The 2024 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was held from March 14 to March 17, 2024, in Kingston, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2023–24 U Sports men's volleyball season.[2][3] The Canada West Champion Alberta Golden Bears defeated the RSEQ Champion Sherbrooke Vert et Or 3–2 to win their second championship in three years.[4] With the victory, the Golden Bears tied the Manitoba Bisons and Winnipeg Wesmen for the most national championships in U Sports men's volleyball with ten each.[5]
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| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Athletics & Recreation Centre Kingston, Ontario |
| Champions | Alberta Golden Bears (10th title) |
| Runner-up | Sherbrooke Vert et Or |
| Winning coach | Brock Davidiuk (2nd title) |
| Championship MVP | Isaac Heslinga (Alberta) |
| Television | CBC[1] |
Host
editThe tournament was hosted by Queen's University at the Athletics & Recreation Centre (ARC) on the school's campus.[2] This was the second time that Queen's had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 2012.[5][6]
Scheduled teams
edit| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | RSEQ Champion | 16–0 | 1975 | 1 |
| 2 | Alberta Golden Bears | Canada West Champion | 18–6 | 2022 | 9 |
| 3 | McMaster Marauders | OUA Champion | 16–4 | None | 0 |
| 4 | Queen's Gaels | OUA Finalist (Host) | 15–5 | None | 0 |
| 5 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Finalist | 16–8 | 2023 | 6 |
| 6 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Bronze | 16–8 | 2018 | 4 |
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | RSEQ Finalist | 10–6 | 2013 | 4 |
| 8 | Guelph Gryphons | OUA Bronze | 15–5 | None | 0 |
Championship bracket
edit| First Round: March 14 | Semi-Finals: March 15 | Gold Medal Game: March 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Guelph Gryphons | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Queen's Gaels | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Queen's Gaels | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Trinity Western Spartans | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alberta Golden Bears | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alberta Golden Bears | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alberta Golden Bears | 3 | Bronze Medal Game: March 17 | |||||||||||
| 6 | UBC Thunderbirds | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | McMaster Marauders | 1 | 4 | Queen's Gaels | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | 6 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | |||||||||
Bronze medal match
edit| 17 March 2024 3:00 p.m. EDT |
(4) Queen's Gaels | 1–3 | (5) UBC Thunderbirds | Athletics & Recreation Centre Kingston, Ontario |
| (27–29, 24–26, 27–25, 17–25) Boxscore | ||||
Gold medal match
edit| 17 March 2024 7:00 p.m. EDT |
(1) Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 2–3 | (2) Alberta Golden Bears | Athletics & Recreation Centre Kingston, Ontario |
| (16–25, 26–24, 22–25, 25–19, 13–15) Boxscore | ||||
Consolation bracket
edit| Semi-Finals: March 16 | Fifth Place Game: March 17 | ||||||||
| 5 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | Guelph Gryphons | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | |||||||
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | McMaster Marauders | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | 3 | |||||||
Awards
editChampionship awards
edit- Championship MVP – Isaac Heslinga, Alberta
Mikasa Players of the Game
edit- Trinity Western: Liam Espedido
- Sherbrooke: Johnathan Portelance
All-Star Team
edit- Liam Espedido, Alberta
- Isaac Heslinga, Alberta
- Zachary Moisan, Sherbrooke
- Jonathan Portelance, Sherbrooke
- Jacob Sargent, Alberta
- Erik Siksna, Queen's
- James Vincett, UBC
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. September 13, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "U Sports prepares for 2021-22 National Championship Season; awards four new Volleyball Championship hosts". Queen's Gaels. June 28, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Alberta claims U Sports gold in five set thriller". usports.ca. U Sports. March 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "U Sports Volleyball Championship History". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship, Bulletin #1" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. January 2024.
- ^ "Policies and Procedures 20 – Programs" (PDF). U Sports. August 2019.
- ^ a b "Schedule/Results". U Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2024.