| PRAIRIE | PACIFIC | ||||||
| Saskatchewan | 20-0 | 30-1 | Lisa Thomaidis | U.B.C. | 16-4 | 22-8 | Dave Taylor |
| Regina | 17-3 | 24-5 | Michaela Kleisinger | Trinity Western | 15-5 | 17-10 | Cheryl Jean-Paul |
| Calgary | 16-4 | 28-5 | Sarah Besselink | UBC-Okanagan | 10-10 | 13-17 | Bobby Mitchell |
| Alberta | 15-5 | 24-6 | Scott Edwards | Fraser Valley | 9-11 | 12-14 | Al Tuchscherere |
| Mount Royal | 10-10 | 14-18 | Robyn Fleckenstein | Victoria | 9-11 | 12-15 | Carrie Watts |
| Manitoba | 8-12 | 10-18 | Michele Sung | Thompson Rivers | 8-12 | 10-14 | Scott Clark |
| Brandon | 7-13 | 11-16 | Ilarion Bonhomme | Northern BC | 1-19 | 1-29 | Sergey Shchepotkin |
| Lethbridge | 5-15 | 6-21 | Dave Waknuk | ||||
| Winnipeg | 4-16 | 9-19 | Alyssa Cox | ||||
| MacEwan | 0-20 | 2-25 | Katherine Adams |
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Lethbridge Pronghorns: Paisley Sillito, Courtney McKee, Piper Dobbelsteyn, Kamryn DeKlerk, Lisa Krikke, Mhari Mattuli, Abby Graves Stonehocker, Rae Wedman, Halle Aleman, Amelia Roberts, Kayden Van’T Land, Kyla Karach, Kate De La Mare, Asia Wells, coach Dave Waknuk, assistant Donna Branch, assistant Paige Crozon, assistant Kacie Bosch
McEwan Griffins: Ayla Grady, Toni Gordon, Alexandra Spenrath, Paige Massier, Sarah Burnell, Morgan Clark, Celine Quigley, Samantha Hickey, Sofia Makinen, Ava Regie, Lenora Hunter, Unity Obasuyi, Anita Tavaszi, Bella Kurz, Ellie Mae Goerzen, Said Aalders, coach Katherine Adams, assistant Jacob Cusumano, assistant Darian Mahmi, student therapist Nicole Gacelos
Thompson Rivers Wolfpack: Sydney Vollrath, Kylee Koppes, Olivia Randall, Allison Hansen, Lucy Marchese, Morgan Eicheberger, Olivia Wheatley, Maddy Hackman, Arden Sullivan, Micah Ramsay, Isabel Phillips, Olena Vasylenko, Paige Leahy, Hailey Merrigan, Colby Konig, coach Scott Clark, assistant Joe Davis, assistant Karen Horsman, consigliere Ted Murray
Trinity Western Spartans: Sydney Bradshaw, Savannah Vander Kooi, Collette Van der Hoven, Bethany Balaktsis, Joy Mofolasayo, Cassidy Buchanan, Gracie Corneau, Jazmin Avila, Blessing Ibekwe, Myrlaine Shelvey, Mavleen Chahal, Lola Reimder, Morah Jansen, coach Cheryl Jean-Paul, assistant Aly Nuruddin, assistant Ose Obetoh, assistant Daniel Lybbert, student apprentice Raphael Arcilla
U.N.B.C. Timberwolves: Brynne Dergousoff, Sophia Fuller, Claire Huang, Yana Shupak, Avin Jahangiri, Mya Willing, Viktoriia Filatova, Amrit Manak, Ekaterina Shchepotkina, Kayleigh Kennedy, Hazel Phillips, Summer Toor, Lorenn Caceres, Aurora Cabrera, coach Sergey Shchepotkin, assistant Dave Fuller, assistant Mark Johnson, assistant Alina Shakirova, assistant Olivia Wilson, manager Katie Shchepotkina, therapist Kelly Svistovski
Winnipeg Wesmen: Samantha Meban, Raia Guito, Jazmin Birch, Jennifer Kallon, Jasia Hayden Mattea Teece, Abigail Sweeny, Sarah Boitson, Carmen Hiebert, Jennifer Edwards, Briana Ehrmantraut, Avneet Kaith, Eliana Stark, Missy May Valdez, coach Alyssa Cox, assistant Evan Cox, assistant Murray Brown, assistant Robyn Boulanger, assistant Megan Noonan, strength & conditioning Cristian Molina
In the play-in round: …………………………………………………… In Vancouver, the 8th-seeded Alberta Pandas (4th, Prairie) dispatched the 9th-seeded Victoria Vikes (5th, Pacific) 64-55. The Vikes led 22-13 after one quarter and 32-23 at the half. The Pandas led 48-46 after three quarters. “I just think it was the character and resiliency of an older group that didn’t want their season to end,” said Alberta coach Scott Edwards of the Pandas second half effort. “I’m so proud of them – they’ve been through a ton this group, and they showed their mettle in the second half. We didn’t make a lot of mistakes in the second half defensively. I thought we did a great job of keying in on some of the key components of their offence and taking that away.” McKinley Penninga paced the Pandas with 16 on 8-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Mishynn Miller added 10 on 5-12 from the floor and 8 boards. Annacy Palmer notched 9 on 2-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Jayden Tanner scored 8 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Morgan Harris added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 6 steals. Elis Toogood scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 7 boards. Kiah Easton-Ihediohanma added 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Ella Rees scored 2 on 2-2 from the line, while Sophie Hall, Rylee Semeniuk, Sarah Kleig and Jenna Karach were scoreless. Semeniuk dished 3 assists and pilfered 3 balls. The Pandas hit 21-68 (.309) from the floor, 2-18 (.111) from the arc and 20-31 (.645) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 14 assists, 14 turnovers and 12 steals. Mimi Sigue paced the Vikes with 11 on 3-10 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Makena Anderson added 11 on 3-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Iva Kalabric notched 