The 2010 CCAA Women’s National Basketball Championships are right around the corner, as teams gear up and ready themselves for a weekend of face paced competition.  The championships will be hosted at the University of British Columbia-Okanagan, March 18-20^th.

As the final preparations take place, National Women’s Basketball Convenor, Mireille Beland, comments on the upcoming championships, “The 2010 National Championship will be a very competitive one. All 8 teams attending the tournament were ranked in the top 15 this season. We also have Sheridan, Dawson and Sainte-Foy present who were ranked #1 at some point this season. Sainte-Foy will try to win their third in a row but will have to face BCCAA winner and host UBC-O in the first round”.

The 2010 CCAA Championships features the top 8 women’s teams in Canada, seeded in the following order:

1. Sheridan College
2. Dawson College
3. SAIT
4. UBC-Okanagan
5. Cégep de Sainte-Foy
6. Mount Saint Vincent University
7. Lethbridge College
8. Camosun College

The CCAA All Canadian Awards Banquet will precede the competition, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17th. The competition will begin on the following day, the schedule is as follows:

Thursday March 18

Game 1              1:00pm #2 Dawson vs. #7 Lethbridge

Game 2              3:00pm #3 SAIT vs. #6 MSVU

Game 3              6:00pm #4 UBC O vs. #5 Sainte Foy

Game 4              8:00pm #1 Sheridan vs. #8 Camosun

Friday March 19

Game 5              1:00pm Loser of Game 1 vs. loser of game 2

Game 6              3:00pm Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4

Game 7              6:00pm Winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2

Game 8              8:00pm Winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4

Saturday March 20

Game 9              10:00am Loser of game 7 vs. winner of game 6

Game 10            12:00pm Loser of game 8 vs. winner of game 5

Game 11            2:00pm Loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6 (5^th/6^th place)

Game 12            6:00pm Winner of game 9 vs. winner of game 10 (Bronze)

Game 13            8:00pm Winner of game 8 vs. winner of game 7 (Gold)

UBC-Okanagan is pleased to keep you updated with results, scores and championship news and developments at their official website – www.goheat.ca/nats

The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association is a national sport organization that enriches the lives of student-athletes through intercollegiate competition.

For more information please contact:

Meaghan Green
CCAA Communications and Events Coordinator
Tel: 613.933.6080 ext. 2211 / Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it