-70 (.486) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 15-24 (.625) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 27 assists, 21 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals. Anna Kernaghan paced the Wesmen with 19 on 8-17 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Lena Wenke added 14 on 6-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Robyn Boulanger notched 14 on 5-18 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals. Mikayla Funk scored 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Jessica Dyck added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jillian Duncan notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Deborah Nkiasi added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, Vanessa Millions scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Chelsea Espenberg and Kyanna Wonnacott were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 34-76 (.447) from the floor, 8-27 (.296) from the arc, 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 22 assists, 12 turnovers, 3 blocks and 15 steals. The Wesmen (coach Tanya McKenzie 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, Faith Hezekiah, Srishti Suren and redshirt Kyanna Giles.
In the semis, the 4th-seeded Alberta Pandas stunned the top-seeded Calgary Dinos 80-78. The Pandas led 23-15 after one quarter after packing the paint on the defensive end of the floor. But Dino Erin McIntosh kept aggressively attacking the paint and Liene Stalidzane notched a four-point play as Calgary rallied to knot the score at 39 at the half. The Dinos led 60-58 after three quarters as Reyna Crawford hit a trey at the buzzer. Brooklyn Legault notched an and-one to give the Pandas a 78-72 lead. Bobbi-Jo Colburn kept Dino hopes alive with a trey and McIntosh hit a bucket to knot the score at 78. But two free throws from Megan Tywoniuk with 20 seconds to play sealed the victory for the Pandas. “I really felt our athletes rose to the occasion today, we were super excited to get to this game and play such an incredible team like the Dinos,” said Pandas coach Scott Edwards. “We continued to battle despite mistakes, my team didn’t let screw-ups get to them and just played through it. We put ourselves in a position to make plays and I’m just really proud of my athletes.” Dinos coach Damian Jennings said “clearly we are gutted, but I am extremely proud of the manner at which our team fought early adversity and came back. The early foul trouble damage took its toll on our ability to rotate subs to our regular pattern in the latter stages of the game; but again I am extremely proud of everyone’s commitment to the fight-back.” Vanessa Wild paced the Pandas with 15 on 4-6 from the floor, 7-7 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Megan Tywoniuk added 14 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 2 assists. Claire Signatovich notched 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 6 boards, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Brooklyn Legault scored 11 on 3-4 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Sydney Fedick added 10 on 4-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Jenna Harpe notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Morgan Mudge added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Mackenzie Cook scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 3 boards, while Neve Murray, Shae McCusker and Lauren Earl were scoreless. The Pandas hit 25-42 (.595) from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 28-37 (.757) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 6 assists, 27 turnovers, 6 blocks and 8 steals. Erin McIntosh paced the Dinos with 28 on 11-24 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 14 boards and 2 steals. Liene Stalidzane added 21 on 3-17 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 13-19 from the line, 8 boards and 6 assists. Bobbi-Jo Colburn notched 12 on 4-15 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc and 3 steals. Reyna Crawford scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Mya Proctor added 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Laura Grabe scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards, while Sascha Lichtenwald, Clara Tapia Palacio, Katie Upham, Courtney Donaldson, Azalya Forstbauer and Michaela Nieuwenhuiz were scoreless. Lichtenwald, Tapia Palacio, Upham and Nieuwenhuiz each nabbed 2 boards. The Dinos hit 26-84 (.310) from the floor, 7-36 (.194) from the arc and 19-28 (.679) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 28 fouls, 12 assists, 14 turnovers and 14 steals.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies edged the 3rd-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds 76-72. The Huskies rallied from a 11-point deficit to take a 73-72 lead on a contested trey by Carly Ahlstrom with 33 seconds to play. “Huge character win for us, UBC is playing fantastic basketball and we knew coming in that this was going to be a battle and a close game,” said Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis. “I’m so proud of our players, there were some big shots at the end of the game that we had to make to put ourselves up and I thought Carly was huge tonight for us.” The Huskies led 22-21 after one quarter and 38-36 at the half. But the Thunderbirds ripped off a 13-0 run on two offensive rebounds and a pair of forced turnovers to take 49-38 lead. Saskatchewan answered with a 6-0 run