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 blocks. Natalie Allison scored 9 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Avery Geddes added 6 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steal. Molly Andulajevic scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Abigail Becker added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Eden Henderson scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Tegan Michel, Bella Graves, Yar Ayuen Mach and Jade Dittmer were scoreless. The Vikes hit 17-53 (.321) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 17-22 (.773) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 7 assists, 24 turnovers, 4 blocks and 8 steals. The Vikes (coach Carrie Watts, assistant Diane Schuetze, assistant Lynn Montgomery, assistant Nicole Karstein, manager Shayleen Mack) also included Joaleah Tupas-Singh, Mimi Sigue and Renske Lokker. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded UBC-Okanagan Heat (3rd, Pacific) spanked the 12th-seeded Brandon Bobcats (7th, Prairie) 86-70 after leading 14-13, 42-33 and 64-49 at the quarters. The Heat took command with a 12-0 run in the second quarter. “We’ve been playing in pretty important games the last three weeks which really prepped us for a playoff type feel and atmosphere,” said Heat coach Bobby Mitchell. “We were a bit tight at the start but we just talked about sticking to our principles on offence and defence and were really able to settle in from there.” Mitchell added that Kanani Coon “hit big shots for us twice at the end of the shot clock and that’s why we got her. She can score at all three levels and one of the big reasons we were excited for her to be a part of her group was her ability to make shots, high pressure shots.” He added that Sydney Lewis has been “really building towards this and it’s pretty special to see her come out and do that in a high-pressure situation. You couldn’t tell she was a rookie out there.” Kanani Coon paced the Heat with 22 on 8-15 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Sydney Lewis added 18 on 8-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Lily Pink notched 13 on 5-18 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Kiana Kaczur scored 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Aiko Williams added 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Tsuki Tsuzuki scored 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Saige Parfitt added 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Tennyson McCarthy scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Temi Aina added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists, while Ava Heppner, Nevena Nogic and Stef Hart were scoreless. Heppner and Hart each nabbed 3 boards. The Heat hit 30-74 (.405) from the floor, 11-26 (.423) from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 22 assists, 12 turnovers, 6 blocks and 13 steals. Piper Ingalls paced the Bobcats with 26 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 10-11 from the line and 4 boards. Macaya Copeland added 21 on 8-17 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Ella Averill notched 16 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Abigail Shand scored 3 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Amaya Mcleod added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Jessie Sumner scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Jayna Maytwayashing, Cali Yates, Madison Schettler, Taya Clark, Ivy Bestland and Renee Dauphanais were scoreless. Maytwayashing nabbed 2 boards and blocks 2 shots. The Bobcats hit 24-54 (.444) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 18-23 (.783) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 4 assists, 19 turnovers, 2 blocks and 3 steals. The Bobcats (coach Ilarion Bonhomme) also included Caytah Vargas. …………………………………………………… In Saskatoon, the 7th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades (4th, Pacific) clipped the 10th-seeded Mount Royal Cougars (5th, Prairie) 78-60 after leading 15-13, 39-27 and 55-44 at the quarters. Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer said “I was just proud of the girls with their approach tonight. I thought they were really hungry tonight, really wanted the win, and really wanted to get into the quarterfinals so I’m just really proud of them for that.” Esther Allison paced the Cascades with 18 on 8-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Fania Taylor added 15 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Miah Schuurman notched 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Bernie Leda scored 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Julia Tuchscherer scored 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 6 boards, 9 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals. Kyanna Knodel added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 6 boards, while Charley Arnold, Carmen Folka, Ashlyn