In the Saturday night's Canadian Women's University Basketball Conference Championship Game, the transgender players scored 21 points in the victory, eventually winning the tournament MVP.
Trans-athlete Harriet McKenzie led Vancouver Island University (VIU) to win Columbia Christian College (CBC) 69-59 in the Pack West Championship Game. Mackenzie finished the game with 10 rebounds, in addition to 21 points leading the athlete's game.
Mackenzie was then awarded the conference tournament MVP at the post-match ceremony. He ended the season when athletes punished competition in court, leading the entire meeting with a margin of 62 points on a second-place score, and used Canada's anti-discrimination law to punish CBC from the court.
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Mackenzie's tournament MVP honor and conference championship came after an in-season feud between the two teams where trans athletes were at the centre. Mackenzie was the 2023 conference player of the year.
The feud led to the suspension of CBC head coach Taylor Craigett, who lost the right to host the Pacwest Championship as Saturday's match was to take place on CBC's own home court. Instead, the game took place at Capilano University as CBC was sanctioned over allegations made by Mackenzie.
The feud began during the October 25th match between the two teams. This was VIU won 69-56 after Mackenzie scored 19 points leading the game. Five days after that match on October 30th, the trans athlete posted an Instagram video claiming that Clagett “catched one of our athletic staff and went to Tillard about how I should be allowed to play.”
Mackenzie alleged that she was intentionally fouled to the ground by a CBC player.
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“I can see head coach Craiget being praised for his support, not playing right in front of the ball, chucking two-way on No. 13, and head coach Craigett.
In response, Clagett posted her own statement on Instagram, claiming that Mackenzie's statement was inaccurate.
“My intentions have nothing to do with any particular athlete, but instead, it's the safety of female athletes,” writes Kraguet.
VIU then filed a formal complaint with PacWest, prompting an investigation into the VIU. When the two teams were scheduled to play each other again in two games on January 10th and 11th, VIU refused to play due to suspicions of the incident from the first meeting.
“Threats, harassment, discrimination have no place in track and field,” VIU told Fox News Digital in January in a statement on its decision not to play. “VIU is fully supportive of student-athletes and confirms that all athletes are right to compete in an environment where safety and well-being is prioritized.”
VIU even requested that the two forfeitures not be counted as losses in the team's records. This was granted by PacWest.
CBC provided a statement to Fox News Digital, saying it “accuses CBC, its coaches, players and fans of accusing them of being a safety threat.”
CBC players then denounced Mackenzie in a letter sent to Fox News Digital.
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CBC players have denounced Mackenzie for “personal attacks,” “dead and misleading comments,” and even “violent comments” against coaches.
“Videos and letters posted by members of the VIU Women's Basketball Team in the past three months directly violate multiple rules stated in Article 17.2 of the manual. Various posts include “personal attacks,” “honorary loss comments.”
“All all allegations made by VIU players regarding our team and coaches should have been communicated directly to Pack West officials only. They should not be uploaded publicly to social media.”
Pacwest then stopped Clagett in early February, and the CBC lost its right to host the Pacwest Championships after an investigation by the conference.
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VIU first finished in the conference with a 21-1 record and is now entering the national tournament as the conference champion. CBC must settle in a wildcard location.
Since June 2017, all locations within Canada have been Canadian Human Rights LawEqual Opportunity and/or Anti-Discrimination Act laws prohibit discrimination against gender identity or expression of gender identity. This law protects the inclusion of all trans athletes in women and girls' sports.
President Donald Trump's recent executive order for “No Men in Women's Sports for Women” in the US says publicly funded agencies that allow trans athletes to compete in women's or women's sports will lose federal funding. He also repeatedly proposed that Canada join the United States as the 51st state.
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