Canadian university volleyball championship
Collegiate volleyball tournament
The 2019 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 15–17, 2019, in Edmonton , Alberta , to determine a national champion for the 2018–19 U Sports women's volleyball season.[1] The tournament was played at Saville Community Sports Centre at the University of Alberta . It was the sixth time that Alberta had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 2010.[1]
The eighth-seeded UBC Thunderbirds overcame a two-set deficit in the championship match to defeat the defending champion Ryerson Rams three sets to two to win the 12th championship in program history.[2] It was the first time in U Sports women's volleyball history that a team seeded eighth had won the national championship.[2]
Participating teams [ edit ]
[3] [4]
Championship bracket [ edit ]
First Round: March 15
Semi-Finals: March 16
Gold Medal Game: March 17
1
Trinity Western Spartans
2
8
UBC Thunderbirds
3
8
UBC Thunderbirds
3
4
Dalhousie Tigers
1
4
Dalhousie Tigers
3
5
Montreal Carabins
0
8
UBC Thunderbirds
3
6
Ryerson Rams
2
2
Toronto Varsity Blues
1
7
Alberta Pandas
3
7
Alberta Pandas
0
Bronze Medal Game: March 17
6
Ryerson Rams
3
3
Calgary Dinos
0
4
Dalhousie Tigers
2
6
Ryerson Rams
3
7
Alberta Pandas
3
[5]
Consolation bracket [ edit ]
Semi-Finals: March 16
Fifth Place Game: March 17
1
Trinity Western Spartans
3
5
Montreal Carabins
2
1
Trinity Western Spartans
3
2
Toronto Varsity Blues
2
2
Toronto Varsity Blues
3
3
Calgary Dinos
1
[5]
Championship awards [ edit ]
[2]
Olivia Furlan, UBC
Kiera Van Ryk , UBC
Tessa Davis, UBC
Theanna Vernon, Ryerson
Lauren Veltman, Ryerson
Kory White, Alberta
Courtney Baker, Dalhousie
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