2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship
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| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Healthy Living Centre Brandon, Manitoba |
| Champions | Toronto Varsity Blues (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Trinity Western Spartans |
| Winning coach | Kristine Drakich (1st title) |
| Championship MVP | Caleigh Cruickshank (Toronto Varsity Blues) |
The 2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 11–13, 2016, in Brandon, Manitoba, to determine a national champion for the 2015–16 CIS women's volleyball season.[1][2] The tournament was played at the Healthy Living Centre and hosted by Brandon University.[3] It was the first time that Brandon had hosted the tournament and coincided with the 10th anniversary of the Brandon Bobcats volleyball program.[1][3]
The OUA Champion Toronto Varsity Blues completed a perfect 25–0 season by defeating the defending champion Trinity Western Spartans in the gold medal match 3–0 to claim the first women's volleyball national championship in program history.[2] The Varsity Blues were the first team with an undefeated record over the course of the regular season and post-season since the 2010 UBC Thunderbirds. They were also the first OUA team to win the championship since the 1976 Western Mustangs and just the second OUA program to claim a national championship title.[2]
Participating teams
[edit]| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Champion | 20–4 | 2015 | 1 |
| 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | OUA Champion | 19–0 | None | 0 |
| 3 | UBC Okanagan Heat | Canada West Finalist | 22–2 | None | 0 |
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Champion | 17–5 | None | 0 |
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Bronze | 17–7 | 2013 | 10 |
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion | 14–3 | 1982 | 1 |
| 7 | McGill Martlets | RSEQ Finalist | 15–7 | None | 0 |
| 8 | Brandon Bobcats | Canada West Quarterfinalist (Host) | 15–9 | None | 0 |
Championship bracket
[edit]| First Round: March 11 | Semi-Finals: March 12 | Gold Medal Game: March 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Brandon Bobcats | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | McGill Martlets | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 | Bronze Medal Game: March 13 | |||||||||||
| 3 | UBC Okanagan Heat | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UBC Okanagan Heat | 3 | 3 | UBC Okanagan Heat | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 0 | |||||||||
Consolation bracket
[edit]| Semi-Finals: March 12 | Fifth Place Game: March 13 | ||||||||
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | Brandon Bobcats | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 3 | |||||||
| 7 | McGill Martlets | 2 | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CIS championships: Eight hosts announced in soccer and volleyball". U Sports. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c "FINAL CIS women's volleyball championship: Varsity Blues win first volleyball title in University of Toronto history". U Sports. March 13, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Nationals". Brandon Bobcats. November 20, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "2016 CIS women's volleyball championship: Reigning champ TWU seeded No. 1 for second straight year". U Sports. March 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Women's volleyball 2016 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2020.