| EAST | WEST | ||||||
| Carleton | 21-1 | 35-1 | Dani Sinclair | Waterloo | 15-7 | 22-12 | Jessica Roque |
| Queen’s | 18-4 | 28-7 | Claire Meadows | Guelph | 15-7 | 22-11 | Megan Reid |
| Ottawa | 18-4 | 21-8 | Rose-Anne Joly | Wilfrid Laurier | 13-9 | 20-14 | Paul Falco |
| Laurentian | 6-16 | 6-25 | Jason Hurley | Windsor | 11-11 | 17-15 | Chantal Vallee |
| Nipissing | 3-19 | 5-23 | Rachel Van Woezik | Western | 11-11 | 13-17 | Nate McKibbon |
| Ontario Tech | 1-21 | 1-26 | Megan Grant | Algoma | 3-19 | 3-23 | Katie Hamilton |
| CENTRAL | |||||||
| Brock | 17-5 | 19-12 | Mike Rao | ||||
| Toronto Metropolitan | 16-6 | 21-14 | Carly Clarke | ||||
| McMaster | 15-7 | 19-13 | Theresa Burns | ||||
| Lakehead | 5-17 | 9-20 | Hugo Boisvert | ||||
| Toronto | 5-17 | 7-23 | Tamara Tatham | ||||
| York | 5-17 | 5-22 | Christa Eniojukan |
Playoff non-qualifiers
Algoma Thunderbirds: Riya Donnelly, Sadie Grawbarger, Qeila Mbonihankuye, Allison Read, Gracie Rae Batongbakal, Brooke Gruhn, Sage Steadman, Abigail Couture, Ashlyn Noble, Kaila Fong, Mercedes Mazzuca, Grace Silverthorn, Stephanie Marin, Rhianna Mae-Liang, coach Katie Hamilton, assistant Karly Fracalanza, assistant Ed Green, assistant John Duke, strength & conditioning Tyler Belanger, therapist Courtney Tomkins, psychologist Arthur Perlini, dietitian Karly Meincke
Lakehead Thunderwolves: Sara Azzolini, Kirpa Brar, Ally Burke, Neela Chanderdat, Kelly-Ann Coulombe, Alexia Giroux, Eva Guilera Salat, Skyler Kreger, Alyssa Kreiner, Paula Lopez Sanchez, Emily Pokrant, Hana Whalen, Claire Wiersema, coach Hugo Boisvert, assistant Katie Ulakovic, Eva Guilera?????, Neela Chanderdat????
Nipissing Lakers: Sophie Milner, Nicole Budd, Katelyn Decook, Brianna Dodd, Megan McCarter, Kennedy Joyce, Chantal Piche, Lucy Lafrance, Taryn Gauthier, Dominique Bouchard, Makayla Flesichfresser, Javayah Hope, Sydney Lake, coach Rachel Van Woezik, assistant Rick Vanderlee, assistant Lindsay McLean, assistant Ethan Cardinal, manager Faith DeVries, strength & conditioning Cade Nolan, mental performance Barbi Law, leadership advisor Glenn Cundari
Ontario Tech Ridgebacks: Brianna Morrison, Adra Barnet, Felicity Villarin, Ellycea Burke, Amarachi Achioso, Sherlyne Tesoy Andres, Zaria Dean, Elliot Cowan, Zoey-Anna Hemeon, Allie Dunnett, Monalique Knights, Marie Stasiuk, coach Megan Grant, assistant Ray Montaniel, assistant Pratheepan Kumaran
Toronto Varsity Blues: Patycja Waleszczak, Kaylee Williams, Raya Hafez, Diana Comsa, Kiara Graham, Sienna Caesar, Ellen Ougrinov, Faith Joseph, Ella Charles, Thuraya Abdul Hamid, Sh’rye Johnson, Sabrina Nero, Charlotte Church, Alexandra Jaglall, Gabrielle Reed, Emma Sawler, Jade Diwandja Djemba, coach Tamara Tatham, assistant John Bennett, assistant Nambogga Sewali, assistant Clodagh Scanell, assistant Nikki Ylagan, assistant Alaine Hutton, fitness & performance Seamus Egan-Elliott, fitness & performance Gael Chaubet, therapist Alyssa Birbarger, student therapist Jenna Felix, student therapist Haleigh Di Buono, student therapist Nia Picones
York Lions: Tianna Bailey, Malak Elghobashy, Ivana Twusami, Ruqaya Green, Alexis Grewal, Bilan Khadar, Joulia Nawar, Ashanti Christian, Katie Leudy, Sunday Choi, Hannah DeVries, Kiara Leveridge, Jaz Balan, Gabriella Di Pietro, Ming Sheng, coach Christa Eniojukan, assistant Chanel Ramcharran, assistant Carlos Martin Alvarez, assistant Francis Charles, assistant Aleena Domingo, video coordinator Anil Samaroo, mental performance Naomi James, strength & conditioning Emerson Morassutti, therapist Adreanna Garcia-Panton, therapist Yash Mehta
In the opening round, the 8th-seeded McMaster Marauders nipped the 9th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 72-71. The Golden Hawks led 17-4 early and 23-16, 39-37 and 53-51 at the quarters. But the Marauders opened the final frame with an 8-2 run. Cassie Joli-Coeur knotted the score at 69 and then Amy Stinson nailed a trey with 1:26 to play to give the Marauders a three-point lead. Janet Enge countered with a jumper for the Golden Hawks but the Marauders hung on for the win. Jenna Button paced the Marauders with 21 on 9-22 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Cassie Joli-Coeur added 19 on 9-20 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Ashley Guerriero notched 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 