REGULAR SEASON
EAST | WEST | ||||||||||
Ottawa | 16-4 | 26-11 | Andy Sparks | Windsor | 21-0 | 34-3 | Chantal Vallee | ||||
Carleton | 15-5 | 25-11 | Taffe Charles | Brock | 18-3 | 21-8 | Si Khounviseth | ||||
Toronto | 10-10 | 13-16 | Michele Belanger | McMaster | 12-9 | 22-15 | Theresa Burns | ||||
Ryerson | 8-12 | 9-21 | Carly Clarke | Western | 11-10 | 16-16 | Brian Cheng | ||||
Queen’s | 7-13 | 11-16 | Dave Wilson | Laurier | 11-10 | 17-12 | Paul Falco | ||||
York | 6-14 | 6-23 | Bill Pangos | Lakehead | 7-14 | 10-21 | Jon Kreiner | ||||
Laurentian | 5-15 | 8-16 | Mike Clarke | Guelph | 7-14 | 14-19 | Tom O’Brien | ||||
Waterloo | 0-21 | 1-27 | Tyler Slipp | ||||||||
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Lakehead Thunderwolves: Emily Lerette, Katelyn Zen, Gabrielle Robin, Kelsey Bardsley, Rachael Bland, Katie Ulakovic, Helena Steeves, Ayse Kalkan, Winta Desta, Jessica de Haan, Erika French, Carolyn Fragale, Lindsay Inkila, Ashley Randall, coach Jon Kreiner, assistant Kathy Williams, assistant Lou Pero
Laurentian Voyageurs: Sasha Polishchuk, Emily Case, Mandy Cosentino, Jenna Davidson, Emma Decloe, Rebecca Goodier, Danielle Harris, Rachel McLean, Adrienne Moreau, Krysten Patrick, Mary Scott, Erin Simpson, Emily Tymchuk, Kaitlyn Young, Devenae Bryce, coach Mike Clarke
Waterloo Warriors: Jacqui Rodrigues, Ivana Juric, Swetha Kulandaivelan, Mackenzie Lougheed, Madison Behr, Jenel Ulman, Laura Bossers, Laura Burnett, Alicia Hoffman, Natasha Stoyakovich, Gia Spiropoulos, Sam McIntyre, Kate Kutze, Marti Kileen, Erika Persson, Kayla Karl, Ally Vonk, coach Tyler Slipp, assistant Darrah Bumstead, assistant Greg Henhawk, student therapist Anna Heaps
In the East quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded Queen’s Golden Gaels pounded the 4th-seeded host Ryerson Rams 86-64. Liz Boag gave the Gaels leads of 3-2 and 8-6 on a pair of treys. The Rams responded and led 18-14 after a Kenesha Pingue-Giles jumper and pair of Kelsey Wright free throws. The Gaels took control of the game after that going on a 10-0 run. A broken play gave Boag an open look in the corner where she sank a three. An Emily Hazlett cut to the hoop for an easy lay in and a Lisa Minutillo trey made it 24-18 for the Gaels after one quarter. Boag started the second frame out with another trey. The Gaels point guard put Queen’s up 29-23 and Jenny Wright capitalized on a Rams turnover for an easy two. Queen’s opened up a ten point lead on a well-executed play where Boag picked up a steal and got the ball up court to Wright who made a slick pass for an assist to a wide open Rachael Urosevic. Boag a trey to give the Gaels a 36-23 lead with 7:30 remaining in the half. Queen’s maintained their 13 point advantage for the rest of the frame, holding a 48-35 lead at the half. Queen’s two leading rebounders, Sydney Kernahan and Robyn Pearson found themselves in foul trouble early in the third quarter which allowed the Rams to chip away at the lead. But the Gaels began to push the pace of the game and the Rams shortened bench was unable to keep up. Queen’s extended its lead to as many as 25 and led 70-48 after three quarters in the romp. “Our number one objective was to control the tempo of play, and we did just that,” said Queen’s coach Dave Wilson. “With a more aggressive defence, we were able to force more turnovers and poor shots, allowing us to get out and run. … Liz Boag was phenomenal in the first half dropping 22 point on 6 of 8 from behind the arc. There was no letup in the third.” Ryerson coach Carly Clarke said “we missed Annie Sokoloff big time today. Statistically, people probably look at her and think she’s not a big contributor but she plays 30 minutes a game and does so many little things for us that we really missed. We were certainly exhausted by the end…but we didn’t help ourselves. When you’re trying to come back from a double digit deficit at the half, you’re in trouble. This week and last week in practice we were great defensively and we were preaching that. Last time we played Queen’s they had 47 points in the game and today they had 48 points at half. We never struggled to score (tonight) but we couldn’t get stops. … It’s been a great year – I’ve enjoyed my first year at Ryerson. There have been lots of ups and downs, but more ups than downs. This team works so hard and made some great strides. Earning a home playoff game is a great way to cap things off even though we didn’t get the result we wanted today. Looking forward we have some great pieces, some young pieces, to build around. The players here really bought into what we’re trying to do and I think they’re committed to coming back better next year.” Liz Boag paced the Gaels with 24 on 9-16 from the floor, 6-9 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Jenny Wright added 18 on 8-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Emily Hazlett notched 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 5 boards. Hanna Koposhynska added 11 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Rachel Urosevic scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Nicole Morse scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 13 boards. Lisa Minutillo added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sydney Kernahan added 2, along with 6 boards, and Robyn Pearson 2, along with 3 boards, while Laura Baker and Maria Gill were scoreless. The Gaels hit 34-75 (.453) from the floor, 9-18 from the arc and 9-18 from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 13 steals, 1 block, 17 turnovers and 23 fouls. Silvana Jez paced the Rams with 17 on 6-22 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 9 boards. Cassandra Nofuente