Lakeland to host 2024 women’s basketball nationals

Lakeland College will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the college's first women's basketball team in 2024 as the hosts of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women's Basketball Championships.

All games will take place on Lloydminster campus March 13-16, 2024. This will be the first time Lakeland has hosted a national championship since 2013. That year, the women's volleyball team finished in second place and earned their first-ever CCAA medal.

"We are incredibly excited to host this prestigious event and to showcase everything that Lakeland College has to offer to all those who attend," says Alan Rogan, director of athletics at Lakeland College. "We know that it will be a great week of basketball and an event that participants will remember."

The Lakeland Rustlers' women's basketball team last attended the CCAA championships in 2022, finishing third overall and returning home with a bronze medal. They've been nationally ranked in six seasons over the last seven seasons, compiling a conference record of 126-34 during that period.

"The Rustlers are such an important part of the Lakeland family," says Dr. Alice Wainwright-Stewart, president and CEO of Lakeland College. "We are so proud of our women's basketball team and their achievements, and can't wait for the opportunity to cheer them on at home."

The tournament will feature eight teams from across Canada: conference champions from the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST), ACAC, Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC), Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA), Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) and Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA), as well as two wildcard teams and the host Rustlers.

Lakeland College is located on traditional Treaty 6 territory and Region 2 of the Métis Nation of Alberta.

The 2023 CCAA Women's Basketball National Championship will be hosted by Mohawk College in Hamilton, ON, from March 15-18.

About Lakeland College

Established in 1913, Lakeland College is a place of possibility that serves almost 6,000 students every year at its campuses in Vermilion, Alta., and Lloydminster, Alta./Sask., and through online and off-site programs and courses. Lakeland offers programming in the areas of agricultural sciences, business, energy, environmental sciences, fire and emergency services, health and wellness, human services, interior design technology, trades and technology, university transfer and foundational learning.

The Lakeland Rustlers compete in basketball, volleyball, soccer, futsal, hockey, curling rowing and rodeo.