REGULAR SEASON

NORTH       CENTRAL            
  Carleton 18-1 33-5 Taffe Charles McMaster 17-2 26-4 Theresa Burns      
  Ottawa 13-6 19-13 Andy Sparks Lakehead  8-11 16-16 Jon Kreiner      
  Laurentian  4-15  9-20 Jason Hurley Brock  8-11 13-16 Ashley MacSporran      
  Nipissing  1-18  2-29 Marg Jones Guelph  5-14  6-18 Mark Walton      
  EAST       WEST            
  Queen’s 18-1 28-8 Dave Wilson Windsor 16-4 22-7 Chantal Vallee      
  Ryerson 13-6 19-12 Carly Clarke Laurier 13-7 17-13 Paul Falco      
  Toronto  7-12 10-22 Michele Belanger Western  8-12 16-17 Brian Cheng      
  York  5-14  7-18 Erin McAleenan Waterloo  6-14  7-19 Craig Nickel      
          Algoma  4-16  7-19 Ryan Vetrie      
                       

        Playoff non-qualifiers:

Algoma Thunderbirds: Stephanie Labbe, Karina Cole, Carrera Lamoureux, Karly Fracalanza, Sydney Resch, Alyssa Dovigi, Karissa Kajorinne, Mairead Dunn, Jamerka Martin, Marlee Ball, Rebecca Wylie, coach Ryan Vetrie, assistant Anna Lee Policicchio, assistant Matt Oliveira

Guelph Gryphons: Hanna Pryce, Megan Brenkel, Haley Belyk, Ashley Wheeler, Ivana Vujadinovic, Sarah Holmes, Petra Blackburn, Samantha Renshaw, Allyson Peek, Nyasha Mombeshora, Modupe Okeowo, Christina Heine, Quincy Sickles-Jarvis, Abbey Clark, coach Mark Walton, assistant Joe Polizzi, assistant Alexis Heit, assistant Jenny Vaughan, assistant Jennifer Nadalin, director of operations Howard Keil, manager Anissa Rizzo, manager Julia Kokonis

Laurentian Voyageurs: Emily Tinnes, Kayla Deschatelets, Andrea Zulich, Meghan Forestell, Danielle Reid, Kennedi Cashmore, Lara Pomerleau-Fontaine, Mackenzie Robinson, Adriane Bruni, Nicole Eccles, Maddie Lougheed, Claire Fawcett, Emily Fisher, L’Ashante Henry, Nicole Conlin, coach Jason Hurley, assistant Shirlene McLean, assistant Bill Gordon

        Nipissing Lakers: Rachel Van Woezik, Marla Corney, Claire Abbott, Heidi Smith, Rachel Jaworowicz, Jamie Soffer, Mackenzie Bahm, Kendra Dennis, Tyaliyah Phillips, Terrilyn Herrick, Carissa Poulin, Alexe Galipeau-Wilson, Nakissa Koomalsingh, Devanee Dewey, Samantha Kordez, Michaela Branker, Sarah Layefsky, Taylor Dennis, coach Marg Jones, assistant Rick Vanderlee, assistant Tim Lowe

Waterloo Warriors: Claire Mitchell, Fran Smith, Sydney Wilson, Nicole Schlick, Afifa Salad, Aphia Ward, Jenel Ulman, Emily Wilk, Kristen Osborne, Amy Jarvis, Breanna Hudspeth, Hilary Ferguson, Ella Mahler, Sofia Persson, coach Craig Nickel, co-coach Tyler Slipp, assistant Whitney Ellenor, assistant Scott James, student therapist Savannah Jeavons, student therapist Claudia Martin-Calderon, student therapist Roxanne Morin

        Seeds were determined by RPI rankings during regular season play.

