Basketball, women's
- Origins
- Women compete
- Intercollegiate competition
- Separate rules
- Decline
Intercollegiate Competition
The level of play of Mount Allison's women's basketball became more consistent and the structure of women's basketball more organized when the Ladies' Amateur Athletic Association (LAAA) took over the sport in 1910. University interclass competition, such as Freshmen versus Sophomores, also began. In addition, competition between the first teams of the University and Ladies' College was given an added incentive when, in 1910, the two teams were able to compete for a trophy.
Through the efforts of the LAAA, Mount Allison's first intercollegiate women's basketball game occurred in the Ladies’ College new gymnasium, located in the basement of Hart Hall, against the University of New Brunswick (UNB), on 2 November 1910. Mount Allison defeated their opponent 19-4. This game pre-dates by ten years the first game between McGill and Queen's University in 1920, commonly identified as the first intercollegiate women's basketball match in eastern Canada. It is also interesting to note that the first half of Mount Allison’s match was played according to “Spaulding’s Rules,” which were the rules the UNB team were used to. The second half, meanwhile, was played under rules the Mount Allison women were accustomed to.
Mount Allison Ladies' College basketball team, 1910
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