2023 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship

The 2023 U Sports Women's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 9–12, 2023, in Sydney, Nova Scotia, to determine a national champion for the 2022–23 U Sports women's basketball season.^[2][3] The top-seeded Carleton Ravens defeated the third-seeded Queen's Gaels in the gold medal game to win the second national championship in program history.^[4] Both the Carleton women’s and men’s teams won the national titles in basketball this season, something no school had accomplished since 1985, when the Victoria Vikes were double champions.

2023 U Sports Women's Final 8

Season	2022–23
Teams	Eight
Finals site	Sullivan Field House Sydney, Nova Scotia
Champions	Carleton Ravens (2nd title)
Runner-up	Queen's Gaels
Winning coach	Dani Sinclair (1st title)
Tournament MVP	Kali Pocrnic (Carleton)
Television	CBC^[1]
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Host

The tournament was hosted by Cape Breton University at the school's Sullivan Field House, which was the first time that Cape Breton had hosted the championship game.^[5] It was the second time that the tournament was played in Nova Scotia and the first time since 1980 when it was hosted by Dalhousie University.^[5]

Participating teams

Seed	Team	Qualified	Record	Last	Total
1	Carleton Ravens	OUA Champion	19–3	2018	1
2	Alberta Pandas	Canada West Champion	15–5	1999	1
3	Queen's Gaels	OUA Finalist	21–1	None	0
4	Saint Mary's Huskies	AUS Champion	15–5	None	0
5	Calgary Dinos	Canada West Finalist	13–7	1989	1
6	UQAM Citadins	RSEQ Champion	9–7	None	0
7	Acadia Axewomen	AUS Finalist (At-large berth)	16–3	None	0
8	CBU Capers	AUS Quarterfinalist (Host)	9–11	None	0

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Championship bracket

	First Round: March 9					Semi-Finals: March 11					Gold Medal Game: March 12
	1	Carleton Ravens	56
	8	Cape Breton Capers	51
						1	Carleton Ravens	65
						4	Saint Mary's Huskies	46
	4	Saint Mary's Huskies	70
	5	Calgary Dinos	68
											1	Carleton Ravens	71
											3	Queen’s Gaels	59
	2	Alberta Pandas	61
	7	Acadia Axewomen	57
						2	Alberta Pandas	62			Bronze Medal Game: March 12
						3	Queen's Gaels	72
	3	Queen's Gaels	75								4	St. Mary’s Huskies	49
	6	UQAM Citadins	72								2	Alberta Pandas	64

Consolation bracket

	Semi-Finals: March 10					Fifth Place Game: March 12
	5	Calgary Dinos	87
	8	Cape Breton Capers	61
						5	Calgary Dinos	76
						7	Acadia Axewomen	78
	6	UQAM Citadins	56
	7	Acadia Axewomen	74

References

1. "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
2. "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
3. "Cape Breton Capers to host U Sports Women's Basketball Final 8 in 2023". gocapersgo.ca. Cape Breton Capers. October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
4. "Carleton captures second Bronze Baby, crowned Final 8 champions". usports.ca. U Sports. March 12, 2023.
5. "The History of Women's Final 8". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
6. "Playing Regulations: Women's Basketball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2022.
7. "Carleton takes the top seed for the second time in program history, Acadia named wildcard". U Sports. March 5, 2023.

External links

• Tournament Web Site