In the opening round: …………………………………………………… Fifth-seeded Ryerson dusted 12th-seeded York 78-52 after leading 16-6, 36-24 and 57-39 at the quarters. The Rams struggled early and through five minutes led by just 6-5 when Kellie Ring ignited the offence by driving the lane and converting an and-one that triggered a 10-1 run. Sofia Paska began to assert herself as Ryerson took a 20-point lead in the second quarter. “She has been drawing multiple defenders a lot so I think she was a little hesitant (at the start) because right on the catch she’s been double- or triple-teamed. I think she was kind of feeling it out…and York was doing some things to challenge her,” said Rams coach Carly Clarke. “We found open people and that’s been a characteristic of our team all season I think, our willingness to share the ball. As this second half has gone on we’ve started to understand what everyone’s strengths are and we’re starting to find them in the right places. It was great to see Emma step up and battle and make some tough shots. If we can continue to get a third and fourth contributor offensively, I like who we are.” Sofia Paska paced the Rams with 17 on 5-16 from the floor, 7-7 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Emma Fraser scored 17 on 8-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Cara Tiemens added 14 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Kellie Ring notched 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Nicole DiDomenico added 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 blocks. Bronwyn Williams added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 7 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. C’airah Gabriel-Robinson notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Faatimah A, Devenae Bryce, Devisha Binns and Chloe Mago were scoreless. A nabbed 4 boards and dished 2 assists. The Rams hit 31-62 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc and 10-14 (.714) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 11 steals, 4 blocks, 18 turnovers and 19 fouls. Sandra Nagowska led the Lions with 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 6 steals. Shauney Fischer added 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 12 boards. Katrina Collins-Samuels notched 9 on 2-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 4 steals. Taylor Ross added 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 5 boards and 3 blocks. Ishanaa Seupersadsingh scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Taylor McAlpine added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 3 boards, while Khara Keane, Nina Guzina and Anastasia Lovatsis were scoreless. Keane nabbed 5 boards, while Guzina dished 2 assists. The Lions hit 19-66 (.288) from the floor, 1-9 (.111) from the arc and 13-17 (.765) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 12 steals, 5 blocks, 18 turnovers and 13 fouls. The Lions (coach Erin McAleenan, assistant Lexie Sananes, assistant Elspeth Cheng, assistant Sheldon White, assistant Merv Maxwell, student therapist Esteban Clavijo, assistant student therapist Babila Mohananrajan) also included Hayley Bowie, Summer Sakaluk, Jennica Klassen, Megan MacLeod and Shianne Martin-McKoy. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Lakehead Thunderwolves whipped the 8th-seeded host Brock Badgers 67-49 after leading 14-10, 28-18 and 50-35 at the quarters. “Good playoff win, super proud of our ladies. Full credit to Brock for putting up a good fight and battling us hard. We really needed Jerika to step up for us tonight and score. She was terrific. Webber was superwomen picking up key steals when Brock made it close,” said coach Jon Kreiner. “It was a great team effort.” The Badgers dressed six players because of injuries. Gillian Lavoie paced the Thunderwolves with 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Jerika Baldin added 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Lily Gruber-Schulz scored 11 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 6 boards. Bridget O’Reilly added 10 on 5-17 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc and 5 boards. Rachel Webber scored 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7 boards, 6 assists and 4 steals. Katelyn Zen notched 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. August Ricketts added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Cassandra Soulias, Lindsay Edward and Kielly McDonough were scoreless. The Thunderwolves hit 30-80 (.375) from the floor, 2-15 (.133) from the arc and 5-10 from the line, while garnering 58 boards, including 26 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 7 steals, 9 turnovers and 3 fouls. Jessica Morris paced the Badgers with 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc and 6 boards. Ana Sofia Rua added 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Baelie Campbell notched 7 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Melissa Tatti added 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 5 assists. Alexandra Symonds added 4 on 2-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Shannon Northey scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 14 boards and 2 assists. The Badgers hit 21-68 (.309) from the floor and 7-24 (.292) from the arc, while garnering 44 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 4 steals, 6 blocks, 17 turnovers and 9 fouls. The Badgers (coach Ashley MacSporran, assistant Chelsea Aubry, assistant Amy Audibert) also included Allie Columbus, Bridget Atkinson, Adonaelle Mousambote, Chrissy Sirignano, Jessica Morris and Kira Cornelissen. …………………………………………………… 6th-seeded uOttawa women’s took a last roller-coaster ride as an exhausting up-and-down campaign came to an end with a sigh when the Gee-Gees were stunned 66-60 by the 11th-seeded Western Mustangs, undone by nerves, youth and a dastardly triangle-and-two defence that completely befuddled them down the stretch. The injury-plagued Gee-Gees started five guards and, predictably, the Mustangs tried to punish them for it by pounding the ball into the paint and having their bigs crash the offensive glass. Ottawa countered with a full-court press and managed to force a raft of turnovers. The early returns? Mustang dominance, as they built a 24-16 lead after one quarter as Julia Curran banked a bomb from mid-court at the buzzer, while the Gee-Gees rushed their shots, often settling for mid-range jumpers by marginal shooters. Although the Mustangs continued to outrebound the Gee-Gees, they also continued be prone to turnovers, while the Gee-Gees got big lifts off the bench from Julia Dostaler and Jen Crowe, as well as a bucket from Daniel Marion on a beautiful backdoor cut as they rallied to knot the score at 26. Western’s Meredith McLeod and Mackenzie Puklicz drained treys as Western rebuilt a lead, but Dostaler and Brooklyn McAlear-Fanus drained jumpers and Sarah Besselink a pair of free throws to close out the half at a 37-37 draw. Marion notched three consecutive buckets, including a post-up, a runout layup and a 15-foot jumper as Ottawa opened the second half with a 6-2 run. They soon began putting more pressure on the ball and Marion notched a putback, forced a turnover and sank a free throw after clawing for an offensive board as the Gee-Gees built a 53-45 lead. The Mustangs, though, kept pounding the ball inside, regaining the lead with a 13-2 run after they shifted to a triangle-and-two defence, which appeared to confuse the Gee-Gees. They simultaneously went stone cold, even missing four open looks in the final minute while fighting to force overtime. Curran told PostMedia that “toughness” proved the difference. “We played as a team and tried to limit our turnovers.” Mustangs coach Brian Cheng said his troops “stepped up” when it mattered, while Gee-Gees coach Andy Sparks said his squad was plagued by nerves and off-nights from veterans. It was a matter of a lack of “composure on offence and lack of confidence … Four points in the fourth quarter tells you a lot.” Mackenzie Puklicz paced the Mustangs with 21 on 8-15 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 10 boards and 2 assists. Julia Curran added 15 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Victoria Heine added 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Meredith McLeod notched 12 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jade Codinera scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-3 from the line. Laura Graham added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 5 assists an d2 steals, while Sarah Gellately, Sonia Mijatovic and Sarah Coulthard were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 23-47 (.489) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 13-20 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 25 turnovers and 10 fouls. Danielle Marion led the Gee-Gees with 14 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Julia Soriano scored 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 5 boards and 4 assists. Julia Dostaler added 8 on 4-6 from the floor. Sarah Besselink added 7 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Brooklyn McAlear scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 2 assists. Kellie Forand notched 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Ariane Lefebvre scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Jennifer Crowe notched 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Amelie Hachey scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Isabelle Dion added 2, while Melina Wishart was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. The Gee-Gees hit 25-71 (.352) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 7-9 (.778) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 11 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Gee-Gees (coach Andy Sparks, assistant Patrick Flynn, assistant Mario Gaetano, assistant Ian MacKinnon, equipment coordinator Hannah Sunley-Paisley, therapist Lynae Cooper, student therapist Camille Richard, performance coach Joey Kwasniewski, therapist Crissy McPhee) also included Genevieve Guay, Aliisa Heiskanen, Anne Wagar, Katherine Lemoine and Tessa Boyd. …………………………………………………… In the last opening round match, the 7th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks clipped the 10th-seeded Toronto Varsity Blues 86-74 after lead 25-16, 41-39 and 60-56 at the quarters. Coach Paul Falco said “offensive output” was the key to the win. “We had 21 assists, which is one of our better numbers of the year. I think we were willing to make the extra pass, find the opener shooter and we were able to knock down shots. When we do that, we’re a tough team to stop. I think we could have done better defensively but the offence was there and that carried us through the game.” Irena Rynkiewicz said “we were definitely well prepared for this game. We knew what Toronto wanted to do. We came in trying to stop what they wanted to do. It was a bit iffy in the first half but then we got back to it, read the scouting report again and stopped their major threats.” Rynkiewicz notched 7 points in an early 12-2 run as the Golden Hawks built an early lead. The Blues hit 5 of their first 6 shots in the second quarter to rally within one but Kaitlyn Schenck hit a layup off a steal and got another bucket in transition to calm Golden Hawk nerves. Laurier opened the final frame with a 10-4 run to take command. Falco said getting to the free throw line has “been part of our strategy all year no matter who we played. It helped our dribble-drive game and attack game and it exposed them a little bit. They were either going to have to foul or give up some open looks.” Falco added that Rynkiewicz, a walk-on last season from Mississauga, is “a pretty cool cucumber. She had the shot going from the outside but she also took some good takes inside which makes her a little tougher to guard. She’s a great shooter so we did a great job of getting her open looks, especially late in the clock when the defence started to pack in, she was open on the perimeter.” Irena Rynkiewicz paced the Golden Hawks with 19 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Nicole Morrison added 16 on 6-18 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Kaitlyn Schenck notched 15 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Sarah Dillon added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Lauren Jamieson scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Rachel Woodburn added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Brianna Iannazzo scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 assists. Jill Condron added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Tayania Siwek-Smith added 2 on 2-2 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 blocks, while Akashia Moore-Samuels and Jessie Vasseur were scoreless. The Golden Hawks hit 28-69 (.406) from the floor, 9-28 (.321) from the arc and 21-29 (.724) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 10 steals, 7 blocks, 14 turnovers and 16 fouls. Rashida Atkinson paced the Varsity Blues with 22 on 8-20 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Charlotte Collyer added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 9 boards. Diedre Edwards notched 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Keyira Parkes scored 8 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Yanique Smith added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Sarah Bennett added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Maddy Baker scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Charlotte Craig notched 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-4 from the line and 3 boards. Alanna Garner added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Danielle Voit was scoreless. The Blues hit 30-68 (.441) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 9-21 (.429) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 16 turnovers and 23 fouls. The Blues (coach Michele Belanger, assistant Ian Morse, assistant Valentin Crainic, assistant Aleksandra Kancheva, assistant Kyra Kristensen-Irvin, assistant Christine Cho, strength & conditioning Alanna Veerman, psychologist Kristina Smith, therapist Marcel Charland, student therapist Rachel Sawatsky, student therapist Jacqueline Baker, student therapist Karly Zammit) also included Mahal De La Durantaye, Nada Radonjic, Emily Piccini, Maria Gill, Connie Harris and Jada Dunn.

