2024 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship

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]

2024 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship
Season2023–24
TeamsEight
Finals siteAthletics & Recreation Centre
Kingston, Ontario
ChampionsAlberta Golden Bears (10th title)
Runner-upSherbrooke Vert et Or
Winning coachBrock Davidiuk (2nd title)
Championship MVPIsaac Heslinga (Alberta)
TelevisionCBC[1]

Host

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The 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

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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

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Championship bracket

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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

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Bronze medal match

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17 March 2024 (2024-03-17)
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

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17 March 2024 (2024-03-17)
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

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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

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Awards

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Championship awards

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  • Championship MVP – Isaac Heslinga, Alberta

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Mikasa Players of the Game

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  • Trinity Western: Liam Espedido
  • Sherbrooke: Johnathan Portelance

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All-Star Team

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  • Liam Espedido, Alberta
  • Isaac Heslinga, Alberta
  • Zachary Moisan, Sherbrooke
  • Jonathan Portelance, Sherbrooke
  • Jacob Sargent, Alberta
  • Erik Siksna, Queen's
  • James Vincett, UBC

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References

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  1. ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. September 13, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b c d "Alberta claims U Sports gold in five set thriller". usports.ca. U Sports. March 17, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "U Sports Volleyball Championship History". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship, Bulletin #1" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. January 2024.
  8. ^ "Policies and Procedures 20 – Programs" (PDF). U Sports. August 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Schedule/Results". U Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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