2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

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]

2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship
Season2015–16
TeamsEight
Finals siteHealthy Living Centre
Brandon, Manitoba
ChampionsToronto Varsity Blues (1st title)
Runner-upTrinity Western Spartans
Winning coachKristine Drakich (1st title)
Championship MVPCaleigh Cruickshank, Toronto Varsity Blues

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
1Trinity Western SpartansCanada West Champion20–420151
2Toronto Varsity BluesOUA Champion19–0None0
3UBC Okanagan HeatCanada West Finalist22–2None0
4Montreal CarabinsRSEQ Champion17–5None0
5UBC ThunderbirdsCanada West Bronze17–7201310
6Dalhousie TigersAUS Champion14–319821
7McGill MartletsRSEQ Finalist15–7None0
8Brandon BobcatsCanada West Quarterfinalist (Host)15–9None0

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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
3 UBC Okanagan Heat 1
3 UBC Okanagan Heat 3
6 Dalhousie Tigers 0
Bronze Medal Game: March 13
   
3 UBC Okanagan Heat 3
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.
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