(Cornwall, Ontario - February 18th, 2009)   Cégep de Sainte-Foy will be overrun by basketball fever March 19 through to the 21st as the finest CCAA Women’s Basketball teams will be in the hunt for National supremacy. It seems fitting that last year’s National Champions, the Sainte-Foy Dynamiques have home court advantage while defending their National title that was garnered last season in Truro, Nova Scotia.

When asked if there was a clear cut favourite, Mireille Béland, CCAA Women’s Basketball Convenor had this to say, “Three teams from three different conferences took their turn at being the number one ranked team this season. All five conferences have a team that can potentially win the national title.”

In the Alberta conference, the MacEwan Griffons sit atop the standings in the North and look strong going into provincial playoffs with a 20-2 record. Out of the South, Lethbridge is leading the pack with a 17-1 record and has outscored their opponents by an impressive 423 points over the course of the season.

The Atlantic Conference has had two teams dominate throughout the season combining for only 3 losses between the two. Mount Saint-Vincent is responsible for St. Thomas’s only loss this season while MSVU’s two losses have been at the hand of the Tommies. Each of the three games have been close so it’s tough to say that one has the advantage going into the playoffs.

Camosun College leads the BC Conference but has very little room for error as Capilano and UNBC trail closely, both with records of 11-3. Each game has massive implications for all three of these teams as the season comes to a close due to the top two teams in the conference earning  a 1st round bye.

In Ontario, both Seneca in the East and Sheridan in the West are undefeated with a record of 12-0. Sheridan ended Seneca’s hopes for a third consecutive Provincial title in 07-08 and all signs lead to a rematch between the two who could possibly meet at Sheridan who will have home court advantage throughout the Ontario Provincials.

Four teams look like possible contenders in the Quebec conference with the host Ste-Foy and Dawson College ranked 5th and 6th in the Nation while Vanier and Edouard Montpetit round out the top 15. At this point in time it is tough to say who will join Ste-Foy at the National Championships.

The National Championship host Cegep de Sainte-Foy have been working tirelessly to put on the perfect Championship for the athletes. Marlène Lévesque and Geneviève Bastien are working closely with their host committee that is comprised of 30 employees and 50 student volunteers. The committee is busy preparing for the National Championship that will unite more than 125 athletes and coaches from the four corners of the country.

This season has been one of strong performances from many teams throughout the country. The CCAA Women’s National Basketball Championships promises to be an exciting one with no clear cut favourite. 

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