2008-09 OUA - women - From Naismith to Nash

REGULAR SEASON

EAST				WEST
Toronto	17-5	23-10	Michele Belanger	Windsor	21-1	33-4	Chantal Vallee
Ottawa	15-7	19-12	Andy Sparks	Western	17-5	22-8	Stephan Barrie
Carleton	14-8	19-16	Taffe Charles	McMaster	14-8	20-13	Anne Marie Thuss
Laurentian	10-12	13-15	Mike Clarke	Lakehead	11-11	15-13	Jon Kreiner
Ryerson	9-13	13-17	Sandy Pothier	Laurier	11-11	14-14	Paul Falco
Queen’s	7-15	9-21	Dave Wilson	Guelph	9-13	11-20	Angela Orton
York	6-16	7-24	Bill Pangos	Brock	7-15	9-19	Chris Critelli
RMC	1-21	1-23	Brad Schur	Waterloo	7-15	9-18	Tyler Slipp

Playoff non-qualifiers:

Brock Badgers: Devyn Cuncic, Jessica Del Signore, Katie Dickinson, Tara Giallonardo, Whitney Gorges, Jillian Grobbecker, Erica Hutchison, Amanda Lauzon, Emily McKay, Britt Pegg, Emma Porter, Alyson Schmidt, Lauren Stewart, Hillary Woodside, Jessica Del Signore, coach Chris Critelli

RMC Paladins: Julie Christine Lasalle, Stephanie Stone, Carolyn Pumphrey, Jackie Geiger, Samantha Bayne, Kim Egert, Bienka Jones, Sharlene Harding, Abby Edmison, Anna Dupuis, Ryann Musson, Cassandra White, coach Brad Schur

Waterloo Warriors: Melanie Belore, Reanne Holdon, Katie Beaucock, Stephanie Shea, Kimberly Lee, Aston Lavigne, Erin Button, Steph DeBoer, Rachel Harnsworth, Chelsea Brown, Laura Becotte, Katrine Sinclair, Felishia Watson, Colleen Quinlan, coach Tyler Slipp, assistant Kate McCrae-Bristol, assistant Greg Henhawk

York Lions: Tara Minicuci, Brittany Szockyj, Kate Mowat, Laura MacCallum, Kara Smith, Nikki Cecchini, Kimberley Crate, Beth Hagarty, Emma Dillon, Emily Van Hoof, Tamara Vasic, Britini Gill, Emily Perras, coach Bill Pangos

