2013 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

2013 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship
Season	2012–13
Teams	Eight
Finals site	Univestrie Pavilion; Sherbrooke, Quebec
Champions	UBC Thunderbirds (10th title)
Runner-up	Alberta Pandas
Winning coach	Doug Reimer (7th title)
Championship MVP	Lisa Barclay (UBC Thunderbirds)
	← 2012; Volleyball Championship; 2014 →;

The 2013 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held February 28, 2013 to March 2, 2013, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, to determine a national champion for the 2012–13 CIS women's volleyball season.^[1] The tournament was played at the Univestrie Pavilion at the Université de Sherbrooke.^[2] It was the second time that Sherbrooke had hosted the tournament with the first time occurring in 1988.^[2]

The gold medal match featured a rematch of the previous year's final, which had not occurred since the 1995 and 1996 games between the Pandas and the Rouge et Or.^[3] In this match, the top-seeded UBC Thunderbirds won their sixth consecutive national championship in their 3–0 match victory over the Alberta Pandas.^[1] This tied the record for consecutive national championships with the Winnipeg Wesmen (1983-1988) and Alberta Pandas (1995-2000).^[1] The Thunderbirds finished the season on a 25-game winning streak and the gold medal win was the program's CIS-leading 10th national championship.^[1]

Participating teams edit

Seed	Team	Qualified	Record	Last	Total
1	UBC Thunderbirds	Canada West Champion	21–1	2012	9
2	Montreal Carabins	RSEQ Champion	14–6	None	0
3	Ottawa Gee-Gees	OUA Champion	16–2	None	0
4	Trinity Western Spartans	Canada West Finalist	19–3	None	0
5	Dalhousie Tigers	AUS Champion	16–2	1982	1
6	Sherbrooke Vert et Or	RSEQ Finalist (Host)	15–5	2005	2
7	Alberta Pandas	Canada West Bronze	15–7	2007	7
8	Laval Rouge et Or	RSEQ Bronze	15–5	2006	1

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Championship bracket edit

First Round: February 28			Semi-Finals: March 1			Gold Medal Game: March 2

1	UBC Thunderbirds	3

8	Laval Rouge et Or	0
			1	UBC Thunderbirds	3

			4	Trinity Western Spartans	1
4	Trinity Western Spartans	3

5	Dalhousie Tigers	0
						1	UBC Thunderbirds	3

						7	Alberta Pandas	0
2	Montreal Carabins	1

7	Alberta Pandas	3
			7	Alberta Pandas	3	Bronze Medal Game: March 2

			3	Ottawa Gee-Gees	2
3	Ottawa Gee-Gees	3				3	Ottawa Gee-Gees	0

6	Sherbrooke Vert et Or	0				4	Trinity Western Spartans	3

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Consolation bracket edit

Semi-Finals: March 1			Fifth Place Game: March 2

2	Montreal Carabins	1

6	Sherbrooke Vert et Or	3
			6	Sherbrooke Vert et Or	3

			8	Laval Rouge et Or	0
5	Dalhousie Tigers	1

8	Laval Rouge et Or	3