Carleton women's basketball team wins 1st national title

After an undefeated season, Carleton University's women's basketball team beat the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Sunday night for their first ever national title.

Despite being down by a single point at halftime, the Ravens dominated the rest of the way, handily beating theHuskies by a final score of 69-48.

The Ravens won 23 straightregular season games, and entered the U Sportsfinal eight national championship being played in Regina rankednumber one in the country.

Thatsuccess carried over into the playoffs, where the team went6-0 in the post season including a victory to claim the Ontario UniversityAthletics' (OUA) championship.

The women advanced to tonight'sfinal after winning a tight semi-finalagainstMcGillUniversity by the score of46-44.

Last year the team finished third, earning their first medal at the national championships, according to Carleton University.

Men take home bronze

The Ravens' male counterpartsalso went undefeated in the regular season, but despite a recent history of dominance had to settle this year for a bronze medal.

The men's team fell toRyersonUniversity in their semi-final but overcame a 10-point deficit Sunday to defeat McGill76-71 in the third-place match.

The team hasdominated the final eight tournament for over a decade, taking home13 of the last 15 championships, according to Carleton.

Like the women's team, the men's team also entered their final eight tournament taking place in Halifax rankednumber one.

The teamalso went undefeated during the regular season.