The McMaster Marauders captured their first national women’s basketball title (and the traditional Bronze Baby trophy) by upsetting Laval 70-58 before what felt like a home crowd of 1,684 at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre. “That was our message last night and this morning and at halftime and in the timeouts: just keep having fun out there and enjoy the moment,” McMaster coach Theresa Burns said. Article Continued Below“It feels like a dream,” said Harper, a fifth-year student named the tournament’s most valuable player after her 18-point championship-game performance. “You’ve got to fight.”That is the essence of high-level sports: play hard, play your best and may the better team prevail on any given night. “There’s for sure some shots today where we went: Ooh, I don’t know about that one,” Burns said.

Source: thestar March 11, 2019 02:26 UTC