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{{Short description|Women's college basketball team}}
{{Short description|Women's college basketball team}}
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The '''TMU Bold women's basketball''' (formerly '''Ryerson Rams''') team represents [[Toronto Metropolitan University]] in the [[Ontario University Athletics]] conference of [[U Sports women's basketball]]. The [[Ryerson Rams|Rams]] have won one [[Bronze Baby|national championship]] following their victory in the [[2022 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship|2022 tournament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/winnipeg-ryerson-usports-women-national-basketball-championship-1.6407137 |title=Undefeated Ryerson cruises past Winnipeg to win 1st U Sports women's basketball title |date=April 3, 2022 |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>
The '''[[Ryerson Rams]]''' women's basketball team represent [[Ryerson University]] in the [[Ontario University Athletics]] conference of [[U Sports women's basketball]].

==History==
==History==
The Ryerson Rams women's basketball team have had their most successful era between 2012-2020. Led by [[Canada women's national basketball team]] assistant coach Carly Clarke the Rams went 109-57 between 2012 and 2020.
The Ryerson Rams women's basketball team had their most successful era between 2012 and 2020. Led by [[Canada women's national basketball team]] assistant coach Carly Clarke the Rams went 109-57 between 2012 and 2020.


With the arrival of Clarke, she led the Rams into the OUA playoffs in her inaugural season. The 2014-15 season saw the greatest season in Rams history up to that time. Finishing with a program-record 16 wins, compared to only three losses, the Rams qualified for the Critelli Cup championship game, also qualifying for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (now U Sports) Final 8 Tournament.
With the arrival of Clarke, she led the Rams into the OUA playoffs in her inaugural season. The 2014–15 season saw the greatest season in Rams history up to that time. Finishing with a program-record 16 wins, compared to only three losses, the Rams qualified for the Critelli Cup championship game, also qualifying for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (now U Sports) Final 8 Tournament.


The following season (2015-2016), the Rams matched their 16-win total. In what proved to be the Rams most successful season, they were led by OUA Player of the Year, OUA Defensive Player of the Year and CIS National Player of the Year Keneca Pingue-Giles, capturing their first Critelli Cup defeating the [[Ottawa Gee-Gees]] 66-60. At the [[2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship]], the Ryerson Rams reached the National Final before falling to the [[Saskatchewan Huskies]] in the final 85-71.
The following season (2015-2016), the Rams matched their 16-win total. In what proved to be the Rams most successful season, they were led by OUA Player of the Year, OUA Defensive Player of the Year and CIS National Player of the Year Keneca Pingue-Giles, capturing their first Critelli Cup defeating the [[Ottawa Gee-Gees]] 66–60. At the [[2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship]], the Ryerson Rams reached the National Final before falling to the [[Saskatchewan Huskies]] in the final 85–71.


The 2016 Critelli Cup triumph was the first provincial championship won by any program in Ryerson Rams athletics history. At the Final 8 Tournament, the Rams qualified for the gold medal game, marking the first Rams team to appear in a national championship final. In January 2016, the Rams reached No. 2 in the national rankings, an historic first.
The 2016 Critelli Cup triumph was the first provincial championship won by any program in Ryerson Rams athletics history. At the Final 8 Tournament, the Rams qualified for the gold medal game, marking the first Rams team to appear in a national championship final. In January 2016, the Rams reached No. 2 in the national rankings, an historic first.


Heading into 2016-17, the Rams welcomed Kellie Ring, a fifth-year transfer player. Additionally, the Rams’ lineup saw a pair of players, Emma Fraser and Bronwyn Williams, qualify for the OUA All-Rookie team.
Heading into 2016–17, the Rams welcomed Kellie Ring, a fifth-year transfer player. Additionally, the Rams’ lineup saw a pair of players, Emma Fraser and Bronwyn Williams, qualify for the OUA All-Rookie team.


