FINAL 8

No. 1 Regina Cougars

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Head Coach: Dave Taylor (6th season)
Regular season record: 20-0
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West Prairie
Playoff record: 5-1
Playoff finish: Canada West finalists / Western Regional champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 35-2
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 8-1 (1-1 UBC, 2-0 Sask, 1-0 Windsor, 1-0 McGill, 3-0 Calgary)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 28): No. 1
Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (all 14 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 14
Conference award winners: Joanna Zalesiak (MVP), Dave Taylor (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Joanna Zalesiak (G)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Lindsay Ledingham (F)
Conference all-rookie team: No all-rookie team in CW
Team leader (points per game): Michelle Clark (15.0)
Team leader (rebounds per game): Lindsay Ledingham (7.6)
Team leader (assists per game): Joanna Zalesiak (5.8)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 16th
CIS championship all-time record (including 2012 Regionals): 24-20 (.545)
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2001)
CIS championship all-time medals: 6 (1-4-1)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (lost in West Regional final)
CIS championship sequence: 5th consecutive appearance (including 2011 West Regional)

No. 2 UBC Thunderbirds

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Head Coach: Deb Huband (17th season)
Regular season record: 15-3
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West Pacific
Playoff record: 4-0
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 24-3
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 3-2 (1-1 Regina, 2-0 Sask, 0-1 Calgary)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 28): No. 4
Top 10 best ranking: No. 2 (1 week: Nov. 22)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 14
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Zara Huntley (P)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Kris Young (G)
Conference all-rookie team: No all-rookie team in CW
Team leader (points per game): Kris Young (15.3)
Team leader (rebounds per game): Zara Huntley (7.0)
Team leader (assists per game): Kris Young (4.6)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 10th
CIS championship all-time record: 16-5 (.762)
CIS championship best result: 6-time champions (2008, 2006, 2004, 1974, 1973, 1972)
CIS championship all-time medals: 7 (6-1-0)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 3-year absence

No. 3 Ottawa Gee-Gees

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Head Coach: Andy Sparks (4th season)
Regular season record: 19-3
Regular season standing: 1st OUA East
Playoff record: 4-1
Playoff finish: OUA champions / East Regional finalists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 29-6
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 4-3 (2-1 Windsor, 1-2 Acadia, 1-0 McGill)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 28): No. 6
Top 10 best ranking: No. 5 (1 week: Jan. 31)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 11
Conference award winners (OUA East): Hannah Sunley-Paisley (MVP), Bess Lennox (defensive MVP & student-athlete award), Kellie Ring (rookie), Andy Sparks (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Hannah Sunley-Paisley (P)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Bess Lennox (F), Jenna Gilbert (F)
Conference all-rookie team (OUA East): Kellie Ring (G), Maddie Stephen (F)
Team leader (points per game): Hannah Sunley-Paisley (18.5)
Team leader (rebounds per game): Bess Lennox (9.9)
Team leader (assists per game): Kellie Ring (4.8)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 5th
CIS championship all-time record (including 2012 Regionals): 4-8 (.333)
CIS championship best result: 5th place (2005)
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (7th place)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year absence (3rd appearance in 4 years)

No. 4 Windsor Lancers

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Head Coach: Chantal Vallée (7th season)
Regular season record: 20-2
Regular season standing: 1st OUA West
Playoff record: 4-1
Playoff finish: OUA finalists / East Regional champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 32-4
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 3-3 (0-1 Regina, 1-2 Ottawa, 1-0 Sask, 1-0 Calgary)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 28): No. 2
Top 10 best ranking: No. 2 (12 weeks, including last 9)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 14
Conference award winners (OUA West): Jessica Clemençon (MVP), Miah-Marie Langlois (defensive MVP), Laura Mullins (Tracy McLeod Award nominee), Chantal Vallée (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Jessica Clemençon (F), Miah-Marie Langlois (G)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): Bojana Kovacevic (G)
Conference all-rookie team (OUA West): None
Team leader (points per game): Jessica Clemençon (17.6)
Team leader (rebounds per game): Iva Peklova (7.5)
Team leader (assists per game): Miah-Marie Langlois (4.9)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 4th
CIS championship all-time record (including 2012 Regionals): 8-3 (.727)
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2011)
CIS championship all-time medals: 2 (1-1-0)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 4th consecutive appearance

