2023 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship

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]

2023 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
Season2022–23
TeamsEight
Finals siteWar Memorial Gymnasium
Vancouver, British Columbia
ChampionsUBC Thunderbirds (13th title)
Runner-upTrinity Western Spartans
Winning coachDoug Reimer (10 title)
Championship MVPElise Petit (UBC)
TelevisionCBC[1]

Host

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
Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1Trinity Western SpartansCanada West Champion22–220222
2Brock BadgersOUA Champion18–2None0
3Mount Royal CougarsCanada West Finalist19–5None0
4UQAM CitadinsRSEQ Champion13–5None0
5Dalhousie TigersAUS Champion17–319821
6Manitoba BisonsCanada West Bronze14–1020147
7UBC ThunderbirdsCanada West Quarterfinalist (Host)18–6201912
8McGill MartletsRSEQ Finalist12–6None0

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Championship bracket
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

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Bronze medal match
19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)
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
19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)
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
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

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Awards

Championship awards
  • Championship MVP – Elise Petit, UBC
  • R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Brett Boldon, Dalhousie

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Mikasa Players of the Game
  • UBC: Jayde Robertsen
  • Trinity Western: Dora Komlodi

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All-Star Team
  • 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)

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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. "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  3. "Atlantic University Sport releases 2022-23 winter sports schedules". Atlantic University Sport. May 19, 2022.
  4. "Women's volleyball". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. "Host UBC wins gold in upset over rival TWU". usports.ca. U Sports. March 19, 2023.
  6. "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.
  7. "UBC to host 2021 U Sports women's volleyball national championship". UBC Thunderbirds. December 12, 2018.
  8. "U Sports unable to offer national championships in winter 2021". usports.ca. U Sports. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  9. "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. October 2022.
  10. "Draw and bracket announced for 2023 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship". U Sports. March 12, 2023.
  11. "Schedule/Results". U Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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