added 16 on 5-17 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 13 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Kelsey Wright added 11 on 2-16 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 2 boards. Dayana Gechkova scored 6 on 2-2 from the arc and 2 boards. C’airah Gabriel-Johnson added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Kenesha Pingue-Giles scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 assists. Annie Bourdeau added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-6 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Paliq Baghdasarian added 3 on 1-1 from the arc. The Rams hit 20-76 (.263) from the floor, 10-29 (.345) from the arc and 14-23 (.609) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 21 turnovers and 19 fouls. The Rams (coached by Clarke, assisted by Sherwyn Benn, Haley Fox, Kaitlyn Taylor-Asquini and Jason Sealy) also included Annie Bourdeau, Jillian Semple and Annie Sokoloff.
In the other East quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Toronto Varsity Blues stomped the 6th-seeded York Lions 88-52.
A 13-point quarter from Jasmine Lewin saw the Blues take a commanding 21-3 lead. They extended their margin to 41-13 at the half before Shauncy Fisher got on track for the Lions. But it was too little, too late. The Blues led 65-31 after three quarters and romped. Jasmine Lewin paced the Varsity Blues with 25 on 10-14 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Julie Longauer added 15 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Rachel Sider added 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Amanda Lauzon added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Liane Bailey scored 8 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Alicia Van Kampen added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 9 boards and 3 steals. Jill Stratton scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 9 assists. Vanessa Braithwaite added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, Kristy Chute 3 and Melissa Frederick 2, while Vanessa Wallace and Alanna Garner were scoreless. The Blues hit 37-78 (.474) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 11 turnovers and 18 fouls. Cyrielle Recoura paced the Lions with 14 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 8 boards. Courtney Osborne added 10 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Shauney Fischer added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 6 boards. Jackie Koudys scored 9 on 3-4 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Erin Sarpanickas added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 2 steals. Kayla Pangos added 1 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Nadia Qahwash added 2 on 0-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists, while Ishanaa Seupersadsingh, Emma Thompson and Hayley Finn were scoreless. Finn nabbed 2 boards. The Lions hit 15-64 (.234) from the floor, 5-38 (.132) from the arc and 17-28 (.607) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 7 steals, 17 turnovers and 12 fouls. The Lions (coached by Bill Pangos, assisted by Laura Lennon and Ralph May) also included Samantha Ernest, Jessica Ramkeesoon and Taylor Ross.
In the East semis, the 2nd-seeded Carleton Ravens clocked the 3rd-seeded Toronto Varsity Blues 71-47. “The girls were really prepared, focused and knew exactly what they had to do,” said Ravens coach Taffe Charles. “We executed better and played hard.” Point guard Alyson Bush said “it was an exciting win and definitely a team win, everybody contributed. We wanted to beat Toronto and the fact that it was do or die helped to bring out the best in our play.” The Ravens led 24-10, 38-26 and 53-34 at the quarters. Alyson Bush paced the Ravens with 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 5 boards and 4 assists. Lindsay Shotbolt added 11 on 3-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Kendall MacLeod notched 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Elizabeth Roach scored 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Darcy Hawkins added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Lindsey Suprunchuk notched 7 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Maddison Turner scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Genavieve Melatti added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Chloe Levy added 2, while Claire Abbott was scoreless. The Ravens hit 26-66 (.394) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 11 steals, 3 blocks, 17 turnovers and 12 fouls. Alicia Van Kampen paced the Blues with 12 on 6-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Rachel Sider added 12 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 2 boards and 4 steals. Jill Stratton notched 10 on 3-14 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Jasmine Lewin added 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 steals. Melissa Frederick scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Julie Longauer added 3 and Alanna Garner 2, while Liane Bailey, Vanessa Wallace, Vanessa Brathwaite and Amanda Lauzon were scoreless. Lauzon nabbed 2 boards. The Varsity Blues hit 16-56 (.286) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 18 turnovers and 12 fouls. The Varsity Blues (coached by Michele Belanger, assisted by Sue Stewart, Ron Esteban, Sherri Pierce and Joanna Medri, strength & conditioning Sandra DaRocha, ‘fuelling’ coach Lowell Greib, therapist Jacquie Van Ierssel, student therapist Ashley Davies, student therapist Danielle Emmons, student therapist Divya Patel) also included Kristina Menton, Alicia Van Kampen, Chute, Kianna Cadogan and Sarah Rudy.