In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Carleton Ravens dispatched the 7th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 68-51. The score was knotted at 11 after one quarter. The Ravens initially struggled to respond to Laurier’s double-and-triple-teaming of Heather Lindsay in the post but dominated the boards and eventually Elizabeth Leblanc and Nicole Gilmore got on track from the perimeter to generate enough offence to give Carleton a 34-25 lead at the half. Cynthia Dupont-Latourneau kept draining jumpers as the Ravens built their lead to 51-36 after three quarters and then pulled away as their defensive pressure kept forcing Laurier into passing and ballhandling miscues. “It was all hustle,” Leblanc told PostMedia. “And we definitely had a size mismatch.” Ravens coach Taffe Charles said “I’m pretty happy how we competed on that (defensive) end of the floor.” Dupont-Latourneau paced the Ravens with 15 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Elizabeth Leblanc added 14 on 2-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 8 boards and 6 assists. Catherine Traer added 14 on 5-17 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Nicole Gilmore notched 12 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 7 boards. Heather Lindsay scored 11 on 3-11 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 15 boards and 2 blocks. Amanda Niyonkuru added 2, along with 4 boards, while Jenjen Abella, Stephanie Carr, Alexandra Trivieri, Nicole Istead, Karyne Jolicoeur and Brianne Hamilton were scoreless. Abella dished 4 assists. The Ravens hit 21-75 (.280) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 17-20 (.850) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 4 steals, 9 blocks, 11 turnovers and 10 fouls. Nicole Morrison paced the Golden Hawks with 17 on 6-18 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Kaitlyn Schenck added 12 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Sarah Dillon notched 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 7 boards. Tayania Siwek-Smith added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from line and 2 blocks. Irena Rynkiewicz added 2 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Jill Condron added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Rachel Woodburn was scoreless on 0-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 8 boards. Akashia Moore-Samuels, Lauren Jamieson, Brianna Iannazzo and Jessie Vasseur were also scoreless. Jamieson nabbed 5 boards. The Golden Hawks hit 19-71 (.268) from the floor, 4-29 (.138) from the arc and 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 6 steals, 7 blocks, 15 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Golden Hawks (coach Paul Falco, assistant Megan Grant, assistant Cal Keil, student assistant Sherodan Burke, mental trainer Melba Amos, strength & conditioning Andrew Dietrich, strength & conditioning Greg Nyhof, student trainer Julia Chambers, manager Jamie Montgomery) also included Alexandra Spadaro and Melissa Pare.