The Ryerson Rams hosted the [[2019 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship]] at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, , a season that saw the Rams reach the OUA Playoffs for the twelfth straight season, finishing the tournament in 5th place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cunha|first=Nicholas Da|date=2019-03-11|title=McMaster takes gold at the MAC; Rams finish 5th|url=https://ryersonian.ca/mcmaster-takes-gold-at-the-mac/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Ryersonian.ca|language=en-US}}</ref>
The Ryerson Rams hosted the [[2019 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship]] at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, a season that saw the Rams reach the OUA Playoffs for the twelfth straight season, finishing the tournament in 5th place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cunha|first=Nicholas Da|date=2019-03-11|title=McMaster takes gold at the MAC; Rams finish 5th|url=https://ryersonian.ca/mcmaster-takes-gold-at-the-mac/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Ryersonian.ca|language=en-US}}</ref>

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Reaching 18 wins in 2019–20, the Rams hosted the [[Brock Badgers women's basketball]] team in the Critelli Cup championship game. Additionally, the Rams qualified for the 2020 U SPORTS Women's Basketball Final 8 National Championship.in 2020 falling to the Brock Badgers 84–71.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Badgers women are Critelli Cup champions|url=https://gobadgers.ca/news/2020/2/29/womens-basketball-badgers-women-are-critelli-cup-champions.aspx|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Brock University Athletics|language=en}}</ref> In March 2020, Rams basketball alum Keneca Pingue-Giles was named to the list of the Top 100 U Sports Women's Basketball Players of the Century (2011-2020).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://usports.ca/en/championships/final-8/f/news/2020/03/1578750320/u-sports-to-unveil-top-100-women-s-basketball-players-of-the-century|title=U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women’s basketball players of the century|website=saltwire.com|date=March 8, 2020|access-date=May 26, 2021|language=en}}</ref>

==U Sports Elite 8 results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Ryerson Rams|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}}
|-
| rowspan=1 | [[2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship|2016]]
|| #5 || First Round<br>Semi-Finals<br>Finals || #4 Regina Cougars<br>#1 McGill Martlets<br>#2 [[Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball|Saskatchewan Huskies]] || '''W''' 73–70<br>'''W''' 87–72<br>L 85-71
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | [[2019 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship|2019]]
|| #8 || First Round<br>Consolation Semi-Finals<br>Consolation Finals|| #1 Laval Rouge et Or<br>#6 Acadia Axewomen || L 73–51<br>'''W''' 63–45<br>'''W''' 91-67
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | [[2020 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship|2020]]
|| #3 || First Round<br>Consolation Semi-Finals || #6 UPEI Panthers<br>#7 [[Calgary Dinos women's basketball|Calgary Dinos]] || L 75–70<br>L 87–64
|- style="text-align:center;"
|-
| rowspan=1 | [[2022 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship|2022]]
|| #1 || First Round<br>Semi-Finals<br>Finals || #8 UPEI Panthers<br>#4 Brock Badgers<br>#3 Winnipeg Wesmen || '''W''' 80–49<br>'''W''' 64–56<br>'''W''' 70-48
|}