but the Thunderbirds led 57-50 after three quarters. Trailing by six with three minutes to play, the Huskies got back-to-back buckets from Summer Masikewich and tightened the defensive screws down the stretch. “We couldn’t be happier, we were really disappointed when we knew that we didn’t finish first and didn’t have the right to host so the fact that we are going to be able to do that is awesome, we love playing at home,” said Thomaidis. “This was a fantastic atmosphere here tonight, we really relied on the crowd to bring some energy for us.” Megan Ahlstrom paced the Huskies with 21 on 7-15 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Summer Masikewich added 17 on 7-18 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Carly Ahlstrom notched 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Sabine Dukate scored 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Libby Epoch added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 11 assists. Kyla Shand scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 3 boards, while Brianna Fehr, Katrian Philipenko, Claudia Lomba Viviana and Vera Crooks were scoreless. The Huskies hit 28-76 (.368) from the floor, 13-36 (.361) from the arc and 7-12 (.583) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 21 assists, 11 turnovers, 4 blocks and 7 steals. Keylyn Filewich paced the Thunderbirds with 16 on 7-19 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 12 boards. Jessica Hanson added 16 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Maddison Penn notched 13 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Kate Johnson scored 12 on 6-10 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Hailey Counsell added 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 steals. Gabrielle Laguerta scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 assists. Madison Legualt added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 8 boards. Tanis Metcalfe scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Dina Strujic was scoreles and nabbed 2 boards. The Thunderbirds hit 28-66 (.424) from the floor, 4-11 (.364) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 10 assists, 14 turnovers, 4 blocks and 6 steals.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies clipped the 4th-seeded Alberta Pandas 62-51 to capture their second consecutive crown and fourth in five campaigns. The Huskies led 19-13 after one quarter and 32-18. But the Pandas rallied with a 9-0 run to draw within 43-41 after three quarters. The Huskies had the answers in the form of a trey by Sabine Dukate and a layup from Summer Masikewich. The Huskies post later iced it with a trey with two minutes to play. “It seems like in the Canada West finals we’ve had some difficulties pulling away, we had a good first half. Our offence really sputtered in the second but thankfully our defence held it together for us,” said Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis. “It was a little closer than we wanted it to be but full credit to Alberta to keep it tight and who would’ve guessed Summer Masikewich coming up with a big three point shot to extend the lead for us, so I’m pretty proud of this group.” Pandas coach Scott Edwards said “that atmosphere was fantastic, for this community and this school to put on a show like this was great for our athletes to be a part of. I thought we came out tentative in the first half, didn’t shoot the ball very well and that really hurt us. I’m incredibly proud of our team’s resilience and the way they fought back in the second half. It came down to the last couple minutes and the Huskies made some shots.” Sabine Dukate paced the Huskies with 17 on 6-20 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Summer Masikewich added 17 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 10 boards. Libby Epoch notched 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8 boards and 5 assists. Carly Ahlstrom scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 10 boards. Megan Ahlstrom added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Kyla Shand notched 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Katriana Philipenko added 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Janaya Brown scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Vera Crooks, Christy Fehr, Brianna Fehr and Claudia Lomba Viviana were scoreless. The Huskies hit 22-64 (.344) from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 11 assists, 19 turnovers, 3 blocks and 7 steals. Vanessa Wild paced the Pandas with 18 on 7-19 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Morgan Mudge added 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Jenna Harpe notched 8 on 2-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Megan Tywoniuk scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Sydney Fedick added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Mackenzie Cook scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor. Lauren Earl scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Neve Murray, Shae McCusker, Brooklyn Legault, Claire Signatovich, Marinya Marcichiw, Abby Morrison, Emma Kary and Julia Strigl were scoreless. Signatovich nabbed 6 boards and dished 2 assists. Legault nabbed 4 boards and blocked 2 shots. McCusker blocked 3 shots. The Pandas hit 20-65 (.308) from the floor, 2-15 (.133) from the arc and 9-12 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 4 assists, 11 turnovers, 7 blocks and 9 steals.
