Participating Teams

POOL A

Guelph Gryphons (OUA champions)
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Head Coach: Colette McAuley (6th season)
Regular season record: 6-0
Regular season standing: 1st OUA Shiels Division
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 23): No. 2
Top 10 best ranking: No. 2 (all 8 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 8
Conference award winners (Shiels Division): Britt Benn (MVP)
Conference all-stars (Shiels Division): Britt Benn, Caitlin Beaton, Caitlin McNally, Morganne Linthwaite, MacKenzie Higgs
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 13
CIS championship all-time record: 24-20-2 (.543)
CIS championship best result: 2-time champions (2011, 1998)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 8th straight appearance

Alberta Pandas (Canada West champions)
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Head Coach: Matt Parrish (8th season)
Regular season record: 4-0
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 23): No. 3
Top 10 best ranking: No. 3 (final poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 8
Conference award winners: Chelsea Guthrie (MVP), Amee Svatos (rookie), Matt Parrish (coach)
Conference all-stars: Carmen Hobbs, Amee Svatos, Miranda Monty, Chelsea Guthrie, Rebecca Fairbairn
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 9
CIS championship all-time record: 24-5-2 (.806)
CIS championship best result: 5-time champions (2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (6th place)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 3 year absence

Acadia Axewomen (AUS finalists)
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Head Coach: Matthew Durant (3rd season)
Regular season record: 5-3
Regular season standing: 2nd AUS
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: AUS finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 23): Unranked
Top 10 best ranking: No. 10 (5th poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 1
Conference award winners: Maddie MacKenzie (rookie)
Conference all-stars: Riley Kitchin, Allison Jordan, Emilie Chiasson
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 1
CIS championship all-time record: 0-0
CIS championship best result: 1st appearance
CIS championship last appearance: 1st appearance
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance

POOL B

St. Francis Xavier X-Women (AUS champions)
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Head Coach: Mike Cavanagh (14th season)
Regular season record: 8-0
Regular season standing: 1st AUS
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 23): No. 1
Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (all 8 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 8
Conference award winners: Tyson Beukeboom (MVP), Mike Cavanagh (coach)
Conference all-stars: Asya Bartley, Tyson Beukeboom, Olivia DeMerchant, Lisa Gauthier, Magali Harvey, Sara Kaljuvee, Lisa McGrath, Emma Taylor, Amanda Thornborough
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 15
CIS championship all-time record: 20-26-3 (.439)
CIS championship best result: 2-time champions (2010, 2006)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (finalists)
CIS championship sequence: 15th appearance in 15 years

Concordia Stingers (RSEQ champions)
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Head Coach: Graeme McGravie (8th season)
Regular season record: 6-1
Regular season standing: 2nd RSEQ
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: RSEQ champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 23): No. 8
Top 10 best ranking: No. 6 (3 weeks: polls 2-3-4)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 8
Conference award winners: Bianca Farella (rookie)
Conference all-stars: Erika Ikonomopoulos, Samantha Ewing, Bianca Farella
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 6
CIS championship all-time record: 5-12 (.294)
CIS championship best result: Finalists (2010)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (finalists)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year absence (3rd appearance in 4 years)

Queen’s Gaels (OUA finalists)
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Head Coach: Beth Barz (8th season)
Regular season record: 6-0
Regular season standing: 1st OUA Russell Division
Playoff record: 2-1
Playoff finish: OUA finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 23): No. 4
Top 10 best ranking: No. 3 (3 weeks: polls 5-6-7)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (8 polls): 8
Conference award winners (Russell Division): Nadia Popov (rookie), Marin MacLeod (Community Service Award)
Conference all-stars (Russell Division): Taylor White, Bronwyn Corrigan, Claragh Pegg, Susan Heald, Nadia Popov
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 2
CIS championship all-time record: 1-2 (.333)
CIS championship best result: 5th place (2010)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (5th place)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year absence (2nd appearance in 3 years)