In the other East semi, the top-seeded uOttawa Gee-Gees crushed the 5th-seeded Queen’s Golden Gaels 72-44. The Gee-Gees offence looked altogether ragged in the absence of point guard Kellie Ring, who was sidelined after an MRI revealed that she tore her anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee as uOttawa defeated Carleton to capture its second consecutive regular season title a week earlier. Jenny Wright drained a pair of treys as the Gaels broke to a 10-6 lead but uOttawa responded with a 10-0 run as intense ball pressure from Alyska Lukan and Katye Chase forced a series of Gael turnovers and the Gee-Gees guards periodically worked the ball inside to Jenna Gilbert and Ariane Lachance-Scantland. Although the Gee-Gees continued to struggle to find a measure of rhythm on offence, their defence remained resolute and they slowly extended their lead to 36-20 at the half, primarily on timely buckets by Gilbert, Lachance-Scantland and Lukan. The Gee-Gees offence got on track in the second half while their defence remained ferocious. Lukan and Tatiana Hanlan began drilling perimeter jumpers, Catherine Traer inbounded the ball off the back of a Gael defender and scooped it up for a layup and Sarah Nolette drained a trio of treys as the Gee-Gees took a 35-point lead and coasted to the win. Lukan graded the Gee-Gees defensive performance at an A-plus. “As a team, we really stepped it up defensively. Having our key player, Kellie, out, a lot of us knew we’d have to improve our game.” Those who might have ruled out the Gee-Gees in Ring’s absence “don’t know us well enough,” said Lukan, adding that playing defence can be a unique pleasure. “It’s the aggressiveness, the chance to be physical in the post, everything.” Gee-Gees coach Andy Sparks didn’t take exception to the characterization that it was the defensive performance of the season. “We were pretty solid. We took them out of the quarter court really. And our athleticism sort of neutralized them in the open court. … I think we did a pretty good job tonight, we were able to take them out of their game plan and limit them to only forty points. That was huge. It was nice to have a team effort and see everyone contribute because that shows that we are moving forward as a group.” Gaels coach Dave Wilson said “the pressure they put on us kept us out of our rhythm. And then when we got to the rim and got shots, that tension from not getting good shots very often affected our shooting.” Jenna Gilbert paced the Gee-Gees with 18 on 7-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Alyska Lukan added 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Ariane Lachance-Scantland scored 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Tatiana Hanlan notched 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Sarah Nolette added 9 on 3-3 from the arc. Kim Cupid added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 4 assists. Catherine Traer added 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Julia Soriano scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals, while Kayte Chase, Francesca Bellehumeur-Moya, Maddie Stephen and Katherine Lemoine were scoreless. Stephen nabbed 4 boards and Chase 2. The Gee-Gees hit 27-64 (.422) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 12 steals, 5 blocks, 14 turnovers and 18 fouls. Jenny Wright paced the Gaels with 16 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Robyn Pearson added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Sydney Kernahan added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Emily Hazlett added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 boards. Liza Minutillo added 3 on 1-6 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Laura Baker added 3, Hanna Koposhynska 2, along with 4 boards, Liz Boag 2 on 0-10 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc and 4 assists, and Nicole Morse 2, along with 2 boards, while Rachel Urosevic, Maria Gill and Emma Stallwood were scoreless. Urosevic nabbed 2 boards. The Gaels hit 15-52 (.288) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 21 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Gaels (coached by Dave Wilson, assisted by James Bambury and Bob Freeman) also included Gemma Bullard, Meaghan MacDougall, Robyn Pearson and Claire Endicott.