        The 3rd-seeded McMaster Marauders stomped the 6th-seeded Western Mustangs 82-54 after leading 2-18, 42-21 and 64-34 at the quarters. The second quarter saw the Marauders use the long ball to build the lead.  Danielle Boiago knocked down a trey, and then Julia Hanaka came off the bench to hit consecutive triples and the lead blew up to 34-11, leaving Western reeling in confusion. The Mustangs switched to a zone defense in the third quarter, but it had little effect and the Mustangs only made it vaguely respectable as McMaster explored the depths and dimensions of its bench. Hilary Hanaka paced the Marauders with 16 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Danielle Boiago added 13 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 10 boards, 7 assists and 6 steals. Clare Kenney added 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Rachael Holmes notched 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Julia Hanaka added 8 on 3-5 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Linnaea Harper added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Jelena Mamic scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Olivia Watson scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Vanessa Pickard added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Erin Burns added 2 and Lexie Spadafora 2, while Emily Pearson was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. The Marauders hit 35-85 (.412) from the floor, 8-30 (.267) from the arc and 4-8 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 24 steals, 2 blocks, 13 turnovers and 14 fouls. Victoria Heine paced the Mustangs with 18 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 11 boards. Julia Curran added 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the line and 8 boards. Mackenzie Puklicz added 10 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Laura Graham added 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Meredith McLeod notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards, while Jade Codinera, Sarah Gellately, Sonia Mijatovic and Sarah Coulthard were scoreless. Codiner and Coulthard each dished 2 assists. The Mustangs hit 19-44 (.432) from the floor, 5-12 (.417) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 1 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 9 steals, 1 block, 32 turnovers and 10 fouls. The Mustangs (coach Brian Cheng, assistant Tim Doherty, assistant Scott Shaddick, director of operations Rob Angione) also included Maddy Horst, Megan Goar, Sam Loucks and Alex Van Heeswyk.