steals. Emily Frankovic scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Deanna Mataseje added 6 on 2-2 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Sophia Urosevic scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Amy Stinson added 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Delaney Bourget scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Jordan Denkers added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Maya Weekes, Olivia Koffi and Teja McCormick were scoreless. The Marauders hit 30-76 (.395) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 15 assists, 10 turnovers, 10 blocks and 7 steals. Cassidy Hirtle paced the Golden Hawks with 24 on 10-20 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Janet Enge added 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Miranda Campbell notched 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Brittyn Graves scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Kate White added 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 13 boards and 2 steals. Isabella Cotton scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Martina Louise Errazo, Emmanuelle Felix, Maelyn White, Dylann Mazzuchin, Kayleigh Raswson and Khailan O’Connor were scoreless. Mazzuchin and Errazzo each nabbed 3 boards. Errazo pilfered 2 balls. The Golden Hawks hit 29-79 (.367) from the floor, 7-28 (.250) from the arc and 6-8 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls, 9 assists, 12 turnovers, 5 blocks and 6 steals. The Golden Hawks (coach Paul Falco, associate Laura Vere, assistant Sherodan Burke, assistant Kerri Jilesen, assistant Laura Sapone, strength & conditioning Sam Eyles-Frayne, therapist Natalie Paladino, student manager Serena Brown, student manager Aujenaie Crook, student trainer Sariah Seon, student trainer Paige Weir) also included Alexa Sawchuk, Marika Schryburt, Mackenzie Van Dyk and Kate White. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Guelph Gryphons clubbed the 10th-seeded Windsor Lancers 74-50 after leading 23-16, 39-27 and 62-38 at the quarters. Julia Colavecchia paced the Gryphons with 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 4 steals. Hannah Bourdon added 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Alexis Wright notched 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 assists and 3 steals. Renee Armstrong scored 9 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Trinity Papamandjari added 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Rain Jhaj scored 6 on 2-9 from the floor and 2-7 from the arc. Lucy Tessyman notched 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists. Keryl Ousey scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Maggie McGuire added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Sarah Metwally scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the line, while Macy Weber and Alexandra Urban were scoreless. Weber nabbed 2 boards. The Gryphons hit 30-60 from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 20 assists, 20 turnovers, 5 blocks and 13 steals. Maggie Denys paced the Lancers with 15 on 5-14 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Reine Ndome added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Isabella Anes notched 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Kali Gootenboer scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Leah Tate added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Grace Koffi scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 0-4 from the line. Julia Chiarot added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards, while Mya Iriah, Mariame Dehkissia, Vanessa Budimunda, Haley Willits and Kira Atherley were scoreless. The Lancers hit 18-64 (.281) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 7-15 (.467) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 8 assists, 21 turnovers and 8 steals. The Lancers (coach Chantal Vallee, assistant Brittany Hedderson, strength & conditioning Joey Garland, movement Austin Roth, operations Faaiz Qasi, student therapist Abigail Joost, student therapist Macey Dziadura, student manager A.J. Hua, assistant manager Naomi Nsoko, video coordinator Omar Suboh, analytics Prem Irudayaraj, analystics Mia George) also included Kaelyn Batten, Hayley Woods, Harriet Carey and Reighan Dales.
