2020 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship
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| Teams | Eight |
|---|---|
| Finals site | TD Place Arena Ottawa, Ontario |
| Champions | Saskatchewan Huskies (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Brock Badgers |
| Winning coach | Lisa Thomaidis |
| Tournament MVP | Sabine Dukate (Saskatchewan Huskies) |
| Television | CBC Sports |
The 2020 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship was held March 5–8, 2020, in Ottawa, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2019–20 U Sports women's basketball season.[1] The Saskatchewan Huskies defeated the Brock Badgers to win the national championship, which was the second Bronze Baby trophy win in program history.[2]
Host
[edit]The tournament was jointly hosted by Carleton University, the University of Ottawa, and the Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG) at TD Place Arena. It was also held in conjunction with the 2020 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship which occurs on the same weekend.[3] This was the first time that the city of Ottawa hosted the women's championship game.[4]
Participating teams
[edit]| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Champion | 18–2 |
| 2 | Brock Badgers | OUA Champion | 17–5 |
| 3 | Ryerson Rams | OUA Finalist | 18–4 |
| 4 | Laval Rouge et Or | RSEQ Champion | 12–4 |
| 5 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Finalist | 16–4 |
| 6 | UPEI Panthers | AUS Champion | 17–3 |
| 7 | Calgary Dinos | CW Semifinalist (At-large berth) | 18–2 |
| 8 | Carleton Ravens | OUA Quarterfinalist (Host) | 15–7 |
Championship Bracket
[edit]| First Round: March 5 | Semi-Finals: March 7 | Final: March 8 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Calgary Dinos | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brock Badgers | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brock Badgers | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | UPEI Panthers | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | UPEI Panthers | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ryerson Rams | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brock Badgers | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Carleton Ravens | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 76 | Bronze Medal Game: March 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Laval Rouge et Or | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Alberta Pandas | 52 | 6 | UPEI Panthers | 57 | |||||||||
| 4 | Laval Rouge et Or | 59 | 4 | Laval Rouge et Or | 50 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
[edit]| Semi-Finals: March 6 | Fifth Place Game: March 7 | ||||||||
| 7 | Calgary Dinos | 87 | |||||||
| 3 | Ryerson Rams | 64 | |||||||
| 7 | Calgary Dinos | 66 | |||||||
| 8 | Carleton Ravens | 61 | |||||||
| 8 | Carleton Ravens | 72 | |||||||
| 5 | Alberta Golden Bears | 70 | |||||||
Awards and honours
[edit]Top 100
[edit]In celebration of the centennial anniversary of U Sports women's basketball, a committee of U Sports women's basketball coaches and partners revealed a list of the Top 100 women's basketball players. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Canadian university women's contest between the Queen's Gaels and McGill Martlets on February 6, 1920, the list of the Top 100 was gradually revealed over four weeks. Culminating with the All-Canadian Gala, which also recognized national award winners.[6]
- Nan Copp Award (recognizing U Sports Player of the Year): Jenna Mae Ellsworth, UPEI Panthers[7]
Championship All-Star Team
[edit]- Championship MVP : Sabine Dukate, Saskatchewan
- Sabine Dukate, Saskatchewan
- Summer Masikewich, Saskatchewan
- Melissa Tatti, Brock
- Samantha Keltos, Brock
- Jenna Mae Ellsworth, UPEI
Player of the Game Awards
[edit]- Nike Top Performers - March 7, 2020 - Semi-Final 1: Brock vs. UPEI - Brock: Samantha Keltos, UPEI: Jenna Mae Elsworth [8]
- Nike Top Performers - March 7, 2020 - Semi-Final 2: Saskatchewan vs. Laval - Saskatchewan: Megan Ahlstrom, Laval: Carrie-Ann Auger [9]
- Nike Top Performers - March 7, 2020 - Fifth place Game: Calgary vs. Carleton - Carleton: Jaclyn Ronson, Calgary: Liene Staldazine [10]
- Nike Top Performers - March 8, 2020 - Bronze Medal Game: UPEI vs. Laval - UPEI: Reese Baxendale, Laval: Kim Letang [11]
- Nike Top Performers - March 8, 2020 - Gold Medal Game: Saskatchewan vs. Brock - Saskatchewan: Sabine Dukate, Brock: Samantha Keltos [12]
References
[edit]- ^ U SPORTS announces hosts for 2019-2021 Men’s and Women’s Basketball and 2019-2020 Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey National Championships
- ^ "Saskatchewan Huskies beat Brock Badgers to claim 2nd national basketball title". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 8, 2020.
- ^ U SPORTS selects Ottawa as host city for 2020 Basketball National Championship; 2020 Men’s and Women’s Final 8 to be played at TD Place
- ^ Women's Final 8 History
- ^ "Final 8 Championship Preview: Saskatchewan named tournament favourites, Calgary earns at-large berth". U Sports. March 1, 2020.
- ^ "U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century". saltwire.com. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "UPEI Panthers guard Jenna Mae Ellsworth earns U Sports player of the year award". saltwire.com. March 4, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Semifinal 1: Brock defeats UPEI to reach U SPORTS final". usports.ca. March 7, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Semifinal 2: Saskatchewan advances to national championship final". usports.ca. March 7, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Consolation final: Calgary defeats Carleton for fifth place". usports.ca. March 7, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Bronze Medal Game: UPEI finishes third in win over Laval". usports.ca. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Final: Huskies defeat Badgers for second national title". usports.ca. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.