Lancers girls go four for five
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The powerhouse Dakota Lancers basketball team avenged its loss in last year’s final AAAA varsity girls’ provincial final by defeating the Vincent Massey Trojans 78-73 on March 23 at the University of Manitoba’s IG Athletic Centre.
Coached by Eric Sung, the Lancers earned their fourth provincial banner in the past five seasons, led by ball-handling Grade 10 guard Quinn Kelly, who scored 25 points, and by star forward Emilie McLean, who scored 19 points and added 23 rebounds.
Uloma Isinguzo scored 18 points for the Trojans, whose balanced attack featured 16 points from Emma Yard and 14 from Ese Imiefo. Massey led 23-19 after the first quarter, but Dakota rebounded to lead 44-40 at the half and 62-58 at the end of the third quarter.
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The Dakota Lancers AAAA varsity girls’ basketball team celebrates its 78-73 victory over the Vincent Massey Trojans at the final buzzer of the final game on March 23.
Dakota’s McLean was named the tournament’s most valuable player, while Emma Elliott of Collège Jeanne-Sauvé Olympiens won the players’ choice award.
The tournament all-star team was comprised of Kelly, Imiefo, Isinguzo, Arabella DeGrano of Sisler and Kiley Schettler of Garden City.
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Dakota head coach Eric Sung (centre) offers encouragement to his squad during a second-half timeout in the MHSAA AAAA varsity girls’ final on March 23.
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MHSAA AAAA girls’ all-stars and award-winners were (from left): Ese Imiefo and Uloma Isinguzo (Vincent Massey), Arabelo DeGrano (Sisler), Kiley Schettler (Garden City), Quinn Kelly (Dakota), Emilie McLean (Dakota, MVP) and Emma Elliott (Jeanne-Sauvé Olympiens, players’ choice award).
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Dakota Lancers’ forward Emilie McLean inbounds the ball during the MHSAA AAAA varsity girls’ basketball final versus the Vincent Massey Trojans on March 23 at the University of Manitoba’s IG Athletic Centre. McLean scored 19 points and added 23 rebounds in the game and was named MVP of the provincial tournament.