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Bench vs UBC nationals
Dianna Ros was named as McGill's player of the game in overtime thriller over UBC
59
Winner McGILL McGILL 2-0
57
UBC UBC 1-1
Winner
McGILL McGILL
2-0
59
Final
57
UBC UBC
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
McGILL McGILL 12 15 15 11 6 59
UBC UBC 11 15 14 13 4 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Ryne Bondy & Earl Zukerman

CIS BASKETBALL SEMIFINAL: Thrilla for McGilla as Martlets edge UBC in OT, advance to CIS championship game for first time in history


(LA VERSION FRANÇAISE CI-DESSOUS)

QUEBEC CITY -- Fifth-year point-guard Dianna Ros of Montreal, scored a team-high dozen points and All-Canadian Mariam Sylla knocked down the winning bucket as No.3 McGill rallied to edge second-seeded UBC 59-57 in a semifinal overtime thriller at the  CIS Final Eight women's basketball, held at the PEPS Centre, Saturday.

The Martlets (2-0) advance to Sunday's CIS national final for the first time in school history, where they will meet the top-seeded Windsor Lancers (2-0), a team that defeated McGill 55-48 in Windsor over the Christmas holidays. The Lancers are looking for their fifth straight Bronze Baby trophy in a 1 p.m. (Eastern) tipoff that will be both televised and streamed live on Sportsnet 360. McGill's previous best result at Nationals was a bronze medal finish at the 1996 tourney, which was also held in Quebec City.
 
McGill overcame a 50-44 deficit with six minutes remaining in regulation time in a game that featured 12 lead changes.

"It was exciting, we were playing against a really disciplined team," said McGill head coach Ryan Thorne, recently named as the RSEQ coach of the year, for the fifth time. "It was like a heavyweight boxing match. We got up, they fought back, then they got up, we fought back. This is what happens when there are two really good teams out there.
 
"We fell asleep a few times and when you do that, a team well-coached that executes as good as UBC will make you pay for it. That's what kind of got us into that overtime situation."

Two-time Canada West conference MVP Kris Young had a chance to tie the game in the dying seconds of the extra session but her contested shot came up short. Young also had a chance to win the game late in regulation but Marika Guerin, a freshman from Sorel, Que., stole the ball as the UBC star drove to the basket with a few seconds left to play.
 
Ros, who was named as McGill's player of the game, played all 45 minutes and was the only Martlet to reach double digits in scoring. The 5-foot-7 co-captain also dished out six assists, snagged three rebounds and had one steal.
 
"In the RSEQ they grab and are a lot more physical," said Ros, a 23-year-old master's student in physical therapy. "Today I had a bit more space to work with and that gave me the energy needed to play the whole game."
 
A large factor in McGill's success was from three-point range, where they connected on 31.8 per cent, making seven of 22 attempts. By comparison UBC only went 2-for-7 from beyond the arc.

"We have a great inside presence," added Thorne, whose troops had a 41-36 advantage in rebounds. "So if we are able to play good inside-out basketball, a lot of girls will get open looks and I think that is why we were fairly balanced today."

McGill's attack included nine players who made the scoresheet and gave them a 21-2 advantage in scoring off the bench.

Montrealer Alex Kiss-Rusk, a 6-foot-4 junior playing with a sprained ankle, shot 4-for-7 and was a basket away from a "double-double", posting eight points and 12 rebounds. Jennifer Silver, another Montreal native, had eight points of her own.

Sylla, the two-time RSEQ conference MVP, struggled before her winning basket made the score 58-54 with 80 seconds remaining. She only scored six points -- on 2-for-13 shooting -- but controlled the glass with 10 boards and was 2-for-2 from the line late in the game.
 
Rounding out the scoring for the Martlets was Carolann Cloutier, Gabriela Hebert and Stephanie Blais with six points apiece, while Marika Guerin had three and Marie-Love Michel and Marie-Pier Bastrash each sunk one basket. T
 
McGill, which struggled to make their shots in the first half, finished with a 33.3 per cent success rate from the floor and went 6-for-8 from the foul-line, while UBC dropped just nine of 16 from the charity stripe.

Fifth-year forward Harleen Sidhu, who won player-of-the-game honours for UBC, collected a game-high 20 points, shooting 8 of 16 from the floor, including a 4-for-6 performance from downtown. Adrienne Parkin also reached double figures for UBC with 10 points.