The 6th-seeded Toronto Metropolitan Bold clipped the 11th-seeded Western Mustangs 66-54. After leading 18-11, 32-27 and 46-41 at the quarters. They opened the final frame with a 9-0 run and coasted to the win. The Bold’s Corryn Parker said “we were just trying to get the ball out of her [MacKeely Shantz’] hands and play really tough defense. … All of our freshmen are doing really well this year. I think it’s great that we are all going through this together in our first year. I think it gives us a bonding experience.” Bold coach Carly Clarke said the freshman “are pretty ready for these moments.” Jayme Foreman paced the Bold with 12 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Alex Pino added 12 on 4-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Kaillie Hall notched 11 on 2-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Corryn Parker scored 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Catrina Garvey added 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Hailey Franco-DeRyck scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Haley Fedick added 4 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists, while Zoe Idahosa, Lauryn Meek, Jamilah Christian and Jessica Keripe were scoreless. The Bold hit 22-61 (.361) from the floor, 10-24 (.417) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 14 assists, 18 turnovers, 3 blocks and 9 steals. Paris Alexander paced the Mustangs with 15 on 6-18 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Emily Capretta added 13 on 4-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 blocks and 2 steals. MacKeely Shantz notched 11 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 13 boards and 3 assists. Morgan Tamminga scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 10 boards. Jordynn Bryan added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Samantha Cowan scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Avarie Thomas, Lauren Marcos, Ashley Truesdale and Samantha Vidovic were scoreless. Thomas nabbed 7 boards and dished 3 assists. The Mustangs hit 22-63 (.349) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 8 assists, 22 turnovers, 6 blocks and 7 steals. The Mustangs (coach Nate McKibbon, assistant Meg Wilson, assistant Chris Bogart, assistant Dave Brown, assistant Allie Columbus, performance analyst Leslie Kelley, mental performance Natascha Wesch, strength & conditioning Kristine Walker, therapist Kacy Mishsimura, therapy fellow Jaclyn Viehweger, student trainer Isabelle Parks, student trainer Theres Tijo, student manager Alexandra Dassios) also included Brianne Davis, Capretta, Sarah Harvey and Claire Tamminga. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees dusted the 12th-seeded Laurentian Voyageurs 79-49 after leading 25-9, 47-22 and 68-39 at the quarters. Ariane Samure paced the Gee-Gees with 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 assists and 2 steals. Melina De Iulio added 14 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Emily Payne notched 10 on 5-8 from the floor and 6 boards. Allie McCarthy scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Alissa Provo added 8 on 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Nadine Katumbayi notched 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Bailey Russell scored 6 on 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Natsuki Szczokin added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards, 6 assists and 4 steals. Wendy Mboukep scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Alana Renon added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Victoria Brideau and Renee Paquette were scoreless. Brideau nabbed 4 boards. The Gee-Gees hit 31-61 (.508) from the floor, 12-23 (.522) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 26 assists, 27 turnovers, 4 blocks and 15 steals. Emilie Lafond paced the Voyageurs with 14 on 4-11 from the floor, 6-8 from the line and 4 boards. Aneisha Rismond added 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 7 boards and 3 steals. Claudia Pellerin notched 7 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 steals. Molly Adams scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 assists. Audrey-Anne Labreche added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 assists. Megan Axiak scored 3 on 1-4 from the arc. Sophie Moore added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Lauren Robertson-Martin scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-4 from the line. Melanie Cloutier added 2 on 2-4 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 steals, while Monica Jean-Baptiste, Princess Bernardino and Lyndell Joseph were scoreless. The Voyageurs hit 17-53 (.321) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 8 assists, 24 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. The Voyageurs (coach Jason Hurley, assistant Kayla Deschatelets) also included Amber May, Raffaella Balestra, Jasmine Lewis, Molly Adams, Rileigh Smith, Charlie Herold and Acadia Mulindwa.