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The Huskies took down the Brock Badgers by a score of 82-64, leading the USask women's basketball team to a second U SPORTS title in program history. (Photo: Valerie Wutti via Huskie Athletics))

Huskies capture national women’s basketball title

Five years after winning their first U Sports title, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) women’s basketball team are national champions again.

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The Huskie women’s basketball team showed why they were No.1 in the country for all but one week this season, rolling to an impressive 82-64 victory over the Brock University Badgers in Sunday’s championship final in Ottawa.

"For our fifth years to come in and win a national championship in their first year and then go out national champions, it couldn't be any more special," said Huskies head coach Lisa Thomaidis.

"I couldn't be happier, we played our best basketball at the right time, peaked at this tournament and we played unselfish, quality basketball. I'm so proud of what we did this year and what they did this weekend."

Read more at Huskies.USask.ca.

Huskie fans and the campus community are invited to join the team for the championship celebration at noon on Wednesday, March 11 at USask’s Physical Activity Complex.

You can read more about the Huskies’ thrilling championship weekend on the Huskie Athletics website, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and CBC Sports.

Gold medal celebration

This Wednesday, March 11, Huskie Athletics and USask will be hosting a celebration at the PAC honouring the achievements of our gold medal-winning basketball, track and wrestling Huskie athletes. We hope that you can join us in showing our student-athletes true Huskie pride.
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