Adams, Ella Bohn, Madison Storme and Kalie Saari were scoreless. The Cascades hit 32-63 (.508) overall, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 7-12 (.583) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 26 assists, 16 turnovers, 4 blocks and 9 steals. Nora Luca paced the Cougars with 22 on 9-18 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Asha Donnelly added 11 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Temi Ajayi notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 5 boards. Savanah Sommerfeldt scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Elise Carline added 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-6 from the line and 3 boards. Presley Hopf scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Alexis Evans added 3 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jenessa Ramsoomair scored 1 on 0-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists, while Kayla Gillespie-Kraft, Martha Lado, Jaida Gold, Jenika Martens and Kayleigh Mark were scoreless. The Cougars hit 20-59 (.339) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 17-32 (.531) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 8 assists, 22 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. The Cougars (coach Robyn Fleckenstein, assistant Josh Fluker, assistant Christy Fehr, assistant Maddy Hooper) also include Marissa Richards, Eleonora Luca, Alexis Evans, Aislyn Korella, Jewel Loewen and Jaida Gold. …………………………………………………… In Langley, in the last play-in game, the 6th-seeded Calgary Dinos (3rd, Prairie) dusted the 11th-seeded Manitoba Bisons (6th, Prairie) 91-67 after leading 22-15, 48-29 and 69-54 at the quarters. Dinos coach Sarah Besselink said “I love our full-court pressure today. We were able to get 54 deflections today, which was good. The ability to create turnovers is a little bit of our identity to get out and run. I wasn’t super happy with our flow today, but, overall, they threw a lot of things defensively at us, and you can’t be mad about scoring 91 points.” Christine Geraldo paced the Dinos with 20 on 7-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Kourtney Oss added 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists and 3 blocks. Milica Gajic notched 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Pollyanna Storie scored 13 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Lilia Skumatova added 10 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Emma Yarwood scored 8 on 4-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Raya Hafez added 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Amelie Collin scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 2 steals. Megan Weisgerber added 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Sydney Milum, Saavyn Kaur Mann and Mackenzie Henderson were scoreless. The Dinos hit 33-59 (.559) from the floor, 8-17 (.471) from the arc and 17-23 (.739) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 15 assists, 13 turnovers, 6 blocks and 7 steals. Darya Rom paced the Bisons with 18 on 4-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 7-9 from the line and 2 boards. Taylor Schepp added 11 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 4 boards. Anna Miko notched 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Ayva Khan scored 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Mar Tomas Arbos added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Sydnee Harris scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Kyu Fust added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 assists. Samantha Onyebuchi scored 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards, while Halley Cruz, Hope Larocque, Treyah Paquette and Paige Schatkowsky were scoreless. The Bisons hit 20-57 (.351) from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 18-23 (.783) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 7 assists, 18 turnovers, 2 blocks and 3 steals. The Bisons (coach Michele Sung, assistant Ashley Hoitnuik, assistant Adam Khan, assistant Sonia Radi-Dolyniuk, assistant Sherwin Vasalloe, assistant Kyla Shore, assistant Luke Klusa, strength & conditioning Cole Scheller, psychologist Lindsay Berard, dietitian Janelle Vincent, academics Darcy MacPherson, therapist Lori Giasson, student therapist Naomi Dickens, student therapist Grace Hume) also included Emily Mandamin, Sera Bartsch and Alexis Hart.