2019 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
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| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Saville Community Sports Centre Edmonton, Alberta |
| Champions | UBC Thunderbirds (12th title) |
| Runner-up | Ryerson Rams |
| Winning coach | Doug Reimer (9th title) |
| Championship MVP | Kiera Van Ryk (UBC Thunderbirds) |
The 2019 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 15–17, 2019, in Edmonton, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2018–19 U Sports women's volleyball season.[1] The tournament was played at Saville Community Sports Centre at the University of Alberta. It was the sixth time that Alberta had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 2010.[1]
The eighth-seeded UBC Thunderbirds overcame a two-set deficit in the championship match to defeat the defending champion Ryerson Rams three sets to two to win the 12th championship in program history.[2] It was the first time in U Sports women's volleyball history that a team seeded eighth had won the national championship.[2]
Participating teams
[edit]| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Champion | 19–5 | 2015 | 1 |
| 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | OUA Champion | 14–5 | 2016 | 1 |
| 3 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Finalist | 19–5 | 2004 | 4 |
| 4 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion | 18–2 | 1982 | 1 |
| 5 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Champion | 13–7 | None | 0 |
| 6 | Ryerson Rams | OUA Finalist | 17–2 | 2018 | 1 |
| 7 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Semifinalist (Host) | 18–6 | 2007 | 7 |
| 8 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Semifinalist | 15–9 | 2017 | 11 |
Championship bracket
[edit]| First Round: March 15 | Semi-Finals: March 16 | Gold Medal Game: March 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Dalhousie Tigers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Dalhousie Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Montreal Carabins | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ryerson Rams | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Alberta Pandas | 0 | Bronze Medal Game: March 17 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Ryerson Rams | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Calgary Dinos | 0 | 4 | Dalhousie Tigers | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Ryerson Rams | 3 | 7 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | |||||||||
Consolation bracket
[edit]| Semi-Finals: March 16 | Fifth Place Game: March 17 | ||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Montreal Carabins | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Calgary Dinos | 1 | |||||||
Awards
[edit]Championship awards
[edit]- CIS Championship MVP – Kiera Van Ryk, UBC
- R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Brie O’Reilly, Trinity Western
All-Star Team
[edit]- Olivia Furlan, UBC
- Kiera Van Ryk, UBC
- Tessa Davis, UBC
- Theanna Vernon, Ryerson
- Lauren Veltman, Ryerson
- Kory White, Alberta
- Courtney Baker, Dalhousie
References
[edit]- ^ a b "University of Alberta to host 2019 Women's Volleyball Championship". Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas. May 11, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Gold Medal Game: T-Birds flying again as national champions". usports.ca. U Sports. March 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2018.
- ^ "Preview: Trinity Western earns No.1 seed ahead of national tournament". U Sports. March 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "Women's volleyball 2019 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved September 18, 2020.