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Reaching 18 wins in 2019-20, the Rams hosted the [[Brock Badgers women's basketball]] team in the Critelli Cup championship game. Additionally, the Rams qualified for the 2020 U SPORTS Women's Basketball Final 8 National Championship.in 2020 falling to the Brock Badgers 84-71.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Badgers women are Critelli Cup champions|url=https://gobadgers.ca/news/2020/2/29/womens-basketball-badgers-women-are-critelli-cup-champions.aspx|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Brock University Athletics|language=en}}</ref> In March 2020, Rams basketball alum Keneca Pingue-Giles was named to the list of the Top 100 U Sports Women’s Basketball Players of the Century (2011-2020).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://usports.ca/en/championships/final-8/f/news/2020/03/1578750320/u-sports-to-unveil-top-100-women-s-basketball-players-of-the-century|title=U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women’s basketball players of the century|website=saltwire.com|date=March 8, 2020|access-date=May 26, 2021|language=en}}</ref>
==Individual leader scoring==
==Individual leader scoring==
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| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | &nbsp;FG&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | &nbsp;FG&nbsp;
| style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Field goal (basketball)|Field-goals]]
| style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Field goal (basketball)|Field-goals]]
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | &nbsp;3FG&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | &nbsp;3FG&nbsp;
| style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Three-point field goal|3-point field-goals]]
| style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Three-point field goal|3-point field-goals]]
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | &nbsp;FT&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | &nbsp;FT&nbsp;
| [[Free throw|Free-throws]]
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| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | &nbsp;PTS&nbsp;
| [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | &nbsp;AVG&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | &nbsp;AVG&nbsp;
| [[Point (basketball)|Points]] per game
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|'''Season''' ||'''Player''' ||'''GP''' ||'''Min''' ||'''FG''' ||'''3FG''' ||'''FT''' ||'''Pts'''||'''Avg''' || '''OUA rank'''
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|2019-20 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oua.ca/stats.aspx?path=wbball&year=2019|title= 2019-2020 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics|website= usports.ca/|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=2021-06-23|language=en}}</ref>|| Marin Scotten || 22|| 708 ||139 ||57|| 40 ||375|| 17.0 ||3rd
|2019-20 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oua.ca/stats.aspx?path=wbball&year=2019|title= 2019-2020 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics|website= usports.ca/|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=2021-06-23|language=en}}</ref>|| Marin Scotten || 22|| 708 ||139 ||57|| 40 ||375|| 17.0 ||3rd
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|2018-19<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oua.ca/stats.aspx?path=wbball&year=2018|title= 2018-2019 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics|website= usports.ca/|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=2021-06-23|language=en}}</ref> || Sofia Paska || 18|| 465|| 87|| 0|| 65 ||239|| 13.3 || 12th
|2018-19<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oua.ca/stats.aspx?path=wbball&year=2018|title= 2018-2019 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics|website= usports.ca/|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=2021-06-23|language=en}}</ref> || Sofia Paska || 18|| 465|| 87|| 0|| 65 ||239|| 13.3 || 12th
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|2014-15<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oua.ca/stats.aspx?path=wbball&year=2014|title= 2014-2015 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics|website= usports.ca/|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=2021-06-23|language=en}}</ref> || Keneca Pingue-Giles || 18 ||490 ||116 ||31 ||48 ||311|| 17.3||
|2014-15 ||
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|2013-14<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oua.ca/stats.aspx?path=wbball&year=2013|title= 2013-2014 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics|website= usports.ca/|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=2021-06-23|language=en}}</ref> || Keneca Pingue-Giles||22|| 533 ||115 ||26|| 69 ||325|| 14.8 ||8th
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|2012-13 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oua.ca/stats.aspx?path=wbball&year=2012|title= 2012-2013 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics|website= usports.ca/|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=2021-06-23|language=en}}</ref>|| Kelsey Wright || 20|| 585 ||84||40||69|| 277 ||13.9|| 12th
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|2011-12<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oua.ca/stats.aspx?path=wbball&year=2011|title= 2011-2012 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics|website= usports.ca/|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=2021-06-23|language=en}}</ref> || Ashley MacDonald || 22|| 812|| 117|| 49|| 118|| 401 ||18.2 || 2nd
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|2010-11 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oua.ca/stats.aspx?path=wbball&year=2010|title= 2010-2011 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics|website= usports.ca/|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=2021-06-23|language=en}}</ref> || Ashley MacDonald||22|| 749|| 115|| 51|| 91|| 372|| 16.9||2nd
|2010-11 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oua.ca/stats.aspx?path=wbball&year=2010|title= 2010-2011 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics|website= usports.ca/|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=2021-06-23|language=en}}</ref> || Ashley MacDonald||22|| 749|| 115|| 51|| 91|| 372|| 16.9||2nd
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==International==
==International==
*Carly Clarke <small>Coach</small> {{CAN}}: 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, 2012 and 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship
*Carly Clarke <small>Coach</small>: {{CAN}} 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, 2012 and 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship; 2020 Tokyo Olympics <small>Asst. Coach</small><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ryersonrams.ca/news/2021/7/14/basketball-w-clarke-looking-ahead-to-tokyo-2020-as-team-canada-womens-basketball-assistant-coach.aspx|title=Clarke looking ahead to Tokyo 2020 as Team Canada women’s basketball assistant coach|author=Emile Riga|website=ryersonrams.ca/|date=2021-07-14|access-date=2021-07-21|language=en}}</ref>
*Mariah Nunes {{CAN}}: 2017 Summer Universiade<ref name="2017universiade">{{Cite news|url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/universiade/summer/2017/releases/delegation|title= 2017 FISU Summer Universiade: Canada sends delegation of 387 to Taipei City
|website= presto-en.usports.ca|date=July 18, 2017|access-date=2021-06-16|language=en}}</ref>
*Kellie Ring {{CAN}}: 2017 Summer Universiade <ref name="2017universiade"/>
*Jama Bin-Edward: {{CAN}} 2019 Winter Universiade <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://usports.ca/en/international/news/2019/05/2418098104/team-canada-delegation-announced-for-2019-fisu-summer-universiade|title=Team Canada delegation announced for 2019 FISU Summer Universiade|website=usports.ca|date=May 29, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2021|language=en}}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
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*2017 OUA All-Star Game participant: Nicole DiDomenico<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/sports/basketball/2017/06/06/nicole-rigas-didomenico-ends-hoops-career-playing-in-all-star-game.html|title=Nicole Rigas-DiDomenico ends hoops career playing in all-star game |website=niagarafallsreview.ca/| date=2017-06-06|access-date=2021-06-29|language=en}}</ref>
===OUA Awards===
===OUA Awards===
* 2017-18 OUA Rookie of the Year Marin Scotten
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*2016-17 OUA Joy Bellinger Award: Nicole DiDomenico – Ryerson Rams <small> presented annually to the student-athlete who excels in academics, athletics, and community service for her time in the local community</small>
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*2017 OUA All-Star Game participant: Nicole DiDomenico<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/sports/basketball/2017/06/06/nicole-rigas-didomenico-ends-hoops-career-playing-in-all-star-game.html|title=Nicole Rigas-DiDomenico ends hoops career playing in all-star game |website=niagarafallsreview.ca/| date=2017-06-06|access-date=2021-06-29|language=en}}</ref>
* 2015-16 OUA Most Valuable Player: Keneca Pingue-Giles
* 2015-16 OUA Defensive Player of the Year: Keneca Pingue-Giles
* 2012-13 OUA East Rookie of the Year : Cassandra Nofuente

