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| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | War Memorial Gymnasium Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Champions | UBC Thunderbirds (13th title) |
| Runner-up | Trinity Western Spartans |
| Winning coach | Doug Reimer (10 title) |
| Championship MVP | Elise Petit (UBC) |
| Television | CBC[1] |
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[edit]
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[edit]
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Champion | 22–2 | 2022 | 2 |
| 2 | Brock Badgers | OUA Champion | 18–2 | None | 0 |
| 3 | Mount Royal Cougars | Canada West Finalist | 19–5 | None | 0 |
| 4 | UQAM Citadins | RSEQ Champion | 13–5 | None | 0 |
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion | 17–3 | 1982 | 1 |
| 6 | Manitoba Bisons | Canada West Bronze | 14–10 | 2014 | 7 |
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Quarterfinalist (Host) | 18–6 | 2019 | 12 |
| 8 | McGill Martlets | RSEQ Finalist | 12–6 | None | 0 |
Championship bracket[edit]
| First Round: March 17 | Semi-Finals: March 18 | Gold Medal Game: March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Mount Royal Cougars | 2 | 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 3 | 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 2 | |||||||||
Bronze medal match[edit]
| 19 March 2023 2:00 p.m. PDT |
(4) Dalhousie Tigers | 3–2 | (5) Manitoba Bisons | War Memorial Gymnasium Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 982 |
| (21–25, 23–25, 23–25) Boxscore | ||||
Gold medal match[edit]
| 19 March 2023 4:30 p.m. PDT |
(1) Trinity Western Spartans | 2–3 | (7) UBC Thunderbirds | War Memorial Gymnasium Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 2,089 |
| (23–25, 25–22, 25–21, 18–25, 12–15) Boxscore | ||||
Consolation bracket[edit]
| Semi-Finals: March 18 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 | ||||||||
| 4 | UQAM Citadins | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | McGill Martlets | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Mount Royal Cougars | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | UQAM Citadins | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Brock Badgers | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Mount Royal Cougars | 3 | |||||||
Awards[edit]
Championship awards[edit]
- Championship MVP – Elise Petit, UBC
- R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Brett Boldon, Dalhousie
Mikasa Players of the Game[edit]
- UBC: Jayde Robertsen
- Trinity Western: Dora Komlodi
All-Star Team[edit]
- 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)
References[edit]
- ^ "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.