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Laurentian Voyageurs women's basketball
Laurentian Voyageurs women's basketball
University	Laurentian University
Head coach	Jason Hurley (5th season)
Conference	OUA
Location	Sudbury, Ontario
Arena	Ben F. Avery Gymnasium
Nickname	Voyageurs
Colors
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
Conference tournament champions
	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000

The Laurentian Voyageurs women's basketball team represent Laurentian University in the Ontario University Athletics of U Sports women's basketball. The Voyageurs have also captured the OUA Critelli Cup conference title a total of 14 times, the last coming in 2000. Additionally, the program has won seven Bronze Baby trophies.

History

705 Challenge Cup

First established as a challenge between the varsity soccer teams of two Northern Ontario universities (Laurentian vs. Nipissing), in which the winning team was awarded the Riley Gallo Cup, the rivalry expanded. Introducing the 705 Challenge Cup in 2016, the results of all regular season games between the Lakers and the Voyageurs varsity teams for men’s and women’s basketball, ice hockey and soccer, comprised the overall won-loss record in determining the annual Cup winner. The Lakers would win their first 705 Challenge Cup during the 2019-20 athletics season. Of note, the scores below reflect the women's ice hockey matchups since the 705 Challenge Cup was introduced.

Nipissing victories	Laurentian victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
1	October 26, 2018	Sudbury	Laurentian	86	Nipissing	60 ^[1]
2	February 1, 2019	North Bay	Laurentian	75	Nipissing	64 ^[2]
3	November 10, 2019	Sudbury	Laurentian	71	Nipissing	69 ^[3]
4	January 17, 2020	North Bay	Nipissing	64	Laurentian	55 ^[4]
Series: Laurentian leads 3–1

Season-by-season Record

Won Championship	Lost Championship	Conference Champions	League Leader

Season	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA	Finish
2019-20^[5]	3	19	.182	1299	1598	4th, OUA East
2018-19^[6]	7	16	.304	1451	1587	6th, OUA East

Individual Leader Scoring

Legend
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
2018-19
2017-18
2016-17^[7]	Emily Tinnes	19	580	65	29	48	207	10.8
2015-16^[8]	Danielle Harris	19	586	78	24	76	256	13.5	15th
2014-15^[9]	Devenae Bryce	19	432	103	1	62	269	14.2	10th
2013-14^[10]	Emma Decloe	21	510	80	0	77	237	11.3	16th
2012-13^[11]	Sasha Polishchuk	17	548	113	37	30	293	17.2	13th
2011-12^[12]	Erin Simpson	22	579	78	231	40	226	10.2
2010-11^[13]	Lisa Furchner	22	635	132	11	90	365	16.6	3rd
2009-10^[14]	Lisa Furchner	20	520	91	3	72	257	12.9	13th

International

Carol Hamilton-Goodale Canada 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women Bronze

Awards and honors

Basketball Ontario Hall of Fame - Class of 2006 Inductee: Carol Hamilton-Goodale^[15]

OUA Awards

Héléna Lamoureux: 2020 OUA Rookie of the Year^[16]

OUA All-Stars

1983-84 OUA East All-Star Team: Joy Bellinger
1982-83 OUA East All-Star Team: Joy Bellinger
1981-82 OUA East All-Star Team: Joy Bellinger

1980-81 OUA Tier One First Team All-Star: Joy Bellinger

OUA Showcase

2019 OUA Showcase Participant: Kayla Deschatelets, (Team Belanger)^[17]
2019 OUA Showcase Participant: Kayla Deschatelets, Bailey Tabin, (Team Belanger)
2018 OUA Showcase Participant: Emily Tinnes, (Team Burns)^[18]

U Sports Awards

1984-85 Nan Copp Award: Carol Hamilton Goodale

All-Canadian

1983-84 CIS Second Team All-Canadian: Joy Bellinger

All-Rookie

Héléna Lamoureux: 2020 U SPORTS Women's Basketball All-Rookie Team^[19]

Top 100

In celebration of the centennial anniversary of U SPORTS women’s basketball, a committee of U SPORTS women’s basketball coaches and partners revealed a list of the Top 100 women's basketball players. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Canadian university women’s contest between the Queen’s Gaels and McGill Martlets on Feb. 6, 1920, the list of the Top 100 was gradually revealed over four weeks. Culminating with the All-Canadian Gala, which also recognized national award winners. ^[20]

Player	Team(s)	Years	Accolades
Kathy Williams-Shields	UBC Laurentian	1969-71 1972-76
Sylvia Sweeney	McGill Concordia Laurentian	1973-79	Played for Canada in Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Played for Canada in Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Chris Critelli	Winnipeg Laurentian	1974-78	Played for Canada in Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Carol Hamilton	Laurentian	1984-87	Bronze medalist at 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women

University honors

Héléna Lamoureux: 2020 Laurentian Female Athlete of the Year^[21]

Laurentian Hall of Fame

Class of 2014 Inductee: 1975-1976 Women's Basketball Team (National and Provincial Champions)
Class of 2012 Inductee: 1997-98 Women's Basketball Team (National and Provincial Champions)
Class of 2010 Inductee: 1990-91 Women's Basketball Team (National and Provincial Champions)
Class of 2012 Inductee: Stephanie Dongelmans (Harrison)
Class of 2008 Inductee: Carolyn Sturgess (Swords)
Class of 2006 Inductee: Angela MacDonald
Class of 2005 Inductee: Shirlene McLean
Class of 2004 Inductee: Kathy Shields
Class of 2003 Inductee: Susan Stewart
Class of 2001 Inductee: Diane Norman
Class of 1999 Inductee: Sandy Falco (Stevenson)
Class of 1997 Inductee: Pat Smith
Class of 1996 Inductee: Joy Louise Bellinger
Class of 1994 Inductee: Carol Hamilton-Goodale