        The 4th-seeded Windsor Lancers advanced to the final four for the 10th consecutive year by dusting the 5th-seeded Ryerson Rams 68-50. The Lancers led 16-9, 28-25 and 41-40 at the quarters. The Lancers opened with a 12-2 run as Emily Prevost dominated the floor. The Rams had a strong start to the third quarter and they took their first lead on a tough turn-around shot from Sofia Paska with 4:04 remaining in the frame. A second straight hoop from Paska but the Lancers called a timeout and exploded for seven unanswered points. After a Kellie Ring jumper on the Rams first possession in the final frame, the Ryerson offence ran dry. Ryerson failed to score for the next 4:19 and by then the Lancers had grabbed hold of a double digit lead at 53-42. Emily Prevost paced the Lancers with 23 on 8-27 from the floor, 7-7 from the line, 16 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals and 4 blocks. Kaylee Anagnostopoulos added 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 5-12 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Cheyanne Roger added 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 10 boards and 3 blocks. Caitlyn Longmuir notched 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Carly Steer added 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Tyra Blizzard scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists, while Mildred Okoko, Arianna Milani, Melissa Ellis and Logan Sims were scoreless. The Lancers hit 20-64 (.313) from the floor, 2-9 (.222) from the arc and 26-35 (.743) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 6 steals, 8 blocks, 10 turnovers and 12 fouls. Sofia Paska paced the Rams with 19 on 7-19 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 10 boards and 4 blocks. Cara Tiemens added 11 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Kellie Ring notched 9 on 4-16 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc ,0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Devenae Bryce added 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Emma Fraser scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 5 boards and 4 blocks. C’airah Gabriel-Robinson added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards, while Bronwyn Williams and Nicole DiDomenico were scoreless. The Rams hit 19-65 (.292) from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 8-12 from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 5 steals, 9 blocks, 13 turnovers and 25 fouls. The Rams (coach Carly Clarke, assistant Jessica Roque, assistant Sherwyn Benn, assistant Vadim Levin, assistant Jason Sealy, student therapist Jessica Van Winden) also included Faatimah A, Devisha Binns, Savanna Hamilton, Jaime Hills, Katherine Follis, Tashana McDonald, Sarah Ghali and Chloe Mago.

        In the last quarterfinal, the top-seeded Queen’s Golden Gaels bombed the 9th-seeded Lakehead Thunderwolves 81-53. The Gaels got off to the quick start they were hoping for in the opening quarter led by an Emily Hazlett layup that ignited a 9-2 run. The Thunderwolves pushed back as the Gaels shooters went cold. To close out the quarter, Lily Gruber-Schulz was the benefactor of a Jerika Baldin pass to the baseline that Schulz snuck-in before the buzzer to tie the game up at 17-17. August Ricketts hit a jumper to give the Thunderwolves their first lead. But a minute before halftime, Marianne Alarie picked up a pass from Hazlett and drove to the hoop for an easy two. After Hazlett then connected with Veronika Lavergne in the post for another bucket, Alarie elected not to run out the clock with 18 seconds left as she spotted a wide-open Lavergne who finished an easy lay-in. It gave the Gaels a 36-26 lead at the half. When the Thunderwolves drew within 8 late in the third quarter, Bridget Mulholland drilled a trey to stifle their dim hopes of an upset. Alarie said that “coming into the second half tonight we just said we were going to take care of business. We were dominating on the boards offensively and defensively and we were getting steals. I think that just helped to lead our offence in the second half.” Thunderwolves coach Jon Kreiner said he was “proud of the ladies. Through a tough season of injuries we battled each and every game. Tonight was no different. We had a great first quarter and battled for 18 minutes but in the end Queen’s just had more size and experience and out hustled us to the loose balls.” Marianne Alarie paced the Gaels with 19 on 8-18 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Andrea Priamo added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Bridget Mulholland scored 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Robyn Pearson notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Veronika Lavergne scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 6 boards, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Myriam Fortune added 7 on 1-4 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Gemma Bullard scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Emma Ritcey added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 3 assists. Emily Hazlett scored 3 on 1-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Katharine Holt added 2, while Abby Dixon, Megan Saftich and Sarah Saftich were scoreless. Dixon nabbed 8 boards, dished 3 assists and pilfered 2 balls. Sarah Saftich nabbed 3 boards. The Gaels hit 28-82 (.337) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 18-21 (.857) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 26 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 16 steals, 2 blocks, 14 turnovers and 19 fouls. Jerika Baldin paced the Thunderwolves with 15 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 6 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Katelyn Zen added 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Gillian Lavoie added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. August Ricketts added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Rachel Webber scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Nikki Ylagan added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Lily Gruber-Schulz scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Cassandra Soulias added 2 and Bridget O’Reilly 1 on 0-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists, while Lindsay Edward and Kielly McDonough were scoreless. The Thunderwolves hit 19-49 (.388) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 30 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Thunderwolves (coach Jon Kreiner, assistant Lou Pero, assistant Carolyn Fragale, assistant Ray Foster, therapist Joanna Sanchez, therapist Blake Barry, therapist Kylee Kuchta) also included Maggie Murphy, Katelyn Andrea, Za’Keea Sa’eed-El and Daron Mainville.