In the West quarterfinals, McMaster edged Guelph 72-69. The Gryphons got the first points of the game, a Rachel Hancock basket at 8:49. It took another minute before Amanda D’Ortenzio put McMaster on the scoreboard, adding a free throw to her basket to make the score 3-2 at 7:42. Another Hancock basket gave Guelph back the lead but D’Ortenzio’s 3 gave the Marauders the lead, 7-4. MAC gradually increased their lead and were up 13-7 at 2:49. Guelph then went on a 7-0 run that saw them take the lead 14-13 with 39 seconds left. A Taylor Smith basket right at the buzzer restored McMaster’s lead, 15-14. Smith scored the first basket of the second quarter. Rachel Hancock pulled the Gryphons back to within 1, 17-16, at 8:47. A Smith 3 widened the gap to 4 at 8:33. The rest of the quarter saw the Marauders leading with the gap as little as 3 (22-19 at 7:21) and as much as 9 several times. A pair of Taylor Chiarot free throws with 5 seconds left gave the Marauders their first double digit lead and the half ended with McMaster leading 39-29. Sara Pilon-Bignell scored first in the third quarter at 9:05. Taylor Chiarot scored the next basket but a Kris Yallin trey at 8:21 got the Gryphon scoring underway. The next minutes saw steady scoring by both sides although the Marauders outpaced the Gryphons and their lead gradually increased. McMaster had their biggest lead of the game, 53 -39, at 3:09. At this point, the Gryphons managed to put some scoring together, getting 7 straight points which brought the gap down to single digits, 53-46. Then it was the Marauders’ turn as they scored 6 points to make the score 58-46 with 44 seconds remaining. With 27 seconds left, Ali Dzikowski hit a 3 but Sara Pilon-Bignell got a basket with 2 seconds left to make the score at the end of the third quarter McMaster 60-49. Guelph got the first 7 points in the final quarter, a basket from Jasmine Douglas, a 3 from Ali Dzikowski and a basket from Rachel Hancock to pull to within 60-56. Alyska Lukan got MAC’s first basket at 7:02. The teams traded baskets then a 6-0 run from McMaster restored their double digit lead, 68-58, at 2:39. Fans might have thought the game was over but the Gryphons, as they did in both conference games, refused to give up. With McMaster up 70-60, Ali Dzikowski scored 5 points to make the score 70-56 with 51 seconds left. With the Gryphons not being in bonus, they had to foul a couple of times before sending McMaster to line. With all the remaining scoring coming from free throws, the Marauders were fortunate to get 2 points (of 8). The Gryphons scored 4 points but time ran out before they could get any closer. Marauder Amanda D’Ortenzio told the Hamilton Spectator that “was probably one of my best games. Just knowing I could be down to the final game of my basketball career, I wanted to leave it all out there.” Marauders coach Anne-Marie Thus said “they almost eked that one out.” Taylor Smith paced McMaster with 21 on 9-15 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 4 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Taylor Chiarot added 18 on 8-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Amanda D’Ortenzio notched 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Sara Pilon-Bignell notched 12 on 6-11 from the floor, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alyska Lukan scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Alana Veerman added 3, while Lisa Marie Iavarone, Rebecca Rewi and Caroline Ssemanda were scoreless. The Marauders hit 31-60 (.517) from the floor, 4-12 (.333) from the arc and 6-15 (.400) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 20 fouls, 10 turnovers and 11 steals. Ali Dzikowski paced Guelph with 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Jasmine Douglas added 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 9 boards. Rachel Hancock added 14 on 5-7 from the floor, 4-8 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Samantha Russell added 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Kris Yallin added 6 on 3-11 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists. Caitlin Marshall added 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Alex Russell added 3 and Morgan Jean 2, while Chrissy Martin was scoreless. The Gryphons (coached by Angela Orton, assisted by Jennifer Reid-Davidson, Angela Hrkac, Dean Huyck, Lauren Valvasori and Dan Yarmey, managed by Jennifer Kaufman and trained by Natalie Paladino) also included Alex Yallin, Kara Muhlhausen, Laura Stringer and Laura Rajnak. The Gryphons hit 27-49 (.551) from the floor, 5-10 from the arc and 10-19 (.526) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 18 fouls, 17 turnovers and 5 steals. Gryphons coach Angela Orton said Taylor Smith “controlled the tempo for Mac and made all the players around her better. Her experience really showed.”

In the other West quarterfinal, the host Laurier Golden Hawks nipped Lakehead 62-58. Lakehead led 14-11 after one quarter. Laurier led 33-24 at the half but trailed 48-45 after three quarters. “In a tight playoff game our determination and heart made the difference down the stretch,” said coach Paul Falco. Lakehead built an early eight point lead in the first quarter before the Golden Hawks began capitalizing on Wolves turnovers to take a 33-24 lead at the half. Lakehead’s Sarah Gordon caught fire in the second half as the Wolves rallied to take a nine point lead before Renata Adamczyk took charge. Aleksa Brkic hit a jump shot in the final minute and then sank two free throws to seal the win. Lakehead Head Coach Jon Kreiner said “I think we played a very good game tonight and I think our girls outplayed them and deserved a better result but it was very hard to overcome a -20 difference in foul shots. I am very proud of this team and the season they had.” Renata Adamczyk paced Laurier with 24 on 7-19 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Laura Pacvicius notched 11 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4-6 from the line. Amber Hillis scored 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Amanda Mcdonald scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Aleksa Brkic notched 7 on 1-9 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Christa Mancino added 2 and Megan Grant 1, while Kandice Baptiste, Mallory Kohlmeier and Christine Mcdonald were scoreless. The Hawks hit 18-65 (.277) from the floor, 4-9 (.444) from the arc and 22-32 (.688) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 1 assists, 12 fouls, 14 turnovers and 7 steals. Kathryn Verboom led Lakehead with 13 on 3-14 from the floor, 7-8 from the line and 7 boards. Sarah Gordon notched 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 12 boards. Georgia Harvey scored 10 on 4-13 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Tasia McKenna notched 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 5 assists. Lindsay Druery notched 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Kendelle Kavanagh scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Shannon Vellinga added 4 and Amanda Nesbitt 2, while Lisa Styles and Chiaki Nakamura were scoreless. The Thunderwolves (coached by Jon Kreiner) also included Caitlin Galvin, Emily Ross, Erica Godin and Ariana Kavanagh. The Wolves hit 21-63 (.333) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 11-12 (.917) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 22 fouls, 19 turnovers, 2 steals and 1 block.

