Dates: Friday, February 10th, 2023 and Sunday, February 12th, 2023
Friday, February 10, 2023
6:00 pm PUC Pilots(2) vs USB Les Rouges(3)
8:00 pm CMU Blazers(2) vs USB Les Rouges(3)
Sunday, February 12, 2023
6:00pm Women’s Championship Final - CMU Blazers(1) vs winner of semi
8:00pm Men’s Championship Final - PUC Pilots(1) vs winner of semi
ROSTERS
| Men's Rosters | Women's Rosters | |
| CMU Blazers | CMU Blazers | |
| PUC Pilots | PUC Pilots | |
| USB Les Rouges | USB Les Rouges |
AWARDS
Women's Player of the Year and All Conference
Women's Coach of the Year
Men's Player of the Year and All Conference
Men's Coach of the Year
FACILITIES
Loewen Athletic Centre, Canadian Mennonite University 500 Shaftesbury Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3P 2N2
PARKING
Free parking is available in the CMU A Lot.
TICKET INFO
$5 for adults, $3 for students (with student card) & seniors (55+),
FREE for CMU students, staff, & alumni. **CMU Blazers season passes are not valid at championships
SEATING INFO
Bleacher seating will be available
CONCESSIONS
Concessions not available
WEBCASTING
2023
MCAC Women’s Basketball Championship Preview
The 2022-23 Manitoba
Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) women’s basketball regular season had three
teams compete throughout the year and will now be capped with a conference
championship title. The MCAC Championship weekend runs on February 10 and 12
hosted by Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Blazers at Lowen Athletic Centre
in Winnipeg.
#1 Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Blazers to play in Championship
final – 6 p.m. CT start on Sunday, February 12
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Blazers are the host and enter the final with a semi final bye. They completed their second consecutive perfect regular season after an 8-0 conference record (In 2021-22: 12-0 regular season). The squad is looking to defend their title they won in 2022 and extend the CMU championship dynasty as they have won the last four MCAC championships (2018-22; no title in 2021 due to Covid-19).
In 2022-23, the Blazers averaged 88.3 points per game while holding teams to just 45.1 points during the eight regular season games.
The Top 3 MCAC scorers are Blazers. Co-Player of the Year winners Briana Ehrmantraut, 2nd year Forward/Guard, and co-captain Anna Pyne, 3rd year Guard, were first and second with 18.0 and 16.1 points per game while 2nd year forward Oluwanifemi Gbadamosi earned an All Conference selection and also tied for second in scoring with 16.1 ppg. Third year guard Reyna Reyes and 1st year forward Zia Dacara are third and fourth in steals per game at 2.6 and 1.9.
Head coach Joe Di Curzio in his ninth year will be watching the semi final match and will prepare the Blazers for another championship game. With being the number one seed, the Blazers play on Sunday, February 12 at 6 p.m. CT in front of their hometown crowd.
Semi final: #2 Providence University College (PUC) Pilots vs.
#3 Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) Les Rouges – 6 p.m. CT start on Friday,
February 10
This semi final match will determine who advance to the championship game. Both teams have met four times this year with the Providence University College (PUC) Pilots coming away with a victory during all the match-ups. PUC finished with a 4-4 record and would like to continue their winning ways against Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) Les Rouges.
Amver Navarro led the Pilots in scoring with 11.4 ppg. and fourth in MCAC. All Conference selections Abigail Matuszewski and Trinity Blair contributed 10.6 ppg. (6th in MCAC) and 7.6 (9th in MCAC). Blair is the team captain and also first in conference assist to turnover ratio at 8.0
In 2022-23, the Blazers averaged 79.9 points per game while holding teams to 57.3 points during the eight regular season games.
Head coach Joel Coursey, in his 11th season, was name Coach of the Year and goal is to return the finals and win PUC’s first MCAC women’s basketball championship since 2006.
Les Rouges continue to establish their program in their second consecutive season back in MCAC since taking a break after the 2005-06 campaign.
In the second season, USB has battled hard during this year as they still seek their first win after a 0-8 mark and looking for the playoff upset. Their highest point output in 2022-23 was 46 points against the Pilots on Feb. 3 as they continue adding building blocks to the young program.
Second year guard Crystal Teichrieb leads USB in scoring and tenth in conference at 7.4 ppg. Rookie guard Miatta Dukuly is second on the team in scoring (16th in MCAC) at 4.3 ppg while Teichrieb is also eighth in conference rebounds per game at 4.1
Head coach Christian Mouné, in his second season, has built this team to accumulate additional experience and play a spirited semi final game this season.
