2024 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
Alberta Pandas | |
| Winning coach | Doug Reimer (11th title) |
|---|---|
| Championship MVP | Lucy Borowski (UBC) |
| Television | CBC[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
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
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
| 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 |
Championship bracket
| 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
| 17 March 2023 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
| 17 March 2023 6:00 p.m. EDT
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(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
| 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
Championship awards
- Championship MVP – Lucy Borowski, UBC
Mikasa Players of the Game
- UBC: Emma Doyon
- Alberta Pandas: Lauryn Tremblay
All-Star Team
- Katreena Bentley (Manitoba)
- Lucy Borowski (UBC)
- Akash Grewal (UBC)
- Laila Johnston (Alberta)
- Alexia Lemay-Evans (Acadia)
- Lauryn Tremblay (Alberta)
- Erika Vermette (UBC)
References
- ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. September 13, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Marauders selected to Host U Sports Men's & Women's volleyball national championships". McMaster Marauders. April 13, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "U Sports Volleyball Championship History". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. January 2024.
- ^ "Policies and Procedures 20 – Programs" (PDF). U Sports. August 2019.