2024 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship

2024 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
Season2023–24
TeamsEight
Finals siteBurridge Gymnasium
Hamilton, Ontario
ChampionsUBC Thunderbirds (14th title)
Runner-upAlberta Pandas
Winning coachDoug Reimer (11th title)
Championship MVPLucy Borowski (UBC)
TelevisionCBC[1]
Stephen Clark (play-by-play)
Lauren Breadner (colour analyst)
Matthew Davison (play-by-play)
Theresa Skubic (colour analyst)
Francis Maheu (French play-by-play)

The 2024 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held from March 15 to March 17, 2024, in Hamilton, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2023–24 U Sports women's volleyball season.[2][3] The second-seeded UBC Thunderbirds defeated the fourth-seeded Alberta Pandas 3–1 to win the program's 14th national championship, which extended their record for the most in U Sports women's volleyball.[4] The Thunderbirds became the first team to repeat as champions since UBC won their sixth consecutive championship in 2013.[4]

Host

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The tournament was played at McMaster University at the Burridge Gymnasium on the school's campus.[2] This was the third time that McMaster had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 2012.[5]

Scheduled teams

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Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1 Manitoba Bisons Canada West Champion 20–4 2014 7
2 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West Finalist 22–2 2023 13
3 Brock Badgers OUA Champion 18–2 None 0
4 Alberta Pandas Canada West Bronze 18–6 2007 7
5 Montréal Carabins RSEQ Champion 17–4 None 0
6 Acadia Axewomen AUS Champion 15–5 None 0
7 McMaster Marauders OUA Finalist (Host) 15–5 None 0
8 Saint Mary's Huskies AUS Finalist 14–6 None 0

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Championship bracket

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First Round: March 15 Semi-Finals: March 16 Gold Medal Game: March 17
         
1 Manitoba Bisons 3
8 Saint Mary's Huskies 1
1 Manitoba Bisons 2
4 Alberta Pandas 3
4 Alberta Pandas 3
5 Montreal Carabins 0
4 Alberta Pandas 1
2 UBC Thunderbirds 3
2 UBC Thunderbirds 3
7 McMaster Marauders 1
2 UBC Thunderbirds 3 Bronze Medal Game: March 17
6 Acadia Axewomen 0
3 Brock Badgers 2 1 Manitoba Bisons 3
6 Acadia Axewomen 3 6 Acadia Axewomen 0

Bronze medal match

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17 March 2023 (2023-03-17)
2:00 p.m. EDT
(1) Manitoba Bisons 3–0 (6) Acadia Axewomen Burridge Gymnasium
Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance: 272
(25–18, 25–13, 25–17)
Boxscore

Gold medal match

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17 March 2023 (2023-03-17)
6:00 p.m. EDT
(2) UBC Thunderbirds 3–1 (4) Alberta Pandas Burridge Gymnasium
Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance: 1,700
(25–16, 23–25, 25–19, 25–23)
Boxscore

Consolation bracket

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Semi-Finals: March 16 Fifth Place Game: March 17
      
5 Montreal Carabins 1
8 Saint Mary's Huskies 3
7 McMaster Marauders 3
8 Saint Mary's Huskies 1
3 Brock Badgers 0
7 McMaster Marauders 3

Awards

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Championship awards

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  • Championship MVP – Lucy Borowski, UBC

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Mikasa Players of the Game

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  • UBC: Emma Doyon
  • Alberta Pandas: Lauryn Tremblay

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All-Star Team

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  • Katreena Bentley (Manitoba)
  • Lucy Borowski (UBC)
  • Akash Grewal (UBC)
  • Laila Johnston (Alberta)
  • Alexia Lemay-Evans (Acadia)
  • Lauryn Tremblay (Alberta)
  • Erika Vermette (UBC)

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References

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  1. ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. September 13, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Marauders selected to Host U Sports Men's & Women's volleyball national championships". McMaster Marauders. April 13, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "UBC captures fourteenth national title, crowned U Sports Champions for second-straight year". usports.ca. U Sports. March 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "U Sports Volleyball Championship History". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. January 2024.
  7. ^ "Policies and Procedures 20 – Programs" (PDF). U Sports. August 2019.
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