In the East final, there was, to be sure, a whole lot on the line: the OUA post-season title; a guaranteed berth in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships, payback after splitting their regular season games; and, of course, bragging rights. All of the above were garnered by Carleton Ravens as they dusted the host uOttawa Gee-Gees 50-43 to earn their second OUA East crown in three seasons. The Ravens dominated the fourth quarter while dispatching the Gee-Gees in a defensive chess match. “It’s always an ugly game against Ottawa. Everyone comes to battle,” said Ravens guard Alyson Bush, adding that a berth at nationals justified her decision to return to Carleton for a fifth year. “It’s everything we’re been working toward this season and I’m so happy we finally got there. Our offence was a little slow at times but we were mentally focused.” Despite playing without star point guard Kellie Ring (torn ACL) the Gee-Gees broke to a 5-0 lead on aggressive drives by Alyska Lukan and Catherine Traer but promptly went scoreless for nine minutes. In the interval, Carleton ripped off 13, primarily from Bush, including a dazzling driving for a layup, a trey and a pair of free throws. With neither team giving quarter, buckets were all but bought with blood through the remainder of the first half. But with Traer attacking off the dribble and Maddie Stephen crashing the offensive glass, the Gee-Gees slowly clawed back to within 23-22 at the break. Kim Cupid pilfered the ball for a transition layup and then hit a 10-foot pull-up, while Traer drained a baseline jumper as uOttawa opened the second half with a 6-0 run. The Ravens appeared entirely confused by the Gee-Gees switch to a box-and-one defence but Lindsay Shotbolt drilled a trey to stem the bleeding. Traer took the ball for a layup and Ariane Lachance-Scantland notched a pair of buckets as uOttawa built a four-point lead but Bush notched an old-fashioned three-point play before Stephen posted-up for a bucket to give uOttawa a 36-33 lead after three quarters. The final quarter belonged to the Ravens. Bush hit a pair of free throws and Kendall MacLeod a 10-jumper as Carleton regained the lead. Although Jenna Gilbert found Lukan for a layup, Elizabeth Roach drained a trey, ripped down two critical defensive boards and set up Darcy Hawkins for a trey as the Ravens built a 43-38 lead with four minutes to play. Critical defensive stops by MacLeod, Bush and Roach helped Carleton hold uOttawa scoreless for the next three minutes. MacLeod hit a free throw to bump the lead to six with 1:03 to play before Stephen countered with an 18-footer. The Gee-Gees forced a turnover on a five second count but couldn’t capitalize, forcing them to foul for survival. Hawkins and Bush, though, had the answers from the line down the stretch. Hawkins hit a pair before Bush hit four to ice the win. “We just wanted it more,” said MacLeod. “We got every rebound and every hustle play. Going to nationals makes it worth all the hard work. Hawkins said execution proved the difference. “Our teams know each other so well, at the end of the day, defence is what won the day.” Ravens coach Taffe Charles said his troops were determined to make nationals. “It’s tough to get out of your division. As teams, we know each other so, so well. You got go off the map so much because these players know each other so well. But we really persevered. I’m just so thrilled for our fifth-year kids.” Gee-Gees coach Andy Sparks lamented the absence of Ring and periodic defensive confusion. “And we just didn’t make plays. But it was a good game. We gave up 50 points and we win most of the games if we give up 50 points, but we needed some of our experienced kids to make more plays. They did a great job defensively and we didn’t make the shots when we had the opportunity. I thought Catherine Traer did a nice job of attacking the rim and making things happen but overall, it was what it was.” Alyson Bush paced the Ravens with 19 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 9-9 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Darcy Hawkins added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Elizabeth Roach scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Kendall MacLeod scored 6 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Lindsay Shotbolt notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Genavieve Melatti added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Lindsey Suprunchuk added 2, while Chloe Levy and Maddison Turner were scoreless. Levy nabbed 5 boards. The Ravens hit 16-52 (.308) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 8 steals, 4 blocks, 20 turnovers and 15 fouls. Catherine Traer paced the Gee-Gees with 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Ariane Lachance-Scantland added 9 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Maddie Stephen notched 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 7 boards. Alyska Lukan scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Jenna Gilbert added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Kim Cupid scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 2 boards and 6 steals. Tatiana Hanlan was scoreless on 0-13 from the floor and 0-4 from the arc. Julia Soriano, Kayte Chase and Katherine Lemoine were also scoreless. Chase dished 4 assists. The Gee-Gees hit 17-59 (.288) from the floor, 1-11 (.091) from the arc and 8-10 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 4 blocks, 16 turnovers and 17 fouls.
In the West quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded host McMaster Marauders whipped the 6th-seeded Guelph Gryphons 81-51. The game started well for the Gryphons as Marlee Freeman drained a three-pointer but it was downhill from there as McMaster went on an 11-0 run. With Danielle Boiago hitting a pair of treys, the Marauders built their lead to 27-10 after one quarter. Guelph switched to a zone defense, which helped slow down the Marauders, and hit three unanswered hoops to cut the deficit to 27-16 but the Marauders responded with a 21-4 run to take a 48-20 lead into the lockers. The third quarter saw McMaster bump its lead to 30 at 59-29 before a late Guelph mini-rally trimmed the margin to 64-41 after three quarters. McMaster came out full throttle to start the fourth quarter, going on a 15-2 scoring run that opened up the biggest lead of the game at 79-43. Danielle Boiago was named player of the game for the Marauders, while Jasmine Douglas earned the laurel for the Gryphons. Marauders coach Theresa Burns told the Hamilton Spectator that “I thought we came out and shot the ball aggressively. I like the comfortable stroke our shooters showed and our mental focus.” Danielle Boiago paced the Marauders with 17 on 6-10 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Isabel Ormond added 12 on 4-5 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Hailey Milligan notched 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 14 boards and 2 assists. Rachel Holmes scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Vanessa Bonomo added 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Stephanie Truelove added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Clare Kenney added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 6 boards. Abby Hurd added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Siobhan Manning added 2, along with 2 boards, and Marie Korte 2, while Liz Burns and Rebecca Quiring were scoreless. Burns dished 7 assists. The Marauders hit 31-63 (.492) from the floor, 10-17 (.588) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 14 steals, 3 blocks, 22 turnovers and 13 fouls. Alex Beatty paced the Gryphons with 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Jasmine Douglas added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Erin Tilley scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Erica McFadden added 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 steals. Vanessa Rampado added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Katherine MacTavish notched 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Marlee Freeman scored 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Barbara Inrig-Pieterse added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Dana Van Balkom notched 3 on 1-10 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Jessica Boelhouwer was scoreless. The Gryphons hit 18-65 (.277) from the floor, 3-21 (.143) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 12 steals, 3 blocks, 24 turnovers and 15 fouls. The Gryphons (coached by Tom O’Brien, assisted by Tim Doherty, Karen Bremner, Nicole Grobbeker and Howard Kiel, manager Brittany Thalen, trainers Joel Belletti and Kara Muhlhausen, conditioning & fitness Jacqueline Camley, video Carrie Davenport) also included Alyssa Short, Katelyn Yallin, Brooke Kelly, Kayla Goodhoofd, Alex Volting and Julia Tennant.