In the West semi, the host Western Mustangs defeated the McMaster Marauders 69-61. “We focused on not paying attention to (past performances),” said Mustangs’ coach Stephan Barrie. “We didn’t look at this team as the savior of our program, but just one team trying to get the job done. We dealt with a lot of adversity this year and we created our own identity. McMaster played with energy from the opening tip, as Sara Pilon-Bignell’s fast break lay-up gave the Marauders an 8-4 lead, before Anderson drilled a trey for Western. The teams traded baskets the rest of the way, and finished the first quarter tied at 12. In the second, McMaster used hot shooting to jump ahead. Smith and Amanda D’Ortenzio each hit two three-pointers in the quarter, as Smith’s second gave McMaster a 28-21 lead, their biggest of the game. “We made some changes guarding (Smith),” said Barrie, “but in reality, McMaster’s not a high-percentage team and we knew they’d come down.” Trailing by four at halftime, Western used a 21-10 third quarter to steal the momentum and take over the game. Lapointe opened the half with a turnaround jumper in the lane. Anderson followed with a trey, before Lennox recorded a traditional three-point play, and followed that with two more free throws. Moments later, Paron nailed a three-pointer to give the Mustangs a 44-39 lead. Western never looked back. In the fourth, the Mustangs worked the ball inside, and dominated the paint. Lennox opened the quarter with a tough lay-up, before Lapointe gave Western a 56-45 lead with a lay-up of her own. D’Ortenzio’s three-pointer closed the gap to six, but Paron responded with a lay-up to spark a 9-0 Mustangs run. Kim Hurley knocked down a pull-up jumper, before Anderson hit a dagger three-pointer from the right corner with 3:15 to play. “I feel good about the way we handled things,” said Barrie. “This is what I expected, because this is what we should do.” Amanda Anderson paced Western with 22 on 6-16 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Nadine Paron added 16 on 7-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 assists. Megan Lapointe notched 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Bess Lennox scored 11 on 2-2 from the floor, 7-7 from the line, 13 boards and 3 assists. Kelly Moulden notched 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 3 boards and 5 assists. Lauren Chan added 2, Kim Hurley 2 and Jaclyn Cummings 2, while Deena Kurilsky and Brittany Macdonald were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 24-49 (.490) from the floor, 5-12 (.417) from the arc and 16-24 (.667) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 18 fouls, 15 turnovers and 4 steals. Taylor Smith paced McMaster with 19 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 8-9 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Marauders coach Anne-Marie Thuss told the Hamilton Spectator that “they gave every ounce of talent that they had. … Western played well. They hit some key shots. But we let them come down the middle and get some of those. They also got to the line more than we did and that was a big part of the game.” Taylor Chiarot added 14 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Amanda D’Ortenzio notched 13 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Sara Pilon-Bignell added 9 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Alyska Lukan added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 3 boards, while Lisa Marie Iavarone, Rebecca Rewi and Alanna Veerman were scoreless. The Marauders (coached by Theresa Burns, ON SABBATICAL? assisted by Anne Marie Thuss and Ed Grosel) also included Caroline Ssemanda, Christine Ladniak, Hannah Lamb, Leeann Schildroth, Vanessa Bonomo and Lindsay DeGroote. The Marauders hit 21-62 (.339) from the floor, 7-15 (.467) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 23 fouls, 10 turnovers, 7 steals and 2 blocks.

