# 2008 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

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. 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.
The fourth-seeded UBC Thunderbirds won a five-set gold medal match over the Montreal Carabins to win their first national championship since 1978. 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. 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.

## Participating teams

| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
| 1 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Champion | 14–6 | 2007 | 7 |
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | QSSF Champion | 18–3 | None | 0 |
| 3 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Finalist | 16–4 | 2004 | 3 |
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Bronze | 17–3 | 1978 | 4 |
| 5 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | QSSF Finalist | 16–5 | 2005 | 2 |
| 6 | McMaster Marauders | OUA Champion | 15–4 | None | 0 |
| 7 | UNB Varsity Reds | AUS Champion (Host) | 15–5 | None | 0 |
| 8 | Saint Mary's Huskies | AUS Finalist | 13–7 | None | 0 |

## Championship bracket

| First Round: February 28 | First Round: February 28 | First Round: February 28 | Semi-Finals: February 29 | Semi-Finals: February 29 | Semi-Finals: February 29 | Gold Medal Game: March 1 | Gold Medal Game: March 1 | Gold Medal Game: March 1 |
| 1 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 0 | 1 | Alberta Pandas | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | | | |
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 0 | | | | 2 | Montreal Carabins | 2 |
| | | | | | | 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 |
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 |
| 7 | UNB Varsity Reds | 1 | | | |
| 7 | UNB Varsity Reds | 1 | 2 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | Bronze Medal Game: March 1 | Bronze Medal Game: March 1 | Bronze Medal Game: March 1 |
| | | | 3 | Calgary Dinos | 1 |
| 3 | Calgary Dinos | 3 | 3 | Calgary Dinos | 1 | 1 | Alberta Pandas | 2 |
| 6 | McMaster Marauders | 0 | | | | 3 | Calgary Dinos | 3 |

## Consolation bracket

| Semi-Finals: February 29 | Semi-Finals: February 29 | Semi-Finals: February 29 | Fifth Place Game: March 1 | Fifth Place Game: March 1 | Fifth Place Game: March 1 |
| 5 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 3 | | | |
| 8 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 0 | | | |
| 8 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 0 | 5 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 3 |
| | | | 6 | McMaster Marauders | 1 |
| 6 | McMaster Marauders | 3 | 6 | McMaster Marauders | 1 |
| 7 | UNB Varsity Reds | 1 | | | |

## Awards
### Championship awards

* CIS Tournament MVP – Carla Bradstock, UBC
* R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Stéphanie Amyot, Sherbrooke

### All-Star Team

* Carla Bradstock, UBC
* Liz Cordonier, UBC
* Jamie Broder, UBC
* Laetitia Tchoualack, Montréal
* Janie Guimond, Montréal
* Holly Harper, Calgary
* Daryll Roper, Alberta