2015 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2015 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held February 26, 2015 to March 1, 2015, in Toronto, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2014–15 CIS women's volleyball season.[1][2] The tournament was played at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport at the University of Toronto.[3] It was the second time that the University of Toronto had hosted the tournament, with the other instance occurring in 1996.[1] This was the last championship tournament to be played over four days as the format shifted to three days starting in 2016.
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| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport Toronto, Ontario |
| Champions | Trinity Western Spartans (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Alberta Pandas |
| Winning coach | Ryan Hofer (1st title) |
| Championship MVP | Nikki Cornwall, Trinity Western Spartans |
The top-seeded Canada West Champion Trinity Western Spartans defeated the second-seeded Alberta Pandas in the gold medal match to win the first women's volleyball national championship in program history.[2] The Spartans came back from a 0–2 set deficit to win the national title in the exact same manner that they won the Canada West title – by overcoming a two-set deficit to the Alberta Pandas.[2]
Participating teams
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Champion | 19–5 | None | 0 |
| 2 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Finalist | 19–5 | 2007 | 7 |
| 3 | Toronto Varsity Blues | OUA Champion (Host) | 18–1 | None | 0 |
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Champion | 15–4 | None | 0 |
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Bronze | 13–11 | 2013 | 10 |
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion | 10–6 | 1982 | 1 |
| 7 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | OUA Finalist | 16–3 | None | 0 |
| 8 | Laval Rouge et Or | RSEQ Finalist | 13–6 | None | 0 |
Championship bracket
| First Round: February 26 | Semi-Finals: February 28 | Gold Medal Game: March 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Laval Rouge et Or | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alberta Pandas | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Bronze Medal Game: March 1 | ||||
| 3 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 2 | ||
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | ||
Consolation bracket
| Semi-Finals: February 27 | Fifth Place Game: March 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | Laval Rouge et Or | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 3 | |||||||
References
- "CIS championships: Four hosts announced for 2014 and 2015". U Sports. June 24, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- "FINAL 2015 CIS women's volleyball championship, presented by Canuck Stuff: Spartans come back…again, claim first-ever CIS title". U Sports. March 1, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- "CIS Women's Volleyball Championship Preview". Toronto Varsity Blues. February 24, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- "2015 CIS women's volleyball championship, presented by Canuck Stuff: Trinity Western seeded No. 1 for first time in history". U Sports. February 23, 2015.
- "Women's volleyball 2015 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
