Carleton University won the 2024 Canadian USport Women’s National Basketball Championship at the Saville Center in Edmonton, Alberta. It was the Carleton University Ravens’ third USport Women’s National Basketball Championship title, having won in 2018 and 2023.
In the women’s championship final, the Ravens defeated the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in a close match 70-67. Four Ravens reached double digits in scoring. They were guard Kali Pocrnic of Oakville, Ontario (18 points), guard Tatyanna Burke of Winona, Ontario (14 points), guard Dorcas Buisa of Gatineau, Quebec (11 points) and Teresa Donato of Ottawa, Ontario (10 points ). Forward Jacqueline Urban of Ancaster, Ontario, led the Ravens with 13 rebounds, and guard Kyana-Jane Poulin of St-Bruno, Quebec, led the Ravens with four steals and four assists.
The Ravens entered the national championship in Edmonton as second place. They were only behind the top-ranked Huskies. In the quarterfinals, the Ravens defeated the University of the Fraser Valley Crusades 75-58, and in the semifinals the Ravens defeated the Queen’s University Golden Gaels 74-40.
This has been an interesting year in Canadian university basketball. That’s because the Carleton women’s basketball program was victorious the same year the Carleton men’s national program failed to make the national championship for the first time since 2002. During that time, the Ravens men’s program won 17 times. Meanwhile, in other Canadian university basketball news, Jayda Veinot of Port Williams, Nova Scotia, was named the 2024 Nan Copp Trophy winner, awarded to the most outstanding player. Last season with the University of New Brunswick, Veinot averaged 21.3 points per game.
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