The 2012 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 2, 2012 to March 4, 2012, in Hamilton, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2011–12 CIS women's volleyball season. The tournament was played at the Burridge Gymnasium at McMaster University. It was the second time that McMaster had hosted the tournament with the first time occurring in 1979.
The second-seeded UBC Thunderbirds won their fifth consecutive national championship in their five-set win over the top-seeded Alberta Pandas. The gold medal game was a rematch of the Canada West finals that had also gone to five sets, but eventually was won by the Pandas.
Participating teams Seed Team Qualified 1 Alberta Pandas Canada West Champion 14–6 2007 7 2 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West Finalist 18–2 2011 8 3 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Champion 12–3 None 0 4 Saint Mary's Huskies AUS Champion 16–1 None 0 5 McGill Martlets RSEQ Finalist 5–10 None 0 6 Trinity Western Spartans Canada West Bronze 13–7 None 0 7 Queen's Gaels OUA Champion 13–5 None 0 8 McMaster Marauders OUA Quarter-Finalist (Host) 11–7 None 0
Championship bracket
Consolation bracket
Awards Championship awards CIS Tournament MVP – Lisa Barclay, UBC R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Briana Liau Kent, UBC
All-Star Team Lisa Barclay, UBC Shanice Marcelle, UBC Brina Derksen-Bergen, UBC Alena Omelchenko, Alberta Jaki Ellis, Alberta Geneviève Plante, McGill Marie-Sophie Nadeau, Montreal
References
External links Tournament Web Site