In the other West semi, the Windsor Lancers dumped the Laurier Golden Hawks 78-67 after leading 11-10, 30-25 and 52-45 at the quarters. Alisa Wulff paced Windsor with 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 13 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Dranadia Roc added 15 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 3 boards. Iva Peklova notched 14 on 6-12 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Shavaun Reaney added 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 7 assists. Emily Ross scored 10 on 3-5 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Emily Abbott added 4, Marissa Bozzetto 4, Kristy Chute 2 and Raelyn Prince 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 7 boards. Bojana Kovacevic was scoreless. The Lancers hit 28-62 (.452) from the floor, 4-11 (.364) from the arc and 18-19 (.947) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 19 fouls, 20 turnovers, 8 steals and 3 blocks. Renata Adamczyk led Laurier with 14 on 4-15 from the floor, 6-6 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Christa Mancino added 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 5 boards. Amanda Mcdonald added 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 steals. Laura Pacevicius scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Amber Hillis added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Aleksa Brkic added 5 on 1-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Mallory Kohlmeier added 3, Christine Macdonald 3 and Megan Grant 2, while Kandice Baptiste was scoreless. The Golden Hawks (coached by Paul Falco, assisted by Joy McNichol and Jennifer Russell-Smyth, strength & conditioning Zach Weston, manager Brittany McKinley, student trainer Marie Cousineau) also included Alexandra Urosevic, Amanda Oatway, Seteena Ueberschlag, Noelle Antkowiak and Victoria Iossifidis. The Golden Hawks hit 21-67 (.313) from the floor, 5-15 (.333) from the arc and 20-23 (.870) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 17 fouls, 12 turnovers and 8 steals.

In the West final, the Windsor Lancers thrashed the Western Mustangs 82-61. Western’s only lead was the opening bucket of the game. Windsor won the opening quarter 20-8 en route to a 38-25 lead at the half. Fifth-year Michigan State transfer nailed a series of momentum-changing treys as the Lancers romped. Dranadia Roc paced Windsor with 23 on 10-19 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 2 steals. Alisa Wulff added 21 on 8-13 from the floor, 5-6 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals. Emily Abbott added 6 on 2-7 from the floor and 2 steals. Iva Peklova scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Raelyn Prince scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Shavaun Reaney scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 7 assists and 3 steals. Emily Ross notched 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Bojana Kovacevic added 4, Marissa Bozzetto 2 and Samantha Hislop 2, while Kristy Chute was scoreless. The Lancers hit 32-72 (.444) from the floor, 10-18 (.556) from the arc and 8-9 (.889) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 16 fouls, 16 turnovers, 14 steals and 3 blocks. Amanda Anderson paced Western with 28 on 10-21 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Megan Lapointe added 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Nadine Paron notched 8 on 2-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Kim Hurley scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 4 boards. Bess Lennox scored 4 on 2-8 from the floor and 5 boards. Deena Kurlisky added 2 and Brittany Macdonald 2 while Lauren Chan was scoreless, while nabbing 4 boards. Kelly Moulden was also scoreless. The Mustangs hit 22-55 (.400) from the floor, 6-10 from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 11 fouls, 24 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks.

