CONSOLATION SEMIFINAL #2: CIS championship: Laval advances to consolation final with win over Marauders

Photo credit Michael P. Hall / Written b???y Shawn Whiteley
 
HAMILTON (CIS) – Led by the inside duo of four-time CIS all-Canadian Marie-Michelle Genois and Quebec rookie of the year Marie-Pascale Nadeau, the No. 5-seeded Laval Rouge et Or defeated the tournament host and No. 8 McMaster Marauders 66-58 in the second consolation semifinal of the CIS women’s basketball championship Saturday afternoon at the Burridge Gymnasium to advance to Sunday’s fifth-place match.
 
Championship web site (complete stats): http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wbkb
 
Quebec champion Laval will face No. 6 Cape Breton Sunday at 10 a.m. The two teams also met in last year’s consolation final, with the Capers prevailing 67-56.
 
The opening quarter was all Laval as the Rouge et Or outrebounded their OUA rivals 21-5 and ended the period on a 10-2 run for a 22-12 lead after 10 minutes. They held a 34-23 advantage at the half and were up 47-38 after three.
 
In the fourth stanza, McMaster couldn’t cut the deficit to less than nine points as Laval increased its lead to 13 points on four occasions and was even up by 15 with 2:18 remaining following a drive by Genois.
 
The Rouge et Or finished with a 60-27 advantage in rebounds and outscored the tourney hosts 40-28 in the paint.
 
 “Last night’s loss against Regina was a tough one, but I am really proud how the team regrouped and showed up to play today,” said Laval head coach Linda Marquis, whose troops dropped a 69-54 decision to the Canada West finalists in Friday’s quarter-final round. “Tomorrow’s re-match versus Cape Breton gives us a little extra incentive to win and finish fifth.”
 
Laval had three players in double figures in scoring led by Genois of Cap-Santé, Que., who registered 19 points and 11 rebounds for the double-double earning her Russell Athletics player of the game honours for the winning side.
 
Nadeau of Lévis, Que., contributed with 15 points and 12 boards for the double-double, while second-team all-Canadian guard Chanelle St-Amour of Montreal chipped in with 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
 
Pacing the Marauders was junior Taylor Chiarot of Hamilton, who led all scorers with 22 points. In the last game of her university career, senior Taylor Smith, also of Hamilton and the Marauders all-time leading scorer, registered 14 points, five assists and four steals.
 
Laval finished the contest shooting 42.1% (24-for-57) from the field while the Marauders shot just 32.4% (22-for-68) for the game.
 
GAME NOTES: In the last meeting between McMaster and Laval at the CIS championship, the Marauders defeated the Rouge et Or 83-79 in the 2008 bronze-medal game... McMaster dropped their opening game of the 2010 championship 94-76 to the No. 1 and defending champion SFU Clan.
 
STAT LEADERS
 
Laval
Points: Marie-Michelle Genois (19), Marie-Pascale Nadeau (15), Chanelle St-Amour (12) 
Rebounds: Marie-Pascale Nadeau (12), Marie-Michelle Genois (11), Myriam Lamarre (9)
Assists: Chanelle St-Amour (4), Myriam Lamarre (4)
 
Russell Athletics player of the game: Marie-Michelle Genois
 
McMaster
Points: Taylor Chiarot (22), Taylor Smith (14)
Rebounds: Taylor Chiarot (8), Hailey Milligan (5)
Assists: Taylor Smith (5)
 
Russell Athletics player of the game: Taylor Chiarot
 
SCHEDULE & RESULTS
 
Friday, March 12
 
Quarter-final #1: Windsor 64, Ottawa 46
Quarter-final #2: Saskatchewan 70, Cape Breton 54
Quarter-final #3: Simon Fraser 94, McMaster 76
Quarter-final #4: Regina 69, Laval 54
 
Saturday, March 13
 
Consolation #1: Cape Breton 65, Ottawa 59
Consolation #2: Laval 66, McMaster 58
18:00 Semifinal #1: No. 2 Windsor vs. No. 3 Saskatchewan (Cable 14 & SSN Canada)
20:00 Semifinal #2: No. 1 Simon Fraser vs. No. 4 Regina (Cable 14 & SSN Canada)
 
Sunday, March 14 
 
10:00 5th place: No. 5 Laval vs. No. 6 Cape Breton
12:00 Bronze medal (Cable 14 & SSN Canada)
15:00 Championship final (TSN2)
 
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