Young, who was coming off a stellar 40-point performance against Ryerson in the quarter-final, came out on yet another mission for the Thunderbirds scoring 13 points in the opening half. McGill, however, was able to keep her in-check after the break limiting her to just one point.
 
The Martlets, who commited only 16 turnovers, managed to force 21 UBC miscues, eight of which were steals. They also kept the Thunderbirds shooting under wraps, holding them to 39 per cent from the field and 28.6 from three-point range.
 
"They play beautiful basketball," noted Ros. "They run their sets, move the ball and everyone can shoot. We wanted to make it a bit more scrappy and our style of game."
 
The hard-nose defensive style of play dominated the first half. Offence was so limited that after six minutes of play both teams scored a combined five points. The Martlets kept grinding and fought their way to 12-11 lead after 10 minutes of play.

The match intensified once the second quarter started, capped off midway through when Cloutier put the Martlets up 22-17 with back-to-back threes. UBC, however, clawed back and for the rest of the quarter, exchanged lead changes with the Martlets. Heading into the halftime break, McGill led 27-26.
 
UBC came out strong after the intermission and managed to put together an extended run, taking a six-point lead, the largest of the game for both teams. McGill showed its resilience, erasing the deficit to take a 42-40 lead, heading into a wild fourth quarter.

With under two minutes to play, Ros gave McGill a 53-50 lead after a steal by Kiss-Rusk. But UBC's Parkin hit a trey with 1:30 to send the game into overtime at 53-53 as neither team could find the basket down the stretch run. The Martlets had a 6-4 edge in overtime, with Kiss-Rusk both making jumpers, while Ros sunk two of four freebies.
 
The Thunderbirds will battle for third place against Saskatchewan at 10 a.m.
 
Official Boxscore: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wbkb/2015/championship
 
POINTS BY QUARTER:
MCG 12-15-15-11 -- 59
UBC 11-15-14-13 -- 57

STAT LEADERS
 
McGill
Points: Dianna Ros (12), Jennifer Silver (8), Alex Kiss-Rusk (8)
Rebounds: Alex Kiss-Rusk (12), Mariam Sylla (10)
Assists: Dianna Ros (6)
 
Player of the game: Dianna Ros
 
UBC
Points: Harleen Sidhu (20), Kris Young (14), Adrienne Parkin (10)
Rebounds: Harleen Sidhu (9), Kris Young (9)
Assists: Kris Young (5)
 
Player of the game: Harleen Sidhu
 
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS
 
Thursday, March 12
12:30 Quarter-final 1: No. 3 McGill 67, No. 6 Saint Mary's 59
14:30 Quarter-final 2: No. 2 UBC 81, No. 7 Ryerson 59
18:00 Quarter-final 3: No. 1 Windsor 91, No. 8 Laval 57
20:00 Quarter-final 4: No. 4 Saskatchewan 70, No. 5 Alberta 63
 
Friday, March 13
18:00 Consolation 1: No. 7 Ryerson 76 vs. No. 6 Saint Mary's 60
20:00 Consolation 2: No. 5 Alberta 62 vs. No. 8 Laval 50
 
Saturday, March 14
12:00 Semifinal 1: No. 3 McGill 59 vs. No. 2 UBC 57 (OT)
14:30 Semifinal 2: No. 1 Windsor 75, No. 4 Saskatchewan 61
16:30 5th-place game: No. 7 Ryerson vs. No. 5 Alberta (www.CIS-SIC.tv) 
 
Sunday, March 15
10:00 Bronze: No. 2 UBC vs. TBD (www.CIS-SIC.tv)  
13:00 Final: No. 3 McGill vs. TBD (Sportsnet 360 / www.CIS-SIC.tv) * 
 
* The ENGLISH webcast of the semifinals & final are on pay-per-view basis. The French webcast is free.
 
 
For more information:
 
Stéphane Jobin
Sports Information & Communications
Laval University
Off: 418-656-5292
Cell: 418-572-7325
stephane.jobin@sas.ulaval.ca
 
Mathieu Tanguay
Sports Information & Communications
Laval University
Off: 418-656-2131 ext. 4165
Cell: 418-569-9778
mathieu.tanguay@sas.ulaval.ca
 
Michel Bélanger        
Communications & Media Relations
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Off: (613) 562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: (613) 447-6334
belanger@universitysport.ca


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DEMI-FINALE #1 Championnat de basketball féminin de SIC ArcelorMittal Dofasco: McGill en finale pour la 1re fois de son histoire grâce à un gain en surtemps contre UBC

 

QUÉBEC (SIC) – Dans ce qui s'est avéré être le match le plus excitant du championnat de basketball féminin de SIC ArcelorMittal Dofasco jusqu'à maintenant, les Martlets de McGill ont atteint la finale pour la toute première fois de leur histoire en battant les Thunderbirds de UBC 59-57 en prolongation de la première demi-finale du tournoi présentée samedi après-midi au PEPS de l'Université Laval.

