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CIS and Wilson Sports Equipment Canada announce new 3-year agreementMay 15, 2012OTTAWA (CIS) - CIS announced on Tuesday a new three-year sponsorship agreement with Wilson Sports Equipment Canada, a division of Amer Sports. This partnership will see Wilson remain the official basketball and football supplier for CIS championship events through the 2014-15 season.
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Colley, Langlois invited to 2012 Canadian Senior Women’s National Team tryoutsMay 02, 2012TORONTO - Canada Basketball has announced the names of athletes who have been extended an invitation for the 2012 Canadian Senior Women’s National Team Tryout by Invitation.
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OUA women's basketball all-star game: West all-stars repeat as champsApril 29, 2012WATERLOO, Ont. – The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West All-Star team was once again victorious over the East in the 2011-12 OUA Women’s Basketball All-Star game.
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Vallée named Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce Athena Award winnerApril 26, 2012WINDSOR, Ont. - The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce has named Lancer women’s basketball coach Chantal Vallée the recipient of the 2012 Athena Award.
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OUA women's basketball all-star game heads to Laurier this weekendApril 25, 2012The best of Ontario University Athletics (OUA) women’s basketball will take to the court this Saturday, April 28 in the fifth annual OUA All-Star game, presented by Recharge with Milk.
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Augy Jones named interim head coach for StFX X-Women basketballApril 19, 2012ANTIGONISH, NS – StFX Director of Athletics and Recreation Leo MacPherson is pleased to announce Augy Jones as interim head coach of the StFX women’s basketball team. Jones will take over the X-Women program for the next year.
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McAleenan named Lethbridge Pronghorns women's basketball head coachApril 10, 2012LETHBRIDGE - The University of Lethbridge announced Tuesday that Erin McAleenan has been named the Pronghorn women’s basketball coach. McAleenan becomes the 10th head coach in the program’s history.
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Humbert named Saskatchewan Huskies interim women's basketball head coachApril 09, 2012SASKATOON - University of Saskatchewan Huskie women’s basketball head coach Lisa Thomaidis will be taking her professional leave of absence during the 2012-13 season.
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Harle steps down after 18 seasons as Calgary Dinos head coachMarch 31, 2012CALGARY – The University of Calgary announced Friday that Shawnee Harle has resigned as head coach of the Dinos women's basketball team.
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Ottawa’s Andy Sparks named head coach of Junior Women’s National TeamMarch 23, 2012OTTAWA - Canada Basketball announced today that Andy Sparks will guide the Canadian Under-18 women’s national team (JWNT) which will compete at the FIBA Americas Championship this summer.
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CIS athletes of the week (#24): Windsor’s Langlois, Alberta’s Bottcher honouredMarch 21, 2012OTTAWA (CIS) – Miah-Marie Langlois, a basketball player from the University of Windsor, and Brendan Bottcher, a curler from the University of Alberta, are the CIS female and male athletes of the week for the period ending March 19, 2012.
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CONSOLATION FINAL: Cougars win Battle of Saskatchewan, finish fifthMarch 19, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – The No. 1-seeded Regina Cougars won the battle of the provincial foes with a 64-60 victory over the sixth-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies.
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BRONZE: No. 3 Gee-Gees edge host Dinos, claim bronzeMarch 19, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – The third-seeded University of Ottawa Gee-Gees used their size to rebound their way to a 79-73 win over the hometown No. 8 University of Calgary Dinos in the bronze medal game.
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FINAL: Lancers repeat as Bronze Baby championsMarch 19, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – The fourth-seeded Windsor Lancers captured a second straight Bronze Baby Trophy as CIS women’s basketball champions on Monday night thanks to a 69-53 gold medal win over the No. 2 UBC Thunderbirds.
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CIS schools raise over $120,000 to fight breast cancerMarch 18, 2012CALGARY (CIS) - The CIS Women’s Basketball Coaches Association proudly announced Monday the organization had raised $98,706.92 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation in 2011-12 thanks to the fifth edition of its annual Shoot For The Cure initiative.