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Carleton Ravens blasted the 8th-seeded McMaster Marauders 94-77 as Kali Pocrnic blistered the nets for 40. The score was knotted at 23 after the first quarter as the Ravens Dorcas Buisa and the Marauders Emily Frankovic battled it out in the paint. The Ravens took a 49-39 lead at the half as Teresa Donato kept draining buckets. The third quarter proved a shootout between Pocrnic, who hit 8-12 from the floor in the frame, and the Marauders Amy Stinson, who hit 5 treys, as McMaster drew within 71-66 heading into the final quarter. Carleton kept pilfering the ball for runouts and Pocrnic kept draining her looks as the Ravens pulled away down the stretch. Ravens coach Dani Sinclair said “I thought Kali and Dorcas just settled us. It was what you hope you get from your leaders this time of year, that they understand their teammates and the team dynamic. And, they were able to fix that. … I thought it was an example of doing what the team needed in that moment. She [Pocrnic] in no way is hunting stats or even trying to break records or anything like that, […] she’s just been around long enough to know that in that moment it’s what we needed.” Pocrnic said, in regard to her program 40 playoff points, “honestly, I didn’t know the program history, the top score before, so that was pretty cool to reach, but it was all because of my team. … The way Mac played us in our first game, they were really gapping off of me, so miss or make, I’m either going to make the three or my teammates are going to get a rebound and they’re going to put it up. … In the first half, we weren’t really playing together as a team, like we normally are, and that just came together defensively. Once we turned that on in the third and fourth quarter, played for each other and committed to each other, that’s when good things happened.” Kali Pocrnic paced the Ravens with 40 on 17-33 from the floor, 6-9 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 assists. Teresa Donato added 2 2on 8-15 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 7 boards. Dorcas Buisa notched 16 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 12 boards. Kyana-Jane Poulin scored 10 on 4-10 from the floor 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Zerina Duvnjak added 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Jacqueline Urban scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 steals, while Tatyanna Burke, Oceane Kounkou, Miranda Navarro, Gabrielle Francis, Sierra Peck and Kinly Rice were scoreless. Rice nabbed 3 boards. The Ravens hit 37-73 (.507) from the floor, 9-17 (.529) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls, 8 assists, 6 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Amy Stinson paced the Marauders with 25 on 9-14 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jenna Button added 15 on 7-19 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Emily Frankovic notched 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Cassie Joli-Coeur scored 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Sophia Urosevic added 6 on 2-6 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Delaney Bourget scored 6 on 2-5 from the arc and 5 boards. Jordan Denkers added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Deanna Mataseje, Maya Weekes, Ashley Guerriero, Olivia Koffi and Teja McCormick were scoreless. Guerriero nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The Marauders hit 30-72 (.417) from the floor, 12-33 (.364) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls, 21 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 2 steals. The Marauders (coach Theresa Burns, assistant Ed Grosel, assistant Andrew Baillie, assistant Mia Spadafora, manager Tanisha Bryan, student therapist Rylie Bradlynn, student therapist Lex Cretu, student therapist Mackinley Szumlanski) also included Jocelyn Newby, Daully Patterson, Jordan Denkers and Maryam Abdelrahman.
The 5th-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees clipped the 4th-seeded Waterloo Warriors 74-65. The Gee-Gees led 13-12 after one quarter. The Warriors led 33-28 at the half and 52-50 after three quarters. Natsuki Szczokin paced the Gee-Gees with 21 on 8-16 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 4 assists. Allie McCarthy added 15 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Ariane Saumure notched 14 on 4-17 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Emily Payne scored 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 2 boards. Melina De Iulio added 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Alana Renon scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards, while Nadine Katumbayi, Alissa Provo, Bailey Russell, Victoria Brideau, Renee Paquette and Wendy Mboukep were scoreless. Katumbayi nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. Brideau nabbed 2 boards. The Gee-Gees hit 24-61 (.393) from the floor, 8-23 (.348) from the arc and 18-24 from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 11 assists, 15 turnovers, 3 blocks and 7 steals. Summer Pahl paced the Warriors with 21 on 7-9 from the floor, 5-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 assists and 3 steals. Nehita Oko-Oboh added 16 on 5-14 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 14 boards. Ghiselle Poblete notched 7 on 2-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Yemi Oladipo scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Carina Fiore added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Jemina Lacroix scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Charissa Virr added 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Alliasen Miscione scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line, while Jaimesen Newell, Mya Jickling, Tamara Popovic and Alyssa Renaud were scoreless. Newell nabbed 6 boards and dished 3 assists. The Warriors hit 20-60 from the floor, 8-18 (.444) from the arc and 17-19 (.895) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 12 assists, 14 turnovers, 3 blocks and 9 steals. The Warriors (coach Jessica Roque) also included Aimee Boulay, Jaime Newell, Sonja Matthews and Gig Goulet.