        In the semis, the top-seeded host Queen’s Gaels clipped the 4th-seeded Windsor Lancers 64-56. “This is something we’ve been working toward all year,” said Gaels guard Emily Hazlett. “Now that we have the chance to win the Critelli Cup tomorrow at home and then move on to try and win the bronze baby; everyone is just excited.” Hazlett kept attacking the bucket as the Gaels took a 17-13 lead after one quarter. Emily Prevost and Caitlyn Longmuir gave the Lancers a slim lead early in the second quarter but Hazlett kept shooting the ball well to knot the score at 32 at the half. A seven-point effort from Andrea Priamo gave the Gaels a 50-48 lead heading into the final frame. Queen’s continued to push the pace into the fourth quarter as the Lancers bench started to get more minutes as their starters found themselves in foul trouble. The momentum shifted the Gaels way when Marianne Alarie pilfered the ball for a runout layup and Queen’s defended well down the stretch to ice the win. “I wasn’t concerned when we were tied at halftime because I knew that if we kept the pace up, they would be tired come the fourth quarter,” said Gaels coach Dave Wilson. “It was a hell of a performance from a fifth-year player (Hazlett) who knows how to control a game and allows me almost to just sit back.” Emily Hazlett paced the Gaels with 22 on 10-16 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Andrea Priamo added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Robyn Pearson scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Bridget Mulholland added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 steals. Veronika Lavergne scored 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Marianne Alarie added 2 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 assists and 5 steals. Emma Ritcey added 2, along with 2 boards, and Gemma Bullard 2, while Abby Dixon, Sarah Saftich, Katharina Holt and Myriam Fontaine were scoreless. The Gaels hit 26-61 (.426) from the floor, 2-10 from the arc and 10-22 (.455) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 18 steals, 6 blocks, 18 turnovers and 19 fouls. Emily Prevost paced the Lancers with 17 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 12 boards and 2 steals. Caitlyn Longmuir added 11 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards and 5 assists. Cheyanne Roger scored 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 13 boards and 2 blocks. Carly Steer notched 7 on 3-10 from the floor and 1-7 from arc. Tyra Blizzard scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 steals. Kaylee Anagnostopoulos added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Mildred Okoko added 2, while Olivia Starling, Arianna Milani, Melissa Ellis and Logan Sims were scoreless. Sims nabbed 2 boards. The Lancers hit 21-53 (.396) from the floor, 2-14 (.143) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 28 turnovers and 21 fouls.

        In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Carleton Ravens nipped the 3rd-seeded McMaster Marauders 55-54. The Ravens opened with an 8-0 run before Danielle Boiago got the Marauders on the board, igniting a 14-5 run that gave McMaster a 14-13 lead after one quarter. McMaster’s lead was short-lived as another slow start to the second quarter gave Carleton a five-point lead with just under seven minutes remaining in the half. Linnaea Harper picked up her third foul early in the quarter, forcing her to sit the rest of the half. Mac’s first field goal of the quarter came with 2:30 remaining, as Carleton took a 30-22 lead at the half.  Boiago sparked a 13-4 run for the Marauders to open the second half but the Ravens rallied to a 40-39 lead after three quarters. Mac was drawing fouls early in the final frame, getting into the bonus with 7:00 left in the game. The two teams traded baskets until Boiago tied the game up at 49-49 with four minutes remaining. Carleton quickly responded with a bucket of their own, but a three from Linnaea Harper, from well beyond the arc, gave McMaster a one-point lead with just two minutes on the clock. Heather Lindsay put the Ravens back on top. Harper answered with a bucket but once again, Lindsay had the response. The Marauders had several chances in the final minute but were unable to hit their shots.  “We’ve been grinding it out all year,” said Ravens coach Taffe Charles. “We’re used to being the grinders, and I guess we are comfortable in the grind. They are an awesome team, a great offensive team and it took every ounce of energy we had tonight.” Lindsay said “I thought we fought hard defensively and that was our focus tonight. They are a great team, first (ranked) in the country, they work hard and are great offensively, so our focus was to get great defensive stops and rebounding.” Lindsay, who was chosen player of the game, paced the Ravens with 20 on 10-17 from the floor, 6 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Catherine Traer added 11 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Cynthia Dupont-Latourneau added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Jenjen Abella added 6 on 2-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Nicole Gilmore added 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 steals. Stephanie Carr added 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Amanda Niyonkuru added 2, while Elizabeth Leblanc, Alexandra Trivieri, Nicole Istead, Brianne Hamilton and Karyne Jolicoeur were scoreless. Leblanc nabbed 7 boards and dished 6 assists. The Ravens hit 23-64 (.359) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 4-6 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 9 steals, 6 blocks, 20 turnovers and 13 fouls. Danielle Boiago led the Marauders with 26 on 9-25 from the floor, 4-13 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Linnaea Harper added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 assists. Erin Burns scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Clare Kenney added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Olivia Wilson scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Hilary Hanaka added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 steals. Jelena Mamic scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Vanessa Pickard notched 1 on 0-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Rachael Holmes, Lexie Spadafora, Emily Pearson and Julia Hanaka were scoreless. Holmes nabbed 2 boards. The Marauders hit 18-63 (.286) from the floor, 6-29 (.207) from the arc and 12-16 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 19 turnovers and 16 fouls.