In the other West quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Western Mustangs edged the 5th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 58-54. “It wasn’t an easy game. We knew it was going to be hard,” said Western coach Brian Cheng after the win. “At this time of year every [game] is going to be hard, everyone’s going to be prepared, everyone that’s in the playoffs deserves to be in the playoffs. That showed in a very good Laurier team that made us earn it tonight.” The Mustangs built a 14-9 lead after one quarter and a 28-24 lead at the half by primarily draining perimeter jumpers, including four treys. Laurier remained within reach by dominating the offensive boards. Laurier started the second half strong and after an opening basket by Mara Greunke the Golden Hawks went on a 6-0 run to tie the game at 30. The two teams would then trade baskets for the remainder of the quarter, leaving Laurier with a 41-40 lead after three quarters. Neither team was able to break away and establish a big lead in the final frame. With three minutes to play, Annabel Hancock hit a trey to give Western a 55-49 lead. But the Golden Hawks responded with a 5-0 run to cut the margin to 55-54 with 41 seconds to play before Laura Dally and Jenny Vaughan iced it at the line. Jenny Vaughan paced the Mustangs with 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Laura Dally added 1 1on 4-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 12 boards. Annabel Hancock added 11 on 4-6 from the floor and 3-4 from the arc. Mara Greunke notched 8 on 4-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Melissa Rondinelli scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 3 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Emma Nieuwenhuizen added 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Caroline Wolynski scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4 boards, while Meredith McLeod and Camilla Paluch were scoreless. Paluch nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists, while McLeod nabbed 2 boards. The Mustangs hit 23-55 (.418) from the floor, 6-15 (.400) from the arc and 6-8 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 17 turnovers and 14 fouls. Kimberley Yeldon paced the Golden Hawks with 20 on 8-21 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Whitney Ellenor added 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Laura Doyle scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 2 assists. Samantha Jacobs notched 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Lee Anna Osei added 3, Alena Luciani 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards, and Amber Hillis 2 on 1-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kaitlyn Schenck and Bree Chaput were scoreless. Chaput nabbed 3 boards and dished 3 assists. The Golden Hawks hit 22-77 (.286) from the floor, 3-17 (.176) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 30 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 6 steals, 12 turnovers and 14 fouls. The Golden Hawks (coached by Paul Falco, assisted by Cal Keil, Renata Adamczyk and Kerri Jilesen, manager Anne-Marie Hutter, student manager Amy Bushell, student trainer Kelsie Wagner) also included Doreen Bonsu, Courtney Bruce, Nadine Chomyc, Heather Payne and Natalie Taylor.