Les deux équipes se sont échangées la tête tout au long du match, et c'est sur le dernier lancer de la rencontre que le duel entre les deuxièmes et troisièmes favorites du tournoi s'est décidé. La joueuse la plus utile de la conférence Canada-Ouest Kris Young avait l'occasion de créer l'égalité, mais son lancer en suspension s'est buté à l'anneau du panier.

En 10 participations, McGill n'avait jamais fait mieux qu'une médaille de bronze au championnat de SIC, un résultat qui date de 1996. Il s'agit de plus d'une première participation à la finale pour une équipe du Québec depuis le Rouge et Or de Laval en 2002. Dimanche à 13h, les Martlets écriront assurément l'histoire lorsqu'ils affronteront le gagnant de l'autre demi-finale entre les Huskies de la Saskatchewan et les Lancers de Windsor.

« C'était excitant, nous jouions contre une équipe très disciplinée. C'était comme un combat de boxe de catégorie poids lourd. Nous nous sommes levés, ils ont riposté, puis ils se sont levés et nous nous sommes défendus », expliquait après le match l'entraîneur-chef des gagnantes Ryan Thorne. « Nous nous sommes endormis quelques fois et quand vous faites cela, une équipe bien entraînée et qui exécute aussi bien que UBC vous fera payer. C'est ce qui nous amené en prolongation », analysait-il.

Les Thunderbirds n'auront pas la chance d'ajouter à leur palmarès de six titres nationaux. À son retour au Championnat de SIC après deux ans d'absence, l'Université de la Colombie-Britannique jouera plutôt pour le bronze dimanche à 10h contre le perdant de la demi-finale Saskatchewan - Windsor.

« C'était une partie difficile et physique pendant 45 minutes. Un grand match de qualité pour une demi-finale », disait croire Deb Huband, la pilote de UBC. « Nous avons eu des difficultés en attaque en donnant deux fois plus de revirements que nous le faisons habituellement. Nous avons été mauvais à la ligne des lancers francs. Une performance inhabituelle de notre part. McGill méritait totalement cette victoire », a-t-elle ajouté.

Le jeu défensif a dominé la première portion du match. Les ouvertures étaient minces au premier quart, si bien qu'après plus de six minutes de jeu, il n'y avait que cinq points d'inscrits au tableau de chaque côté. Kris Young a une fois de plus mené la charge avec neuf des 11 premiers points de UBC, mais les Martlets ont répondu à chaque attaque et menaient par un après 10 minutes.

Une avance qui s'est accentuée au deuxième quart grâce à deux tirs de trois points consécutifs de Carolann Cloutier qui portaient la marque 22-17 en faveur de McGill. Les Thunderbirds sont toutefois revenus rapidement dans le match et les deux clubs se sont échangé l'avance jusqu'à la sirène annonçant la mi-temps. C'était alors 27-26 pour les Martlets.

UBC a connu une excellente séquence dès la reprise du jeu, prenant une avance de six points, la plus grande du match pour les deux clubs. Les Martlets ont fait preuve de résilience en effaçant aussitôt ce déficit grâce à la contribution de plusieurs joueuses. Plusieurs changements de meneurs ont marqué le troisième quart, mais lorsqu'il a pris fin, c'est encore McGill qui était en contrôle, 42-40.

Les T-Birds ont encore une fois pris une option sur la victoire au quatrième quart, mais leur avance de six points a de nouveau été comblée par McGill. Dianna Ros a approché son équipe à un point grâce à une réussite du centre-ville, avant de lui donner les devants 53-50 avec moins de deux minutes à jouer à la suite d'un revirement provoqué par Alexandria Kiss-Rusk. Adrienne Parkin a toutefois joué les héroïnes avec 1:30 à faire. Son tir de trois points a envoyé les deux formations en prolongation.