In the East quarterfinal, the Carleton Ravens whipped the Queen’s Golden Gaels 53-42. The Ravens built a 14-5 lead after one quarter but Queen’s rallied within 24-19 at the half. Both teams shot the ball well in the second half. Kendra Walker-Roche nailed a trey to rally Queen’s within two but Julie Hoo countered with a trey as Carleton maintained a slim margin. In the final quarter, guard Tanya Perry drove for a bucket as Carleton regained a four-point edge and then ripped down a rebound and dished a pass to Ines Jelic for a 40-34 lead. With three minutes remaining, rookie Alyson Bush forced a turnover and scored two consecutive lay-ups to increase Carleton’s lead to 49-39 and the Ravens held on for the win. Queen’s coach Dave Wilson said the game mirrored the season: “periods of solid play, good decision-making and sharp execution. Also in there, however, were a couple of lapses where we failed to control the boards and coughed up the ball too often.” Ines Jelic led Carleton with 12 on 3-9 from the floor and 6-8 from the line. Ashleigh Cleary added 12 on 6-11 from the floor, 11 boards and 3 steals. Tanya Perry added 10 on 4-25 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Alyson Bush notched 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists. Courtney Smith notched 4 on 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Kendall Macleod added 4, Julie Hoo 3 and Sara Hickman 2, while Theresia Scholtes and Kelly Killoran were scoreless. The Ravens hit 20-64 (.313) from the floor, 1-12 (.083) from the arc and 12-14 (.857) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 15 fouls, 9 turnovers, 11 steals and 4 blocks. Kendra Walker-Roche led Queen’s with 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc and 2 steals. Anne Murphy added 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Brittany Moore added 6 on 1-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Alaina Porter added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 4 boards. Erin Skippon notched 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Jill Wheat added 3 and Maddie Soye 2, while Richelle Gaudet, Lyndsay Gauley and Christine Wallace were scoreless. The Gaels (coached by Dave Wilson, assisted by Tim Orpin and Adam Lynn) also included Ruby Egit and Lauren Scott. The Golden Gaels hit 12-36 (.333) from the floor, 4-9 (.444) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 3 assists, 18 fouls, 24 turnovers, 3 steals and 3 blocks.

In the other East quarterfinal, Ryerson dumped host Laurentian 74-60 after leading 24-17, 42-36 and 50-46 at the quarters. Ryerson opened with a hot hand, connecting for a pair of buckets on their opening two possessions and maintained a slim lead until Mylaine Mageau knotted the score on a layup. But turnovers allowed Ryerson to rip-off an 8-0 run. Katie Goggins hit a bucket to open the second quarter but Ryerson kept forcing turnovers and extended their lead to 32-25 at the half. Laurentian’s Norma-Jean Roberts and Ryerson’s Kaitlyn Taylor traded treys to open the second half. The Lady Vees exploded to eight unanswered, capped by a Goggins trey, to close the gap one point with 4:40 to play in the third quarter but Ryerson answered with a 6-0 run. The Rams added a 14-3 run to open the final frame and romped. “It was a tough game. We’ve been up and down all year, and the game was kind of a snap shot of our season,” said Laurentian Mike Clarke. ”We were there for a bit, but we made a lot of mental errors.” Jenny Hobbs paced Ryerson with 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-9 from the line and 3 steals. Rebecca Cox added 12 on 6-12 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 steals. Lacey O’Sullivan added 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Ashley Macdonald notched 9 on 3-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Kaitlyn Taylor scored 9 on 3-10 from the arc. Lisa Goldring notched 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Lindsay Taylor scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor. Angela Tilk added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards, while Stacy Pigden, Carley White and Aisland Syrotiuk were scoreless. The Rams hit 28-62 (.452) from the floor, 11-28 (.393) from the arc and 7-16 (.438) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 21 fouls, 19 turnovers and 12 steals. Kauri Lafontaine paced Laurentian with 13 on 5-11 from the floor and 3-9 from the arc. Katie Goggins added 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 assists and 3 steals. Mylaine Mageau added 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Amanda McConnell notched 6 on 2-5 from the floor and 5 boards. Lisa Furchner added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Darrah Bumstead notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 10 boards and 3 steals. Norma-Jean Roberts added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 4 boards. Christianne Bauck scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor. Kyla Czumrik scored 3, while Lyndi Meloche, Carley Blaseg and Julia Kay were scoreless. The Voyageurs (coached by Mike Clarke) also included Caroline Sadlier, Kaitlin Sheridan and Caitlin O’Connor. The Voyageurs hit 22-55 (.400) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 10-14 (.714) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 17 fouls, 25 turnovers, 10 steals and 1 block.

