2023 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship

2023 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship
Season2022–23
TeamsEight
Finals siteBurridge Gymnasium
Hamilton, Ontario
ChampionsTrinity Western Spartans (7 title)
Runner-upSherbrooke Vert et Or
Winning coachAdam Schriemer/Ben Ball (1 title)
Championship MVPMathias Elser (Trinity Western Spartans)
TelevisionCBC[1]
Stephen Clark (play-by-play)
Matthew Davison (play-by-play)
Kyle Compeau (color analyst)
Everett Delorme (color analyst)

The 2023 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was the 56th edition of the U Sports men's volleyball championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2023 U Sports men's volleyball season. The tournament started on March 17 and ended with the bronze-medal and championship games being played on March 19 in Hamilton, Ontario.[2][3]

The third-seeded Trinity Western Spartans defeated the fourth-seeded Sherbrooke Vert et Or in straight sets to claim the seventh championship in program history.[4][5]

Host

The tournament was hosted by McMaster University at the Burridge Gymnasium on the school's campus.[2] This was the sixth time that McMaster had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 2018.[6]

Participating teams

Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Champion 22–2 2022 9
2 McMaster Marauders OUA Champion (Host) 18–2 None 0
3 Trinity Western Spartans Canada West Finalist 18–6 2019 6
4 Sherbrooke Vert et Or RSEQ Champion 15–1 1975 1
5 Windsor Lancers OUA Finalist 15–5 None 0
6 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Finalist 11–5 1970 1
7 Saskatchewan Huskies Canada West Bronze 17–7 2004 4
8 Toronto Varsity Blues OUA Bronze 13–7 None 0

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Championship bracket

First round: March 17 Semi-finals: March 18 Gold medal game: March 19
         
1 Alberta Golden Bears 3
8 Toronto Varsity Blues 1
1 Alberta Golden Bears 0
4 Sherbrooke Vert & Or 3
4 Sherbrooke Vert & Or 3
5 Windsor Lancers 0
3 Trinity Western Spartans 3
4 Sherbrooke Vert & Or 0
2 McMaster Marauders 3
7 Saskatchewan Huskies 0
2 McMaster Marauders 1 Bronze medal game: March 19
3 Trinity Western Spartans 3
3 Trinity Western Spartans 3 1 Alberta Golden Bears 0
6 Montreal Carabins 0 2 McMaster Marauders 3

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Bronze medal match

19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)
3:00 p.m. EDT 		(1) Alberta Golden Bears 0–3 (2) McMaster Marauders Burridge Gymnasium, Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance: 1,812
(21–25, 23–25, 23–25)
Boxscore

Gold medal match

19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)
6:00 p.m. EDT 		(3) Trinity Western Spartans 3–0 (4) Sherbrooke Vert et Or Burridge Gymnasium, Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance: 1,811
(25–16, 25–20, 25–15)
Boxscore

Consolation bracket

Semi-Finals: March 18 Fifth Place Game: March 19
      
5 Windsor Lancers 1
8 Toronto Varsity Blues 3
6 Montreal Carabins 3
8 Toronto Varsity Blues 2
6 Montreal Carabins 3
7 Saskatchewan Huskies 2

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Awards

Championship awards

  • Championship MVP – Mathias Elser, Trinity Western
  • R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Montreal Carabins

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Mikasa Players of the Game

  • Trinity Western: Mathias Elser
  • Sherbrooke: Zachary Hollands

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All-Star Team

  • Sam Cooper, McMaster
  • Jordan Canham, Alberta
  • Jonathan Portelance, Sherbrooke
  • Yoan David, Sherbrooke
  • Brodie Hofer, Trinity Western
  • Jesse Elser, Trinity Western
  • Mathias Elser, Trinity Western

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References

  1. ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Marauders selected to host U Sports Men's & Women's Volleyball national championships". McMaster Marauders. April 13, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's volleyball". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Spartans take down Sherbrooke 3-0, crowned U SPORTS champions". usports.ca. U Sports. March 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "U Sports Volleyball Championship History". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. October 2022.
  8. ^ "Draw and bracket announced for 2023 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship". U Sports. March 12, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Schedule/Results". U Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2023.