REGULAR SEASON
| Laval | 15-1 | 28-2 | Guillaume Giroux | ||
| Concordia | 10-6 | 20-10 | Tenicha Gittens | ||
| McGill | 10-6 | 12-13 | Ryan Thorne | ||
| UQAM | 3-13 | 7-16 | Albena Branzova-Dimitrova | ||
| Bishop’s | 2-14 | 4-19 | Craig Norman |
Playoff non-qualifier:
Bishop’s Gaiters: Amaiquen Siciliano, Metchline Gabelus, Ashley Milhomme, Layla Mahoubi, Lauren MacPhee, Eva Kuhar, Jayne-Laure Dumerjean, Maude Archambault, Sarah Peirson, Tamara Pinto, Marika Couturier, Marie-Evrardine Berrouette, Eve-Marie Houle, Sara Bazinet, coach Craig Norman, graduate assistant Dianne Andreville, consultant Eddie Pomykala, director of operations Keith Kobelt, strength & conditioning Michael Fullum, life coach Roslynn Ballard
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Concordia Stingers clipped the 3rd-seeded McGill Martlets 62-55. The Stingers led 19-9 after one quarter and 30-29 at the half. The Martlets led 43-41 after three quarters but the Stingers closed out the affair with a 19-4 run. Myriam Leclerc paced Concordia with 28 on 7-16 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 10-11 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Caroline Task added 14 on 6-18 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Coralie Dumont notched 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Areej Burgonio scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Ladonna Lamonth added 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 10 boards. Elise Roy scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Aureli d’Anjou Drouin and Nelly Owusu were scoreless. The Stingers hit 22-63 (.349) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 13 assists, 10 turnovers, 3 blocks and 9 steals. Gladys Hakizimana paced McGill with 19 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Sirah Diarra added 14 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 15 boards and 4 assists. Ruth Tshikudi-Tshila notched 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Geraldine Cabillo-Abante scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 5 boards. Trishia Villedrouin added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Delphine Robitaille scored 3 on 1-4 from the arc. Kamsi Ogbudibe added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Charlotte Clayton, Shayann Laguerre and Erika Rossi were scoreless. The Martlets hit 22-51 (.431) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 12 assists, 18 turnovers, 2 blocks and 5 steals.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Laval Rouge-et-Or edged the 4th-seeded UQAM Citadins 68-63 after leading 16-15, 37-33 and 52-50 at the quarters. Rouge et Or coach Guillaume Giroux said “we managed to score 68 points, it’s not a disappointment, but we did not make as many shots as usual. I’m happy because the girls showed a lot of character. … We were expecting a tough game, it’s a playoff game. It always is. If we hit the same percentages of success as in the season, it ends in 20, but that’s not how it works. … We had the goal to take more than 75 shots in the game, and we took 79, 14 more than them, so that’s very positive. It must fall a little more.” Khaleann Caron-Goudreau said “it was difficult, but we are happy to have won. We were expecting a big challenge, we were a little nervous before the game. If our throws came in, it would not have been the same match. It happens, you have to be prepared for that.” The Citadins took the lead with five minutes to play but Claudia Emond and Sarah-Jane Marois notched critical buckets as the Rouge et Or regained command. Sarah-Jane Marois paced Laval with 16 on 6-18 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Claudia Emond added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Naomi Lavallee notched 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 steals. Lea Dominique scored 9 on 3-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Jane Gagne added 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 6 boards. Carrie-Ann Auger notched 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Khaleann Caron-Goudreau added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Kim Letang scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, while Djamila Amidou Triquet, Frederique Beachamp and Mari-Pier Champagne were scoreless. The Rouge et Or hit 27-79 (.342) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 8-16 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 19 assists, 11 turnovers, 7 blocks and 11 steals. Veronique Boivin paced UQAM with 15 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Inga Aleksaite added 12 on 5-18 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 14 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Clara Blachier notched 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 12 assists. Bianca Marois scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Raphaelle Roy-Ash added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Jean Audreanne scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Ntacha Bwabwa added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, while Joy-Celine Bermillo was scoreless. The Citadins hit 25-65 (.385) from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 11-11 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 18 turnovers, 4 blocks and 2 steals.