In the East semis, the top-seeded Toronto Varsity Blues dumped the Ryerson Rams 78-69. The Blues led 19-16 after one quarter, trailed 45-37 at the half and led 58-57 after three quarters. Tara Kinnear paced Toronto with 22 on 8-12 from the floor, 6-9 from the line and 17 boards. Nicki Schutz scored 20 on 5-11 from the floor, 10-13 from the line, 15 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alaine Hutton notched 12 on 4-15 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 6 assists and 4 steals. Jessica Hiew scored 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 assists and 2 seals. Joanne Medri added 5, Sherri Pierce 5 and Erin McNelly 4, while Allie Collyer, Emily Larson and Megan Stoncius were scoreless. The Varsity Blues hit 26-61 (.426) from the floor, 2-6 (.706) from the arc and 24-34 (.706) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 21 fouls, 21 turnovers, 10 steals and 2 blocks. Lisa Goldring paced Ryerson with 23 on 8-18 from the line, 3-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 assists and 2 steals. Ashley Macdonald added 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc and 2 steals. Kaitlyn Taylor added 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 2 assists. Stacy Pigden added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 steals. Jenny Hobbs added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-3 from the line. Angela Tilk scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Lacey O’Sullivan scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 6 assists. Lindsay Taylor, Aislind Syrotiuk and Rebecca Cox were scoreless. The Rams (coached by Sandy Pothier) also included Caitlin Fraser, Megan Wappel, Nicola Cohen, Lisa Goldring and Carley White. The Rams hit 24-66 (.364) from the floor, 11-22 from the arc and 10-21 (.476) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 25 fouls, 18 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks.

In the other East semi, the host University of Ottawa Gee-Gees dumped the Carleton Ravens 56-49. The Ravens were in early foul trouble, with starters Ines Jelic and Courtney Smith each picking up three before the half. Yet, they remained in the game and were tied at 31 until point guard Tanya Perry rolled an ankle with 6:37 remaining in the third quarter. The Gee-Gees outscored the Ravens 25-18 in her absence. The Ravens opened up the game with a 5-0 lead after holding the Gee-Gees to four consecutive unsuccessful possessions. Kendal MacLeod extended Carleton’s lead to 7-3 before the Gee-Gees rallied to a 9-7 lead. The teams exchanged the lead in the closing minutes of the first before MacLeod would give the Ravens a narrow 13-12 lead after one quarter. Courtney Smith sunk a three to start the second quarter and extend the Ravens’ lead to 16-12. Hannah Sunley-Paisley knotted the score at 16 before Perry scored 8 of Carleton’s next 10 points to give the Ravens a 26-25 edge at the half. Ines Jelic knotted the score at 31, when Perry was injured. Kelly Killoran gave Carleton a 37-36 lead before Ottawa scored on their next two possessions to go up 40-37 to end the third. The Gee-Gees dominated the boards in the fourth frame as they pulled out the win. Allison Forbes paced Ottawa with 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Emilie Morasse added 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Katie Laurie notched 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards and 3 blocks. Hannah Sunley-Paisley added 11 on 4-14 from the floor and 12 boards. Kyrie Love scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Courtney Berquist scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 3 boards. Kelly Weir added 2 and Jade Fair 1, while Kaitlin Long, Melina Wishart and Kaytlyn Faucon were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 21-56 (.375) from the floor, 4-16 (.250) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 15 fouls, 17 turnovers, 6 steals and 7 blocks. Courtney Smith led Carleton with 12 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Tanya Perry added 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Ines Jelic added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 12 boards and 3 assists. Ashleigh Cleary added 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 5 boards. Julie Hoo added 3, Kendall Macleod 3 and Alyson Bush 2, along with 3 boards and 2 steals. Kelly Killoran scored 2 on 1-10 from the floor and 3 boards. Sara Hickman and Theresa Scholtes were scoreless. The Ravens (coached by Taffe Charles) included Emily Wright, Ellen Doty, Samantha Van Hooydonk and Kelly Lyons. The Ravens hit 19-56 (.339) from the floor, 3-19 (.158) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 17 fouls, 16 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks.

