REGULAR SEASON
| Concordia | 15-1 | 24-3 | John Dore | ||
| Laval | 9-7 | 17-14 | Jacques Paiement | ||
| McGill | 7-9 | 9-18 | Craig Norman | ||
| U.Q.A.M. | 5-11 | 6-16 | Olga Hrycak | ||
| Bishop’s | 4-12 | 8-14 | Eddie Pomykala | ||
In the regular season, Concordia finished atop the standings with a (15-1) record.
Playoff non-qualifier Bishop’s Gaiters: Emmanuel Jr. Nicholas, Andrew Wright, Jason Thorne, John Mitton, Hermon Tesfaghebriel, Jordan Winnett, Doug McCooeye, Scott MacDonald, Damon Th. Anderson, Cam McDonald, Paul Woodham, Cam Mowat, coach Eddie Pomykala, assistant Mike Hickey, assistant David Guay
In the semis, Concordia clipped U.Q.A.M. 84-75, after leading 38-26 at the half. The game started slowly for both teams. UQAM played well in the first minutes of the game. Bruno Bernier-Visotzky drained a 3-pointer early on, which put the large and already loud UQAM crowd into a frenzy as UQAM took a 4-point lead. Both teams exchanged a 2-point lead for most of the first half but Concordia went on an 8-point run to end the half. The Stingers started the 2nd half just like they ended the first, building a 28-point lead with a little more than 10 minutes to go. Concordia played very well on defence, especially in the key. UQAM shots just refused to go in and since they weren’t able to go under the basket, they were pretty much in trouble. UQAM then start to foul a lot (questionable calls from the referees on both sides tonight, not a good day for them). Most of the fouls were on Damien Buckley. He responded with a 19 on 22 at the free throw line. The Citadins came back within 7 pts of the Stingers but finally lost by 9. The Stingers prevailed despite a subpar performance. “I think early in the first half was all about having jitters. We knew what happened last year and a lot of guys, I think, came out with a lack of confidence,” said second-year point-guard Damian Buckley, who was 19-for-22 from the foul line. “It took a while, but we finally relaxed and played our game. But we had to remind ourselves that we lost only two games all season to teams in Canada and that we weren’t going to lose this one.” Concordia led 38-26 at halftime, but only after rallying in the closing minutes of the first half, primarily because of opportunities at the foul line. Before that, the Stingers failed to get off to a quick start and found themselves in a see-saw, one-point game, with the Citadins making relatively easy scores while being hard-pressed to get anything to drop. Buckley’s 14 points led the Stingers in a first half that saw them shoot only 34.5 per cent from the field, compared with UQAM’s 37.9 per cent. Concordia was 12-for-13 from the foul line in the first half. “They came out playing a zone and wanting us to shoot the ball from the perimeter, but Dwayne (Buckley) and Ben (Sormonte) weren’t making anything,” head coach John Dore said of his team’s shaky start. “We started attacking inside and it changed the complexion of the game, with them getting into foul trouble.” Concordia outscored UQAM 23-8 in the first seven minutes of the second half and led by as many as 18 points before the Citadins closed within 10 in the final three minutes. Damian Buckley sank 13 of 14 attempts from the foul line down the stretch to deny any possibility of UQAM upsetting the Stingers.
Damian Buckley paced the Stingers with 36 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 19-22 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Patrick Perrotte added 17 on 5-11 from the floor, 7-7 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Benjamin Sormonte notched 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc and 4 boards. Andrey Johnny added 6 and Dwayne Buckley 6, while nabbing 10 boards and dishing 5 assists. Jamal Gallier scored 5, Levin Vann 3 and Pierre Thompson 2, while Sebastien Martin and Desmond Murphy were scoreless. Concordia shot 25-61 (.410) from the floor, 3-18 (.167) from the arc and 31-38 (.816) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 20 fouls, 11 turnovers, 13 steals and 3 blocks. Marc-Olivier Beauchamps paced the Citadins with 22 on 8-20 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Kevin Boucher notched 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 9 boards. Mario Joseph added 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Bruno Vizotsky-Bernier scored 7 on 2-9 from the arc. Pascal Lucky added 6, Renaldo Maignan 5, Arthaud Plesius 3 and McKenzie Debrosse 2, while Yannick Daoust was scoreless. UQAM shot 27-71 (.380) from the floor, 6-28 (.214) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 25 fouls, 17 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks.
In the other semi, Laval dumped McGill 83-69. Fifth-year senior Jean-Michel Leblanc scored 20 second-half points on a great shooting display coming off screens to lead the Rouge et Or into the final J.P. Morin had his usual night at the office, scoring 16 second-half points in a variety of ways, while cleaning the boards and kicking out to LeBlanc and others when doubled inside. The Rouge et Or led right from the start of the game and by as much as 8-10 points most of the second part of the first half only to see McGill close out the first half on a mini-run to draw to within 41-38 by the intermission. Laval then took a double-digit lead with about 8 minutes remaining to close out the game strong. Jean-Michel Leblanc paced the Rouge et Or with 27 on 9-15 from the floor, 6-9 from the arc and 3-4 from the line, while garnering 7 assists and 3 steals. Jean-Philippe Morin scored 23 on 7-17 from the floor, 9-13 from the line, 12 boards and 5 assists. F-O G-Hebert added 16 on 5-5 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 5 boards. Andre Bureau scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. J-F B-Maheux notched 6 on 2-8 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Marc-Andre Cote scored 2 and Pierre-Olivier Horth 2, while Dominic Savard, Etienne Wilsey and Maxime Cloutier were scoreless. Laval shot 27-56 (.482) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 22-27 (.815) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 20 fouls, 14 turnovers and 6 steals. Sean Anthony paced McGill with 21 points on 8-11 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Matthew Thornhill added 15 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Pawel Herra added 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 3 assists. Michael White scored 5, Nickolas Pronovost 5, Matthew Ouellette 3, Louis-Philippe Lagredelle 2, Olivier Lamoureux 2 and Yannick Chouinard 2, while Christopher Tron and Daniel Martin were scoreless. The Redmen shot 25-44 (.568) from the floor, 7-13 (.538) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 21 boards, including 1 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 23 fouls, 19 turnovers and 7 steals.
