Canadian university volleyball championship
Collegiate volleyball tournament
The 2024 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was held from March 14 to March 17, 2024, in Kingston , Ontario , to determine a national champion for the 2023–24 U Sports men's volleyball season.[ 2] [ 3] Canada West Champion Alberta Golden Bears defeated the RSEQ Champion Sherbrooke Vert et Or 3–2 to win their second championship in three years.[ 4] Manitoba Bisons and Winnipeg Wesmen for the most national championships in U Sports men's volleyball with ten each.[ 5]
Host
The tournament was hosted by Queen's University at the Athletics & Recreation Centre (ARC) on the school's campus.[ 2] [ 5] [ 6]
Scheduled teams
[ 7] [ 8]
Championship bracket
First Round: March 14
Semi-Finals: March 15
Gold Medal Game: March 17
1
Sherbrooke Vert et Or
3
8
Guelph Gryphons
0
1
Sherbrooke Vert et Or
3
4
Queen's Gaels
0
4
Queen's Gaels
3
5
Trinity Western Spartans
2
1
Sherbrooke Vert et Or
2
2
Alberta Golden Bears
3
2
Alberta Golden Bears
3
7
Laval Rouge et Or
1
2
Alberta Golden Bears
3
Bronze Medal Game: March 17
6
UBC Thunderbirds
0
3
McMaster Marauders
1
4
Queen's Gaels
1
6
UBC Thunderbirds
3
6
UBC Thunderbirds
3
[ 9]
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Consolation bracket
Semi-Finals: March 16
Fifth Place Game: March 17
5
Trinity Western Spartans
3
8
Guelph Gryphons
2
5
Trinity Western Spartans
3
7
Laval Rouge et Or
1
3
McMaster Marauders
0
7
Laval Rouge et Or
3
[ 9]
Awards
Championship awards
Championship MVP – Isaac Heslinga, Alberta [ 4]
Mikasa Players of the Game
Trinity Western: Liam Espedido
Sherbrooke: Johnathan Portelance [ 4]
All-Star Team
Liam Espedido, Alberta
Isaac Heslinga, Alberta
Zachary Moisan, Sherbrooke
Jonathan Portelance, Sherbrooke
Jacob Sargent, Alberta
Erik Siksna, Queen's
James Vincett, UBC [ 4]
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 . September 13, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023 .^ "U Sports prepares for 2021-22 National Championship Season; awards four new Volleyball Championship hosts" . Queen's Gaels . June 28, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2023 .^ a b c d "Alberta claims U Sports gold in five set thriller" . usports.ca . U Sports . March 17, 2024.^ a b "U Sports Volleyball Championship History" . usports.ca . U Sports . Retrieved January 7, 2023 .^ "U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship, Bulletin #1" (PDF) . U Sports . Retrieved January 22, 2024 .^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Volleyball" (PDF) . U Sports . January 2024.^ "Policies and Procedures 20 – Programs" (PDF) . U Sports . August 2019.^ a b "Schedule/Results" . U Sports . Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
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