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded host U.B.C. Thunderbirds (1st, Pacific) v the 8th-seeded Alberta Pandas 75-69. The Thunderbirds led 17-16 after one quarter. The Pandas led 41-30 at the half and 55-50 after three quarters. “I thought in the second quarter especially we got a little flustered and we weren’t playing our game,” said Thunderbirds coach Dave Taylor. “And then we got Jaeli going, we had some big shifts from other people, and we just started playing our game. We were hoping we would wear them down a little bit and we did.” Olivia Weekes paced the Thunderbirds with 21 on 6-13 from the floor, 9-11 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Jaeli Ibbetson added 15 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 6 boards. Sara Toneguzzi notched 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Brooke Wagner scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-7 from the line and 5 boards. Jade Huynh added 6 on 2-4 from the arc. Stella Lagrange scored 5 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Katie Hartman added 4 on 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Sofia Bergman scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Cerys Merton added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 5 assists and 5 steals. Cassie Joli-Coeur scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 2 boards, while Maddy Billings and Kiarra Kelly were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 20-50 (.400) from the floor, 5-13 (.385) from the arc and 30-41 (.732) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 15 assists, 29 turnovers, 6 blocks and 20 steals. Mishynn Miller paced the Pandas with 19 on 8-15 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Jayden Tanner added 17 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Kiah Easton-Ihediohanma notched 11 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Annacy Palmer scored 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Morgan Harris added 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. McKinley Penninga scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Elise Toogood added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Sophie Hall, Rylee Semeniuk, Ella Rees, Sarah Kleib and Jenna Karach were scoreless. The Pandas hit 21-62 (.339) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 23-30 (.767) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 28 fouls, 12 assists, 24 turnovers, 5 blocks and 13 steals. The Pandas (coach Scott Edwards, assistant Megan Wickstrom, assistant Haley Fedick, therapist Brennan McConaghy, strength & conditioning Eric Golberg, mental skills Jimena Lopez Lamas, mental skills Craig Hordal, student therapist Alecia Beck, student therapist Olivia Barber, student therapist Madison King, student therapist Prabhnoor Sapra) also included Reece Hall, Kira Airey and Victoria Davson.
The 4th-seeded host Regina Cougars (2nd, Prairie) torched the 5th-seeded UBC-Okanagan Heat 74-48 after leading 23-13, 39-25 and 64-33 at the quarters. “I’m extremely impressed with our team’s readiness,” said Cougars interim coach Michaela Klesinger. “We watched (Kanani Coon) and (Sydney Lewis) both have big games for UBCO yesterday and we knew we needed to make them uncomfortable. I thought we executed our plan extremely well tonight.” Heat coach Bobby Mitchell said “tonight was tough. Our team’s compete was there but we weren’t able to get things going the way we wanted.” Cara Misskey paced the Cougars with 22 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 7 boards, 6 assists and 5 steals. Jade Belmore added 18 on 8-18 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Rachel Vanderhooft notched 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 10 boards. Eden Wells scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Lilly Vande Graaf added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Izzi Fust scored 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Alexyn Ward added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Taylor Gottselig scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists, while Jordyn Neumann, Ryenn Schutz and Josie Valley were scoreless. Schutz nabbed 7 boards and Neumann 3. The Cougars hit 26-67 (.388) from the floor, 3-19 (.158) from the arc and 19-26 (.731) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 14 assists, 18 turnovers, 3 blocks and 15 steals. Kiana Kaczur paced the Heat with 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Kanani Coon added 10 on 2-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Sydney Lewis notched 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Tsuki Tsuzuki scored 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Lily Pink added 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Aiko Williams scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Tennyson McCarthy added 2 on 1-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Temi Aina scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals, while Ava Heppner, Stefanie Hart, Nevena Nogic and Saige Parfitt were scoreless. Hart nabbed 4 boards. The Heat hit 16-66 (.242) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 10 assists, 25 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. The Heat (coach Bobby Mitchell, associate Jody Vosper, assistant Lonny Mazurak, assistant Carly Corrado, mental performance Mackenzie) also included Kristen Francks and Kayla Van Vuurern.
