2023 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship

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
	← 2022; Women's Final 8; 2024 →;

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.

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

^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
^ "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Carleton captures second Bronze Baby, crowned Final 8 champions". usports.ca. U Sports. March 12, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "The History of Women's Final 8". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^ "Playing Regulations: Women's Basketball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2022.
^ "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

[1] "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.

[U_Sports_Calendar-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.

[2nd-4] "Carleton captures second Bronze Baby, crowned Final 8 champions". usports.ca. U Sports. March 12, 2023.

[WBB_History-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.

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