Collegiate volleyball tournament
The 2008 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held February 28, 2008 to March 1, 2008, in Fredericton , New Brunswick , to determine a national champion for the 2007–08 CIS women's volleyball season.[ 1] The tournament was played at the Aitken University Centre and was hosted by the University of New Brunswick . It was the first time that the University of New Brunswick had hosted the tournament.[ 2]
The fourth-seeded UBC Thunderbirds won a five-set gold medal match over the Montreal Carabins to win their first national championship since 1978.[ 1] UBC had won medals in seven of the previous 13 tournaments, but had fallen short of a gold medal win, including in 2005 and 2006 when they lost to Sherbrooke and Laval , respectively.[ 1] Notably, from this year's championship team, Carla Bradstock 's and Kyla Richey 's mothers were members of the 1978 Thunderbirds team that had last won a national championship for UBC.[ 1]
Participating teams
[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Championship bracket
First Round: February 28
Semi-Finals: February 29
Gold Medal Game: March 1
1
Alberta Pandas
3
8
Saint Mary's Huskies
0
1
Alberta Pandas
2
4
UBC Thunderbirds
3
4
UBC Thunderbirds
3
5
Sherbrooke Vert et Or
0
2
Montreal Carabins
2
4
UBC Thunderbirds
3
2
Montreal Carabins
3
7
UNB Varsity Reds
1
2
Montreal Carabins
3
Bronze Medal Game: March 1
3
Calgary Dinos
1
3
Calgary Dinos
3
1
Alberta Pandas
2
6
McMaster Marauders
0
3
Calgary Dinos
3
[ 3] [ 7]
Consolation bracket
Semi-Finals: February 29
Fifth Place Game: March 1
5
Sherbrooke Vert et Or
3
8
Saint Mary's Huskies
0
5
Sherbrooke Vert et Or
3
6
McMaster Marauders
1
6
McMaster Marauders
3
7
UNB Varsity Reds
1
[ 3] [ 7]
Awards
Championship awards
CIS Tournament MVP – Carla Bradstock , UBC
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Stéphanie Amyot, Sherbrooke
[ 8]
All-Star Team
[ 8]
References
^ a b c d "WVB: T-Birds Claim National Championship" . Ontario University Athletics . Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2021 .
^ "U Sports Volleyball Championship History" . U Sports . Retrieved April 17, 2021 .
^ a b c "2007-08 Canada West Women's Volleyball" (PDF) . Canada West . Retrieved April 17, 2021 .
^ "OUA Women's Volleyball" . Ontario University Athletics . Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2021 .
^ "2007-08 AUS Women's Volleyball Standings" . Atlantic University Sport . Retrieved April 17, 2021 .
^ "Classements depuis la saison 1988-1989" . RSEQ . Retrieved April 17, 2021 .
^ a b "WVB Championship Results" (PDF) . U Sports . Retrieved April 16, 2021 .
^ a b "Sport Awards – U Sports" . U Sports . Retrieved April 17, 2021 .
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