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Women's Basketball

Second-half spurt propels Carleton to U SPORTS title

Sydney, NS – Carleton University’s women’s basketball team celebrated their second U SPORTS national championship after defeating Queen’s University 71-59 at the Sullivan Field House.  Carleton outscored Queens by 15 points in third quarter to take command of the gold medal game. After only 26 first half points, the Ravens poured in 55 second half points to fly off with the victory and national championship. … Continue reading Second-half spurt propels Carleton to U SPORTS title

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Women's Basketball

Ravens take off with victory to set rematch with Gaels in Gold Medal Game

Sydney, NS – The number one seed Carleton Ravens women’s basketball team defeated the Saint Mary’s University (SMU) in the U SPORTS Final 8 semi-final 65-46. Carleton led wire-to-wire on route to their first 5-46 victory behind a gruelling defence that forced SMU to shoot 21 per cent from the field and 13 percent from three.  It was evident that the east coast crowd was … Continue reading Ravens take off with victory to set rematch with Gaels in Gold Medal Game

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Three-point shooting sends Queens to first U SPORTS championship game

Sydney, NS – The Queens University women’s basketball team is heading to their first national championship game after defeating the University of Alberta Pandas 72-62 in the U SPORTS Final 8 tournament at Sullivan Field House.  It was a one possession game, 63-60, with under three minutes left when OUA Head Coach of the Year Claire Meadows called a timeout for Queens. Laura Donovan swished … Continue reading Three-point shooting sends Queens to first U SPORTS championship game

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Women's Basketball

U SPORTS WBB Final 8 Preview: Winds of Change Blowing in Sydney?

Hamilton, ON- With this year’s U SPORTS women’s basketball Final 8 field set, one thing stands out from last year: the different teams. Three of the four semi-finalists from 2022 are gone. The only teams returning from last year’s nationals are Queen’s and Acadia.  Also, five of the eight teams have never won a national championship and among the three who have (Carleton, Alberta, Calgary), only … Continue reading U SPORTS WBB Final 8 Preview: Winds of Change Blowing in Sydney?

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Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball

U SPORTS Final 8 At-Large berths and Seeding Announced

Hamilton, ON- Almost all the teams had been determined already by the end of Saturday night for the men’s and women’s basketball U SPORTS Final 8 tournaments. Now, we know the seeding and matchups.  On the women’s side, the OUA champion Carleton Ravens earn the number one seed. The last time the Ravens were the one seed, they won the national title in 2018. They face … Continue reading U SPORTS Final 8 At-Large berths and Seeding Announced

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“We bent but we didn’t break”: McMaster closes out Guelph in playoff nail-biter

Hamilton, ON- Was this the moment everything would change? Things had been going well for the McMaster Marauders women’s basketball team up until then – or at least as well as you could hope for in a tough playoff game. A nail-biter, as playoff games usually are, Marauders head coach Theresa Burns called it. The Marauders and Guelph Gryphons were in a tight battle throughout the first … Continue reading “We bent but we didn’t break”: McMaster closes out Guelph in playoff nail-biter

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SMU wins AUS title for first time since 2016

HALIFAX, NS – The SMU Huskies women’s basketball team are AUS champions for the first time since 2016, defeating the defending champion Acadia University Axewomen 68-56 at the Scotiabank Centre Sunday afternoon. Alaina McMillan put her shooting on full display, hitting four 3-pointers and finishing with 20 points as she captured the AUS title. The tournament MVP said the moment was surreal. “She’s a super … Continue reading SMU wins AUS title for first time since 2016

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AUS
Women's Basketball

Top-seeded teams bound for AUS Championship battle

HALIFAX, NS – The Acadia University Axewomen defeated the University of New Brunswick Reds 77-69 to advance to the AUS final of the AUS Championship at the Scotiabank Centre. The Axewomen were led by AUS MVP Haley McDonald, who scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds. The star guard made it to the line throughout the game, shooting 10-11 from the charity stripe. Sarah Delorey … Continue reading Top-seeded teams bound for AUS Championship battle

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Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball

Three overtime thrillers begin AUS Championship weekend

The Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Championship is off to a thrilling start, as the first three games all went into overtime. The University of New Brunswick Reds defeated Memorial University of Newfoundland Sea-Hawks 77-76 in overtime for the women’s first quarterfinal. Last year’s tournament MVP Jayda Veinot had 27 points in the win. “We weren’t necessarily as dialled into our details as we needed to … Continue reading Three overtime thrillers begin AUS Championship weekend

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