After the season, Dani Sinclair bailed after eight seasons at the helm of Victoria to fulfill a year-long agreement to assume the helm of the Carleton Ravens. Over eight seasons with the Vikes, Sinclair registered a 105-59 record. She leaves the Vikes with the third-longest tenure and the fourth most wins. She previously worked as an assistant coach with the Vikes from 2006-09. She spent the 2009-10 season with the Dalhousie University Tigers before returning to the Vikes the following year as an assistant coach under Brian Cheng. Sinclair was replaced on an interim basis by assistant Shalie Dheensaw. “Shalie has made a strong contribution to our women’s basketball program over the past two years and has established important relationships with returning players and a number of incoming student-athletes. Shalie has accepted increasing levels of leadership in her time with the Vikes and has displayed a tremendous commitment to being a professional coach, investing significantly in herself to prepare for a head coaching opportunity,” said Victoria athletic director Clint Hamilton. Dheensaw played with Canada Basketball on the U16 and U17 level before playing for the Washington State University Cougars. From 2011-15, she appeared in 112 games and started her final 50 games and finished her career with 535 points, 307 rebounds and 98 blocked shots (fifth-most in WSU history). She also coached the varsity team at Pullman High School, worked as a graduate assistant with the University of Washington Huskies for one season and later served as an assistant coach with the Cougars. “I am very thankful to UVic and the Vikes for considering me for this position. It’s bittersweet for me, as Dani gave me two incredible years working together. She made me feel less like an assistant and more like an equal, which is why I feel so confident and ready to take on the interim role,” said Dheensaw. “We have an incredible group of players returning to our roster and I am extremely excited to work with the four recruits coming in. I believe the program is well positioned to move to the next level in Canada West competition.” Victoria also announced that former MacEwan coach Rob Poole was joining the staff as an assistant. When the Griffins were competing in the ACAC ranks, Poole led the program to conference championships for the 2011-12 (where the Griffins went 23-0) and 2013-14 seasons. He also picked up ACAC Coach of the Year honours during those championship years and was named the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association National Coach of the Year in 2011-12. He left the Griffins with a 117-31 regular season record and posted a .667 playoff winning percentage. He was also a former assistant with the Vikes men’s team in 1986-87.
The co-bronze medalist Calgary Dinos: Jordan Bonertz; Jordyn Cullum; Mya Proctor; Sandy Saunders; Brittany Janzen; Katie Upham; Anmol Mattu; Bobbi-Jo Colburn; Taylor Featherstone; Liene Stalidzane; Courtney Donaldson; Sascha Lichtenwald; Laura Grabe; Erin McIntosh; Azalya Forstbauer; Reyna Crawford; Clara Tapia Palacio; Michaela Nieuwehuizen; coach Damian Jennings; associate Matthew Spencer; assistant Fatih Akser; shooting coach Ben Dowell; graduate assistant Freya Szmidt; graduate assistant Lauren Seabrook; athletic development coach Rich Hesketh; assistant athletic development coach Tamara Jarrett
The co-bronze medalist British Columbia Thunderbirds: Kate Johnson; Tanis Metcalfe; Marcie Schlick; Isabelle Khalifa; Hailey Counsell; Ali Norris; Krysten Lindquist; Dayna Pearce; Keylyn Filewich; Gabrielle Laguerta; Jessica Hanson; Dina Strujic; Olivia Morgan-Cherchas; Madison Legault; Maddison Penn; Emily Martindale; coach Deb Huband; assistant Carrie Watts; assistant Shaun McGuinness; manager Ruth Baboa; trainer Micah Hall; trainer Briana Yelle; trainer Nicole Zilberman
The gold medalist Saskatchewan Huskies: Libby Epoch; Christy Fehr; Carly Ahlstrom; Brianna Fehr; Sabine Dukate; Katriana Philipenko; Megan Ahlstrom; Kyla Shand; Claudia Lomba Viviana; Andrea Dodig; Summer Masikewich; Janaya Brown; Vera Crooks; redshirt Emma Engen; redshirt Erin Kehrig; coach Lisa Thomaidis; assistant Claire Meadows; assistant Allison Fairbrother; assistant Jacqueline Lavallee; video staff Tiegan Derksen; video staff Connor Jay; student trainer Claire McKenzie; student trainer Tagen Sevigny
Following the season, Canada West that it was revising its format for 2020-21 as the Covid-19 pandemic “resulted in significant disruptions to member finances. The revised formats will also allow for competition to occur in a condensed period of time should COVID-19 restrictions limit, but not eliminate the amount of time available to complete the 2020-21 season.” Canada West president Clint Hamilton said “while there remains uncertainty around when university sport will return, the CW Board of Directors has worked diligently to ensure that when it does the conference and our members are prepared to navigate the difficult financial realities ahead of us.”
The new format created three divisions, with each team playing 16 games, as follows:
B.C. Division (7 teams): 3 games vs. 4 teams + 2 additional games vs. 2 teams
Alberta Division (5 teams): 4 games vs. 4 teams
Saskatchewan/Manitoba Division (5 teams): 4 games vs. 4 teams