2020 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship
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The 2020 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship was held March 5–8, 2020, in
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,
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, to determine a national champion for the 2019–20 U Sports women's basketball season. The
Saskatchewan Huskies The Saskatchewan Huskies are the athletics teams representing the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The university began their athletics program in 1907 and has competed with others since 1911. They currently compete in eli ...
defeated the Brock Badgers to win the national championship, which was the second
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
trophy win in program history.


Host

The tournament was jointly hosted by
Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public university, public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to se ...
, the
University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a Official bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ot ...
, 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. This was the first time that the city of Ottawa hosted the women's championship game.


Participating teams


Championship Bracket


Consolation Bracket


Awards and honours


Top 100

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. * Nan Copp Award (recognizing U Sports Player of the Year): Jenna Mae Ellsworth, UPEI Panthers


Championship All-Star Team

*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

* Nike Top Performers - March 7, 2020 - Semi-Final 1: Brock vs. UPEI - Brock: Samantha Keltos, UPEI: Jenna Mae Elsworth * Nike Top Performers - March 7, 2020 - Semi-Final 2: Saskatchewan vs. Laval - Saskatchewan: Megan Ahlstrom, Laval: Carrie-Ann Auger * Nike Top Performers - March 7, 2020 - Fifth place Game: Calgary vs. Carleton - Carleton: Jaclyn Ronson, Calgary: Liene Staldazine * Nike Top Performers - March 8, 2020 - Bronze Medal Game: UPEI vs. Laval - UPEI: Reese Baxendale, Laval: Kim Letang * Nike Top Performers - March 8, 2020 - Gold Medal Game: Saskatchewan vs. Brock - Saskatchewan: Sabine Dukate, Brock: Samantha Keltos


References


External links


Tournament Web Site
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