# 2023 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship

The 2023 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 17–19, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to determine a national champion for the 2022–23 U Sports women's volleyball season. In a match between the two most recent champions, the host UBC Thunderbirds defeated the top-seeded Trinity Western Spartans to win the program's 13th national championship.

## Host

The tournament was played at War Memorial Gymnasium at the University of British Columbia. This was the third time that UBC had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 1983. UBC had previously been awarded the hosting duties for the 2021 championship, but that event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

## Participating teams

| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Champion | 22–2 | 2022 | 2 |
| 2 | Brock Badgers | OUA Champion | 18–2 | None | 0 |
| 3 | Mount Royal Cougars | Canada West Finalist | 19–5 | None | 0 |
| 4 | UQAM Citadins | RSEQ Champion | 13–5 | None | 0 |
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion | 17–3 | 1982 | 1 |
| 6 | Manitoba Bisons | Canada West Bronze | 14–10 | 2014 | 7 |
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Quarterfinalist (Host) | 18–6 | 2019 | 12 |
| 8 | McGill Martlets | RSEQ Finalist | 12–6 | None | 0 |

## Championship bracket

| First Round: March 17 | First Round: March 17 | First Round: March 17 | Semi-Finals: March 18 | Semi-Finals: March 18 | Semi-Finals: March 18 | Gold Medal Game: March 19 | Gold Medal Game: March 19 | Gold Medal Game: March 19 |
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | McGill Martlets | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | McGill Martlets | 1 | 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | | | |
| 4 | UQAM Citadins | 0 | 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 3 | | | | 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 2 |
| | | | | | | 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 |
| 2 | Brock Badgers | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 |
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | | | |
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 1 | Bronze Medal Game: March 19 | Bronze Medal Game: March 19 | Bronze Medal Game: March 19 |
| | | | 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 |
| 3 | Mount Royal Cougars | 2 | 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 3 |
| 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 3 | | | | 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 2 |

### Gold medal match
## Consolation bracket

| Semi-Finals: March 18 | Semi-Finals: March 18 | Semi-Finals: March 18 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 |
| 4 | UQAM Citadins | 3 | | | |
| 8 | McGill Martlets | 1 | | | |
| 8 | McGill Martlets | 1 | 3 | Mount Royal Cougars | 3 |
| | | | 4 | UQAM Citadins | 0 |
| 2 | Brock Badgers | 2 | 4 | UQAM Citadins | 0 |
| 3 | Mount Royal Cougars | 3 | | | |

## Awards
### Championship awards

* Championship MVP – Elise Petit, UBC
* R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Brett Boldon, Dalhousie

### Mikasa Players of the Game

* UBC: Jayde Robertsen
* Trinity Western: Dora Komlodi

### All-Star Team

* Setter – Dora Komlodi (Trinity Western)
* Libero – Kacey Jost (UBC)
* Left Side – Lucy Glen-Carter (Dalhousie)
* Outside Hitter – Raya Surinx (Manitoba)
* Middle blocker – Jayde Robertsen (UBC)
* Middle blocker – Kaylee Plouffe (Trinity Western)