        In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Windsor Lancers dumped the 3rd-seeded McMaster Marauders 75-64. “The girls said that with it being Caitlyn (Longmuir’s) last game they wanted to play for her,” said Lancers coach Chantal Vallee. “So we made it about us and being on and battling. McMaster gave us a good game. We’re happy to finish with a win but it’s not where we want to be, absolutely not. Yesterday was our chance and we didn’t get it done.” Danielle Boiago drained a deep trey early as McMaster took a 10-6 lead. But Carly Steer responded with a trey for Windsor as they rallied to within 15-11 after one quarter. The Lancers began the second by going on a 7-0 run, which was capped off with another trey by Steer that gave them an 18-15 lead. McMaster responded with an 8-2 run, primarily in transition. Tyra Blizzard hit a corner three to even the game, and Windsor built a four-point lead after fifth-year senior Caitlyn Longmuir sunk a trey but the Marauders ended the half with six unanswered points to take a 32-30 lead into the break. The Lancers opened the second half with a 10-0 run. Steer stepped back and tallied her third trey of the game from the corner, and Cheyenne Roger followed that with a strong move in the post to pick up a basket while taking a foul. She added the free throw to give the Lancers a 40-32 lead. Longmuir hit a mid-range jumper in transition to give Windsor its first double-digit lead of the match. McMaster didn’t hit its first field goal of the second half until the 4:35 mark of the third, while the Lancers kept drawing fouls and took a 54-41 lead into the final quarter. McMaster opened the final frame with a 9-0 run but Roger took over, notching 8 points in the blocks and from the foul line as Windsor countered with a 12-2 run. Melissa Ellis put the outcome out of reach with a trey with 2:42 to play. Carly Steer paced the Lancers with 20 on 7-18 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Cheyanne Roger added 17 on 4-8 from the floor, 9-12 from the line, 10 boards, 4 steals and 4 blocks. Emily Prevost scored 15 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 14 boards and 2 assists. Caitlyn Longmuir added 9 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 6 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Tyra Blizzard added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Melissa Ellis added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Kaylee Anagnostopoulos, Olivia Starling, Mildred Okoko, Arianna Milani and Logan Sims were scoreless. Anagnostopoulos nabbed 5 boards and dished 3 assists. Okoko nabbed 2 boards. The Lancers hit 27-70 (.386) from the floor, 7-19 (.368) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 11 steals, 5 blocks, 23 turnovers and 23 fouls. Danielle Boiago paced the Marauders with 18 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Linnaea Harper added 17 on 8-18 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Clare Kenney added 11 on 3-12 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 9 boards. Vanessa Pickard scored 7 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 3 boards. Olivia Wilson added 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Lexie Spadafora scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Hillary Hanaka added 2 and Julia Hanaka 1, along with 2 boards, while Rachael Holmes, Jelana Mamic and Emily Pearson were scoreless. Holmes nabbed 5 boards and pilfered 3 balls. The Marauders hit 23-77 (.299) from the floor, 2-18 (.111) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 14 steals, 4 blocks, 17 turnovers and 15 fouls. The Marauders (coach Theresa Burns, assistant Anne Marie Thuss, assistant Andrew Baillie) also included Brielle Loebauch, Evie Streight, Erin Burns and Adrienne Peters.

In the final, the 2nd-seeded Carleton Ravens dispatched the top-seeded host Queen’s Gaels 49-41 to capture their first Critelli Cup in OUA history. “It’s been a long time coming for this program,” said Carleton coach Taffe Charles. “We work hard and I thought this team deserved it, we did a lot of great things this year and overcame a lot of adversity. We’re just pleased to win in an absolute hostile environment, defense can win championships and it doesn’t fail you especially when things are tight.” Player of the game Heather Lindsay called it a “big statement win for our program. We go out there, we see a target and we just try and beat it. That was our goal on the year and we did it for our coach.” Charles said “I’ve known Heather since she was 14-years old and just to see her growth as a basketball player is amazing. When the players want it more than the coach that’s what you want to have and she really led this team.” Queen’s coach Dave Wilson said “I felt we got good looks at the hoop a number of times, and even when we had those good looks we couldn’t make it. This one we’ll just have to forget and move on to the next one (at U Sports) and see who we draw. The atmosphere that we had (at the ARC), the signs, the noise, everything like that, it was just a fun place to play.” Both teams were tentative early, combining for just eight field goals. After Emily Hazlett scored at the 4:59 mark, the Gaels would go cold for the next four minutes, and the Ravens were able to take over the lead with a 6-0 run. Robyn Pearson ended the scoreless streak by hitting a long jumper with 30 seconds left, but Catherine Traer ended the quarter with a quick lay-up to give Carleton a 12-11 lead. Hazlett started the second with a reverse lay-up, but the Ravens responded with an 8-0 streak to take a 20-13 lead. Elizabeth Leblanc drained a trey, while Lindsay made her presence felt in the post, picking up five points and prompting a timeout from Gaels coach Dave Wilson. Carleton scored straight coming out the break and pushed their lead to as many as 13. Marianne Alarie ended a 7-minute Gaels scoring drought, while igniting an 8-0 run that drew Queen’s within 26-21 at the half. Alarie and Hazlett each notched buckets as Queen’s trimmed the margin to one, but Carleton responded with a 10-0 run capped by a Jenjen Abella trey. Andrea Priamo scored a bucket nearly the end of the third quarter to draw Queen’s with 36-28. After Carleton extended the lead to 12 at the 6:42, the Gaels put together a 7-0 streak over the next four minutes to pull within five. Alarie’s three-point basket at the 2-minute mark made the score 43-38. But the Gaels missed their final four shots while Lindsay put the game out of reach by hitting a mid-range jumper with 22 seconds remaining. Heather Lindsay paced the Ravens with 15 on 5-9 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 16 boards and 3 blocks. Catherine Traer added 9 on 3-14 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Cynthia Dupont-Latourneau added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Jenjen Abella added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Elizabeth Leblanc scored 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Stephanie Carr added 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Nicole Gilmore scored 2 on 1-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and steals, while Alexandra Trivieri, Jaclyn Ronson, Nicole Istead, Brianne Hamilton, Karyne Jolicoeur and Amanda Niyonkuru were scoreless. Niyokuru nabbed 3 boards. The Ravens hit 16-59 (.271) from the floor, 2-15 (.133) from the arc and 15-24 (.625) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 9 steals, 9 blocks and 9 turnovers. Emily Hazlett paced the Gaels with 14 on 5-17 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Marianne Alarie added 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Robyn Pearson added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 18 boards and 2 assists. Andrea Priamo added 4 on 1-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Bridget Mulholland added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Gemma Bullard scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards, while Abby Dixon, Megan Saftich, Sarah Saftich, Emma Ritcey, Katharina Holt, Myriam Fontaine and Veronika Lavergne were scoreless. Dixon was 0-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc but nabbed 6 boards and dished 2 assists. Ritcey nabbed 2 boards. The Gaels hit 15-76 (.197) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 61 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 7 steals, 1 block, 13 turnovers and 23 fouls.

