Carleton women to represent Canada at 3x3 basketball University World Cup

Athletes from the Carleton women’s basketball team will be the Canadian representatives at the FISU 3x3 University World Cup. U SPORTS, as the Canadian representative of FISU, the International University Sports Federation, announced the participating team roster and schedule for the event, which runs from Nov. 14-16 at the Brasilia TV Tower in Brasilia, Brazil.

Carleton qualified for the University World Cup by winning the FISU America qualifying tournament in May, also held in Brasilia. The Ravens posted a perfect 6-0 record in the event on the way to the continental gold medal. This will be Carleton’s second appearance at the University World Cup, after winning a silver medal at the 2024 event.

The four-person squads includes two returnees from the team that swept through Brasilia last May: Tatyanna Burke (Winona, Ont./Cardinal Newman Secondary) and Dorcas Buisa (Gatineau, Que./Heritage College). The two newcomers are Ingrid Matteau (Gatineau, Que./CÉGEP de l’Outaouais) and Noelle Kilbreath (Calgary, Alta./MacEwan University/Genesis Basketball).

The Ravens have been drawn into Group C of the 12-team tournament, and will play their two pool games on Friday, Nov. 14. They start play at 9:50 a.m. (all times Eastern) against Payame Noor University of Iran and follow that up at 12:25 p.m. against the University of Valencia. The other game in the group, between Payame Noor and Valencia, is set for 2:15 p.m.

If the Ravens finish second or third in the group, they would play in a round-of-16 game on Friday at either 3:40 p.m. or 4:05 p.m. 

Should the Ravens finish first, they would advance directly to the quarterfinals, which are set for Sunday, Nov. 16 between 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. The semifinals are set for 1:30 p.m. and 1:55 p.m. that day, with the bronze medal game following at 3:20 p.m. and the championship tipping off at 4:10 p.m.

Coverage of the games will be available online at FISU.tv.