2015 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

The 2015 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held February 26, 2015 to March 1, 2015, in Toronto, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2014–15 CIS women's volleyball season.[1][2] The tournament was played at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport at the University of Toronto.[3] It was the second time that the University of Toronto had hosted the tournament, with the other instance occurring in 1996.[1] This was the last championship tournament to be played over four days as the format shifted back to three days starting in 2016. This was also the last championship to be played in February as the CIS shifted the championship schedule two weeks ahead in 2016.

2015 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship
Season2014–15
TeamsEight
Finals siteGoldring Centre for High Performance Sport
Toronto, Ontario
ChampionsTrinity Western Spartans (1st title)
Runner-upAlberta Pandas
Winning coachRyan Hofer (1st title)
Championship MVPNikki Cornwall (Trinity Western Spartans)

The top-seeded Canada West Champion Trinity Western Spartans defeated the second-seeded Alberta Pandas in the gold medal match to win the first women's volleyball national championship in program history.[2] The Spartans came back from a 0–2 set deficit to win the national title in the exact same manner that they won the Canada West title – by overcoming a two-set deficit to the Alberta Pandas.[2]

Participating teams
Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1Trinity Western SpartansCanada West Champion19–5None0
2Alberta PandasCanada West Finalist19–520077
3Toronto Varsity BluesOUA Champion (Host)18–1None0
4Montreal CarabinsRSEQ Champion15–4None0
5UBC ThunderbirdsCanada West Bronze13–11201310
6Dalhousie TigersAUS Champion10–619821
7Ottawa Gee-GeesOUA Finalist16–3None0
8Laval Rouge et OrRSEQ Finalist13–620061

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Championship bracket
First Round: February 26 Semi-Finals: February 28 Gold Medal Game: March 1
         
1 Trinity Western Spartans 3
8 Laval Rouge et Or 2
1 Trinity Western Spartans 3
4 Montreal Carabins 0
4 Montreal Carabins 3
5 UBC Thunderbirds 0
1 Trinity Western Spartans 3
2 Alberta Pandas 2
2 Alberta Pandas 3
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees 0
2 Alberta Pandas 3 Bronze Medal Game: March 1
3 Toronto Varsity Blues 2
3 Toronto Varsity Blues 3 3 Toronto Varsity Blues 2
6 Dalhousie Tigers 0 4 Montreal Carabins 3

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Consolation bracket
Semi-Finals: February 27 Fifth Place Game: March 1
      
5 UBC Thunderbirds 3
8 Laval Rouge et Or 0
5 UBC Thunderbirds 0
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees 3
6 Dalhousie Tigers 0
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees 3

[5]

Awards

Championship awards
  • CIS Tournament MVP – Nikki Cornwall, Trinity Western
  • R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Madelyn Mandryk, Toronto

[2]

All-Star Team
  • Jennifer Neilson, Toronto
  • Marie-Alex Bélanger, Montreal
  • Jessie Niles, Alberta
  • Dione Lang, Alberta
  • Nikki Cornwall, Trinity Western
  • Alicia Perrin, Trinity Western
  • Elizabeth Wendel, Trinity Western

[2]

References
  1. "CIS championships: Four hosts announced for 2014 and 2015". U Sports. June 24, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. "FINAL 2015 CIS women's volleyball championship, presented by Canuck Stuff: Spartans come back…again, claim first-ever CIS title". U Sports. March 1, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. "CIS Women's Volleyball Championship Preview". Toronto Varsity Blues. February 24, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. "2015 CIS women's volleyball championship, presented by Canuck Stuff: Trinity Western seeded No. 1 for first time in history". U Sports. February 23, 2015.
  5. "Women's volleyball 2015 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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