The 2017 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held from March 17 to March 19, 2017, in

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, to determine a national champion for the 2016–17

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season. The tournament was played at the

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and hosted by Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University). It was the first time that Ryerson had hosted the tournament. The third-seeded

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defeated the top-seeded

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in the gold medal match 3–1 to claim their league-leading 11th women's volleyball national championship.

Participating teams

Championship bracket

Consolation bracket

Awards

Championship awards

* CIS Championship MVP – Danielle Brisebois, UBC * R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Abby Czenze, Dalhousie

All-Star Team

*Danielle Brisebois, UBC *Maggie Li, UBC *Alessandra Gentile, UBC *Meg Casault, Alberta *Kacey Otto, Alberta *Sophie Carpentier, Trinity Western *

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, Montreal

References

External links

Tournament Web Site
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