In the West semis, the 3rd-seeded McMaster Marauders stunned the 2nd-seeded host Brock Badgers 73-67. McMaster opened the game on an 8-2 run in the first four minutes and extended their lead to 26-10, with 1:53 remaining in the first quarter. Brock closed out the quarter on a 6-0 run to cut the margin to 26-16. Midway through the second quarter, McMaster put together a 7-2 run to take a 35-24 with 4:13 left in the half. The Badgers countered with a 13-2 run to tie the game 37-37 with 12 seconds on the clock. But Vanessa Bonomo hit a trey at the buzzer to give the Marauders a 40-37 lead at the half. Danielle Boiago drained one of her game-high six three-pointers from the top of the arc to put the maroon and grey up 43-37. The Badgers would answer back with nine of the next 11 points to take a 46-45 lead with 6:24 left in the third quarter. The two teams would exchange baskets the remainder of the quarter with four different lead changes. McMaster led 55-54 after 30 minutes. In the final frame, the Marauders went on a 9-2 run to take a 64-56 lead. Brock trimmed the margin to 68-67 with 58 seconds remaining. But Boiago drained a trey with 30 seconds on the clock to give McMaster a 71-67 lead. Brock missed three desperation treys and Boiago iced the win with a pair of free throws. Danielle Boiago paced the Marauders with 30 on 11-19 from the floor, 6-12 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Hailey Milligan added 17 on 6-10 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 14 boards and 2 blocks. Liz Burns scored 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Vanessa Bonomo notched 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 5 boards and 5 assists. Stephanie Truelove added 3, along with 2 steals, Rachel Holmes, 2 along with 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals, and Siobahn Manning 2, while Isabel Ormond and Clare Kenney were scoreless. Boiago told the St. Catherines Standard that “my teammates got me the ball, we worked through on offence, got the right shots and they just fell for us.” The Marauders hit 27-65 (.415) from the floor, 7-22 (.318) from the arc and 12-14 (.857) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 11 turnovers and 13 fouls. Andrea Polischuk paced the Badgers with 22 on 10-16 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Nicole Rosenkranz added 18 on 8-22 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 7 assists. Kayla Santilli added 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Samantha Dejong scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Emily McKay scored 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Jenalyn Yumol scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Katie Harpur added 2, along with 2 boards, while Annie McNeely was scoreless, while nabbing 2 boards. Polischuk said “they just came to play – we couldn’t make the shots we had to. We were absolutely back in it and were winning for a while, but we just broke down defensively. They were hot and we couldn’t get the stops.” Badgers coach Si Khousiveth said “as a team, we didn’t come out ready to play and it was evidenced by the first quarter where we gave up 26 points. Having to claw all the way back, I thought we ran out of gas. … We lost our rotation stuff and we didn’t play with the same type of energy for that middle period. We tried to get the ball inside but it was pretty clogged up and physical down there.” The Badgers hit 26-65 (.400) from the floor, 3-18 (.167) from the arc and 12-13 (.923) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 11 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Badgers (coached by Si Khounviseth, assisted by Rob Anderson, Michael Jezdikova, Todd Nagy and Alexis Heit) also included Dayna Howlett, Ainsley Camroux-Peacock, Becky Ralph, Shanice Govia, Brianne Ozimok and Laura Kayser.
In the other West semi, the top-seeded Windsor Lancers dusted the 4th-seeded Western Mustangs 78-50. Jessica Clemencon scored eight in the first six minutes, including a runout layup on a feed from Miah-Marie Langlois to jump start the Lancers to a 14-6 lead. The Lancers extended their lead to 23-8 after one quarter on a Laura Mullins trey and a Clemencon putback. Clemencon added another four points in the second quarter and completed a first-half double-double by dominating the boards, while Jocelyn LaRocque drained a pair from beyond the arc, as Windsor extended its lead to 40-15 at the half on a late trey from Korissa Williams. The Lancers opened the second half with an 11-4 run that ended with two straight steals and ensuing lay-ups by Bojana Kovacevic and Langlois respectively. Laura Dally notched a three-point play coming out of a Mustangs timeout, and the Lancers rolled to a 68-29 lead after three quarters in the romp. Korissa Williams paced the Lancers with 15 on 6-16 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Miah-Marie Langlois added 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jessica Clemencon notched 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Bojana Kovacevic added 11 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 7 boards. Jocelyn LaRocque notched 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 2 boards. Laura Mullins added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Andrea Kiss scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 3 boards. Kim Moroun added 2, while Caitlyn Longmuir, Bethany Wachna, Tessa Kreiger and Jessica Gordon were scoreless. Kreiger and Gordon each nabbed 2 boards. The Lancers hit 32-73 (.438) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 11 turnovers and 16 fouls. Laura Dally paced the Mustangs with 17 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 5 boards. Jenny Vaughan added 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 2 boards. Emma Nieuwenhuizen added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 5 boards. Annabel Hancock added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Melissa Rondinelli added 4 on 0-5 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Mara Greunke added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 3 boards. Caroline Wolynski added 2, while Vanessa Barnwell, Camilla Paluch and Meredith McLeod were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 16-49 (.327) from the floor, 3-11 (.273) from the arc and 15-18 (.833) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks, 15 turnovers and 8 fouls. The Mustangs (coached by Brian Cheng, assisted by Charlene Camillo, Rob Angione and Ryan Norwald) also included Jory McDonald.
