2015 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

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2015 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship
Season2014–15
TeamsEight
Finals siteGoldring Centre for High Performance Sport
Toronto, Ontario
ChampionsTrinity Western Spartans (1st title)
Runner-upAlberta Pandas
Winning coachRyan Hofer (1st title)
Championship MVPNikki Cornwall (Trinity Western Spartans)

The 2015 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held February 26, 2015, to March 1, 2015, in Toronto, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2014–15 CIS women's volleyball season.[1][2] The tournament was played at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport at the University of Toronto.[3] It was the second time that the University of Toronto had hosted the tournament, with the other instance occurring in 1996.[1] This was the last championship tournament to be played over four days as the format shifted back to three days starting in 2016. This was also the last championship to be played in February, as the CIS shifted the championship schedule two weeks ahead in 2016.

The top-seeded Canada West Champion Trinity Western Spartans defeated the second-seeded Alberta Pandas in the gold medal match to win the first women's volleyball national championship in program history.[2] The Spartans came back from a 0–2 set deficit to win the national title in the exact same manner that they won the Canada West title – by overcoming a two-set deficit to the Alberta Pandas.[2]

Participating teams

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Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1 Trinity Western Spartans Canada West Champion 19–5 None 0
2 Alberta Pandas Canada West Finalist 19–5 2007 7
3 Toronto Varsity Blues OUA Champion (Host) 18–1 None 0
4 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Champion 15–4 None 0
5 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West Bronze 13–11 2013 10
6 Dalhousie Tigers AUS Champion 10–6 1982 1
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees OUA Finalist 16–3 None 0
8 Laval Rouge et Or RSEQ Finalist 13–6 2006 1

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Championship bracket

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First Round: February 26 Semi-Finals: February 28 Gold Medal Game: March 1
         
1 Trinity Western Spartans 3
8 Laval Rouge et Or 2
1 Trinity Western Spartans 3
4 Montreal Carabins 0
4 Montreal Carabins 3
5 UBC Thunderbirds 0
1 Trinity Western Spartans 3
2 Alberta Pandas 2
2 Alberta Pandas 3
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees 0
2 Alberta Pandas 3 Bronze Medal Game: March 1
3 Toronto Varsity Blues 2
3 Toronto Varsity Blues 3 3 Toronto Varsity Blues 2
6 Dalhousie Tigers 0 4 Montreal Carabins 3

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Consolation bracket

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Semi-Finals: February 27 Fifth Place Game: March 1
      
5 UBC Thunderbirds 3
8 Laval Rouge et Or 0
5 UBC Thunderbirds 0
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees 3
6 Dalhousie Tigers 0
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees 3

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Awards

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Championship awards

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  • CIS Tournament MVP – Nikki Cornwall, Trinity Western
  • R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Madelyn Mandryk, Toronto

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All-Star Team

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  • Jennifer Neilson, Toronto
  • Marie-Alex Bélanger, Montreal
  • Jessie Niles, Alberta
  • Dione Lang, Alberta
  • Nikki Cornwall, Trinity Western
  • Alicia Perrin, Trinity Western
  • Elizabeth Wendel, Trinity Western

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References

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  1. ^ a b "CIS championships: Four hosts announced for 2014 and 2015". U Sports. June 24, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "FINAL 2015 CIS women's volleyball championship, presented by Canuck Stuff: Spartans come back…again, claim first-ever CIS title". U Sports. March 1, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "CIS Women's Volleyball Championship Preview". Toronto Varsity Blues. February 24, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "2015 CIS women's volleyball championship, presented by Canuck Stuff: Trinity Western seeded No. 1 for first time in history". U Sports. February 23, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Women's volleyball 2015 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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