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2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
Season2017–18
TeamsEight
Finals sitePEPS gymnase
Quebec City, Quebec
ChampionsRyerson Rams (1st title)
Runner-upAlberta Pandas
Winning coachDustin Reid (1st title)
Championship MVPTheanna Vernon (Ryerson Rams)

The 2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 16–18, 2018, in Quebec City, Quebec, to determine a national champion for the 2017–18 U Sports women's volleyball season.[1] The tournament was played at PEPS gymnase at Université Laval. It was the seventh time that Laval had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 2011.[1]

The OUA Champion Ryerson Rams completed a perfect season, finishing with a 19–0 regular season record, 3–0 OUA playoff record, and 3–0 U Sports championship record to claim the first national championship in program history and in school history.[2]

Participating teams

Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1 Calgary Dinos Canada West Champion 21–3 2004 4
2 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Champion 18–2 None 0
3 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West Finalist 20–4 2017 11
4 Ryerson Rams OUA Champion 19–0 None 0
5 UBC Okanagan Heat Canada West Semifinalist 19–5 None 0
6 Dalhousie Tigers AUS Champion 19–1 1982 1
7 Alberta Pandas Canada West Semifinalist 15–9 2007 7
8 Laval Rouge et Or RSEQ Finalist (Host) 14–6 2006 1

[3][4]

Championship bracket

First Round: March 16 Semi-Finals: March 17 Gold Medal Game: March 18
         
1 Calgary Dinos 3
8 Laval Rouge et Or 0
1 Calgary Dinos 1
4 Ryerson Rams 3
4 Ryerson Rams 3
5 UBC Okanagan Heat 2
4 Ryerson Rams 3
7 Alberta Pandas 1
2 Montreal Carabins 2
7 Alberta Pandas 3
7 Alberta Pandas 3 Bronze Medal Game: March 18
3 UBC Thunderbirds 1
3 UBC Thunderbirds 3 1 Calgary Dinos 1
6 Dalhousie Tigers 2 3 UBC Thunderbirds 3

[5]

Consolation bracket

Semi-Finals: March 17 Fifth Place Game: March 18
      
2 Montreal Carabins 3
6 Dalhousie Tigers 0
2 Montreal Carabins 3
8 Laval Rouge et Or 0
5 UBC Okanagan Heat 1
8 Laval Rouge et Or 3

[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "McMaster to host 2018 CIS men's volleyball championship as hosts announced". Ontario University Athletics. July 21, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Final: Ryerson completes perfect season with historic first win". usports.ca. U Sports. March 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2017.
  4. ^ "Women's Volleyball Championship presented by Hôtel Universel Québec Preview: Calgary earns No.1 seed ahead of national tournament". U Sports. March 11, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Women's volleyball 2018 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
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