The top-seeded Queen’s Gaels spanked the 7th-seeded Guelph Gryphons 68-51 after leading 19-14, 38-27 and 54-32 at the quarters. The Gaels led by as many as 29 as Julia Chadwick dominated the blocks. Chadwick said “we took a lot of pride in our defence and I think that really impacted our offence, it got us looks in transition. Overall, a win is good and a win in playoffs when everything is a little elevated is even better.” Gaels coach Claire Meadows said “We’re just thinking one game at a time right now and we came in to this game and did a good job in terms of what our game plan was. … It’s fortunate with this group we’ve been in these big moments before.” Julia Chadwick paced the Gaels with 23 on 10-19 from the floor, 3-7 from the line, 15 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Emma Weitz added 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Laura Donovan notched 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Bella Gaudet scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Bridget Mulholland added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 6 boards and 3 assists. Haley Barbieri scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Katrina Renon added 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Mikayla McFarlane scored 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists, while Amy Hagman, Ally Smith, Maddy Boyd and Keira Spencer were scoreless. The Gaels hit 26-65 (.400) from the floor, 2-14 (.143) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 19 assists, 22 turnovers, 4 blocks and 11 steals. Renee Armstrong paced the Gryphons with 16 on 6-17 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Julia Colavecchia added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Hannah Bourdon notched 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Alexis Wright scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Trinity Papamandjari added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Rain Jhaj scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Lucy Tessyman added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 5 boards, while Macy Weber, Keryl Ousey, Maggie McGuire, Sarah Metwally, Delaney Cortes and Alexandra Urban were scoreless. Ousey nabbed 2 boards. The Gryphons hit 19-60 (.317) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 9 assists, 14 turnovers, 5 blocks and 12 steals. The Gryphons (coach Megan Reid, assistant Mike Girling, assistant Mike Finoro, assistant Rachelle Abella, assistant Jakayla Douse, mental performance Victoria DiCaro, director operations Howard Kiel, manager Shireen Ali, manager Jack Beckett, strength & conditioning Mac James, video coordinator Kai’andre Clarke, therapist Kevin Jury, student therapist Amy Coppolino, student therapist Agatha Femiak, student therapist Halle Rutherford) also included Grace Kelly, Maggie Fitzpatrick, Christian Stathopoulos and Ella Thomas.
In the last quarterfinal, the 6th-seeded Toronto Metropolitan Bold stunned the 3rd-seeded Brock Badgers 73-65. The Badgers led 10-3 and by as many as 15 early, 18-10 after one quarter as they dominated the boards. The Badgers extended their lead to 13 but the Bold shifted to a full-court press, Foreman hit a pair from the arc, and Catrina Garvey another, to rally within 31-29 at the half. Brock kept attacking off the dribble and drawing fouls but the Bold clung to a 51-47 lead after three quarters. The teams traded the lead in the final frame but Garvey hit her fourth trey of the night and a mid-range jumper as the Bold built their lead to nine and hung on for the win. Jayme Foreman paced the Bold with 23 on 7-17 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 6 boards. Catrina Garvey added 21 on 8-17 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Kaillie Hall notched 12 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 6 boards and 6 assists. Corrynn Parker scored 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Hailey Franco-DeRyck added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Haley Fedick scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Jessica Keripe added 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Alex Pino scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists, while Zoe Idahosa and Lauryn Meek were scoreless. The Bold hit 21-63 (.333) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 22-30 (.733) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 14 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals. Madalyn Weinert paced the Badgers with 27 on 10-19 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 15 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Angeline Campbell added 21 on 7-17 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Oluwatito Akinnusi notched 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Vienna Vercesi scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Allison Addy added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Olivia Fiorucci scored 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Noor Bazzi, Keren Tshinyama Kasonga, Audrey Ntetani Umba, Shailah Adams, Jamie Addy and Madison Macinnis were scoreless. Bazzi dished 2 assists, while Macinnis blocked 2 shots. The Badgers hit 22-70 (.314) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 16-21 (.762) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 18 o the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 12 assists, 11 turnovers, 5 blocks and 5 steals. The Badgers (coach Mike Rao, assistant Rick LoStracco, assistant Frank Capretta, manager Casey Montambault, therapist Kelsey Marshall, sport performance Taylor Tiessen, student therapist Alexis Milani, student therapist Sadie Dove, student therapist Mike Roussos, student sport performance Tina Lam, student performance Maia Swemmer, student performance Aleiah Torres) also included Ilijana Vukovic, Aleksija Vukovic, Brookelyn Keltos, Olivia Fiorucci, Emilia Vlatkovic, Allison Addy.