No. 5 Acadia Axewomen

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Head Coach: Bev Greenlaw (4th season)
Regular season record: 17-3
Regular season standing: 1st AUS
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 26-5
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 2-2 (2-1 Ottawa, 0-1 Sask)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 28): No. 7
Top 10 best ranking: No. 7 (7 weeks, including last 5)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 14
Conference award winners: Bev Greenlaw (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Emma Duinker (G/F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Stefanie Chapman (G)
Conference all-rookie team: None
Team leader (points per game): Emma Duinker (16.6)
Team leader (rebounds per game): Emma Duinker (7.6)
Team leader (assists per game): Stefanie Chapman (4.3)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 1st
CIS championship all-time record: 0-0
CIS championship best result: First appearance
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship last appearance: First appearance
CIS championship sequence: First appearance

No. 6 Saskatchewan Huskies

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Head Coach: Lisa Thomaidis (14th season)
Regular season record: 15-5
Regular season standing: 2nd Canada West Prairie
Playoff record: 3-2
Playoff finish: Canada West semi-finalists / West Regional semi-finalists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 24-8
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 4-5 (0-2 Regina, 0-2 UBC, 0-1 Windsor, 1-0 Acadia, 3-0 Calgary)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 28): No. 3
Top 10 best ranking: No: 3 (4 weeks: last 4 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 14
Conference award winners: Katie Miyazaki (defensive MVP), Dalyce Emmerson (rookie)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Katie Miyazaki (G)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Dalyce Emmerson (F)
Conference all-rookie team: No all-rookie team in CW
Team leader (points per game): Katie Miyazaki (15.2)
Team leader (rebounds per game): Dalyce Emmerson (10.5)
Team leader (assists per game): Katie Miyazaki (4.2)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 6th
CIS championship all-time record (including 2012 Regionals): 7-9 (.438)
CIS championship best result: Finalists (2011)
CIS championship all-time medals: 2 (0-1-1)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (finalists)
CIS championship sequence: 5th straight appearance

No. 7 McGill Martlets

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Head Coach: Ryan Thorne (9th season)
Regular season record: 11-5
Regular season standing: 1st RSEQ
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: RSEQ champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 17-11
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 0-2 (0-1 Regina, 0-1 Ottawa)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 28): Unranked
Top 10 best ranking: Unranked all season
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 0
Conference award winners: Dianna Ros (rookie), Ryan Thorne (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Anneth Him-Lazarenko (P), Françoise Charest (G)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Marie-Ève Martin (G)
Conference all-rookie team: Diana Ros (G)
Team leader (points per game): Anneth Him-Lazarenko (12.2)
Team leader (rebounds per game): Anneth Him-Lazarenko (6.5)
Team leader (assists per game): Françoise Charest (2.4)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 7th
CIS championship all-time record: 5-10 (.333)
CIS championship best result: Bronze (1996)
CIS championship all-time medals: 1 (0-0-1)
CIS championship last appearance: 1996 (bronze)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 15-year absence

No. 8 Calgary Dinos

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Head Coach: Shawnee Harle (18th season)
Regular season record: 14-6
Regular season standing: 3rd Canada West Prairie
Playoff record: 0-2
Playoff finish: Canada West quarter-finalists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 18-13
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 1-7 (0-3 Regina, 1-0 UBC, 0-1 Windsor, 0-3 Sask)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 28): Unranked
Top 10 best ranking: No. 9 (1week: Feb. 7)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 4
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Jenna Kaye (PG)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: None
Conference all-rookie team: No all-rookie team in CW
Team leader (points per game): Jenna Kaye (14.6)
Team leader (rebounds per game): Jessica Franz (7.2)
Team leader (assists per game): Jenna Kaye (5.4)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 13th
CIS championship all-time record: 17-15 (.531)
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (1989)
CIS championship all-time medals: 8 (1-3-4)
CIS championship last appearance: 2001 (bronze)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 10-year absence

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EAST REGIONAL RESULTS

Friday, March 9
18:00 Semifinal #1: Windsor 83 vs Cape Breton 70
20:00 Semifinal #2: Ottawa 75 vs Fraser Valley 69

Saturday, March 10
18:00 Final: Windsor 58 vs. Ottawa 55

Winner: Windsor

WEST REGIONAL RESULTS

Friday, March 9
18:15 Semifinal #1: Brock 66, Saskatchewan 62
20:00 Semifinal #2: Regina 73, Concordia 60

Saturday, March 10
19:00 Final: Regina, 85, Brock 62

Winner: Regina