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| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | War Memorial Gymnasium Vancouver,British Columbia |
| Champions | UBC Thunderbirds (13th title) |
| Runner-up | Trinity Western Spartans |
| Winning coach | Doug Reimer (10 title) |
| Championship MVP | Elise Petit (UBC) |
| Television | CBC[1] |
The2023 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 17–19, 2023, inVancouver,British Columbia, to determine anational champion for the 2022–23U Sports women's volleyball season.[2][3] In a match between the two most recent champions, the hostUBC Thunderbirds defeated the top-seededTrinity Western Spartans to win the program's 13th national championship.[4][5]
The tournament was played atWar Memorial Gymnasium at theUniversity of British Columbia.[2] This was the third time that UBC had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 1983.[6] UBC had previously been awarded the hosting duties for the2021 championship, but that event was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[7][8]
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| First Round: March 17 | Semi-Finals: March 18 | Gold Medal Game: March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | McGill Martlets | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UQAM Citadins | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brock Badgers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 1 | Bronze Medal Game: March 19 | |||||||||||
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Mount Royal Cougars | 2 | 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 3 | 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 March 2023 (2023-03-19) 2:00 p.m.PDT | (4)Dalhousie Tigers | 3–2 | (5)Manitoba Bisons | War Memorial Gymnasium Vancouver,British Columbia Attendance: 982 |
| (21–25, 23–25, 23–25) Boxscore | ||||
| 19 March 2023 (2023-03-19) 4:30 p.m.PDT | (1)Trinity Western Spartans | 2–3 | (7)UBC Thunderbirds | War Memorial Gymnasium Vancouver,British Columbia Attendance: 2,089 |
| (23–25, 25–22, 25–21, 18–25, 12–15) Boxscore | ||||
| Semi-Finals: March 18 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 | ||||||||
| 4 | UQAM Citadins | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | McGill Martlets | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Mount Royal Cougars | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | UQAM Citadins | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Brock Badgers | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Mount Royal Cougars | 3 | |||||||