In the East final, the uOttawa Gee-Gees upset the host Toronto Varsity Blues 68-55. “We’ve had some history against U of T, which makes it that much sweeter,” said Kelly Weir, who hit several key treys down the stretch. Rookie coach Andy Sparks said “I think we gave them a little bit of trouble with our changing defences.” The win engineered a dramatic turn-around for the Gee-Gees. Sparks inherited a 3-19 team and led it to a division championship in just seven months on the job. Allison Forbes said “when I came here everyone was saying ’3-19 last season,’” I said I just want to play some basketball. There maybe are teams who work as hard as us, but none that work harder than us.” The Gee-Gees started the game on a 13-5 run after a three-point basket from third-year guard Melina Wishart, and led 17-9 after one quarter. uOttawa stretched its advantage to 26-12 early in the second quarter after guard Emilie Morasse, post Courtney Berquist and Weir each hit three-point baskets. uOttawa had a 28-21 lead at the half. The Varsity Blues outscored the Gee-Gees 16-12 in the third quarter, leaving uOttawa with a five-point cushion, 42-37. Emilie Morasse held OUA East player of the year Alaine Hutton to five points in 22 minutes. “It’s all about trust,” said Morasse. “It’s easy to play defence like that.” Kelly Weir paced Ottawa with 14 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Allison Forbes added 14 on 2-8 from the floor, 10-11 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Emilie Morasse notched 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kyrie Love scored 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Courtney Berquist notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Hannah Sunley-Paisley scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Katie Laurie scored 5 on 1-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 7 boards. Melina Wishart scored 3, while Kaitlin Long was scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 19-62 (.306) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 24-27 (.889) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 20 fouls, 12 turnovers, 6 steals and 1 block. Nicki Schutz paced Toronto with 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 13 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Tara Kinnear notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Jessica Hiew notched 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Erin McNeely added 9 on 4-8 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Sherri Pierce scored 9 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Alaine Hutton scored 5 on 1-6 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Joanna Medri added 2 while Allie Collyer, Emily Larson and Megan Stoncius were scoreless. The Varsity Blues hit 19-58 (.328) from the floor, 3-7 (.429) from the arc and 14-24 (.583) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 23 fouls, 18 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks.

In the Wilson Cup, the host Windsor Lancers clocked the uOttawa Gee-Gees 68-51 to capture their first OUA title, while avenging their only regular season loss. The Lancers dominated from the start with their swarming defence and balanced offensive attack. Led by Alisa Wulff, who hit 3-3 from the field, Windsor broke to an 11-2 lead. The Lancers defence allowed few clean looks to anyone but Hannah Sunley-Paisley early, forcing the Gee-Gees into repeated shot-clock violations. Windsor spread the ball around as they got treys from Dranadia Roc, Marissa Bozzetto and Emily Abbott while building a 42-14 lead at the half. The Gee-Gees cut the lead to 16 after three quarters on the perimeter shooting of Emilie Morasse but Wulff put the team on her back in the fourth quarter, at one point scoring eight straight points, to clinch the victory. “It feels awesome,” Windsor post Raelyn Prince said. “You’re not No. 1 until you win this game here.” Windsor coach Chantal Vallee said “we wanted to make it to the next step the right way.” Wulff said “Ottawa is the only team to beat us so this is really a storybook ending. There’s no better feeling.” Gee-Gees coach Andy Sparks said “they went off in the first half. We had a nice response in the second half and hopefully we can build on that at the national tournament.” Alisa Wulff led Windsor with 17 on 7-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Dranadia Roc added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Emily Ross added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Emily Abbott added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Raelyn Prince notched 8 on 4-9 from the floor and 8 boards. Marissa Bozzetto added 5 and Shauvaun Reaney 5 on 2-8 from the floor and 5 assists. Iva Peklova scored 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Bojana Kovacevic added 3, while Kristy Chute was scoreless. The Lancers hit 26-68 (.382) from the floor, 7-17 (.412) from the arc and 9-16 (.563) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 13 fouls, 16 turnovers, 9 steals and 2 blocks. Emilie Morasse led Ottawa with 18 on 7-15 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Hannah Sunley-Paisley added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 4 steals. Courtney Berquist notched 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Kyrie Love added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Katie Laurie scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 7 boards. Kelly Weir added 2 and Allison Forbes 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 steals. Marie-Eve Caouette, Jade Fair, Kaytlyn Faucon, Kaitlin Long and Melina Wishart were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 21-55 (.382) from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 17 fouls, 19 turnovers and 11 steals.

