2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship
Season2015–16
TeamsEight
Finals siteHealthy Living Centre
Brandon, Manitoba
ChampionsToronto Varsity Blues (1st title)
Runner-upTrinity Western Spartans
Winning coachKristine Drakich (1st title)
Championship MVPCaleigh 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

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

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Championship bracket

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

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Consolation bracket

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

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References

  1. ^ a b "CIS championships: Eight hosts announced in soccer and volleyball". U Sports. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Nationals". Brandon Bobcats. November 20, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "2016 CIS women's volleyball championship: Reigning champ TWU seeded No. 1 for second straight year". U Sports. March 6, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Women's volleyball 2016 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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