====OUA All-Stars====
====OUA All-Stars====
*2016-17 First Team: Sofia Paska
*2016-17 First Team: Sofia Paska
*2016-17 First Team: Kellie Ring
*2016-17 First Team: Kellie Ring
*2015-16 First Team: Keneca Pingue-Giles

====OUA All-Rookie====
====OUA All-Rookie====
*2016-17 OUA All-Rookie Team: Bronwyn Williams – Ryerson Rams
*2016-17 OUA All-Rookie Team: Bronwyn Williams – Ryerson Rams
*2016-17 OUA All-Rookie Team: Emma Fraser – Ryerson Rams
*2016-17 OUA All-Rookie Team: Emma Fraser – Ryerson Rams
* 2012-13 OUA East All-Rookie: Cassandra Nofuente

====Joy Bellinger Award====
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*2016-17 OUA Joy Bellinger Award: Nicole DiDomenico – Ryerson Rams <small> presented annually to the student-athlete who excels in academics, athletics, and community service for her time in the local community</small>
* 2006–07 Joy Bellinger Award of Merit : Lisa Greig
* 2003–04 Joy Bellinger Award of Merit: Ashley Keohan

===U Sports Awards===
===U Sports Awards===
Note: U Sports was formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), and prior to that, the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU).
*2015-16 Nan Copp Award: Keneca Pingue-Giles
*2015-16 Nan Copp Award: Keneca Pingue-Giles
*1990-1991 CIS Rookie of the Year: Darcel Wright

====U Sports All-Canadians====
''First Team''
* Keneca Pingue-Giles - CIS First Team All-Canadian (2015-2016)

''Second Team''
* Sofia Paska - U Sports Second Team All-Canadian (2017-2018)
* Sofia Paska - U Sports Second Team All-Canadian (2016-2017)

====U Sports All-Rookie====
* Marrin Scotten - U Sports All-Rookie Team (2017-2018)
* Cassandra Nofuente - CIS All-Rookie Team (2012-2013)
* Mandi-May Bond - CIS All-Rookie Team (1998-1999)


== References ==
== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:TMU women's basketball}}
[[Category:Ryerson University]]
[[Category:TMU Bold]]
[[Category:U Sports women's basketball teams]]
[[Category:U Sports women's basketball teams]]
[[Category:Sports teams in Toronto]]
[[Category:Basketball teams in Toronto]]
[[Category:Women's sports clubs and teams in Toronto]]

