2019 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 U SPORTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Women’s Basketball 2018-19 Synopsis Under the guidance of head coach Tenicha Ten different Stinger players had minutes in the RSEQ Giens, Concordia finished second in the regular season. Four were rookies and six were returning players. The result was a tight-knit, devoted team. Quebec conference with a 10-6 win-loss record. The Stingers were ranked in the Top “We believe and we stick together,” said Giens. “We 10 for 12 of 13 weeks this season and talk about enjoying the moment. Don’t let it pass you peaked at No. 2 for three weeks. They by. Do everything in your power to extend it.” wrapped up the regular season in the No. 10 It’s safe to say there are three key components to the spot. Stingers’ success. The players have strong characters and never give up. The team plays a very aggressive The Stingers are the RSEQ finalists having lost to the U style of basketball. Defence is their bread and buer. SPORTS No. 1 seeded team, the Laval Rouge et Or, by a score of 75-55 in the conference final. Concordia was “We play defence,” said Giens. “It’s something we do awarded the at-large beh and goes into the U SPORTS every game. It’s our staple. Defence fuels offence. We Final 8 at the No. 7 seed. turn people over and we conve. If it’s a close game and it comes down to a possession, we’ll be ready.” The Stingers knocked off the pesky McGill Malets by a score of 62-55 in the conference semifinal on Feb. 27. Concordia has two of the top five scorers in the RSEQ – RSEQ Rookie of the Year Myriam Leclerc had another rookie guard Myriam Leclerc was first in the conference exceptional peormance scoring 28 points and going and eighth in U SPORTS with 18.8 points a game, while nine for 10 from the free-throw line. third-year shooting guard Caroline Task was third with 15.6 points. This is the ninth national championship appearance for the Stingers since Concordia University was formed 45 The Stingers had the second best scoring offence in the years ago. It is the first for Giens who took over as RSEQ with an average of 65.6 points over 16 games. head coach of the program in 2015. The last time the team earned a spot at the national championship was On defence, Concordia gave up 60.4 points a game 20 years ago in 1999. It was the last of three consecu- which ranked them third in the Quebec conference. tive appearances. Going back to the aggressive style of play, the Stingers The Stingers ran up a 9-1 record against non-confer- led the league in steals with 153 for a 9.6 average in 16 ence U SPORTS competition, including two tournament games. Leclerc was tops in Quebec with 2.5 a game and titles – the Concordia Classic and the Carleton-Metro ranked ninth in U SPORTS. Task came in second in the Glebe – both last October. RSEQ with 2.1 a game and guard Elise Roy was fouh with 1.6. STINGERS.CA 2019 U SPORTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Women’s Basketball 2019 RSEQ Finalists Quick Facts Head coach: Tenicha Giens (4th year) 1976- Present Concordia CIAU/CIS results at Nationals: 2018-19 Ranking: 12 weeks in Top 10, 1977 1-1 4th place lost semifinal Winnipeg 78, Concordia 74 peaking at No. 2 1981 1-1 5th place 2019 team overall record: 20-8 1983 1-1 4th place lost semifinal Victoria 63, Concordia 58 1985 1-2 4th place lost bronze Toronto 66, Concordia 65 U SPORTS 1994 2-1 5th place non-conference record: 9-1 1997 1-2 6th place Tournaments: Won Concordia Classic 1998 1-2 6th place and Carleton-Metro Glebe 1999 1-2 6th place 2019 TBD Regular season record: 10-6 8 appearances 9-12 record Playoff record: 1-1 Regular season standing: 2nd Place in RSEQ U SPORTS championship, sequence: 1st in 20 years Playoff finish: RSEQ Finalists 2019 conference award winner: RSEQ Rookie of the Year – Myriam Leclerc 2018-19 results versus teams at Nationals: Record 1-6 2019 conference all-stars: G Myriam Leclerc – 1st team SG Caroline Task – 1st team Sept. 21 – Oawa Loss 77-65 2019 all-rookie team: G Myriam Leclerc Oct. 20 – Acadia PG Areej Burgonio Win 93-61 Nov. 8 – Laval Loss 66-61 Jan. 23 – Laval Loss 74-52 Jan. 26 – Laval Loss 81-61 Feb. 21 – Laval Loss 72-70 March 2 – Laval Loss 75-55 (RSEQ championship) STINGERS.CA 2019 U SPORTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Women’s Basketball 2019 Roster NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. COURSE OF STUDY HOMETOWN LAST TEAM 4 Nelly