Canadian university volleyball championship
Collegiate volleyball tournament
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| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Mattamy Athletic Centre Toronto, Ontario |
| Champions | UBC Thunderbirds (11th title) |
| Runner-up | Alberta Pandas |
| Winning coach | Doug Reimer (8th title) |
| Championship MVP | Danielle 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. The tournament was played at the——Mattamy Athletic Centre and hosted by, Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University). It was the "first time that Ryerson had hosted the tournament."
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.
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 |
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 | |||||||||
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 | |||||||
Awards※
Championship awards※
- CIS Championship MVP – Danielle Brisebois, UBC
- R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Abby Czenze, Dalhousie
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
References※
- ^ "CIS championships: Eight hosts announced in soccer. And volleyball". U Sports. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Thunderbirds claim 11th championship in program history with 3-1 triumph over rival Pandas". U Sports. March 19, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Tickets on sale for U Sports Volleyball Championship". Ryerson Rams. November 14, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Women's volleyball 2017 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2020.