In the West final, the top-seeded Windsor Lancers crushed the 3rd-seeded McMaster Marauders 73-51. The Lancers streaked to a 11-0 lead on a pair of buckets by Jessica Clemencon and an open trey by Bojana Kovacevic. The took the Marauders nearly four minutes to register a point. Tessa Kreiger notched a lay-in off the bench after some good passing from Kovacevic and Korissa Williams, giving Windsor a 17-8 advantage. Williams was a defensive stalwart, forcing two turnovers from the Marauders. But McMaster rallied within 18-10 after one quarter. Lancer Miah-Marie Langlois got into foul trouble, picking up her third personal early in the second quarter. But Williams took over the offense, and notched a putback rebound to maintain Windsor’s spread. Clemencon and Marauder 6-3 post Hailey Milligan kept mixing it up in the paint, while Kovacevic and Danielle Boiago traded three-pointers as the Lancers opened a working margin. Kovacevic then made an arching inbounds pass that found Williams for a buzzer-beating lay-up that put Windsor up 36-23 at halftime. Laura Mullins began the second half with a trey to expand the lead but Vanessa Bonomo answered with a three-point play. Kovacevic followed a putback layup as Windsor took a 20-point lead. She added her fourth trey of the night as Windsor took a 55-35 lead after three quarters and romped. Jessica Clemencon paced the Lancers with 16 on 6-16 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 14 boards. Bojana Kovacevic added 16 on 6-12 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Korissa Williams added 12 on 6-16 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Laura Mullins added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Miah-Marie Langlois scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Andrea Kiss added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jocelyn LaRocque added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Kim Maroun added 2, along with 2 boards, and Tessa Kreiger 2, along with 2 boards, while Caitlyn Longmuir, Bethany Wachna and Jessica Gordon were scoreless. Longmuir nabbed 2 boards. The Lancers hit 28-68 (.412) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 10 steals,3 blocks, 12 turnovers and 22 fouls. Danielle Boiago paced the Marauders with 14 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-8 from the line and 3 boards. Hailey Milligan added 13 on 4-13 from the floor, 5-5 from the line, 17 boards and 2 blocks. Vanessa Bonomo notched 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 assists. Stephanie Truelove added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 3 boards. Abby Hurd added 3, along with 3 assists, Rachel Holmes 2 and Clare Kenney 1, while Isabel Ormond, Liza Burns and Siobhan Manning were scoreless. Ormond nabbed 2 boards. The Marauders hit 16-60 (.267) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 14-22 (.636) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 15 turnovers and 18 fouls.
In the Wilson Cup bronze medal match, the uOttawa Gee-Gees clocked the McMaster Marauders 71-50. Hailey Milligan was productive in the paint for the Marauders as they built an early lead but former Marauder Alyska Lukan hit a pair of buckets as the Gee-Gees built a 14-10 lead after one quarter. uOttawa elevated its defensive intensity and began to use its superior size effectively while extended the lead to 35-25 at the half. In the third quarter, Ottawa continued to look inside and held the Marauders scoreless for the first five minutes. Danielle Boiago’s buzzer-beater from behind halfcourt to end the third period rallied McMaster within 52-38. The Gee-Gees extended their lead to 21 in the final frame and the Marauders were able to rally no closer than 15. “We finally started to make some shots – Jenna [Gilbert] and Tatiana [Hanlan] making shots let us open it up a bit more in the second half,” said Gee-Gees coach Andy Sparks. “Maddie [Stephen] got her twelve rebounds and did her thing defensively and Julia Soriano I thought did a real nice job at the point for us, so it was a good team result.” Tatiana Hanlan paced the Gee-Gees with 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc and 3 assists. Jenna Gilbert added 12 on 4-13 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Catherine Traer notched 11 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 8 boards, 2 assists and 4 blocks. Alyska Lukan added 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Julia Soriano scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Maddie Stephen scored 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Sarah Nolette added 3, Kim Cupid 2, along with 4 boards and 3 assists, and Ariane Lachance-Scantland 2, along with 2 boards, while Kayte Chase, Francesca Bellehumeur-Moya and Katherine Lemoine were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 28-72 (.389) from the floor, 10-25 from the arc and 5-7 (.714) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 11 steals, 7 blocks, 14 turnovers and 19 fouls. The Gee-Gees (coached by Andy Sparks, assisted by Mario Gaetano, Kim Swenson, Ian MacKinnon, Bess Lennox and Teddi Firmi) also included injured Kellie Ring (torn ACL). Hailey Milligan paced the Marauders with 17 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-11 from the line, 13 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Danielle Boiago added 15 on 5-17 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Abby Hurd notched 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Vanessa Bonomo added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Isabel Ormond added 1, along with 2 boards, Rachel Holmes 2, Clare Kenney 2, along with 2 boards, and Siobhan Manning 2, while Elizabeth Burns and Stephanie Truelove were scoreless. Burns nabbed 2 boards and Truelove dished 2 assists. The Marauders hit 16-61 (.262) from the arc, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 12-23 (.522) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 8 steals, 3 blocks, 13 turnovers and 8 fouls. The Marauders (coached by Theresa Burns, assisted by Anne Marie Thuss and Ed Grosel) also included Laura Whaley, Marie Korte, Samantha Hunt, Rebecca Quiring, Hailey Milligan and Kathleen Knight.
