2018 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship
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TeamsEight
Finals siteCentre for Kinesiology Health and Sport
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan
ChampionsCarleton Ravens (1st title)
Runner-upSaskatchewan Huskies
| Teams | Eight |
|---|---|
| Finals site | Centre for Kinesiology Health and Sport Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Champions | Carleton Ravens (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Saskatchewan Huskies |
The 2018 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship was held March 8–11, 2018, in Regina, Saskatchewan.[1][2] It was hosted by the University of Regina which had previously hosted the tournament in 1979, 2009, and 2013.
The top-seeded and undefeated Carleton Ravens won their first Bronze Baby championship in program history, defeating the sixth-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies.[3] Besides the accomplishment in itself, the win buoyed Carleton's basketball program, whose men's team had failed to appear in the final game for the first time in eight years. The men won the bronze medal in Halifax earlier on the same day its women won the title in Regina.
| Seed | Team | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | OUA Champion |
| 2 | Regina Cougars | Canada West Champion (Host) |
| 3 | Acadia Axewomen | AUS Champion |
| 4 | McGill Martlets | RSEQ Champion |
| 5 | McMaster Marauders | OUA Finalist |
| 6 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Finalist |
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | RSEQ Finalist (At-large berth) |
| 8 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Bronze Medalist |
Championship Bracket
| First Round: March 8 | Semi-Finals: March 10 | Final: March 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Calgary Dinos | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | McGill Martlets | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | McGill Martlets | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | McMaster Marauders | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Acadia Axewomen | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Regina Cougars | 71 | Bronze Medal Game: March 11 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Regina Cougars | 76 | 2 | Regina Cougars | 66 | |||||||||
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | 56 | 4 | McGill Martlets | 63 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
| Semi-Finals: March 9 | Fifth Place Game: March 10 | ||||||||
| 5 | McMaster Marauders | 52 | |||||||
| 8 | Calgary Dinos | 60 | |||||||
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | 68 | |||||||
| 8 | Calgary Dinos | 71 | |||||||
| 3 | Acadia Axewomen | 63 | |||||||
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | 74 | |||||||