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CONSOLATION #1: Huskies down McGill, to play for fifthMarch 18, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – The sixth-seeded University of Saskatchewan Huskies came back to defeat the No. 7 McGill Martlets 58-53.
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CONSOLATION #2: No. 1 Cougars join provincial rivals in consolation finalMarch 18, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – A gutsy effort by the top-seeded University of Regina Cougars gave them an 87-84 win over the No. 5 Acadia Axewomen and a berth in the fifth-place game at the CIS women’s basketball championship Sunday afternoon at the University of Calgary’s Jack Simpson Gym.
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SEMIFINAL #1: No. 2 T-Birds win defensive battle, off to finalMarch 18, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – With a spot in the CIS women’s basketball final in the balance, Kristen Hughes and the UBC Thunderbirds came out on top of a back-and-forth game against the Ottawa Gee-Gees, prevailing 59-51.
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SEMIFINAL #2: Lancers to defend title against UBCMarch 18, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – For the third straight year, the Windsor Lancers are headed back to the CIS national championship game, courtesy of a wire-to-wire 81-71 victory over the host Calgary Dinos.
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QUARTER-FINAL #1: No. 2 T-Birds too much for McGillMarch 17, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – In the first game of the 2012 CIS women’s basketball championship, the second-seeded University of British Columbia Thunderbirds became the first team to advance to the semifinals by defeating the No. 7 McGill Martlets 65-43.
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QUARTER-FINAL #2: No. 3 Gee-Gees come back to win in OTMarch 17, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – A game full of momentum swings saw the third-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees come back to knockoff the No. 6 Saskatchewan Huskies 73-70 in overtime in the second quarter-final.
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QUARTER-FINAL #4: Host Dinos stun No. 1 CougarsMarch 17, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – With a partisan crowd roaring in full force behind them, the eighth-seeded, hometown Dinos never trailed en route to a shocking 75-66 upset of the No. 1-seeded Regina Cougars.
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QUARTER-FINAL #3: Defending champ Lancers off to impressive startMarch 17, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – The fourth-seeded and defending national champion Windsor Lancers turned a dominating effort on the glass and hot outside shooting into an easy first-round victory over the No. 5 Acadia Axewomen, Saturday evening, prevailing 94-46 in the third quarter-final.
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Ottawa’s Sunley-Paisley named player of the yearMarch 16, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – Hannah Sunley-Paisley, a fifth-year post from the University of Ottawa, was named the CIS player of the year in women’s basketball, Friday night.
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CIS 50th Anniversary: The Dinos Dream TeamMarch 15, 2012CALGARY - To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of CIS, longtime University of Calgary Sports Information Director Jack Neumann takes a look back at one of the deepest, most talented teams in CIS women’s basketball history: the 1988-89 Dinos.
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2012 CIS women’s basketball championship preview: No. 1 Cougars, Canada West hope to reclaim Bronze BabyMarch 13, 2012OTTAWA (CIS) – When the Windsor Lancers triumphed on home court a year ago, they not only captured the first Bronze Baby Trophy in school history, they also put an end to a 19-year Canada West domination of CIS women’s basketball.
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2012 CIS women’s basketball Final 8: Cougars seeded No. 1, Huskies earn wild cardMarch 11, 2012CALGARY (CIS) – The Regina Cougars are the tournament favourites, while their provincial counterparts the Saskatchewan Huskies earned the wild card for next weekend’s CIS women’s basketball Final 8 at the University of Calgary.
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CIS women's basketball East and West Regional finals: Windsor, Regina off to Final 8March 10, 2012Recaps and results from CIS women's basketball East and West regional finals March 10th.
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CIS women's basketball regionals: Ottawa, Windsor to meet in East final; Cougars to meet Brock in West finalMarch 09, 2012Recaps and results from CIS women's basketball regionals March 9th.
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CIS women’s basketball: Seeding and match-ups announced for RegionalsMarch 04, 2012OTTAWA (CIS) – The seeding and match-ups were announced Sunday for the CIS women’s basketball regional qualifying tournaments, which will be hosted next weekend by the University of Ottawa and the University of Saskatchewan.