In the Wilson Cup, the host Windsor Lancers edged the Carleton Ravens 56-51. The Lancers built a 15-point lead in the first half and then withstood a furious Carleton rally to hang on for the win. “We did not put the necessary effort to beat a very good team in their own gym,” said Ravens coach Taffe Charles. “We played with much more urgency in the second half but the deficit was too much to overcome.” Carleton took an early lead on a pair of treys from Elizabeth Roach but consecutive lay-ups from Miah-Marie Langlois and Jessica Clemencon evened the score at 10-10. Windsor took the lead on a Laura Mullins corner trey on their next possession. Miah-Marie Langlois blocked a shot and followed that with a steal for a runout layup that gave the Lancers a 17-14 lead at the end of a chippy first quarter. Langlois and Jessica Clemencon dominated the second quarter. After notching a layup in the post, Clemencon forced a Carleton turnover on the throw-in and collected another bucket. After a Jocelyn LaRocque three-pointer, Langlois attacked for a three-point play to build the lead to 11. Kovacevic added a trey and a block on Alyson Bush as the Lancers built their lead to 39-24 at the half. Carleton responded with a 5-0 run early in the second half. Darcy Hawkins notched a three-point basket and the Ravens tightened their defence but still struggled to score and still faced a double-digit deficit heading into the final quarter. The Ravens opened the final frame with a 9-0 run capped by a Darcy Hawkins trey to rally within four, while capitalizing on sloppy Lancer ballhandling. But Larocque responded with a trey. Carleton answered with a bucket and then Clemencon made two critical free throws with just over a minute remaining to give Windsor a small buffer, extending their lead to five. Hawkins’ three-point attempt rimmed out and Langlois made 1-of-2 from the line to ice the win. Jessica Clemencon paced the Lancers with 18 on 7-10 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 9 boards. Miah-Marie Langlois added 14 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jocelyn LaRocque scored 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Laura Mullins added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Korissa Williams added 4 on 0-4 from the floor, 4-10 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Bojana Kovacevic added 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Andrea Kiss and Tessa Kreiger were scoreless. The Lancers hit 19-47 (.404) from the floor, 6-17 (.353) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 9 steals, 5 blocks, 19 turnovers and 9 fouls. Elizabeth Roach paced the Ravens with 22 on 9-17 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Darcy Hawkins added 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 2 boards. Alyson Bush added 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Genavieve Melatti added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and Lindsey Suprunchuk 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 3 boards, while Kendall Macleod, Chloe Levy, Maddison Turner and Lindsay Kavanagh were scoreless. Macleod nabbed 4 boards and dished 2 assists. Levy nabbed 3 boards. The Ravens hit 21-58 (.362) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 4-9 (.444) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 12 turnovers and 20 fouls.
After the season, Guelph Tom O’Brien announced that he was retiring after his third year at the Gryphon helm and 44th year of coaching. “I want to thank Tom O’Brien for his loyalty and dedication to the Gryphon basketball program,” said Director of Athletics Tom Kendall. “We are grateful for the passion and enthusiasm that Tom has provided our student-athletes. He’s always advocated what being a student-athlete means, both on and off the court.” O’Brien had a 26-29 record with the Gryphons. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my years here at Guelph,” said O’Brien. “It is a great university with a wonderful athletic department. Here at Guelph it is all about the people.” Before coming to Guelph he had coached at all levels including elementary school, high school, club and J.D.P. He also served as Chair of the Elite Development programs for the Ontario Basketball Association. O’Brien coached for 23 years at the university level. These include the University of Toronto for five years as an assistant coach. The Toronto team won four OUA titles and a national championship during that time. At Wilfrid Laurier University, Tom was an assistant coach with both the men’s and women’s teams. He was hired as the interim head coach in 1994 and was voted Coach of the Year in the OUA West. Tom then moved to the University of Waterloo as the head coach for eight years. The Waterloo team reached the playoffs in six of those years.
The bronze medalist Ottawa Gee-Gees: Tatiana Hanlan; Jenna Gilbert; Catherine Traer; Alyska Lukan; Julia Soriano; Maddie Stephen; Sarah Nolette; Ariane Lachance-Scantland; Kayte Chase; Francesca Bellehumeur-Moya; Katherine Lemoine; coach Andy Sparks; assistant Mario Gaetano; assistant Ian MacKinnon
The silver medalist Carleton Ravens: Alyson Bush, Kendall MacLeod, Darcy Hawkins, Elizabeth Roach, Lindsay Shotbolt, Lindsay Suprunchuk, Genavieve Melatti, Chloe Levy, Krista Van Slingerland, Natasha Plaskacz, Claire Abbott, Maddison Turner, Lindsay Kavanagh, coach Taffe Charles, assistant Anthony Carter, assistant Sarah Kennedy, strength & conditioning coach Herb Thompson, therapist Gabrielle Leger; SID Christina Atallah; athletic director Jen Brenning
The champion Windsor Lancers: Jessica Clemencon, Miah-Marie Langlois, Bojana Kovacevic, Korissa Williams, Caitlyn Longmuir, Andrea Kiss, Kim Moroun, Jocelyn Larocque, Bethanie Wachna, Tessa Kreiger, Jessica Gordon, Anna Mullins, Laura Mullins, coach Chantal Vallee, assistant Tom Foster, assistant Josh Leeman, assistant Mike Gibbala, assistant Lucas Reindler, nutritionist Sarah Woodruff-Atkinson, psychologist Todd Lougheed, strength & conditioning coach Bobby Tran; SID Elisa Mitton; athletic director Gord Grace