Canadian university volleyball championship
Collegiate volleyball tournament
The 2023 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 17–19, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to determine a national champion for the 2022–23 U Sports women's volleyball season.[2][3] In a match between the two most recent champions, the host UBC Thunderbirds defeated the top-seeded Trinity Western Spartans to win the program's 13th national championship.[4][5]
Host
The tournament was played at War Memorial Gymnasium at the University of British Columbia.[2] This was the third time that UBC had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 1983.[6] UBC had previously been awarded the hosting duties for the 2021 championship, but that event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[7][8]
Participating teams
[9][10]
Championship bracket
| First Round: March 17
| | | Semi-Finals: March 18
| | | Gold Medal Game: March 19
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Trinity Western Spartans
| 3
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| 8
| McGill Martlets
| 1
| |
| | 1
| Trinity Western Spartans
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | 5
| Dalhousie Tigers
| 0
| |
| 4
| UQAM Citadins
| 0
| |
| |
| 5
| Dalhousie Tigers
| 3
| |
| | 1
| Trinity Western Spartans
| 2
| |
|
| |
| | | 7
| UBC Thunderbirds
| 3
| |
| 2
| Brock Badgers
| 1
| | |
|
| 7
| UBC Thunderbirds
| 3
| |
| | 6
| Manitoba Bisons
| 1
| | | Bronze Medal Game: March 19
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|
| |
| | | 7
| UBC Thunderbirds
| 3
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| 3
| Mount Royal Cougars
| 2
| | | 5
| Dalhousie Tigers
| 3
|
| |
| 6
| Manitoba Bisons
| 3
| | | 6
| Manitoba Bisons
| 2
|
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Consolation bracket
| Semi-Finals: March 18
| | | Fifth Place Game: March 19
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| | | | | | | | | |
| 4
| UQAM Citadins
| 3
| | |
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| 8
| McGill Martlets
| 1
| |
| | 3
| Mount Royal Cougars
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| UQAM Citadins
| 0
| |
| 2
| Brock Badgers
| 2
| |
| |
| 3
| Mount Royal Cougars
| 3
| |
[11]
Awards
Championship awards
- Championship MVP – Elise Petit, UBC
- R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Brett Boldon, Dalhousie
[5]
Mikasa Players of the Game
- UBC: Jayde Robertsen
- Trinity Western: Dora Komlodi
[5]
All-Star Team
- Setter – Dora Komlodi (Trinity Western)
- Libero – Kacey Jost (UBC)
- Left Side – Lucy Glen-Carter (Dalhousie)
- Outside Hitter – Raya Surinx (Manitoba)
- Middle blocker – Jayde Robertsen (UBC)
- Middle blocker – Kaylee Plouffe (Trinity Western)
[5]
References
- ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Atlantic University Sport releases 2022-23 winter sports schedules". Atlantic University Sport. May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Women's volleyball". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Host UBC wins gold in upset over rival TWU". usports.ca. U Sports. March 19, 2023.
- ^ "U Sports announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". usports.ca. U Sports. December 11, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "UBC to host 2021 U Sports women's volleyball national championship". UBC Thunderbirds. December 12, 2018.
- ^ "U Sports unable to offer national championships in winter 2021". usports.ca. U Sports. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. October 2022.
- ^ "Draw and bracket announced for 2023 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship". U Sports. March 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Schedule/Results". U Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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