2023 MCAC Women’s Basketball Championship
Hosted
by: Canadian Mennonite University (CMU); Central Time listed
Friday, February 10
6 p.m. Semi
Final: #3 USB Les Rouges vs. #2 PUC Pilots
Sunday, February 12
6
p.m. Women’s
Championship Final: #1 CMU Blazers vs. Semi Final winner
2023
MCAC Men’s Basketball Championship Preview
This 2022-23 Manitoba
Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) men’s basketball regular season has seen
three teams battle throughout the year to earn an opportunity to hoist the
championship trophy in 2023. The MCAC Championship weekend runs on February 10
and 12 hosted by Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Blazers at Lowen Athletic
Centre in Winnipeg.
#1 Providence University College (PUC) Pilots to play in
Championship final – 8 p.m. CT start on Sunday, February 12
The defending champion Providence University College (PUC) Pilots have been on a roll since sweeping the 2022 post-season to capture first their MCAC men’s basketball championship since 2003.
After a perfect 8-0 conference regular season, the Pilots earned a bye into the championship final as they seek to defend. In 2022-23, PUC averaged 81.4 points per game while holding teams to a stingy 62.8 points during the eight regular season games.
The Top 2 MCAC scorers are Pilots. All Conference and fourth year forward Joshua Armstrong led the team and first in conference scoring at 18.4 points per game. Co-Player of the Year and All Conference winner third year forward Riley Paul was second in MCAC scoring 15.4 ppg. while also first in conference with 5.0 assists per game and second in MCAC in rebounds per game at 9.6. Emmanuel Oleko finished sixth in MCAC scoring at 10.6 ppg. plus first in conference field goal shooting at 66.7%.
Head coach Pierre Dubreuil, in his fifth season, was awarded Coach of the Year after guiding the team to a successful perfect regular season and looks to wrap up this campaign with another championship title. With being the number one seed, the Pilots are back on the court on Sunday, February 12 at 8 p.m. CT in the championship final.
Semi final: #2 Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Blazers
vs. #3 Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) Les Rouges – 8 p.m. CT start on
Friday, February 10
The Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Blazers will have a different path than last season to hopefully earn a championship final berth as they finished second in MCAC standings with a 4-4 record and will face off against Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) Les Rouges.
The Blazers have won all four match-ups against USB in 2022-23. In three of those four meetings, CMU has scored 90 or more points in wins.
This season, the Blazers averaged 84.4 points per game while holding teams to 68.8 points during the eight regular season games.
Two of the Top 4 MCAC scorers are Blazers. First year forward Daniel Cameron was named co-Player of the Year plus All Conference selection after third in MCAC points per game at 14.0 and first in MCAC in rebounds per game at 14.6. Rookie guard George Fedorchuk was fourth with 11.6 ppg. Sophomore forward Ezra Leano was also named All Conference selection and tied for fourth in blocks per game at 0.4 and tied for 11th in steals per game at 0.8.
Head coach Scott Martin, in his fourth year, looks to duplicate the path PUC made last year by winning the MCAC championship as a second seed in front of hometown fans in 2023. The squad is also seeking to win a conference championship for the first time for the program since 2017.
USB is in their second season of conference play since returning to MCAC after an absence after the 2008-09 season.
In their second season, Saint-Boniface recorded a 0-8 record but had a close battle with CMU to start the 2022-23 regular season with a close 75-69 loss on Nov. 18. Despite their conference record, Les Rouges also had a couple tight games against number one seed Pilots only losing by six points in each contest.
Second year guard and co-captain Daniel Conway earned All Conference recognition after being seventh in MCAC scoring at 10.3 ppg. and also fifth in 3-point shooting at 31.8% and sixth in rebounds in rebounds per game at 4.8. Fourth year forward Gregoire Diouf finished fifth in conference scoring with 11.1 ppg. and third in MCAC rebounds per game at 8.6.
Head coach Christian Mouné, in his season season, has built this team to make a push into the championship final and compete versus the host in a competitive semi final game this season.
2023 MCAC Men’s Basketball Championship
Hosted
by: Canadian Mennonite University (CMU); Central Time listed
Friday, February 10
8 p.m. Semi
Final: #3 USB Les Rouges vs. #2 CMU Blazers
Sunday, February 12
8
p.m. Men’s
Championship Final: #1 PUC Pilots vs. Semi Final winner