Latest revision as of 20:07, 10 November 2024

TMU Bold women's basketball team
UniversityToronto Metropolitan University
Head coachCarly Clarke (Since 2012–13 season)
ConferenceOntario University Athletics
LocationToronto, Ontario
ArenaMattamy Athletic Centre
NicknameBold
ColorsBlue, Gold, and Silver[1]
     
Conference tournament champions
2016, 2022
U Sports tournament appearances
2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022
U Sports Championships
2022

The TMU Bold women's basketball (formerly Ryerson Rams) team represents Toronto Metropolitan University in the Ontario University Athletics conference of U Sports women's basketball. The Rams have won one national championship following their victory in the 2022 tournament.[2]

History

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The Ryerson Rams women's basketball team had their most successful era between 2012 and 2020. Led by Canada women's national basketball team assistant coach Carly Clarke the Rams went 109-57 between 2012 and 2020.

With the arrival of Clarke, she led the Rams into the OUA playoffs in her inaugural season. The 2014–15 season saw the greatest season in Rams history up to that time. Finishing with a program-record 16 wins, compared to only three losses, the Rams qualified for the Critelli Cup championship game, also qualifying for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (now U Sports) Final 8 Tournament.

The following season (2015-2016), the Rams matched their 16-win total. In what proved to be the Rams most successful season, they were led by OUA Player of the Year, OUA Defensive Player of the Year and CIS National Player of the Year Keneca Pingue-Giles, capturing their first Critelli Cup defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees 66–60. At the 2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship, the Ryerson Rams reached the National Final before falling to the Saskatchewan Huskies in the final 85–71.

The 2016 Critelli Cup triumph was the first provincial championship won by any program in Ryerson Rams athletics history. At the Final 8 Tournament, the Rams qualified for the gold medal game, marking the first Rams team to appear in a national championship final. In January 2016, the Rams reached No. 2 in the national rankings, an historic first.

Heading into 2016–17, the Rams welcomed Kellie Ring, a fifth-year transfer player. Additionally, the Rams’ lineup saw a pair of players, Emma Fraser and Bronwyn Williams, qualify for the OUA All-Rookie team.

The Ryerson Rams hosted the 2019 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, a season that saw the Rams reach the OUA Playoffs for the twelfth straight season, finishing the tournament in 5th place.[3]

Reaching 18 wins in 2019–20, the Rams hosted the Brock Badgers women's basketball team in the Critelli Cup championship game. Additionally, the Rams qualified for the 2020 U SPORTS Women's Basketball Final 8 National Championship.in 2020 falling to the Brock Badgers 84–71.[4] In March 2020, Rams basketball alum Keneca Pingue-Giles was named to the list of the Top 100 U Sports Women's Basketball Players of the Century (2011-2020).[5]

U Sports Elite 8 results

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2016 #5 First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals		 #4 Regina Cougars
#1 McGill Martlets
#2 Saskatchewan Huskies		 W 73–70
W 87–72
L 85-71
2019 #8 First Round
Consolation Semi-Finals
Consolation Finals		 #1 Laval Rouge et Or
#6 Acadia Axewomen		 L 73–51
W 63–45
W 91-67
2020 #3 First Round
Consolation Semi-Finals		 #6 UPEI Panthers
#7 Calgary Dinos		 L 75–70
L 87–64
2022 #1 First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals		 #8 UPEI Panthers
#4 Brock Badgers
#3 Winnipeg Wesmen		 W 80–49
W 64–56
W 70-48

Individual leader scoring

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MIN  Minutes played
 FG  Field-goals  3FG  3-point field-goals  FT  Free-throws
 PTS  Points  AVG  Points per game
Season Player GP Min FG 3FG FT Pts Avg OUA rank
2019-20 [6] Marin Scotten 22 708 139 57 40 375 17.0 3rd
2018-19[7] Sofia Paska 18 465 87 0 65 239 13.3 12th
2017-18
2016-17
2015-16
2014-15[8] Keneca Pingue-Giles 18 490 116 31 48 311 17.3
2013-14[9] Keneca Pingue-Giles 22 533 115 26 69 325 14.8 8th
2012-13 [10] Kelsey Wright 20 585 84 40 69 277 13.9 12th
2011-12[11] Ashley MacDonald 22 812 117 49 118 401 18.2 2nd
2010-11 [12] Ashley MacDonald 22 749 115 51 91 372 16.9 2nd
2009-10 [13] Ashley MacDonald 22 719 107 68 37 319 14.5 7th