Owusu G/F 5'9" 1 Child Studies Montreal Dawson College 5 Elise Roy G 5'6" 3 Administration Lévis, Que. Collège Merici 6 Sabrina Linéus G 5'3" 2 Independent Studies Montreal Cégep Édouard-Montpetit 7 Caroline Task G 5'5" 3 Human Resources Dorval, Que. Vanier College 9 Aurélie d'Anjou Drouin SG 5'6" 5 Electrical Engineering Lévis, Que. Champlain-St. Lawrence 12 Coralie Dumont F 6'0" 2 Marketing Boucherville, Que. Champlain, St. Lambe 15 Areej Burgonio PG 5'0" 1 Exercise Science Toronto Crestwood Prep 20 Ladonna Lamonth C 6'1" 2 Math and Stats St. Catherine, Jamaica Jamaican National Team 21 Natalie Rae Jeanson G 5'4" 1 Studio A Woodstock, Ont. Trinity College School 23 Myriam Leclerc PG/SG 5'10" 1 Accounting St. Roch de Richelieu, Que. Cégep Ste. Foy 25 Grea-Olivia Ineza F 5'11" 1 Economics Gihasha, Burundi Champlain College Head Coach Tenicha Giens Athletic Therapist Inderpreet Khela Assistant Coaches Natasha Eadie, Farid Charles Student Therapists Shayne Vording, Zachary Sage Basketball Operations Sean Frederick Concordia Stingers Women’s Basketball 2018-19 STINGERS.CA 2019 U SPORTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Women’s Basketball Head Coach Tenicha Giens was named head coach of the Concordia Stingers women's basketball program on July 14, 2015. A native of Montreal, Giens enjoyed a very successful Cégep career as an all-star guard with the Dawson Blues (1999-2002). She went on to play one year at Eastern Arizona Junior College before moving to Hofstra Universi- ty, a Division 1 program in Hempstead, N.Y. She played one season with the Pride and graduated from Hofstra in 2007 with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing. Aer a brief internship in marketing, Giens launched her coaching career. Initially a high school coach, she quickly caught on with McGill University as an assistant with the women's program. Her devotion to developing her coaching skills took her to three Division 1 NCAA institutions, beginning with LaSalle University where she was Director of Basketball Operations in 2010. She moved to St. Francis University in 2012 to take on an assistant coaching role and then spent two years as the recruiting co-ordinator and assistant coach at Howard University. STINGERS.CA 2019 U SPORTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Women’s Basketball Featured Players #23 Myriam Leclerc Statistics (current regular season only): GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 16 110 290 .379 22 75 .293 59 69 .855 301 18.8 O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 26 56 82 5.1 40 74 51 7 36.6 • 1st in the RSEQ in scoring – 18.8 • 8th in U SPORTS in scoring – 18.8 • 1st in the RSEQ in assists – 4.6 • 4th in U SPORTS in assists – 4.6 Name: Myriam Leclerc • 1st in the RSEQ in steals – 2.5 Hometown: • 9th in U SPORTS in steals – 2.5 St. Roch de Richelieu, Que. • 4th in the RSEQ in free throw percentage - .855 Position: • 10th in the RSEQ in blocks – 0.4 Point Guard/Shooting Guard • 10th in the RSEQ in three-point percentage - .293 Height: 5’10” Age: 21 Misc. Number: 23 • The five-foot-10 guard from St. Roch de Richelieu, Que. had a significant impact on the Concordia basketball Year of Eligibility: 1 program and the RSEQ in her first season. Leclerc, 21, played and staed all 16 games averaging 36.6 minutes Academic Program: of playing time. Accounting • Leclerc was the MVP of the annual Concordia Classic women’s basketball tournament aer she helped her team win the championship on Oct. 7. She averaged 17 points, five rebounds and six assists a game. Athletic Awards and Honors: • As a member of the Cégep de Ste. Foy Dynamiques in 2017-18, she was one of the top players in Quebec. She was a college all-star who averaged 19.1 points a game. • In 2017 Leclerc was one of 24 athletes invited to Canada’s U19 national team tryouts. She was a member of Team 2019 RSEQ Rookie of the Year Quebec’s U15 program in 2012 and 2013. Leclerc also represented Quebec at the U17 level in 2014 and 2015. • In 2018, Leclerc received a $10,000 bursary from the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ). It is a 2019 RSEQ 1st Team All-Star Quebec foundation that suppos top student-athletes financially and encourages them to pursue their goals at home in the province of Quebec. 2019 RSEQ All-Rookie Team Comments from head coach Tenicha Giens: 2018 RSEQ 1st Team All-Star (Cégep de Ste. Foy) She is the floor general, dime dropper, shooting guard, bucket geer.