In the semis, the top-seeded Queen’s Gaels dispatched the 6th-seeded Toronto Metropolitan Bold 67-49 after leading 16-11, 33-25 and 53-38 at the quarters. Gaels post Julia Chadwick, who notched a double-double, said “it was a high stakes game, I think that fueled me and it fueled the team. We played really well together and off of each other and I think that’s how we ended up on top. … One big factor is at the beginning of the season we set making nationals and going to the OUA Championship as a team goal and that was really the fuel that led us. All of our work throughout the season led to this moment and it was performing in the moment.” Laura Donovan added that “it was a tough game. TMU have played in big games like that before and they came out tough and played us physical. We matched that physicality and we really wanted this for our team. I feel like we played a great team game, it really started from our defence.” Gaels coach Claire Meadows said “we talked a lot about our defence and how locked in our defence needed to be, how much we needed to defend the three-point line, and I thought we did a great job of that. When you hold a team to 49 points, you’re putting yourself in a good position to win a basketball game. … It takes 12 players to win at this point in the season, and obviously we’re playing more players than others, but everyone on our team has bought in to what we’re doing and they show up everyday, one through 12, and everyone shows up with a great attitude and puts in the work. And that has allowed us to get to this point, and that has allowed us to be successful to this point.” Julia Chadwick paced the Gaels with 25 on 11-26 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 17 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Laura Donovan added 16 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Haley Barbieri notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Bella Gaudet scored 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Mikayla McFarlane scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Emma Weltz added 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Bridget Mulholland scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 12 boards and 3 assists, while Katrina Renon was scoreless. The Gaels hit 25-72 (.347) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 15 assists, 10 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. Kaillie Hall paced the Bold with 19 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 4 boards. Catrina Garvey added 14 on 7-17 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Haley Fedick notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 10 boards. Hannah Watson scored 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 9 boards. Hailey Franco-DeRyck added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Alex Pino scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Jayme Foreman, Zoe Idahosa and Jessica Keripe were scoreless. Foreman nabbed 2 boards and pilfered 2 balls. The Bold hit 18-60 (.300) from the floor, 3-20 (.150) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 4 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 blocks and 5 steals.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Carleton Ravens clocked the 5th-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees 75-51. The score was knotted at 13 after one quarter. The Ravens led 37-27 at the half and 61-37 after three quarters. Ravens post Jacqueline Urban dominated the paint in the second half, while Carleton’s defence forced a series of turnovers for runouts. Jacqueline Urban paced the Ravens with 24 on 12-18 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 17 boards. Teresa Donato added 17 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Kali Pocrnic notched 15 on 6-14 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 2 assists. Tatyanna Burke scored 14 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Kyana-Jade Poulin added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Dorcas Buisa scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 steals, while Oceane Kounkou, Zerina Duvnjak, Miranda Navaroo, Gabrielle Francis, Sierra Peck and Kinly Rice were scoreless. Duvnjak nabbed 2 boards. The Ravens hit 33-71 (.465) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 5-7 (.714) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 10 fouls, 16 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. Ariane Saumure paced the Gee-Gees with 22 on 9-20 from the floor, 4-12 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Emily Payne added 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Melina De Iulio notched 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 10 boards. Allie McCarthy scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Natsuki Szczokin added 3 on 1-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Alana Renon scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Nadine Katumbayi added 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 assists. Victoria Brideau scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 7 boards. Wendy Mboukep added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Alissa Provo, Bailey Russell and Renne Paquette were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 20-64 (.313) from the floor 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 4-7 (.571) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 13 assists, 19 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals.