UBC a marqué en premier, de la ligne des lancers francs, mais les Martlets ont immédiatement repris le contrôle grâce à un panier de Kiss-Rusk. Ros aurait pu sceller l'issue du match, mais n'a réussi que deux de ses quatre tentatives de lancers francs. Un tir de trois points de Diana Lee a placé les Thunderbirds en position d'égaler ou gagner le match sur leur dernière possession, mais Kris Young a raté son tir en suspension alors que les dernières secondes s'égrenaient, et le rebond capté par Marika Guerin a concrétisé la victoire de McGill.

MENEUSES STATISTIQUES

McG 12-15-15-11-6: 59
UBC 11-15-14-13-4: 57

McGill
Points: Dianna Ros (12), Alexandria Kiss-Rusk (8), Jennifer Silver (8)
Rebonds: Alexandria Kiss-Rusk (12), Mariam Sylla (10)
Assistances: Dianna Ros (6)

Joueuse du match: Dianna Ros

UBC
Points: Harleen Sidhu (20), Kris Young (14), Adrienne Parkin (10)
Rebonds: Harleen Sidhu (9), Kris Young (9),
Assistances: Kris Young (5)

Joueuse du match: Harleen Sidhu

HORAIRE & RÉSULTATS DU CHAMPIONNAT

Jeudi 12 mars
12:30 Quart de finale 1: No. 3 McGill 67, No. 6 Saint Mary's 59
14:30 Quart de finale 2: No. 2 UBC 81, No. 7 Ryerson 59
18:00 Quart de finale 3: No. 1 Windsor 91, No. 8 Laval 57
20:00 Quart de finale 4: No. 4 Saskatchewan 70, No. 5 Alberta 63

Vendredi 13 mars
18:00 Consolation 1: No. 7 Ryerson 76, No. 6 Saint Mary's 60
20:00 Consolation 2: No. 5 Alberta 62, No. 8 Laval 50

Samedi 14 mars
12:00 Demi-finale 1: No. 3 McGill 59, No. 2 UBC 57 (P)
14:30 Demi-finale 2: No. 4 Saskatchewan vs No. 1 Windsor (Sportsnet ONE / www.CIS-SIC.tv) * 
16:30 Match de 5e place: No. 7 Ryerson vs No. 5 Alberta (www.CIS-SIC.tv

Dimanche 15 mars
10:00 Bronze: No. 2 UBC vs ADT (www.CIS-SIC.tv
13:00 Finale: No. 3 McGill vs ADT (Sportsnet 360 / www.CIS-SIC.tv) * 

* Des frais seront exigés pour visionner sur le web les demi-finales & finale EN ANGLAIS. La webdiffusion en français est offerte gratuitement.

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Players Mentioned

Carolann Cloutier

#06 Carolann Cloutier

G
5' 9"
Second Year
T5
Gabriela  Hebert

#13 Gabriela Hebert

F
5' 8"
Fourth Year
4
Alex Kiss-Rusk

#21 Alex Kiss-Rusk

C
6' 4"
Third Year
T3
Dianna Ros

#05 Dianna Ros

PG
5' 7"
Fourth Year
4
Jennifer Silver

#14 Jennifer Silver

F
5' 11"
Second Year
2
Mariam  Sylla

#15 Mariam Sylla

F
6' 1"
Third Year
3
Marika Guerin

#08 Marika Guerin

PG
5' 4"
First Year
1
Marie-Love Michel

#09 Marie-Love Michel

W
5' 9"
First Year
1
Stephanie Blais

#12 Stephanie Blais

F
6' 2"
First Year
T4
Marie-Pier  Bastrash

#22 Marie-Pier Bastrash

G
5' 8"
Third Year
3

Players Mentioned

Carolann Cloutier

#06 Carolann Cloutier

5' 9"
Second Year
T5
G
Gabriela  Hebert

#13 Gabriela Hebert

5' 8"
Fourth Year
4
F
Alex Kiss-Rusk

#21 Alex Kiss-Rusk

6' 4"
Third Year
T3
C
Dianna Ros

#05 Dianna Ros

5' 7"
Fourth Year
4
PG
Jennifer Silver

#14 Jennifer Silver

5' 11"
Second Year
2
F
Mariam  Sylla

#15 Mariam Sylla

6' 1"
Third Year
3
F
Marika Guerin

#08 Marika Guerin

5' 4"
First Year
1
PG
Marie-Love Michel

#09 Marie-Love Michel

5' 9"
First Year
1
W
Stephanie Blais

#12 Stephanie Blais

6' 2"
First Year
T4
F
Marie-Pier  Bastrash

#22 Marie-Pier Bastrash

5' 8"
Third Year
3
G