2023_U_Sports_Women's_Volleyball_Championship

2023 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship

2023 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship

Canadian university 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]

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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

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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

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