International

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  • Carly Clarke Coach:  Canada 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, 2012 and 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship; 2020 Tokyo Olympics Asst. Coach[14]
  • Mariah Nunes  Canada: 2017 Summer Universiade[15]
  • Kellie Ring  Canada: 2017 Summer Universiade [15]
  • Jama Bin-Edward:  Canada 2019 Winter Universiade [16]

Awards and honors

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OUA Awards

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  • 2017-18 OUA Rookie of the Year Marin Scotten
  • 2017 OUA All-Star Game participant: Nicole DiDomenico[17]
  • 2015-16 OUA Most Valuable Player: Keneca Pingue-Giles
  • 2015-16 OUA Defensive Player of the Year: Keneca Pingue-Giles
  • 2012-13 OUA East Rookie of the Year : Cassandra Nofuente

OUA All-Stars

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  • 2016-17 First Team: Sofia Paska
  • 2016-17 First Team: Kellie Ring
  • 2015-16 First Team: Keneca Pingue-Giles

OUA All-Rookie

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  • 2016-17 OUA All-Rookie Team: Bronwyn Williams – Ryerson Rams
  • 2016-17 OUA All-Rookie Team: Emma Fraser – Ryerson Rams
  • 2012-13 OUA East All-Rookie: Cassandra Nofuente

Joy Bellinger Award

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  • 2016-17 OUA Joy Bellinger Award: Nicole DiDomenico – Ryerson Rams presented annually to the student-athlete who excels in academics, athletics, and community service for her time in the local community
  • 2006–07 Joy Bellinger Award of Merit : Lisa Greig
  • 2003–04 Joy Bellinger Award of Merit: Ashley Keohan

U Sports Awards

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Note: U Sports was formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), and prior to that, the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU).

  • 2015-16 Nan Copp Award: Keneca Pingue-Giles
  • 1990-1991 CIS Rookie of the Year: Darcel Wright

U Sports All-Canadians

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First Team

  • Keneca Pingue-Giles - CIS First Team All-Canadian (2015-2016)

Second Team

  • Sofia Paska - U Sports Second Team All-Canadian (2017-2018)
  • Sofia Paska - U Sports Second Team All-Canadian (2016-2017)

U Sports All-Rookie

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  • Marrin Scotten - U Sports All-Rookie Team (2017-2018)
  • Cassandra Nofuente - CIS All-Rookie Team (2012-2013)
  • Mandi-May Bond - CIS All-Rookie Team (1998-1999)

References

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  1. ^ "Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). Ryerson University. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Undefeated Ryerson cruises past Winnipeg to win 1st U Sports women's basketball title". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Cunha, Nicholas Da (2019-03-11). "McMaster takes gold at the MAC; Rams finish 5th". Ryersonian.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  4. ^ "Badgers women are Critelli Cup champions". Brock University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  5. ^ "U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century". saltwire.com. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "2019-2020 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". usports.ca/. March 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  7. ^ "2018-2019 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". usports.ca/. March 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  8. ^ "2014-2015 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". usports.ca/. March 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  9. ^ "2013-2014 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". usports.ca/. March 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  10. ^ "2012-2013 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". usports.ca/. March 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  11. ^ "2011-2012 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". usports.ca/. March 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  12. ^ "2010-2011 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". usports.ca/. March 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  13. ^ "2009-2010 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". usports.ca/. March 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  14. ^ Emile Riga (2021-07-14). "Clarke looking ahead to Tokyo 2020 as Team Canada women's basketball assistant coach". ryersonrams.ca/. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  15. ^ a b "2017 FISU Summer Universiade: Canada sends delegation of 387 to Taipei City". presto-en.usports.ca. July 18, 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  16. ^ "Team Canada delegation announced for 2019 FISU Summer Universiade". usports.ca. May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "Nicole Rigas-DiDomenico ends hoops career playing in all-star game". niagarafallsreview.ca/. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
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