(HALIFAX, N.S.) With AUS regular season action wrapping up Saturday, the stage is now set for the 2025 Bell AUS Women's Basketball Championship.
The six-team single-elimination tournament gets underway Friday at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax with the quarterfinal round. The top two seeded teams—the Saint Mary's Huskies and the Acadia Axewomen—receive byes through to Saturday's semifinals.
The women's and men's championships are being hosted concurrently with the weekend featuring five doubleheaders, each consisting of a women's game and a men's game.
The complete weekend schedule is as follows: (seeding in brackets)
Friday, Feb. 28
Doubleheader 1
- Women's Quarterfinal #1: Cape Breton (5th) vs. STFX (4th), 1 p.m.
- Men's Quarterfinal #1: Memorial (5th) vs. UNB (4th), 3 p.m.
Doubleheader 2
- Women's Quarterfinal #2: UNB (6th) vs. UPEI (3rd), 6:30 p.m.
- Men's Quarterfinal #2: Saint Mary's (6th) vs. Cape Breton (3rd), 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1
Doubleheader 3
- Women's Semifinal #1: Winner of QF1 vs. Saint Mary's (1st), 1 p.m.
- Men's Semifinal #1: Winner of QF1 vs. STFX (1st), 3 p.m.
Doubleheader 4
- Women's Semifinal #2: Winner of QF2 vs. Acadia (2nd), 6:30 p.m.
- Men's Semifinal #2: Winner of QF2 vs. UPEI (2nd), 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 2
Doubleheader 5
- Women's Championship Game: Winner of SF1 vs. Winner of SF2, 1 p.m.
- Men's Championship Game: Winner of SF1 vs. Winner of SF2, 4 p.m.
Final AUS women's standings here.
Final AUS men's standings here.
All games of the championship will be streamed live on AUStv.
For more information on the 2025 Bell AUS Basketball Championships, visit the event website at: www.AUSHoops.ca. Single session tickets will become available through Ticketmaster Monday at 11 a.m. here.
The 2025 INDOCHINO U SPORTS Women's and Men's Final 8 Basketball Championships are being hosted together March 13-16 in Vancouver, B.C.
The Atlantic conference is guaranteed only one berth in each championship, which will be awarded to the AUS champions.