2023 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship
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Sydney, Nova Scotia
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| 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] |
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.
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 |
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 | 2 | Alberta Pandas | 64 | |||||||||
| 6 | UQAM Citadins | 72 | 4 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 49 | |||||||||