Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | Basketball |
Conference | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Played | 2011–present |
Current champion | Central Washington (1st) |
Most championships | Alaska Anchorage (6) |
Official website | GNAC women's basketball |
The Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual women's basketball championship tournament for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 2011. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. [1]
The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.
Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Venue |
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2011 | Alaska Anchorage | 68–67 | Western Washington | Kaitlin McBride (Alaska Anchorage) | Sam Carver Gymnasium (Bellingham, WA) |
2012 | Alaska Anchorage | 67–52 | Western Washington | Haley Holmstead (Alaska Anchorage) | Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA) |
2013 | Western Washington | 60–40 | Simon Fraser | Trishi Williams (Western Washington) | Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA) |
2014 | Western Washington | 78–74 | Simon Fraser | Jenni White (Western Washington) | Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA) |
2015 | Alaska Anchorage | 71–58 | Western Washington | Kiki Robertson (Alaska Anchorage) | Alterowitz Gymnasium (Billings, MT) |
2016 | Alaska Anchorage | 77–57 | Montana State Billings | Kiki Robertson (Alaska Anchorage) | Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA) |
2017 | Alaska Anchorage | 79–70 | Western Washington | Autummn Williams (Alaska Anchorage) | Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA) |
2018 | Montana State Billings | 71–61 | Seattle Pacific | Alisha Breen (Montana State Billings) | Alaska Airlines Center (Anchorage, AK) |
2019 | Northwest Nazarene | 70–64 | Alaska Anchorage | Ellie Logan (Northwest Nazarene) | Sam Carver Gymnasium (Bellingham, WA) |
2020 | Alaska Anchorage | 89–68 | Western Washington | Safiyyah Yasin (Alaska Anchorage) | Royal Brougham Pavilion (Seattle, WA) |
2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2022 | Central Washington | 57–46 | Western Washington | Samantha Bowman (Central Washington) | Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA) |
2023 | Western Washington | 76-71 | Montana State Billings | Brooke Walling (Western Washington) | Carver Gym (Bellingham, WA) |
School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
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Alaska Anchorage | 6–1 | 7 | 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 |
Western Washington | 3–6 | 9 | 2013, 2014, 2023 |
Montana State Billings | 1–2 | 3 | 2018 |
Central Washington | 1–0 | 1 | 2022 |
Northwest Nazarene | 1–0 | 1 | 2019 |
Simon Fraser | 0–2 | 2 | |
Seattle Pacific | 0–1 | 1 |
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