The 2nd-seeded host Saskatchewan Huskies (1st, Prairie) dusted the 7th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 96-58 after leading 20-10, 51-22 and 74-41 at the quarters. Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis said “it’s nice to have everyone involved and get into a playoff game. We’re a deep team and as we get further along we’ll be shortening [the bench], but for tonight’s it’s good to have
everyone out there. … We’ve been waiting for our three-point shooting to come back for a while. I thought Gage [Grassick] kind of started us off and was hitting some threes like she was last year, which was fun to see. We’re going to need that moving forward.” Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer said “we faced a lot of adversity this year, and I was pretty happy with the team that they turned into. I think there’s some satisfaction there, knowing that we improved quite a bit.” Maya Flindall paced the Huskies with 22 on 8-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Gage Grassick added 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 6 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Ella Murphy Wiebe notched 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Andrea Dodig scored 1 1on 4-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Logan Reider added 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 assists. Anna Maelde scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Olivia Harm added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Isabela Jickling notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Tea DeMong scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Jordyn Reding added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Gabrielle Kaban scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Elliot Lieffers was scoreless. The Huskies hit 34-67 (.507) from the floor, 8-19 (.421) from the arc and 20-23 (.870) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 20 assists, 9 turnovers, 3 blocks and 12 steals. Julia Tuchscherer paced the Cascades with 17 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-9 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Fania Taylor added 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Bernadet Leda notched 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Kyanna Knodel scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Esther Allison added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Miah Schuurman scored 4 on1 -5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Kalie Saari added 4 on 2-4 from the floor. Ella Bohn scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc, while Charley Arnold, Carmen Folka, Ashlyn Adams, Madison Storme and Jessica Parkinson were scoreless. The Cascades hit 20-52 (.385) from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 10 assists, 25 turnovers, 3 blocks and 4 steals. The Cascades (coach Al Tuchscherer, assistant Dan Nayebzadeh, assistant Kelsey Chapdelaine, therapist Grant Ammann, strength & conditioning Matt Chapdelaine) also included Mya Buttar, Priya Toor, Nicole Folka, Natalie Curley and Jada Paquin.
In the last quarterfinal, the 6th-seeded Calgary Dinos trampled the 3rd-seeded host Trinity Western Spartans (2nd, Pacific) 76-47 after leading 14-0 early and 26-16, 41-32 and 57-38 at the quarters. Dinos coach Sarah Besselink said “it was key for us to get off to a great start. “We knew they were going to punch back. Obviously, they made quite a run in the first quarter after we were up 14-0. But at halftime, we made some adjustments. We started switching a lot more, and we were able to avoid getting lost defensively. So that allowed us to contest a lot more of their shots, and I think that was the factor.” Spartans coach Cheryl Jean-Paul said “this is a potent offensive team that we were playing against, and it’s not just about trading baskets with them. It’s about being able to get full stops and then get good scoring looks off them. They have a style of play they’ve been honing for several years, and they obviously play with a lot of maturity, knowing their strengths and going to them. I think our challenge was getting lost a little bit in that third quarter, and we started to really panic, over-dribbling, and just going away from some of the things that have been giving us success this past season.” Christine Geraldo paced the Dinos with 16 on 7-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Lilia Skumatova added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Raya Hafez notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Kourtney Oss scored 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Pollyanna Storie added 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 assists. Milica Gajic scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Emma Yarwood added 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Amelie Collin scored 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Sydney Milum added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards, while Saavyn Kaur Mann, Mackenzie Henderson and Megan Weisgerber were scoreless. The Dinos hit 30-70 (.429) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 10-12 (.833) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 14 assists, 14 turnovers, 4 blocks and 13 steals. Mavleen Chahal paced the Spartans with 10 on 4-9 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Myrlaine Shelvey added 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 steals. Colette Van der Hoven notched 9 on 4-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Moriah Jansen scored 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 assists. Savannah Vander Kooi added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Jazmin Avila scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor. Blessing Ibekwe added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Sydney Bradshaw scored 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Cassidy Buchanan added 2 on 1-9 from the floor, while Joy Mofolasayo, Lola Reimer and Gracie Corneau were scoreless. The Spartans hit 17-61 (.279) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 7-10 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 8 assists, 21 turnovers, 4 blocks and 7 steals. The Spartans (coach Cheryl Jean-Paul, assistant Aly Nuruddin, assistant Ose Obetoh, assistant Daniel Lybbert, student apprentice Raphael Arcilla) also included Bethany Balaktsis and Lola Reimder.
