Participating Teams

No. 1 Windsor Lancers
Media Guide (PDF 2.60 MB) 
Head Coach: Chantal Vallée (6th season)
Regular season record: 20-2
Regular season standing: 1st OUA West (1st overall OUA)
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 32-2
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams:  5-1 (2-0 vs. Carleton, 0-1 vs. Toronto, 3-0 vs. Laurier)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 1): No. 2
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 1 (5 weeks / No. 2 each of 9 other polls)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners (OUA West): Jessica Clemençon (MVP)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Jessica Clemençon (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): Miah-Marie Langlois (G)
Conference all-rookie team: Korissa Langlois (G)
Season leader (points per game): Jessica Clemençon (19.0)
Season leader (rebounds per game): Jessica Clemençon (8.2)
Season leader (assists per game): Miah-Marie Langlois (3.5)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 3rd
CIS championship all-time record: 3-3 (.500)
CIS championship best result: Finalists (2010)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (Finalists)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd straight appearance (3rd in history)
 
No. 2 Saskatchewan Huskies
Media Guide (PDF 8.96 MB) 
Head Coach: Lisa Thomaidis (13th season)
Regular season record: 22-2
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West
Playoff record: 4-0
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 32-3
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams:  1-1 (1-0 vs. Toronto, 0-1 vs. Laval)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 1): No. 1
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 1 (8 weeks: last 8 polls)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: Kim Tulloch (MVP), Katie Miyazaki (defensive MVP), Jill Humbert (Sylvia Sweeney Award nominee), Lisa Thomaidis (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Kim Tulloch (G), Jill Humbert (G)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: None
Conference all-rookie team: No all-rookie team in Canada West
Season leader (points per game): Kim Tulloch (16.9)
Season leader (rebounds per game): Katie Miyazaki (6.8)
Season leader (assists per game): Jill Humbert (4.8)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 6th
CIS championship all-time record: 5-9 (.357)
CIS championship best result: Bronze (2010)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (Bronze)
CIS championship sequence: 4th consecutive appearance (5th in 6 years / only other: 1982)
 
No. 3 Carleton Ravens
Media Guide (PDF 1.12 MB) 
Head Coach: Taffe Charles (4th season)
Regular season record: 18-4
Regular season standing: 2nd OUA East (4th overall OUA)
Playoff record: 3-2
Playoff finish: OUA finalists / Central Regional finalists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 29-8
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 3-6 (0-2 vs. Windsor, 0-1 vs. Cape Breton, 2-1 vs. Toronto, 1-1 vs. StFX, 0-1 vs. Laurier)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 1): No. 4
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 3 (1 week: poll 11)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners (OUA East): None
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): None
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Alyson Bush (G)
Conference all-rookie team (OUA East): None
Season leader (points per game): Kendall MacLeod (11.1)
Season leader (rebounds per game): Kendall MacLeod (5.5)
Season leader (assists per game): Alyson Bush (4.3)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 1st
CIS championship all-time record: 1-1 (.500) *
CIS championship best result: First appearance
CIS championship last appearance: First appearance
CIS championship sequence: First appearance
 
* Including 1-1 record at 2011 Central Regional
 
No. 4 Cape Breton Capers
Media Guide (PDF 2.21 MB) 
Head Coach: Fabian McKenzie (12th season)
Regular season record: 16-4
Regular season standing: 1st AUS
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 24-6
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams:  4-1 (1-0 vs. Carleton, 2-0 vs. StFX, 1-1 vs. Laurier)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 1): No. 7
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 7 (4 weeks: polls 10-11-12-14)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 13
Conference award winners: Fabian McKenzie (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Jahlica Kirnon (G)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Nicole Works (G)
Conference all-rookie team: Kayla McCarron (F)
Season leader (points per game): Kari Everett (17.6)
Season leader (rebounds per game): Denisha Haywood (10.8)
Season leader (assists per game): Nicole Works (4.3)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 5th 
CIS championship all-time record: 6-5 (.545)
CIS championship best result: Finalists (2006)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (5th place)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd straight appearance (5th in 8 years & in history)
 
No. 5 Toronto Varsity Blues
Media Guide (click here) 
Head Coach: Michèle Bélanger (32nd season)
Regular season record: 18-4
Regular season standing: 1st OUA East (3rd overall OUA)
Playoff record: 4-1
Playoff finish: OUA bronze medallists / East Regional winners
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 29-7
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams:  5-3 (1-0 vs. Windsor, 0-1 vs. Saskatchewan, 1-2 vs. Carleton, 2-0 vs. Laurier, 1-0 vs. Laval)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 1): No. 6
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 5 (1 week: poll 13)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 13
Conference award winners (OUA East): Jill Stratton (rookie), Michèle Bélanger (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Nicki Schutz (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Sherri Pierce (G)
Conference all-rookie team (OUA East): Jill Stratton (G)
Season leader (points per game): Nicki Shutz (14.2)
Season leader (rebounds per game): Nicki Shutz (9.1)
Season leader (assists per game): Jill Stratton (2.6)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 17th
CIS championship all-time record: 22-23 (.489) *
CIS championship best result: Champions (1986)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (tied 7th place)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd appearance in 10 years (2011, 2008, 2002)
 
