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Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament

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Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceGreat Northwest Athletic Conference
Number of teams6
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played2011–present
Current championWestern Washington (4th)
Most championshipsAlaska Anchorage (6)
Official websiteGNAC women's basketball

The Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual women's basketball championship tournament for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 2011. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.

Results

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Year Champions Score Runner-up MVP Venue
2011 Alaska Anchorage 68–67 Western Washington Kaitlin McBride (Alaska Anchorage) Sam Carver Gymnasium (Bellingham, WA)
2012 Alaska Anchorage 67–52 Western Washington Haley Holmstead (Alaska Anchorage) Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA)
2013 Western Washington 60–40 Simon Fraser Trishi Williams (Western Washington) Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA)
2014 Western Washington 78–74 Simon Fraser Jenni White (Western Washington) Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA)
2015 Alaska Anchorage 71–58 Western Washington Kiki Robertson (Alaska Anchorage) Alterowitz Gymnasium (Billings, MT)
2016 Alaska Anchorage 77–57 Montana State Billings Kiki Robertson (Alaska Anchorage) Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA)
2017 Alaska Anchorage 79–70 Western Washington Autummn Williams (Alaska Anchorage) Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA)
2018 Montana State Billings 71–61 Seattle Pacific Alisha Breen (Montana State Billings) Alaska Airlines Center (Anchorage, AK)
2019 Northwest Nazarene 70–64 Alaska Anchorage Ellie Logan (Northwest Nazarene) Sam Carver Gymnasium (Bellingham, WA)
2020 Alaska Anchorage 89–68 Western Washington Safiyyah Yasin (Alaska Anchorage) Royal Brougham Pavilion (Seattle, WA)
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Central Washington 57–46 Western Washington Samantha Bowman (Central Washington) Marcus Pavilion (Lacey, WA)
2023 Western Washington 76-71 Montana State Billings Brooke Walling (Western Washington) Carver Gym (Bellingham, WA)
2024 Western Washington 54–52 Montana State Billings Brooke Walling (Western Washington) Nicholson Pavilion (Ellensburg, WA)

Championship records

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School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
Alaska Anchorage 6–1 7 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020
Western Washington 4–6 10 2013, 2014, 2023, 2024
Montana State Billings 1–3 4 2018
Central Washington 1–0 1 2022
Northwest Nazarene 1–0 1 2019
Simon Fraser 0–2 2
Seattle Pacific 0–1 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GNAC Men's Basketball Tournament History" (PDF). Year-by-year records. GNAC. 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.