2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

Season	2015–16
Teams	Eight
Finals site	Healthy Living Centre Brandon, Manitoba
Champions	Toronto Varsity Blues (1st title)
Runner-up	Trinity Western Spartans
Winning coach	Kristine Drakich (1st title)
Championship MVP	Caleigh Cruickshank (Toronto Varsity Blues)

The 2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 11–13, 2016, in Brandon, Manitoba, to determine a national champion for the 2015–16 CIS women's volleyball season.^[1][2] The tournament was played at the Healthy Living Centre and hosted by Brandon University.^[3] It was the first time that Brandon had hosted the tournament and coincided with the 10th anniversary of the Brandon Bobcats volleyball program.^[1][3]

The OUA Champion Toronto Varsity Blues completed a perfect 25–0 season by defeating the defending champion Trinity Western Spartans in the gold medal match 3–0 to claim the first women's volleyball national championship in program history.^[2] The Varsity Blues were the first team with an undefeated record over the course of the regular season and post-season since the 2010 UBC Thunderbirds. They were also the first OUA team to win the championship since the 1976 Western Mustangs and just the second OUA program to claim a national championship title.^[2]

Participating teams

Seed	Team	Qualified	Record	Last	Total
1	Trinity Western Spartans	Canada West Champion	20–4	2015	1
2	Toronto Varsity Blues	OUA Champion	19–0	None	0
3	UBC Okanagan Heat	Canada West Finalist	22–2	None	0
4	Montreal Carabins	RSEQ Champion	17–5	None	0
5	UBC Thunderbirds	Canada West Bronze	17–7	2013	10
6	Dalhousie Tigers	AUS Champion	14–3	1982	1
7	McGill Martlets	RSEQ Finalist	15–7	None	0
8	Brandon Bobcats	Canada West Quarterfinalist (Host)	15–9	None	0

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Championship bracket

	First Round: March 11					Semi-Finals: March 12					Gold Medal Game: March 13
	1	Trinity Western Spartans	3
	8	Brandon Bobcats	1
						1	Trinity Western Spartans	3
						5	UBC Thunderbirds	1
	4	Montreal Carabins	1
	5	UBC Thunderbirds	3
											1	Trinity Western Spartans	0
											2	Toronto Varsity Blues	3
	2	Toronto Varsity Blues	3
	7	McGill Martlets	2
						2	Toronto Varsity Blues	3			Bronze Medal Game: March 13
						3	UBC Okanagan Heat	1
	3	UBC Okanagan Heat	3								3	UBC Okanagan Heat	3
	6	Dalhousie Tigers	0								5	UBC Thunderbirds	0

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Consolation bracket

	Semi-Finals: March 12					Fifth Place Game: March 13
	4	Montreal Carabins	3
	8	Brandon Bobcats	0
						4	Montreal Carabins	3
						6	Dalhousie Tigers	0
	6	Dalhousie Tigers	3
	7	McGill Martlets	2

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References

1. "CIS championships: Eight hosts announced in soccer and volleyball". U Sports. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
2. "FINAL CIS women's volleyball championship: Varsity Blues win first volleyball title in University of Toronto history". U Sports. March 13, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
3. "2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Nationals". Brandon Bobcats. November 20, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
4. "2016 CIS women's volleyball championship: Reigning champ TWU seeded No. 1 for second straight year". U Sports. March 6, 2016.
5. "Women's volleyball 2016 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2020.

External links

• Tournament Web Site