After the season, Brock coach Chris Critelli resigns after 27 years to become assistant athletic director. Critelli led her squad to the league playoffs 22 out of 25 seasons. She ends her coaching career as the all-time winningest coach in Brock women’s basketball history with 393 career victories. In 2000 she was inducted into the Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1998 Critelli was also inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame and in November of 1999 she was inducted into the St. Catharines Hall of Fame. The native of St. Catharines made the Canadian National Team at the age of 17 and was a member for seven years including the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Teams. As a member of Team Canada she won three bronze medals in 1979 at the Pan-Am Games, the World Championships and FISU games. From 1989-94 she was assistant coach with The Canadian National Team. Critelli also enjoyed a tremendous amount of success as a collegiate player at the University of Winnipeg (1974-75), Laurentian University (1976-78) and Old Dominion University (1978-80). She was a three-time All-Canadian and one-time Academic All-American. She is the only individual to ever win both an NCAA and CIAU title, winning two CIAU titles at Laurentian and two NCAA titles with Old Dominion. After her great college career she went on to play professionally with the Chicago Hustle from 1980-81. In 1980 she graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education.
Critelli is replaced at the helm on an “interim” basis by assistant Si Khounviseth. “We are pleased to have Si step up to the head coach position,” said Brock Director of Athletics Dr. Lorne Adams. “He knows the players, knows the league and is well qualified to develop this young team. His energy, enthusiasm and commitment will be infectious. I look forward to watching him and the team grow and develop.” Khounviseth said “I am real excited about having the opportunity to take over as the head coach of the Brock program. Chris has been a mentor to me over the past three years. I want to carry on that tradition and success that this program has enjoyed. I look forward to becoming part of the Badgers family.” Khounviseth was a head coach with the Hamilton Transway basketball club for eight years, during which he led his teams to three OBA championship titles and one silver medal. Khounviseth also served as an assistant coach with the Hamilton St. Mary’s squad that captured an OFSAA ‘AAAA’ silver.

The co-bronze medalist Toronto Varsity Blues: Nicki Shutz; Tara Kinnear; Jessica Hiew; Erin McNelly; Sherri Pierce; Alaine Hutton; Joanna Medri; Allie Collyer; Emily Larson; Megan Stoncius; I’thandi Munro; Tania Meunier; Emma Currie; Ali Cherniak; Emma Bishop; coach Michelle Belanger; assistant Jim Henderson; assistant Christine Cho; assistant Tara Kinnear; strength & conditioning Thomas Lan

The co-bronze medalist University of Western Ontario Mustangs: Amanda Anderson; Megan Lapointe; Nadine Paron; Kim Hurley; Bess Lennox; Deena Kurlisky; Brittany Macdonald; Lauren Chan; Kelly Moulden; Sarah Mallen; Rebecca Moss; Jaclyn Cummings; Lauren Parkes; coach Stephan Barrie; assistant Jackie White

The runner-up Ottawa Gee-Gees: Emilie Morasse; Katie Laurie; Kelly Weir; Allison Forbes; Kyrie Love; Hannah Sunley-Paisley; Courtney Berquist; Kaitlin Long; Melina Wishart; Marie-Eve Caouette; Kaytlyn Faucon; Jade Fair; Danielle Ranger; Carley Bokor; Lauren Carey; coach Andy Sparks; assistant Moriah Trowell; assistant Mario Gaetano; assistant Ian MacKinnon; assistant Kim Swenson; assistant Adam Elgazzar; athletic director Luc Gelineau

The champion Windsor Lancers: Dranadia Roc; Alisa Wulff; Shavaun Reaney; Iva Peklova; Emily Ross; Emily Abbott; Marissa Bozzetto; Raelyn Prince; Bojana Kovacevic; Kristy Chute; Amy Bakos; Samantha Hislop; Laura Mullins; coach Chantal Vallee; assistant Nate McKibbon; assistant Tom Foster; assistant Josh Leeman; athletic director Gord Grace