2019 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship

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2019 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship
Season2018–19
TeamsEight
Finals sitePEPS
Quebec City, Quebec
ChampionsTrinity Western Spartans (6th title)
Runner-upBrandon Bobcats
Winning coachBen Josephson (5th title)
Championship MVPEric Loeppky (Trinity Western Spartans)

The 2019 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was held from March 15 to March 17, 2019, in Quebec City, Quebec, to determine a national champion for the 2018–19 U Sports men's volleyball season.[1] The tournament was played at PEPS at Université Laval. It was the 12th time that Laval had hosted the tournament, which is the most out of any program.[1] This was also the first tournament to no longer feature an Atlantic University Sport champion as that conference had withdrawn from men's volleyball competition in 2018.[2]

The second-seeded Trinity Western Spartans defeated the top-seeded Brandon Bobcats in a re-match of the Canada West Championship game as the Spartans won the sixth national championship in program history.[3]

Participating teams[edit]

Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1 Brandon Bobcats Canada West Champion 20–2 None 0
2 Trinity Western Spartans Canada West Finalist 18–4 2017 5
3 Laval Rouge et Or RSEQ Champion (Host) 16–0 2013 4
4 Mount Royal Cougars Canada West Semifinalist (At-large berth) 15–7 None 0
5 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Quarterfinalist (At-large berth) 17–5 2015 8
6 Queen's Gaels OUA Champion 15–3 None 0
7 McMaster Marauders OUA Finalist 15–2 None 0
8 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Finalist 12–4 1970 1

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Championship bracket[edit]

First Round: March 15 Semi-Finals: March 16 Gold Medal Game: March 17
         
1 Brandon Bobcats 3
8 Montreal Carabins 0
1 Brandon Bobcats 3
5 Alberta Golden Bears 2
4 Mount Royal Cougars 0
5 Alberta Golden Bears 3
1 Brandon Bobcats 0
2 Trinity Western Spartans 3
2 Trinity Western Spartans 3
7 McMaster Marauders 1
2 Trinity Western Spartans 3 Bronze Medal Game: March 17
3 Laval Rouge et Or 2
3 Laval Rouge et Or 3 3 Laval Rouge et Or 3
6 Queen's Gaels 2 5 Alberta Golden Bears 1

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Consolation bracket[edit]

Semi-Finals: March 16 Fifth Place Game: March 17
      
4 Mount Royal Cougars 3
8 Montreal Carabins 2
4 Mount Royal Cougars 0
6 Queen's Gaels 3
6 Queen's Gaels 3
7 McMaster Marauders 0

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Awards[edit]

Championship awards[edit]

  • U Sports Championship MVP – Eric Loeppky, Trinity Western
  • R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Vicente Ignacio Parraguirre Villalobos, Laval

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All-Star Team[edit]

  • Alexandre Obomsawin, Laval
  • Vicente Ignacio Parraguirre Vallalobos, Laval
  • Seth Friesen, Brandon
  • Robin Baghdady, Brandon
  • Jackson Howe, Trinity Western
  • George Hobern, Alberta
  • Eric Loeppky, Trinity Western

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "UBC, Ottawa, Laval and Alberta to host U Sports soccer and volleyball championships in 2018-19". usports.ca. U Sports. May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's volleyball Tigers set for RSEQ housewarming party". The Chronicle Herald. November 1, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Spartans clinch yet another national title". usports.ca. U Sports. March 17, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2018.
  5. ^ "Preview: Brandon earns No.1 seed ahead of national tournament". U Sports. March 10, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Men's volleyball 2019 championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

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