The New Westminster Hyacks improved their record to 12-4 following a runner-up finish at the Archbishop Carney senior girls’ basketball tournament last week.
Team captain Amanda Zacharuk earned a first team all-tournament mention, scoring a team-high 20 points in New West’s 74-55 loss to provincial honourable mention Gleneagle in the championship final on Saturday. Zacharuk was also named the Hyacks’ player of the game in the final.
Sonia Heer and Lauren Denusik chipped in with 12 and 11 points, respectively, in the gold-medal matchup.
New Westminster opened the tournament with a 60-41 win over Heritage Woods.
Princess Frais led the way with 16 points to garner player of the game honours. Heer and Madison Obrovac also scored in double figures for the Hyacks.
In the semifinal, New West defeated its host 62-45 to advance to the tournament final.
Celia Palmer was named New West’s player of the game with 12 points.
Zacharuk had a team-high 16 points for the Hyacks. Denusik added 13 points for the winners.
The second-place finish was the third medal-winning finish for the Hyacks in tournament play this season.
New Westminster placed first at the Bob Gair Classic and third at the Carson Graham tournament in December.
The Hyacks play at home today against the Alpha Aztecs. Game time is 6:45 p.m.
