Dawson’s women’s Division 1 basketball team has captured gold at the RSEQ provincials by beating Champlain St-Lambert in the semi-finals and perennial adversary Montmorency in the finals. Now it’s off to Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick for the CCAA National Championship March 15-18. The first game on the first day pits the Blues, the #2 ranked team in Canada, against the Capilano Blues of the PACWEST Conference.

The team went undefeated all through the regular season with a 14 and 0 record. The incredible efforts of the team were acknowledged by the RSEQ Conference at the awards ceremony, recognizing the following individuals:

• Trevor Williams was named RSEQ Conference Coach of the Year
• Roxane Makolo was named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the RSEQ Conference
• Nelly Owusu, Defensive Player of the Year RSEQ
• 1^st all-star team: Roxane Makolo and Mackenzie Ash-Smith
• 2^nd all-star team: Nelly Owusu and Éléanore Marciszewski
• Academic merit: Dahomée Forgues

On the men’s side, the Division 1 basketball team won bronze after being defeated in the semi-finals by Collège Brébeuf, but beating Vanier for the medal. The team went 11-5 for a 4^th place league finish in the regular season. Bahaide Haidara was named to the 1^st all-star team, while brothers Nudy and Judy Georges each came away with honours, Nudy for 2^nd all-star team and Judy for Academic Merit.

Congratulations to all and good luck to the Women’s in New Brunswick!

Photo of Roxane Makolo receiving the Most Valuable Player in the provincial championship and team photos, courtesy of the RSEQ