2019 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship

2019 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
Season	2018–19
Teams	Eight
Finals site	Saville Community Sports Centre; Edmonton, Alberta
Champions	UBC Thunderbirds (12th title)
Runner-up	Ryerson Rams
Winning coach	Doug Reimer (9th title)
Championship MVP	Kiera Van Ryk (UBC Thunderbirds)
	← 2018; Volleyball Championship; 2020 →;

The 2019 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 15–17, 2019, in Edmonton, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2018–19 U Sports women's volleyball season.^[1] The tournament was played at Saville Community Sports Centre at the University of Alberta. It was the sixth time that Alberta had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 2010.^[1]

The eighth-seeded UBC Thunderbirds overcame a two-set deficit in the championship match to defeat the defending champion Ryerson Rams three sets to two to win the 12th championship in program history.^[2] It was the first time in U Sports women's volleyball history that a team seeded eighth had won the national championship.^[2]

Participating teams

Seed	Team	Qualified	Record	Last	Total
1	Trinity Western Spartans	Canada West Champion	19–5	2015	1
2	Toronto Varsity Blues	OUA Champion	14–5	2016	1
3	Calgary Dinos	Canada West Finalist	19–5	2004	4
4	Dalhousie Tigers	AUS Champion	18–2	1982	1
5	Montreal Carabins	RSEQ Champion	13–7	None	0
6	Ryerson Rams	OUA Finalist	17–2	2018	1
7	Alberta Pandas	Canada West Semifinalist (Host)	18–6	2007	7
8	UBC Thunderbirds	Canada West Semifinalist	15–9	2017	11

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Championship bracket

First Round: March 15			Semi-Finals: March 16			Gold Medal Game: March 17

1	Trinity Western Spartans	2

8	UBC Thunderbirds	3
			8	UBC Thunderbirds	3

			4	Dalhousie Tigers	1
4	Dalhousie Tigers	3

5	Montreal Carabins	0
						8	UBC Thunderbirds	3

						6	Ryerson Rams	2
2	Toronto Varsity Blues	1

7	Alberta Pandas	3
			7	Alberta Pandas	0	Bronze Medal Game: March 17

			6	Ryerson Rams	3
3	Calgary Dinos	0				4	Dalhousie Tigers	2

6	Ryerson Rams	3				7	Alberta Pandas	3

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Consolation bracket

Semi-Finals: March 16			Fifth Place Game: March 17

1	Trinity Western Spartans	3

5	Montreal Carabins	2
			1	Trinity Western Spartans	3

			2	Toronto Varsity Blues	2
2	Toronto Varsity Blues	3

3	Calgary Dinos	1

^[5]

Awards

Championship awards

CIS Championship MVP – Kiera Van Ryk, UBC
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Brie O’Reilly, Trinity Western

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All-Star Team

Olivia Furlan, UBC
Kiera Van Ryk, UBC
Tessa Davis, UBC
Theanna Vernon, Ryerson
Lauren Veltman, Ryerson
Kory White, Alberta
Courtney Baker, Dalhousie