By Canadian Press

Huskies beat Ravens 85-66 to net women’s U Sports basketball crown

Mar 16, 2025 | 7:29 PM

VANCOUVER — Gage Grassick scored 35 points, including seven three-pointers, as the top-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies used some deadly accurate shooting to defeat the Carleton Ravens 85-66 to win the U Sports women’s basketball Final 8 championship game at UBC’s War Memorial Gymnasium on Sunday.

Tea DeMong added 13 points for the Huskies, who won their third national championship. Saskatchewan also denied the Ravens the chance to win their third consecutive title.

Andrea Dodig had 12 points while Courtney Primeau led both teams with nine rebounds.

In the men’s final, Renoldo Robinson scored 24 points and had nine rebounds to lead the University of Victoria Vikes to a 82-53 win over the Calgary Dinos. It was the first men’s title for Victoria in 28 years.

The women’s game was a rematch of last year’s final where the Ravens defeated the Huskies 70-67.

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Late in the match Grassick showed why she was named the U Sport women’s basketball player of the year and MVP of the tournament.

After taking a long shot that hit the rim, the five-foot-eight guard from Prince Albert, Sask., snagged her own rebound, paused, faked, then drove to the basketball for a layup.

She finished the game with seven rebounds and seven assists.

The Huskies, who shot 48.3 per cent from the floor compared to 32.4 by Ottawa, built a 45-31 halftime lead. They finished the game making 10 of 24 three-pointers compared to eight of 26 for Carleton.

The Huskies had won championships in 2016 and 2020.

Teresa Donato led the Ravens with 24 points.

Carleton advanced to the gold-medal game with an 84-60 win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees in Saturday night’s semifinals, while the Huskies downed the host UBC Thunderbirds 85-63.

Ottawa defeated UBC 68-61 in the women’s bronze-medal game.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 16, 2025.

Jim Morris, The Canadian Press

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