The 2022 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 25–27, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2021–22 U Sports women's volleyball season.[2] The top-seeded Trinity Western Spartans defeated the seventh-seeded Mount Royal Cougars to win the second championship in program history.[3]
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| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Jack Simpson Gymnasium Calgary, Alberta |
| Champions | Trinity Western Spartans (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Mount Royal Cougars |
| Winning coach | Ryan Hofer (2nd title) |
| Championship MVP | Avery Heppell (Trinity Western) |
| Television | CBC[1] |
Host
editThe tournament was played at Jack Simpson Gymnasium at the University of Calgary.[2] This was the fifth time that Calgary has hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 2007.[4] Calgary had previously been awarded the hosting duties for the 2020 championship, but that event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[5][6]
Participating teams
edit| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Champion | 15–1 | 2015 | 1 |
| 2 | Brock Badgers | OUA Champion | 13–0 | None | 0 |
| 3 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Finalist | 16–2 | 2007 | 7 |
| 4 | Toronto Varsity Blues | OUA Finalist | 12–0 | 2016 | 1 |
| 5 | McGill Martlets | RSEQ Champion | 9–3 | None | 0 |
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion | 9–5 | 1982 | 1 |
| 7 | Mount Royal Cougars | Canada West Bronze | 14–4 | None | 0 |
| 8 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Round-of-Six (Host) | 5–13 | 2004 | 3 |
Championship bracket
edit| First Round: March 25 | Semi-Finals: March 26 | Gold Medal Game: March 27 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Calgary Dinos | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | McGill Martlets | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | McGill Martlets | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Mount Royal Cougars | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brock Badgers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Mount Royal Cougars | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alberta Pandas | 0 | Bronze Medal Game: March 27 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Mount Royal Cougars | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | 3 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 1 | 5 | McGill Martlets | 0 | |||||||||
Bronze medal match
edit| 27 March 2022 3:00 p.m. MDT |
(3) Alberta Pandas | 3–0 | (5) McGill Martlets | Jack Simpson Gymnasium, Calgary Attendance: 223 Referees: Jason Dodd, Nik Fuess |
| (25–8, 25–22, 25–17) Boxscore | ||||
Gold medal match
edit| 27 March 2022 6:00 p.m. MDT |
(1) Trinity Western Spartans | 3–1 | (7) Mount Royal Cougars | Jack Simpson Gymnasium, Calgary Attendance: 1,486 Referees: Semara Sevor, Andrew Cameron |
| (25–14, 14–25, 25–19, 25–20) Boxscore | ||||
Consolation bracket
edit| Semi-Finals: March 26 | Fifth Place Game: March 27 | ||||||||
| 4 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | Calgary Dinos | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Brock Badgers | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Brock Badgers | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 1 | |||||||
Awards
editChampionship awards
edit- Championship MVP – Avery Heppell, Trinity Western
- R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Kenzie Vaandering, Calgary
Mikasa Top Performers Presented by Nike Team
edit- Trinity Western: Avery Heppell
- Mount Royal: Haley Roe
All-Star Team
edit- Victoria Iannotti, McGill
- Kory White, Alberta
- Haley Roe, Mount Royal
- Quinn Pelland, Mount Royal
- Savannah Purdy, Trinity Western
- Ansah Odoom, Trinity Western
References
edit- ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "2022 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship: Veteran trio leads Trinity Western to national glory". usports.ca. U Sports. March 27, 2022.
- ^ "U Sports announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". usports.ca. U Sports. December 11, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "UCalgary to host 2020 U SPORTS Women's Volleyball Championship". Calgary Dinos. December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Women's volleyball nationals cancelled at U of C". Calgary Sun. March 13, 2020.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2021.
- ^ "Women's Volleyball Championship presented by Mikasa: Spartans claim third consecutive No. 1 seed". U Sports. March 23, 2022.