In the semi held in Vancouver, the top-seeded host U.B.C. Thunderbirds defeated the 4th-seeded Regina Cougars 74-68 to earn a berth in the national championships. The Cougars led 22-17 after one quarter. The Thunderbirds led 42-37 at the half and 55-53 after three quarters. Thunderbirds coach Dave Taylor said “as hard as these are on me as a coach the reality is that last week, we were playing a number six ranked team, this week it was the number four seed and that’s why it’s going to be these types of close games. We found a way here two-weeks in a row and for us we’re following our game plan, with more shots, by winning the rebounding battle and we got to the line and then made stops when we needed to in the second half.” Jaeli Ibbetson paced the Thunderbirds with 18 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 11-16 from the line and 12 boards. Olivia Weekes added 13 on 51-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Cassie Joli-Coeur notched 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jade Huynh scored 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Stella Lagrange added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Sara Toneguzzi scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Sofia Bergman added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Katie Hartman scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Brooke Wagner added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the line, while Cerys Morton, Maddy Billings and Kiarra Kelly were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 23-64 (.359) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 21-30 (.700) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 15 assists, 17 turnovers, 4 blocks and 8 steals. Jade Belmore paced Regina with 28 on 9-21 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Cara Misskey added 14 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Izzi Fust notched 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 blocks. Taylor Gottselig scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Eden Wells added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Ryenn Schutz scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Lillian Vande Graaf added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards, while Josie Valley, Alexyn Ward, Rachel Vanderhooft, Brenna Metz and Jordyn Neumann were scoreless. Vanderhooft nabbed 4 boards and pilfered 2 balls. The Coguars hit 22-61 (.361) from the floor, 8-22 (.364) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 11 assists, 18 turnovers, 6 blocks and 11 steals.
In the other semi, held in Saskatoon, the 6th-seeded Calgary Dinos toppled the 2nd-seeded host Saskatchewan Huskies 61-58. The Huskies led 19-17 after one quarter. The Dinos led 30-29 at the half. The score was knotted at 47 after three quarters. Christine Geraldo paced the Dinos with 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 5 boards. Amelie Collin added 15 on 5-15 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Kourtney Oss notched 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Lilia Skumatova scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Emma Yarwood added 7 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Milica Gajic scored 4 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Megan Weisgerber added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Pollyanna Storie, Raya Hafez, Saavyn Kaur Mann, Mackenzie Henderson and Elana Sireni were scoreless. Storie nabbed 3 boards. The Dinos hit 21-58 (.362) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 9 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals. Andrea Dodig paced the Huskies with 16 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Maya Flindall added 11 on 3-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Logan Reider notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Gage Grassick scored 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Ella Murphy Wiebe added 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Tea DeMong scored 4 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Olivia Harm added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Gabrielle Kaban, Isabella Jickling, Elliot Lieffers and Anna Maelde were scoreless. The Huskies hit 19-61 (.311) from the floor 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 15-18 (.833) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 13 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals.
