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The 2003-04 UBC women's basketball team made provincial sport history when they defeated the Regina Cougars in the Canadian University National Women's Basketball Championship Final. The 60-53 win ended a 30-year drought for UBC in the national championships. Head Coach Deb Huband guided the T-Birds to a 16-4 record in the Canada West conference that year, and she was named Canada West Coach of the Year. 2003-04 also marked a breakthrough season for team leader Carrie Watson. In addition to All-Canadian honours, Watson also won the Canada West and Canadian Interuniversity Sport Defensive Player of the Year Awards, and she would go on to be named the National Championship MVP. This winning team included a trio of rookie sensations – Cait Haggarty, Erica McGuinness and Julie Little, who would make indelible marks during their time as Thunderbirds as members of three national championship teams. It must be emphasized, however, that every player on the roster contributed meaningfully to the team's storied success.
Team: Letah (Beck) Addison, Amanda Beers, Emily Beers, Kelsey Blair, Jessie (Evans) Deutsch, Caroline Horsley, Julie Little, Tina Lum, Erica McGuinness, Jane Meadwell, Caitlyn Pankratz, Kim (Howe) Pasquali, Sheila Townsend, Cait Haggarty, Carrie (Watson) Watts
Coaches/Staff: Deb Huband (Coach), Jim Day (Assistant Coach), Amy Jonker (Assistant Coach), Carmen Bott (SC Coach), Chris Napier (Trainer)
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