        After the season, Nipissing turfed coach Marg Jones, who’d been hired in 2013 to build the fledgling program. Jones co-captained her University of New Brunswick team to three conference championships and three CIS National Championship Tournaments before beginning a coaching career in 1988. Jones started out as an assistant coach with the University of Ottawa before taking over the head coaching position at Carleton University from 1989-94. She served as the high performance director with Wheel Chair Basketball Canada from 2005-08 and was the interim executive director at Basketball New Brunswick in 2008-09. Jones returned to the CIS as an assistant coach with the University of Ottawa, winning the bronze medal at the 2012 national championships. Jones was replaced by Windsor assistant Katie Hamilton, who’d also served at the helm of Team Ontario at the U17 level.  She was previously coach of the PEI Women’s Canada Games program, assistant coach of Holland College women’s basketball program, executive/technical director of Basketball PEI and head coach of Sault College women’s program. She also worked as an assistant coach of the U15 girls provincial team and head coach North Girls Centre for Performance. Lakers athletic director Vito Castiglione said “Katie brings a wealth of leadership experience in high level basketball programs. We are looking forward to Katie making her imprint on the Lakers basketball program.” Hamilton said “I’m honored and excited about this opportunity and look forward to meeting the players and getting on the court. I’ve been very impressed with Nipissing University, the commitment to the student experience and the dedication to their student-athletes.” Hamilton graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology.
        The bronze medalist Windsor Lancers: Erica McFadden; Caitlyn Longmuir; Avolyn Sharp-Thomas; Tyra Blizzard; Alyssa Cerino; Olivia Starling; Jahnae Gyles; Mildred Okoko; Chuot Angou; Arianna Milani; Cheyanne Roger; Kaylee Anagnostopoulos; Melissa Ellis; Carly Steer; Logan Sims; Kayah Clarke; Emily Prevost; coach Chantal Vallee; assistant Tom Foster; assistant Emma Duinker; assistant Mike Gabala; assistant Tony Hitchcock; strength & conditioning Bobby Tran

        The silver medalist Queen’s Gaels: Megan Saftich; Emily Hazlett; Sarah Saftich; Abby Dixon; Emma Ritcey; Katharina Holt; Marianne Alarie; Adriana Conti; Myriam Fontaine; Veronika Lavergne; Andrea Priamo; Bridget Mulholland; Gemma Bullard; Maddie Morris; coach Dave Wilson; assistant James Bambury; assistant Bob Freeman; therapy coordinator Vicky Wiltshire; strength & conditioning Colin McAuslan; recruiting coordinator Alex Dominato; athlete services & retention Sara Ali

        The champion Carleton Ravens: Jenjen Abella; Stephanie Carr; Alexandra Trivieri; Jaclyn Ronson; Nicole Istead; Kristina Maione; Catherine Traer; Brianne Hamilton; Nicole Gilmore; Cynthia Dupont-Latourneau; Karyne Jolicoeur; Amanda Niyonkuru; Elizabeth Leblanc; Heather Lindsay; coach Taffe Charles; assistant Dave Malowski; assistant Sarah Kennedy; assistant Eric Parthenis; therapist Caitlin Marshall; strength & conditioning Nick Westcott