2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
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| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | PEPS gymnase Quebec City, Quebec |
| Champions | Ryerson Rams (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Alberta Pandas |
| Winning coach | Dustin Reid (1st title) |
| Championship MVP | Theanna Vernon (Ryerson Rams) |
The 2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 16–18, 2018, in Quebec City, Quebec, to determine a national champion for the 2017–18 U Sports women's volleyball season.[1] The tournament was played at PEPS gymnase at Université Laval. It was the seventh time that Laval had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 2011.[1]
The OUA Champion Ryerson Rams completed a perfect season, finishing with a 19–0 regular season record, 3–0 OUA playoff record, and 3–0 U Sports championship record to claim the first national championship in program history and in school history.[2]
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Champion | 21–3 | 2004 | 4 |
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Champion | 18–2 | None | 0 |
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Finalist | 20–4 | 2017 | 11 |
| 4 | Ryerson Rams | OUA Champion | 19–0 | None | 0 |
| 5 | UBC Okanagan Heat | Canada West Semifinalist | 19–5 | None | 0 |
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion | 19–1 | 1982 | 1 |
| 7 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Semifinalist | 15–9 | 2007 | 7 |
| 8 | Laval Rouge et Or | RSEQ Finalist (Host) | 14–6 | 2006 | 1 |
Championship bracket
| First Round: March 16 | Semi-Finals: March 17 | Gold Medal Game: March 18 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Calgary Dinos | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Laval Rouge et Or | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Calgary Dinos | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ryerson Rams | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ryerson Rams | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UBC Okanagan Heat | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ryerson Rams | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Alberta Pandas | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | Bronze Medal Game: March 18 | |||||||||||
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | 1 | Calgary Dinos | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 2 | 3 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | |||||||||