In the final, the top-seeded Carleton Ravens clipped the 2nd-seeded Queen’s Gaels 63-55 to capture their second consecutive OUA crown. Player of the game Kali Pocrnic set the tone with a trey to open the affair as the Ravens built a 13-6 lead after one quarter and extended the margin to 36-18 at the half. Carleton led 44-34 after three quarters. The Gaels rallied to within 2 but the Ravens had the answers down the stretch, particularly in the form of Pocrnic treys. Kali Pocrnic paced the Ravens with 20 on 7-15 from the floor, 6-11 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Teresa Donato added 15 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Dorcas Buisa notched 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Jacqueline Urban scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 8 boards. Tatyanna Burke added 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Kyana-Jade Poulin scored 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Oceane Kounkou added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Zerina Duvnjak, Miranda Navarro, Gabrielle Francis, Sierra Peck and Kinly Rice were scoreless. Duvnjak nabbed 2 boards. The Ravens hit 23-67 (.343) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 10-18 (.556) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 7 assists, 20 turnovers, 5 blocks and 9 steals. Laura Donovan paced the Gaels with 18 on 6-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Julia Chadwick added 14 on 6-17 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 17 boards, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals. Bella Gaudet notched 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Haley Barbieri scored 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Emma Weltz added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 7 boards and 4 assists. Mikayla McFarlane scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Bridget Mulholland, Amy Hagman, Ally Smith, Maddy Boyd, Katrina Renon and Keira Spencer were scoreless. Mulholand nabbed 2 boards. The Gaels hit 18-55 (.327) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 13-17 (.765) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 11 assists, 18 turnovers, 5 blocks and 8 steals.
The co-bronze medalist Ottawa Gee-Gees: Ariane Sauure; Nadine Katumbayi; Alissa Provo; Victoria Brideau; Ivany Rheault-Langue; Briar McDonald; Alana Renon; Monika Reid; Natsuki Szczokin; Bailey Russell; Renee Paquette; Allie McCarthy; Emily Payne; Melina De Iulio; Jessie Dean-Savage; Wendy Mboukep; coach Rose-Anne Joly; assistant Sarah Besselink; assistant Patrick Flynn; assistant Ian Mackinnon
The co-bronze medalist Toronto Metropolitan Bold: Hailey Franco-DeRyck; Haley Fedick; Zoe Idahosa; Sarai Bailey; Jayme Foreman; Corrynn Parker; Alex Pino; Kaillie Hall; Kait Nichols; Catrina Garvey; Hannah Watson; Lauryn Meek; Ailani Curvan; Jamilah Christian; Jessica Keripe; coach Carly Clarke; assistant Shae Dheensaw; assistant Stefnaija Mrvaljevic; assistant Jama Bin-Edward; assistant Ben White; mental performance Iman Hassan
The silver medalist Queen’s Gaels: Amy Hagman; Haley Barbieri; Aluel Achiek; Bella Gaudet; Alison Smith; Emma Weltz; Maddy Boyd; Laura Donovan; Isabella Belvedere; Katrina Renon; Mikayla McFarlane; Julia Chadwick; Keira Spencer; Bridget Mulholland; coach Claire Meadows; assistant Wumi Agunbiade; assistant William Featherstonhaugh; assistant Adam Lynn; manager Jessica Love; strength & conditioning Dilrrop Gill; strength & conditioning Will Lowrie; strength & conditioning Sara Tonoo; student trainer Gillian Peterson; student trainer Kirsten Dougal; student trainer Payton Rix
The champion Carleton Ravens: Dorcas Buisa; Tatyanna Burke; Teresa Donato; Zerina Duvnjak; Gabrielle Francis; Hadeza Ismaila; Oceane Kounkou; Ingrid Matteau; Miranda Navarro Perez; Sierra Peck; Kali Pocrnic; Kyana-Jade Poulin; Kinly Rice; Jacqueline Urban; Lucy Whaling; coach Dani Sinclair; assistant Dean Petridis; assistant Michelle Abella; assistant Mackenzie Ash-Smith; physician Lindsay Bradley; therapist Taylor Dalgleish; strength & conditioning Nick Westcott