In the final, Concordia bombed Laval 84-57. The Stingers rode an 11-0 run in 5 1-2 minutes midway through the first half to a 33-18 lead culminated by a pair of treys from Benjamin Sormonte in transition, both on tremendous feeds by Damian Buckley who pushed the ball at every opportunity. Stingers continually went to their bench with fresh troops and seemed to wear down the Rouge et Or in waves. 6’7” J.P. Morin was quiet until late in the half, bringing Laval back to within 12 at 37-25 but the Stingers got a pair of late free throws from Damian Buckley to lead by 14 at the break. Concordia then went on a 12-3 run off the start of the second half, primarily in transition, culminated by five straight points from Sormonte including his third trey of the game. After Morin hit a three on the first possession of the half to bring the game back to 11, Stingers pushed the ball at every chance and scored the next 12 points to build a 21-point lead. The lead grew to 31 at 75-44 with 8:24 remaining and both benches emptied shortly thereafter. Sormonte finished with seven treys, often in transition or against Laval’s 1-3-1 zone. “I wanted to miss one,” Sormonte later joked. “It was a great feeling, great atmosphere. We played amazing team defence. I’m very happy to end on a good note like this, and now we have one more step to do.” Patrick Perrotte noted that “this was our last chance. Everybody showed up today and we got to end the last home game in a big way.” Coach John Dore called it a “storybook ending. We couldn’t have gone out a better way with that sentiment.” Sormonte led Concordia with 25 points on 9-13 from the floor, 7-8 from the arc, 5 boards and 6 assists. Patrick Perrotte added 23 on 10-15 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Dwayne Buckley scored 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Damian Buckley notched 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 6 boards and 8 assists. Andre Johnny scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Sebastien Martin and Paget Berridge each added 2, while Levin Vann, Pierre Thompson, Desmond Murphy, Henry Starr and Jamal Gallier were scoreless. Gallier nabbed 5 boards. The Stingers hit 34-57 (.596) from the floor, 9-14 (.643) from the arc and 7-17 (.412) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 22 assists, 15 turnovers, 3 blocks and 3 steals. Jean-Philippe Morin paced Laval with 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Jean-Francois Beaulieu added 10 on 4-8 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Jean-Michel Leblanc notched 7 on 3-15 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 steals. Francois-Olivier Gagne added 6 on 2-5 from the floor. Marc-Andre Cote scored 5, Maxime Cloutier 3, Martin Verrault 3, Etienne Wilsey 2, Dominic Savard 2, Pierre-Olivier Horth 2 and Yves-Andre Levasseur 2, while Marc-Andre Lefebvre was scoreless. The Rouge et Or hit 21-58 (.362) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 9-19 (.474) from the line, while garnering 20 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 6 assists, 12 turnovers and 5 steals.
The co-bronze medalist U.Q.A.M. Citadins: Marc-Olivier Beauchamps; Kevin Boucher; Mario Joseph; Bruno Vizotsky-Bernier; Pascal Lucky; Renaldo Maignan; Arthaud Plesius; McKenzie Debrosse; Yannick Daoust; coach Olga Hrycak
The co-bronze medalist McGill Redmen: Sean Anthony; Matthew Thornhill; Pawel Herra; Nickolas Pronovost; Matthew Ouellette; Louis-Philippe Lagredelle; Olivier Lamoureux; Yannick Chouinard; Christopher Tron; Daniel Martin; J.P. Begly; Philippe Letourneau; Victor Mansure; Michael White; coach Craig Norman; assistant Bill Macarthur; assistant Denburk Reid
The runner-up Laval Rouge et Or: Jean-Phillipe Morin; Jean-Francois Beaulieu-Maheux; Jean-Michel Leblanc; Francois-Olivier Gagnon-Hebert; Marc-Andre Cote; Maxime Cloutier; Martin Verreault; Etienne Wilsey; Dominic Savard; Pierre-Olivier Horth; Yves-Andre Levasseur; Marc-Andre Lefebvre; Maxime Boutin; Andre Bureau; coach Jacques Paiement Sr.
The champion Concordia Stingers: Patrick Perrotte; Benjamin Sormonte; Damian Buckley; Dwayne Buckley; Andre Johnny; Jamal Gallier; Levin Vann; Paget Berridge; Pierre Thompson; Sebastien Martin; Desmond Murphy; Henry Sarr; coach John Dore; assistant Ernie Rosa; assistant Don Caldwell; student therapist Alexandra Roy; student therapist Bryan Goldsman; athletic director Katie Sheahan