Ravens aiming for 3-peat against Huskies in U Sports women's basketball final rematch

The Carleton Ravens can win a third consecutive national title on Sunday when they face the top-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies in the U Sports women's basketball Final 8 championship game at UBC's War Memorial Gymnasium in Vancouver.

The Ravens punched their ticket to the championship rematch with an 84-60 win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees in Saturday night's semifinals, while the Huskies dunked the host UBC Thunderbirds 85-63.

The Ravens successfully defended their title with a 70-67 win over the Huskies in last year's gold-medal game.

In the men's tournament, the University of Victoria Vikes will play the Calgary Dinos in the championship final, while the top-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees and University of P.E.I. Panthers play in the bronze-medal game.

Andrea Dodig scored 19 points and hauled in three rebounds as the Huskies dunked the Thunderbirds in the first women's semifinal game of the night.

Ella Murphy Wiebe chipped in with 15 points and nine rebounds, while Gage Grassick had 12 points and five rebounds for the Huskies, who led 49-27 at halftime over the tournament hosts.

Watch live coverage of the women's and men's medal games on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem, starting at 1 p.m. ET with UPEI taking on Ottawa for the men's bronze medal. A live streaming schedule is available here.

Mona Berlitz lead the Thunderbirds with 15 points and four rebounds, while Sara Toneguzzi had 11 points and Sofia Berman added nine and five rebounds.

Saskatchewan dominated in field goals, making 51.6 per cent of their shots, while UBC finished at 35 per cent. The hosts had 22 turnovers and were outrebounded 44 — 30. Saskatchewan's bench outscored UBC 29-21.

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