Prince George-  The country’s best female collegiate basketball players will travel to Lethbridge, Alta. for the BMO 2012 CCAA Women’s National Basketball Championship hosted by Lethbridge College March 15-17.

 

The BMO 2012 CCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship features the top eight women’s basketball teams in Canada, seeded in the following order:

 

1. MacEwan Griffins (ACAC champion / Edmonton, Alta)
2. Dawson Blues (RSEQ champion/ Montreal, Que)
3. UNBC Timberwolves (PACWEST champion/ Prince George, B.C.)
4. Dynamiques Sainte-Foy (RSEQ silver/ Sainte Foy, Que)
5. St Thomas Tommies (ACAA champion/ Fredericton, N.B.)
6. Algonquin Thunder (OCAA champion/ Nepean, Ont)
7. Lethbridge Kodiaks (host/ Lethbridge, Alta)
8. Seneca Sting (OCAA silver/ Toronto, Ont)

The CCAA Championship Awards Banquet will precede the competition, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14. The competition will begin Thursday, March 15 and runs through Saturday, March 17.

The schedule is as follows (all times MST):

Thursday March 15Game #1              1pm – Dynamiques Sainte-Foy vs St Thomas Tommies
Game # 2             3pm – MacEwan Griffins vs Seneca Sting
Game # 3             6pm – Dawson Blues vs Lethbridge Kodiaks
Game # 4             8pm – UNBC Timberwolves vs Algonquin Thunder

Friday March 16Game # 5             1pm – Losers of game 1 & 2
Game # 6             3pm – Losers of game 3 & 4
Game # 7             6pm – Winners of game 1 & 2 (semi-final)
Game # 8             8pm – Winners of game 3 & 4 (semi-final)

Saturday March 17Game # 9           10am – Losers of game 7 & Winners of game 6
Game # 10          12pm – Losers of game 8 vs. Winners of game 5
Game # 11          2pm – Losers of game 5 & 6 (7th/8th place)
Game # 12          6pm – Winners of game 9 & 10 (Bronze Medal)
Game # 13          8pm – Winners of game 7 & 8 (Gold Medal)

The closing ceremony and awards presentation will take place immediately following the final match.