2018 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship

2018 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship
Season2017–18
TeamsEight
Finals siteBurridge Gymnasium
Hamilton, Ontario
ChampionsUBC Thunderbirds (4th title)
Runner-upTrinity Western Spartans
Winning coachKerry MacDonald (1st title)
Championship MVPByron Keturakis (UBC Thunderbirds)

The 2018 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was held from March 16 to March 18, 2018, in Hamilton, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2017–18 U Sports men's volleyball season.[1] The tournament was played at Burridge Gymnasium on the campus of McMaster University. It was the fifth time that McMaster had hosted the tournament and the second time in three years.[2] This was the last tournament to feature an Atlantic University Sport champion as that conference withdrew from men's volleyball competition beginning with the 2018–19 season.[3][4]

The third-seeded UBC Thunderbirds defeated the two-time defending champion Trinity Western Spartans as the Thunderbirds won the fourth national championship in program history and their first since 1983.[5]

Participating teams

Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1 Trinity Western Spartans Canada West Champion 22–2 2017 5
2 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Finalist 19–5 2015 8
3 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West Bronze 20–4 1983 3
4 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Champion 12–2 1970 1
5 McMaster Marauders OUA Champion (Host) 15–2 None 0
6 UNB Varsity Reds AUS Champion 4–11 None 0
7 Queen's Gaels OUA Finalist 10–8 None 0
8 Windsor Lancers OUA Bronze 10–7 None 0

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Championship bracket

First Round: March 16 Semi-Finals: March 17 Gold Medal Game: March 18
         
1 Trinity Western Spartans 3
8 Windsor Lancers 1
1 Trinity Western Spartans 3
5 McMaster Marauders 1
4 Montreal Carabins 2
5 McMaster Marauders 3
1 Trinity Western Spartans 0
3 UBC Thunderbirds 3
2 Alberta Golden Bears 3
7 Queen's Gaels 1
2 Alberta Golden Bears 1 Bronze Medal Game: March 18
3 UBC Thunderbirds 3
3 UBC Thunderbirds 3 2 Alberta Golden Bears 0
6 UNB Varsity Reds 0 5 McMaster Marauders 3

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Consolation bracket

Semi-Finals: March 17 Fifth Place Game: March 18
      
4 Montreal Carabins 3
8 Windsor Lancers 0
4 Montreal Carabins 3
6 UNB Varsity Reds 0
6 UNB Varsity Reds 3
7 Queen's Gaels 0

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Awards

Championship awards

  • U Sports Championship MVP – Byron Keturakis, UBC
  • R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Irvan Brar, UBC

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All-Star Team

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References

  1. ^ "Telus to serve as title sponsor of 2018 U Sports men's volleyball championship". McMaster Marauders. January 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "U Sports Volleyball Championship History". U Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's volleyball Tigers set for RSEQ housewarming party". The Chronicle Herald. November 1, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Telus to serve as title sponsor of 2018 U Sports men's volleyball championship". McMaster Marauders. January 19, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Final: UBC wins first national title in 35 years". usports.ca. U Sports. March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Men's volleyball championship results" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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