The 2023 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was the 56th edition of the U Sports men's volleyball championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2023 U Sports men's volleyball season. The tournament started on March 17 and ended with the bronze-medal and championship games being played on March 19 in Hamilton, Ontario.[2][3]
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| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Burridge Gymnasium Hamilton, Ontario |
| Champions | Trinity Western Spartans (7 title) |
| Runner-up | Sherbrooke Vert et Or |
| Winning coach | Adam Schriemer/Ben Ball (1 title) |
| Championship MVP | Mathias Elser (Trinity Western Spartans) |
| Television | CBC[1] Stephen Clark (play-by-play) Matthew Davison (play-by-play) Kyle Compeau (color analyst) Everett Delorme (color analyst) |
The third-seeded Trinity Western Spartans defeated the fourth-seeded Sherbrooke Vert et Or in straight sets to claim the seventh championship in program history.[4][5]
Host
editThe tournament was hosted by McMaster University at the Burridge Gymnasium on the school's campus.[2] This was the sixth time that McMaster had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 2018.[6]
Participating teams
edit| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberta Golden Bears | Canada West Champion | 22–2 | 2022 | 9 |
| 2 | McMaster Marauders | OUA Champion (Host) | 18–2 | None | 0 |
| 3 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Finalist | 18–6 | 2019 | 6 |
| 4 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | RSEQ Champion | 15–1 | 1975 | 1 |
| 5 | Windsor Lancers | OUA Finalist | 15–5 | None | 0 |
| 6 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Finalist | 11–5 | 1970 | 1 |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Bronze | 17–7 | 2004 | 4 |
| 8 | Toronto Varsity Blues | OUA Bronze | 13–7 | None | 0 |
Championship bracket
edit| First round: March 17 | Semi-finals: March 18 | Gold medal game: March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alberta Golden Bears | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alberta Golden Bears | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sherbrooke Vert & Or | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sherbrooke Vert & Or | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Windsor Lancers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sherbrooke Vert & Or | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | McMaster Marauders | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | McMaster Marauders | 1 | Bronze medal game: March 19 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | 1 | Alberta Golden Bears | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Montreal Carabins | 0 | 2 | McMaster Marauders | 3 | |||||||||
Bronze medal match
edit| 19 March 2023 3:00 p.m. EDT |
(1) Alberta Golden Bears | 0–3 | (2) McMaster Marauders | Burridge Gymnasium, Hamilton, Ontario Attendance: 1,812 |
| (21–25, 23–25, 23–25) Boxscore | ||||
Gold medal match
edit| 19 March 2023 6:00 p.m. EDT |
(3) Trinity Western Spartans | 3–0 | (4) Sherbrooke Vert et Or | Burridge Gymnasium, Hamilton, Ontario Attendance: 1,811 |
| (25–16, 25–20, 25–15) Boxscore | ||||
Consolation bracket
edit| Semi-Finals: March 18 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 | ||||||||
| 5 | Windsor Lancers | 1 | |||||||
| 8 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | |||||||
| 7 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 2 | |||||||
Awards
editChampionship awards
edit- Championship MVP – Mathias Elser, Trinity Western
- R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Montreal Carabins
Mikasa Players of the Game
edit- Trinity Western: Mathias Elser
- Sherbrooke: Zachary Hollands
All-Star Team
edit- Sam Cooper, McMaster
- Jordan Canham, Alberta
- Jonathan Portelance, Sherbrooke
- Yoan David, Sherbrooke
- Brodie Hofer, Trinity Western
- Jesse Elser, Trinity Western
- Mathias Elser, 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. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Marauders selected to host U Sports Men's & Women's Volleyball national championships". McMaster Marauders. April 13, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Men's volleyball". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Spartans take down Sherbrooke 3-0, crowned U SPORTS champions". usports.ca. U Sports. March 19, 2023.
- ^ "U Sports Volleyball Championship History". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. October 2022.
- ^ "Draw and bracket announced for 2023 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship". U Sports. March 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Schedule/Results". U Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2023.