The 2023 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 17–19, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to determine a national champion for the 2022–23 U Sports women's volleyball season. In a match between the two most recent champions, the host UBC Thunderbirds defeated the top-seeded Trinity Western Spartans to win the program's 13th national championship.
Host The tournament was played at War Memorial Gymnasium at the University of British Columbia. This was the third time that UBC had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 1983. UBC had previously been awarded the hosting duties for the 2021 championship, but that event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
Participating teams Seed Team Qualified 1 Trinity Western Spartans Canada West Champion 22–2 2022 2 2 Brock Badgers OUA Champion 18–2 None 0 3 Mount Royal Cougars Canada West Finalist 19–5 None 0 4 UQAM Citadins RSEQ Champion 13–5 None 0 5 Dalhousie Tigers AUS Champion 17–3 1982 1 6 Manitoba Bisons Canada West Bronze 14–10 2014 7 7 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West Quarterfinalist (Host) 18–6 2019 12 8 McGill Martlets RSEQ Finalist 12–6 None 0
Championship bracket
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Consolation bracket
Awards
Championship awards Championship MVP – Elise Petit, UBC R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Brett Boldon, Dalhousie
Mikasa Players of the Game UBC: Jayde Robertsen Trinity Western: Dora Komlodi
All-Star Team Setter – Dora Komlodi (Trinity Western) Libero – Kacey Jost (UBC) Left Side – Lucy Glen-Carter (Dalhousie) Outside Hitter – Raya Surinx (Manitoba) Middle blocker – Jayde Robertsen (UBC) Middle blocker – Kaylee Plouffe (Trinity Western)
References
External links Tournament Web Site