| TMU Bold women's basketball team | |
|---|---|
| University | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| Head coach | Carly Clarke (Since 2012–13 season) |
| Conference | Ontario University Athletics |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Arena | Mattamy Athletic Centre |
| Nickname | Bold |
| Colors | Blue, Gold, and Silver [1] |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2016, 2022 | |
| U Sports tournament appearances | |
| 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022 | |
| U Sports Championships | |
| 2022 | |
The TMU Bold women's basketball (formerly Ryerson Rams) team represents Toronto Metropolitan University in the Ontario University Athletics conference of U Sports women's basketball. The Rams have won one national championship following their victory in the 2022 tournament. [2]
The Ryerson Rams women's basketball team had their most successful era between 2012 and 2020. Led by Canada women's national basketball team assistant coach Carly Clarke the Rams went 109-57 between 2012 and 2020.
With the arrival of Clarke, she led the Rams into the OUA playoffs in her inaugural season. The 2014–15 season saw the greatest season in Rams history up to that time. Finishing with a program-record 16 wins, compared to only three losses, the Rams qualified for the Critelli Cup championship game, also qualifying for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (now U Sports) Final 8 Tournament.
The following season (2015-2016), the Rams matched their 16-win total. In what proved to be the Rams most successful season, they were led by OUA Player of the Year, OUA Defensive Player of the Year and CIS National Player of the Year Keneca Pingue-Giles, capturing their first Critelli Cup defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees 66–60. At the 2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship, the Ryerson Rams reached the National Final before falling to the Saskatchewan Huskies in the final 85–71.
The 2016 Critelli Cup triumph was the first provincial championship won by any program in Ryerson Rams athletics history. At the Final 8 Tournament, the Rams qualified for the gold medal game, marking the first Rams team to appear in a national championship final. In January 2016, the Rams reached No. 2 in the national rankings, an historic first.
Heading into 2016–17, the Rams welcomed Kellie Ring, a fifth-year transfer player. Additionally, the Rams’ lineup saw a pair of players, Emma Fraser and Bronwyn Williams, qualify for the OUA All-Rookie team.
The Ryerson Rams hosted the 2019 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, a season that saw the Rams reach the OUA Playoffs for the twelfth straight season, finishing the tournament in 5th place. [3]
Reaching 18 wins in 2019–20, the Rams hosted the Brock Badgers women's basketball team in the Critelli Cup championship game. Additionally, the Rams qualified for the 2020 U SPORTS Women's Basketball Final 8 National Championship.in 2020 falling to the Brock Badgers 84–71. [4] In March 2020, Rams basketball alum Keneca Pingue-Giles was named to the list of the Top 100 U Sports Women's Basketball Players of the Century (2011-2020). [5]
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #5 | First Round Semi-Finals Finals | #4 Regina Cougars #1 McGill Martlets #2 Saskatchewan Huskies | W 73–70 W 87–72 L 85-71 |
| 2019 | #8 | First Round Consolation Semi-Finals Consolation Finals | #1 Laval Rouge et Or #6 Acadia Axewomen | L 73–51 W 63–45 W 91-67 |
| 2020 | #3 | First Round Consolation Semi-Finals | #6 UPEI Panthers #7 Calgary Dinos | L 75–70 L 87–64 |
| 2022 | #1 | First Round Semi-Finals Finals | #8 UPEI Panthers #4 Brock Badgers #3 Winnipeg Wesmen | W 80–49 W 64–56 W 70-48 |
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MIN | Minutes played |
| FG | Field-goals | 3FG | 3-point field-goals | FT | Free-throws |
| PTS | Points | AVG | Points per game |
| Season | Player | GP | Min | FG | 3FG | FT | Pts | Avg | OUA rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 [6] | Marin Scotten | 22 | 708 | 139 | 57 | 40 | 375 | 17.0 | 3rd |
| 2018-19 [7] | Sofia Paska | 18 | 465 | 87 | 0 | 65 | 239 | 13.3 | 12th |
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| 2014-15 [8] | Keneca Pingue-Giles | 18 | 490 | 116 | 31 | 48 | 311 | 17.3 | |
| 2013-14 [9] | Keneca Pingue-Giles | 22 | 533 | 115 | 26 | 69 | 325 | 14.8 | 8th |
| 2012-13 [10] | Kelsey Wright | 20 | 585 | 84 | 40 | 69 | 277 | 13.9 | 12th |
| 2011-12 [11] | Ashley MacDonald | 22 | 812 | 117 | 49 | 118 | 401 | 18.2 | 2nd |
| 2010-11 [12] | Ashley MacDonald | 22 | 749 | 115 | 51 | 91 | 372 | 16.9 | 2nd |
| 2009-10 [13] | Ashley MacDonald | 22 | 719 | 107 | 68 | 37 | 319 | 14.5 | 7th |
Note: U Sports was formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), and prior to that, the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU).
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