* Including 2-0 record at 2011 Eastern Regional
 
No. 6 St. Francis Xavier X-Women
Media Guide (PDF 941 KB) 
Head Coach: Matt Skinn (3rd season)
Regular season record: 14-6
Regular season standing: 3rd AUS
Playoff record: 4-1
Playoff finish: AUS bronze medallists / Central Regional winners
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 22-9
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams:  2-3 (1-1 vs. Carleton, 0-2 vs. Cape Breton, 0-1 vs. Laval)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 1): Unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): Unranked all season
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 0
Conference award winners: Ashley Stephen (defensive MVP)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Ashley Stephen (G)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Sheryl Chisholm (G)
Conference all-rookie team: None
Season leader (points per game): Sheryl Chisholm (13.4)
Season leader (rebounds per game): Ashley Stephen (8.2)
Season leader (assists per game): Ashley Stephen (3.2)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 2nd  
CIS championship all-time record: 2-2 (.500) *
CIS championship best result: Tied 7th (1997)
CIS championship last appearance: 1997 (Tied 7th)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd appearance in 14 years (2nd in history)
 
* Including 2-0 record at 2011 Central Regional
 
No. 7 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Media Guide (click here) 
Head Coach: Paul Falco (3rd season)
Regular season record: 15-7
Regular season standing: 3rd OUA West (5th overall OUA)
Playoff record: 4-2
Playoff finish: OUA 4th place finishers / Western Regional winners
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 24-12
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams:  2-6 (0-3 vs. Windsor, 1-0 vs. Carleton, 1-1 vs. Cape Breton, 0-2 vs. Toronto)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 1): No. 9
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 9 (1 week: final poll)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 1
Conference award winners (OUA West): Felicia Mazerolle (rookie), Renata Adamczyk (Sylvia Sweeney Award nominee), Paul Falco (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Renata Adamczyk (G)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): None
Conference all-rookie team: Felicia Mazerolle (G)
Season leader (points per game): Renata Adamczyk (13.0)
Season leader (rebounds per game): Megan Grant (7.7)
Season leader (assists per game): Renata Adamczyk (3.1)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 3rd 
CIS championship all-time record: 2-4 (.333) *
CIS championship best result: Tied 7th place (2004, 2003)
CIS championship last appearance: 2004 (tied 7th place)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd appearance in 9 years (3rd in history)
 
* Including 2-0 record at 2011 Western Regional
 
No. 8 Laval Rouge et Or
Media Guide (PDF 2.56 MB) 
Head Coach: Linda Marquis (26th season)
Regular season record: 5-11
Regular season standing: 4th RSEQ
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: RSEQ champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 11-15
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 1-2 (1-0 vs. Saskatchewan, 0-1 vs. Toronto, 0-1 vs. StFX)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 1): Unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 8 (2 weeks: first 2 polls)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 3
Conference award winners: Marie-Michelle Genois (Sylvia Sweeney Award nominee)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Marie-Michelle Genois (F/P)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Elyse Jobin (G)
Conference all-rookie team: Catherine Groleau (F)
Season leader (points per game): Marie-Michelle Genois (14.4)
Season leader (rebounds per game): Marie-Michelle Genois (10.6)
Season leader (assists per game): Marie-Michelle Genois (3.1)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 17th
CIS championship all-time record: 10-29 (.256)
CIS championship best result: Finalists (2002)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (6th)
CIS championship sequence: 7th straight appearance (11th in 12 years)

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Round 1: Regionals March 11 & 12 @ Regional Host Locations
 
Eastern Regional at University of New Brunswick

Friday, March 11
18:00 Semifinal #1: Western Ontario 82 vs. UNB 66
20:00 Semifinal #2: Fraser Valley 69 vs. Toronto 69
 
Saturday, March 12
16:00 Western 57 vs Toronto 65  

Central Regional at Carleton University

Friday, March 11
18:00 Semifinal #1: StFX 82 vs. Alberta 73 
20:00 Semifinal #2: Carleton 62 vs. Winnipeg 59
 
Saturday, March 12
19:00 Final: StFX 64 vs. Carleton 59 

Western Regional at University of Regina

Friday, March 11
18:15 Semifinal #1: Regina 83, Victoria 73
20:00 Semifinal #2: Wilfrid Laurier 61, UQAM 51

Saturday, March 12
19:00 Final: Wilfrid Laurier 82, Regina 67