In the final, the 6th-seeded Calgary Dinos stunned the top-seeded host U.B.C. Thunderbirds 63-57. The score was knotted at 14 after one quarter. UBC ripped off a 10-0 run in the second frame but Calgary countered with a 10-2 run to draw within 30-28 at the half. The score was knotted 44 after three quarters. The Dinos hit 9-12 from the line in the final frame to pull out the win. Calgary’s Pollyanna Storie was chosen player of the game. Rookie Dinos coach Sarah Besselink said “we knew that we were going to have to box out and match their hard work. One of the keys was really limiting their offensive rebounds especially in the fourth quarter, really slowing it down and executing on offence. We talked a lot at halftime about getting clean touches and going to the rim and we shot a lot more free throws in the second half which was great, we also got a lot of stops in the second half. … This is an incredibly special group. I think it was really that flip between (Saskatchewan) and Alberta. We’ve just been stacking wins since then, relying on our defence and our pressure. The whole team is just buying in. … We knew that we were going to have to box out and match their hard work. One of the keys was really limiting their offensive rebounds especially in the fourth quarter, really slowing it down and executing on offence. We talked a lot at halftime about getting clean touches and going to the rim and we shot a lot more free throws in the second half which was great, we also got a lot of stops in the second half.” Thunderbirds coach Dave Taylor said “I thought we had a good start, but we gave up a bit of a run going into halftime. Then we gave up a 10-2 run in the last few minutes and that ended up hurting us. And then the fourth quarter didn’t go how we wanted it.” Pollyanna Storie paced the Dinos with 16 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Kourtney Oss added 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Milica Gajic notched 9 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 assists. Christine Geraldo scored 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 6 boards. Emma Yarwood added 6 on 1-1 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 7 boards. Amelie Collin scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Lilia Skumatova added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Sydney Milum scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Raya Hafez, Saavyn Kaur Mann, Mackenzie Henderson and Megan Weisgerber were scoreless.
The Dinos hit 20-57 (.351) from the floor, 2-17 (.118) from the arc and 21-25 (.840) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 16 assists, 15 turnovers, 6 blocks and 8 steals. Olivia Weekes paced the Thunderbirds with 19 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Sara Toneguzzi added 14 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 2 assists. Cassie Joli-Coeur notched 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 9 boards. Jaeli Ibbetson scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Cerys Merton added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Kiarra Kelly scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Sofia Bergman added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 assists. Stella Lagrange scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 steals, while Katie Hartman, Maddy Billings, Jade Huynh and Brooke Wagner were scoreless. Hartman dished 2 assists. The Thunderbirds hi 21-63 (.333) from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 13 assists, 18 turnovers, 4 blocks and 5 steals.
The co-bronze medalist Regina Cougars: Eden Wells; Josie Valley; Taylor Gottselig; Alexyn Ward; Cara Misskey; Ryenn Schutz; Madisen Seida; Rachel Vanderhooft; Isabel ‘Izzi’ Fust; Jade Belmore; Brenna Metz; Avery Sorensen; Lillian Vande Graaf; Madeline Chicoine; Jordyn Neumann; coach Michaela Kleisinger; assistant Carly Graham; assistant Wayne Morrison; strength & conditioning Ally Schneider; assistant strength & conditioning Alyssa Regie
The co-bronze medalist Saskatchewan Huskies: Tea DeMong; Logan Reider; Gabrielle Kaban; Maya Flindall; Gage Grassick; Elliot Lieffers; Anna Maelde; Ella Murphy Wiebe; Olivia Harm; Jordyn Reding; Sophie Larsen; Clara Anderson; Isabela Jickling; Charli Wroe; coach Lisa Thomaidis; assistant Laura Dally; assistant Ali Fairbrother; assistant Jacqueline Lavallee; assistant Kabree Howard; director creativity & digital medal Connor Jay; physiotherapist Alexandra Zaluski; student trainer Ava Radics; student trainer Lila Wobeser
The silver medalist U.B.C. Thunderbirds: Reese Tam; Mona Berlitz; Katie Hartman; Sofia Bergman; Jessica Orr; Cerys Merton; Sara Toneguzzi; Olivia Weekes; Madeline Billings; Jade Huynh; Emilia Banmann; Stella LaGrange; Kiarra Kelly; Jaeli Ibbetson; Maeva Carnahan; Brooke Wagner; Cassandra Joli-Coeur; coach Dave Taylor; assistant Jessica Hanson; assistant Alan Kristmanson; assistant Jessica Clarke; therapist Chris Wong; strength & conditioning Joe McCullum; mental performance Spencer Ho; student trainer Sophie Juchymenko; student trainer Angel Porras
The champion Calgary Dinos: Sydney Milum; Kourtney Oss; Megan Weisgerber; Milica Gajic; Vanja Petrovic; Christine Geraldo; Amelie Collin; Pollyanna Stories; Elana Sireni; Lilia Skumatova; Emma Yarwood; Raya Hafez; Saavyn Kaur Mann; Mackenzie Henderson; Neelum Sidhu; coach Sarah Besselink; assistant Philippe Mvondo; assistant Jordan Blaskin; assistant Zeiad Hamouda; assistant Gaston Paez