Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball

Women's university basketball team

The Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team represents the University of Saskatchewan in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association of U Sports women's basketball. The Huskies have captured two national championships, winning the first in 2016, followed by a victory in 2020.^[2][3] Led by head coach Lisa Thomaidis, who first led the program for the 1998-99 season, she has also served as head coach of the Canada women's national basketball team. Holding the program record for regular season wins (281), Canada West playoff wins (49) and U Sports National Tournament wins (19), the Huskies have also won eight Canada West titles under her tutelage. Home games are contested at the Physical Activity Complex (PAC), which was constructed in 2003.

History

In the 2019-20 season, the Huskies finished in first place in Canada West with a record of 18-2. Scoring 1920 points, averaging 96.0 points per game, the Huskies led all teams in Canada West play. Additionally, their 1260 points allowed (63.0 points per game), resulted in a differential of 33 points, which was tops in Canada West.

Recent season-by-season record

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Recent U Sports Tournament results

Statistics

Individual Leader Scoring

Canada West Statistical Leaders

3-PT Field Goal Percentage

• 2019-20: Sabine Dukate - 59 three point field goals, 157 three point field goals attempted, .376 percentage

All-Time Leaders

Scoring

International

• Megan Lindquist Saskatchewan  Canada 2017 Summer Universiade^[8]
• Megan Ahlstrom  Canada: 2019 Summer Universiade^[9]
• Kyla Shand  Canada: 2019 Summer Universiade
• Lisa Thomaidis:  Canada Head coach 2015 Pan American Games Gold Medal, 2015 FIBA Americas Gold Medal, 2016 Rio Olympics (7th place)

Awards and honours

• Lisa Thomaidis, 2016 CAAWS Women of Influence Award ^[10]

Canada West Awards

• 2005-06 Sarah Crooks, Canada West Player of the Year
• 2006-07 Sarah Crooks, Canada West Player of the Year
• Lisa Thomaidis: Canada West Coach of the Year - 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2016

Canada West Hall of Fame

• Sarah Crooks: 2020 inductee ^[11]

U Sports Awards

• 2005-06 Sarah Crooks, Nan Copp Award
• 2006-07 Sarah Crooks, Nan Copp Award

• Lisa Thomaidis: 2008-09 Canadian Interuniversity Sport Coach of the Year
• Lisa Thomaidis: 2010-11 Canadian Interuniversity Sport Coach of the Year

• Antoinette Miller, Top 100 U Sports women's basketball Players of the Century (1920-2020).^[12]

All-Canadians

• 2005-06: Sarah Crooks, Canadian Interuniversity Sport First-Team All-Canadian
• 2006-07: Sarah Crooks, Canadian Interuniversity Sport First-Team All-Canadian
• 2018-19: Sabine Dukate, U First Team All-Canadian^[13]

U Sports Nationals

• 2015-16: Dalyce Emmerson, U Sports championship MVP
• 2019-20: Sabine Dukate, U Sports championship MVP

All-Tournament Team

• 2019-20: Sabine Dukate, Saskatchewan
• 2019-20: Summer Masikewich, Saskatchewan

University awards

• 2020 Valerie Girsberger Trophy (in recognition of leadership, sportsmanship, academic ability): Megan Ahlstrom
• Colb McEwon Trophy: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2020^[14] (Saskatchewan Huskies Athletics Coach of the Year) - Lisa Thomaidis

References

1. "University of Saskatchewan Visual Expression Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 5, 2016.
2. "U of S women's basketball team returns home CIS national champions: The Huskies captured the national title over the weekend in Fredericton, N.B." cbc.ca. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
3. Brenden Purdy (2020-03-08). "Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team wins national championship". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
4. "U Sports unable to offer national championships in winter 2021". usports.ca. U Sports. October 15, 2020.
5. "Women's basketball history". Canada West Universities Athletic Association. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
6. "2018-2019 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". canadawest.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
7. "2019-2020 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". canadawest.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
8. "2017 FISU Summer Universiade: Canada sends delegation of 387 to Taipei City". presto-en.usports.ca. July 18, 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
9. "Team Canada delegation announced for 2019 FISU Summer Universiade". usports.ca. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
10. "After a banner year for women and sport, the 2016 Most Influential Women List showcases the impact being made by Canadian women". presto-en.usports.ca. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
11. "Sarah Crooks (WBB) | Student-athlete)". canadawesthalloffame.org/. 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
12. "U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century". saltwire.com. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
13. "Dukate named U SPORTS All-Canadian". huskies.usask.ca. 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
14. "Harrison, Kozun named Huskie Athletics top athletes". huskies.usask.ca/news. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2021-06-16.