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Grassick Leads Huskies to Championship Victory, Denies Ravens Three-Peat
| CAN1 | FINAL SCORES | ||||
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| GAME | Huskies – Ravens Final Points | Championship Lead | (Huskies) 85 | Final Scores | (Ravens) 66 |
| Highlights |
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Gage Grassick’s Stellar Performance |
| One of the smallest players on the court, Gage Grassick, had the biggest impact, scoring 35 points, including seven three-pointers, to lead the top-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies. |
Key Games Moments |
| After taking a three-quarters-court long shot, the pharmacy student snagged her own rebound, paused, faked, then drove left, hiding from concealment for a thunderous layup. Her dynamic rebounding resulted in seven rebounds and seven assists for Game MVP. |
| Post-Winning Moment |
| With her mother Karen by her side, she laughed and clapped, as the final seconds ticked down on the clock. She eventually hugged her mother Karen as they shared some extra encouragement. |
| Recap: Game-Time Action Sequence details | |
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| U Sports Women’s Basketball Final 8. | March 16, 2025 |
| Key Targets – The Carleton Ravens, Seeded play-off games. | Location: Vancouver BC |
| The Huskies last secured the championship gold in 2016 and 2020. | |
| Coach Lisa Thomaidis interview key highlights: | |
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| Lauded all students’ physical and mental dedication to achieving the victory: a validation of all their hard work. | Emphasized that the match with Carleton was even more special and “They played extraordinary well.” |
| Coach/Comments (Huskies Team Commentaries: | |
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| Grassick emphasized that every player had a critical role throughout the entire season, presenting a threat while consistently knowing when to unleash a score to dominate over adversary opponents. | |
| She also mentioned a big clash moments with Hercules “I think our players really did want a second chance attending Carleton.” | |
| Teams Taking Title Points | |
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| Huskies strategic shots: 48% 3 Point field goals effectiveness (twenty-four shots) | Ravens strategic shooting hypotheses: 32.4 per cent |
| Released field-shots shots resulted in: (Saskatchewan) 10 of 24 three-pointers hit with Ravens hitting (eight of 26). | |
| Game Match-ups | |
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| Carleton lead game performance. | Teresa Donato was the Ravens’ highest scorer, knocking in 24 points to give her side a fighting chance. |
| Mens National Basketball |
| Renold Robinson: University Hussie’s Vikings – Targets 82, Stage Out-coming but unawarded with the MVP title. |
| Robinson’s post 24 points’er revuled 9 rebounds performance was enough launch a comeback historical win double-score blowout over “Dinos Cavalry” |
| Men’s National Basketball | |
| Teams | |
| University Victoria Vikings | Scored Points 82 against Calgary |
| Leaders: Renoldo Robinson | Assisted: Robison scored 24 ponts and nine rebounds. |
| 3rd Smash |
| Game (Women’s Bronze Medals) Ottawa Gee Gees: Successful games scored 68 against host of Thompson/UBC Thunderbirds. |
| Final Rounds & Key Matched Details |
| Game status: Game2-Result |
| Women’s Leo Pride smash: Georgie UBC (Highest Performing PHS’) |
| Team Qualifying |
| Carleton advanced to the gold-medal game |
| Cestand match round Qualifiers Huskies vs/Thunderbirds. |