2017 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship

2017 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
Season2016–17
TeamsEight
Finals siteMattamy Athletic Centre
Toronto, Ontario
ChampionsUBC Thunderbirds (11th title)
Runner-upAlberta Pandas
Winning coachDoug Reimer (8th title)
Championship MVPDanielle Brisebois (UBC Thunderbirds)

The 2017 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held from March 17 to March 19, 2017, in Toronto, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2016–17 U Sports women's volleyball season.[1][2] The tournament was played at the Mattamy Athletic Centre and hosted by Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University).[3] It was the first time that Ryerson had hosted the tournament.[1]

The third-seeded UBC Thunderbirds defeated the top-seeded Alberta Pandas in the gold medal match 3–1 to claim their league-leading 11th women's volleyball national championship.[2]

Participating teams

Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1 Alberta Pandas Canada West Champion 22–2 2007 7
2 McMaster Marauders OUA Champion 16–3 None 0
3 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West Finalist 20–4 2013 10
4 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Champion 15–5 None 0
5 Dalhousie Tigers AUS Champion 19–1 1982 1
6 Western Mustangs OUA Finalist 15–4 1976 3
7 Trinity Western Spartans Canada West Bronze 21–3 2015 1
8 Ryerson Rams OUA Semifinalist (Host) 15–4 None 0

[4][5]

Championship bracket

First Round: March 17 Semi-Finals: March 18 Gold Medal Game: March 19
         
1 Alberta Pandas 3
8 Ryerson Rams 0
1 Alberta Pandas 3
4 Montreal Carabins 0
4 Montreal Carabins 3
5 Dalhousie Tigers 0
1 Alberta Pandas 1
3 UBC Thunderbirds 3
2 McMaster Marauders 0
7 Trinity Western Spartans 3
7 Trinity Western Spartans 0 Bronze Medal Game: March 19
3 UBC Thunderbirds 3
3 UBC Thunderbirds 3 4 Montreal Carabins 2
6 Western Mustangs 1 7 Trinity Western Spartans 3

[6]

Consolation bracket

Semi-Finals: March 18 Fifth Place Game: March 19
      
2 McMaster Marauders 1
6 Western Mustangs 3
6 Western Mustangs 0
5 Dalhousie Tigers 3
5 Dalhousie Tigers 3
8 Ryerson Rams 1

[6]

Awards

Championship awards

  • CIS Championship MVP – Danielle Brisebois, UBC
  • R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Abby Czenze, Dalhousie

[2]

All-Star Team

  • Danielle Brisebois, UBC
  • Maggie Li, UBC
  • Alessandra Gentile, UBC
  • Meg Casault, Alberta
  • Kacey Otto, Alberta
  • Sophie Carpentier, Trinity Western
  • Marie-Alex Bélanger, Montreal

[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "CIS championships: Eight hosts announced in soccer and volleyball". U Sports. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Thunderbirds claim 11th championship in program history with 3-1 triumph over rival Pandas". U Sports. March 19, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tickets on sale for U Sports Volleyball Championship". Ryerson Rams. November 14, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2016.
  5. ^ "2017 U Sports #CHAMPSZN Seeding Sunday: U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship Presented By Jason Rinaldi, Pandas No. 1 seed". U Sports. March 6, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Women's volleyball 2017 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2020.