(Photo: CCAA)

March 5 2012 - 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 15
Game #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 Timberwolvs vs Algonquin Thunder

Friday March 16
Game # 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 17
Game # 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.

Lethbridge College is pleased to bring you the latest results, news and photos from the BMO 2012 CCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship website. Updates also available on Facebook and Twitter.

The CCAA and Lethbridge College would like to thank our national sponsors for their support and efforts in making this Championship possible:

adidas Canada Official Apparel Brand of the CCAA
Big Kahuna Official Retailer of the CCAA
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Official Travel Agency of the CCAA
Jostens Official Supplier of the CCAA Championship Awards Banquet
Spalding Official Basketball of the CCAA
Sport Canada Major Funding Partner
WestJet Preferred Airline of the CCAA

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