2017 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
Alberta Pandas | |
| Winning coach | Doug Reimer (8th title) |
|---|---|
| Championship MVP | Danielle Brisebois (UBC Thunderbirds) |
The 2017 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held from March 17 to March 19, 2017, in
Mattamy Athletic Centre and hosted by Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University).[3] It was the first time that Ryerson had hosted the tournament.[1]
The third-seeded
Alberta Pandas in the gold medal match 3–1 to claim their league-leading 11th women's volleyball national championship.[2]
Participating teams
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberta Pandas |
Canada West Champion | 22–2 | 2007 | 7 |
| 2 | McMaster Marauders | OUA Champion | 16–3 | None | 0 |
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Finalist | 20–4 | 2013 | 10 |
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Champion | 15–5 | None | 0 |
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion | 19–1 | 1982 | 1 |
| 6 | Western Mustangs | OUA Finalist | 15–4 | 1976 | 3 |
| 7 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Bronze | 21–3 | 2015 | 1 |
| 8 | Ryerson Rams |
OUA Semifinalist (Host) | 15–4 | None | 0 |
Championship bracket
| First Round: March 17 | Semi-Finals: March 18 | Gold Medal Game: March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ryerson Rams | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alberta Pandas | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | McMaster Marauders | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Trinity Western Spartans | 0 | Bronze Medal Game: March 19 | |||||||||||
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | 4 | Montreal Carabins | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Western Mustangs | 1 | 7 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | |||||||||
Consolation bracket
| Semi-Finals: March 18 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 | ||||||||
| 2 | McMaster Marauders | 1 | |||||||
| 6 | Western Mustangs | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Western Mustangs | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | Ryerson Rams | 1 | |||||||
Awards
Championship awards
- CIS Championship MVP – Danielle Brisebois, UBC
- R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Abby Czenze, Dalhousie
All-Star Team
- Danielle Brisebois, UBC
- Maggie Li, UBC
- Alessandra Gentile, UBC
- Meg Casault, Alberta
- Kacey Otto, Alberta
- Sophie Carpentier, Trinity Western
- Marie-Alex Bélanger, Montreal
References
- ^ a b "CIS championships: Eight hosts announced in soccer and volleyball". U Sports. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Thunderbirds claim 11th championship in program history with 3-1 triumph over rival Pandas". U Sports. March 19, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- Ryerson Rams. November 14, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2016.
- ^ "2017 U Sports #CHAMPSZN Seeding Sunday: U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship Presented By Jason Rinaldi, Pandas No. 1 seed". U Sports. March 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Women's volleyball 2017 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2020.