In the final, the top-seeded Laval Rouge et Or dusted the 2nd-seeded Concordia Stingers 75-55 after leading 19-13, 37-31 and 55-38 at the quarters. Rouge et Or coach Guillaume Giroux said his troops played the match of their “career, at the right time. We had worked on video and training on Thursday, and it was done to perfection. Naomi (Lavallée) managed the shots we had targeted. I’m really happy with the way we went out. … We arrive healthy there (at nationals). We will be ranked number one or number two. This is clearly one of the best formations I have run. We have veterans, we have greatness and we are threatening everywhere. This group is able to win a national championship.” Lavallée said “I got really well today. We were ready to go to war, and it appeared on the ground. We still have one step to go. We are still goal-oriented, and we come here with great confidence and a team ready to give everything. … I dreamed a long time to win a provincial championship for Laval University. I grew up watching them play at the time they won championships. To be able to do it, eight years later, it feels good. We knew that if we played as we were able to do, we would win. We were really well prepared all week.” Sarah-Jane Marois said “honestly, I knew we had the team to do it. I have already said, I am surrounded by champions. We just had to bring the work and we did it. Everyone deserves it fully and I’m really happy for those that it’s been a long time since they try to have it and that finally, they have it!” Sarah-Jane Marois paced Laval with 18 on 8-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 8 assists. Naomi Lavallee added 17 on 7-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Jane Gagne scored 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Marie-Pier Champagne notched 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Claudia Emond scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Khaleann Caron-Goudreau added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 11 boards and 4 assists. Kim Letang notched 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Lea Dominique scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 5 boards, while Carrie-Ann Auger and Frederique Beauchamp were scoreless. Auger nabbed 2 boards. The Rouge et Or hit 29-61 (.475) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 22 assists, 15 turnovers, 4 blocks and 5 steals. Caroline Task paced Concordia with 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Myriam Leclerc added 9 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Aurelie d’Anjou-Drouin added 9 on 4-8 from the floor and 1-3 from the line. Coralie Dumont notched 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Elise Roy scored 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Areej Burgonio added 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Ladonna Lamonth scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Gretta-Olivia Ineza added 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Sabrina Lineus and Natalie Rae Jeanson were scoreless. The Stingers hit 17-60 (.283) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 17-22 (.773) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 12 assists, 10 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals.
After the season, U.Q.A.M. turfed Albena Branzova after eight years at the helm and replaced her with Renaldo Maignan, who toiled for the Citadins from 2005-08. “As a graduate from UQAM, I have a strong sense of belonging to this institution and it is important for me to return,” Maignan said. Athletic director Jean-Pierre Hamel said “we are very pleased with the arrival of Renaldo on the Citadins coaching team. He is someone who knows the culture of our organization well since he has already worn the colors of the Citadins for three years and attended our university. We are confident that he can bring new life to this team.” Magnan became coordinator of Sport-Études at De Mortagne High School in Boucherville, a position he held for 3 years. At the same time, he took the helm of the CÉGEP Édouard-Montpetit 1st Division Women’s Division (2010-2011). Between 2011 and 2014, he simultaneously held a coaching position with L’Express de Saint-Laurent, was an assistant at the École Lucien-Pagé and with the men’s training of the 1st division of Nomades at Collège Montmorency.In 2014, he became responsible for the Lucien-Pagé women’s basketball program, a position he held until 2018. More recently (2016), he became head of Sport-Études in women’s basketball at École Gérard-Filion and also coach of the U15 Quebec Women’s Team.
The co-bronze medalist UQAM Citadins: Audreanne Jean; Bianca Marois; Natacha Bwabwa; Eve Labissiere; Audrey Methot; Raphaelle Roy-Ash; Judith Lavoie; Fredlaine Verrier; Melodie Juste; Alexe Dufresne; Catherine Destin; Inga Aleksaite; Clara Blachier; Joy-Celine Bermillo; Veronique Boivin; redshirt Sandrine Simard; coach Albena Branzova; assistant Vladimir Dimitrov; assistant Janice Quinto; assistant Antonin Jadoul; assistant Alejandro Hasbani; strength & conditioning Athanasio Destounis; strength & conditioning Dhia Amara; therapist Karl Falardeau
The co-bronze medalist McGill Martlets: Gladys Hakizimana; Trishia Villedrouin; Stephanie Mondou; Erika Rossi; Delphine Robitaille; Nell Hoogeveen; Geraldine Cabillo-Abante; Ruth Tshikudi-Tshila; Charlotte Clayton; Shayann Laguerre; Sirah Diarra; Kamsi Ogbudibe; coach Ryan Thorne; assistant Rikki Bowles; assistant Helen Magdalinos; assistant Bayonne Taty; assistant Francoise Charest; director of operations Darnelle Noel; performance analyst Daniel Sailofsky; therapist Laura Abbatiello; physician Andrea Dolan; physician Penny Baylis
The silver medalist Concordia Stingers: Nelly Owusu; Elise Roy; Sabrina Lineus; Caroline Task; Aurelie d’Anjou Drouin; Coralie Dumont; Ariel White; Areej Burgonio; Ladonna Lamonth; Natalie Rae Jeanson; Myriam Leclerc; Gretta-Olivia Ineza; coach Tenicha Gittens; assistant Farid Charles; assistant Natasha Eadie; director of operations Sean Frederick; therapist Inderpreet Khela; student therapist Zachary Sage; student therapist Shayne Vording
The gold medalist Laval Rouge et Or: Djamila Amidou Triquet; Carrie-Ann Auger; Frederique Beauchamp; Khaleann Caron-Goudreau; Marie-Pier Champagne; Lea Dominique; Claudia Emond; Jane Gagne; Charlie Guillemette; Naomi Lavallee; Kim Letang; Sarah-Jane Marois; Koralie Melancon; Josiane Prince; Gabrielle Raiche-Marcoux; Houlfat Mahouchiza; coach Guillaume Giroux; assistant Marie-Pascale Nadeau; assistant Francois Patenaude; strength & conditioning Justin Robert; strength & conditioning Laurence Robitaille; therapist Catherine Carignan