Posted: Mar 02, 2014
Friday Quarter-finals
#6 Dalhousie 3 #3 Trinity Western 1
#2 Manitoba 3 #7 Ottawa 0
#1 UBC 3 #8 Regina
#4 Laval 3 #5 McMaster 0
Saturday, March 1
Consolation 1: Trinity Western 3 Ottawa 0
Consolation 2: Regina 3 McMaster 0
Semifinal 1: Manitoba 3 Dalhousie 0
Semifinal 2: UBC 3 Laval 1
Sunday, March 2
5th: Trinity Western 3 Regina 2
Bronze: Laval 3 Dalhousie 1
Gold: Manitoba 3 UBC 0
CIS Championship
SUNDAY
Gold: Manitoba 3 UBC 0
Bisons-Thunderbirds Stats
REGINA (CIS) – The Manitoba Bisons denied the UBC's attempt at history by defeating the Thunderbirds in straight sets (25-22, 25-22, 25-20) to capture the 2014 CIS women`s volleyball championship on Sunday at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport.
UBC entered the gold medal final having won the last six national titles, tied with Winnipeg and Alberta for the longest streak in CIS women's volleyball annals. T-Birds were the top seed going into this weekend's tournament after sweeping Manitoba in straight sets in last week's Canada West final.
Instead, it was the Bisons who made some history of their own. With the upset win, they claimed their first CIS banner since 2002 and their seventh overall, moving in a tie for second place all-time (with Winnipeg and Alberta), three behind UBC.
Manitoba's Rachel Cockrell was named the championship MVP after registering a match-high 18 kills on 34 attempts in the final with just one error for a .500 hitting percentage. Cockrell was also in on five blocks for the Bisons.
Taylor Pischke finished with six kills and six digs for the new champs, Brittany Habing recorded a match-high 28 assists to go along with five blocks, while Emily Erickson and Jordana Milne posted six blocks apiece. Pischke and Habing accompanied Cockrell on the tournament all-star team.
UBC was led by CIS player of the year Lisa Barclay, who had 13 kills and nine digs in a losing cause. Abbey Keeping also had double-digit kills with 10, while Kirsty Setterlund chipped in with 27 assists and four digs. Barclay, the championship MVP in both 2012 and 2013, was once again voted to the all-tourney team, along with Keeping.
CIS Championship MVP
Rachel Cockrell, Manitoba
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award
Katherine Ryan, Dalhousie
CIS Championship All-Star Team
Lisa Barclay, UBC
Rachel Cockrell, Manitoba
Esther Gilbert, Laval
Brittany Habing, Manitoba
Abbey Keeping, UBC
Desiree Nouwen, Dalhousie
Taylor Pischke, Manitoba
5th: Trinity Western 3 Regina 2
Spartans-Cougars Stats
REGINA (CIS) – The Trinity Western Spartans secured fifth place in the CIS women's volleyball championship with a five-set victory over the host Regina Cougars on Sunday in the consolation final at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.
The host Cougars opened the match with a 25-22 win in the first, but Trinity Western responded with 25-23 and 25-22 wins in the second and third to take a 2-1 lead in the match. The Cougars hit .481 as a team in a fourth set which they won by a 25-16 margin, but Trinity Western held off the U of R for a 15-13 win in the deciding set to take the win.
The win gives the Spartans a fifth-place finish in the CIS Championship for the fourth time in program history. Their best finishes came in 2011 and 2013, placing third in both tournaments.
Alicia Perrin had 17 kills and a .293 hitting percentage for the Spartans, while Sophie Carpentier led Trinity Western with 19 kills and both Perrin and Carpentier finished with 12 digs.
Desiree Ates set a University of Regina single-match record with 28 kills, while hitting .279 for the Cougars, and Chelsea Ziolkowksi had 15 kills.
reginacougars.com
SATURDAY
Semifinal: UBC 3 Laval 1
Thunderbirds-Rouge et Or Stats
by Dan Elliott, Manager, UBC Athletics Media Relations
REGINA - The quest for a record-setting seventh straight CIS championship remains intact for the UBC Thunderbirds women's volleyball team after they defeated Laval 3-1 (24-26, 25-13, 15-21, 25-18) in the national semifinal Saturday night in Regina.
Abbey Keeping, who has been battling sickness all weekend, was named the player of the game after a stellar performance which saw her finish with 15 kills and eight blocks. Barclay led all players with 20 kills to go along with 12 digs. Schlagintweit had nine kills and 12 digs.
Laval was led by Eve Thibault and Ester Gilbert with 10 kills respectively.
For the third straight year it will be an all Canada West final as the Thunderbirds will take on the Manitoba Bisons in a rematch of the conference final a week ago. The Bisons defeated Dalhousie in straight sets in the other semifinal.
Game time is 4:00 pm PST and will be webcast live at http://cis-sic.tv.
Semifinal: Manitoba 3 Dalhousie 0
Bisons-Tigers Stats
REGINA (CIS) – The #2 seed Manitoba Bisons are off to the 2014 CIS women's volleyball final following a three-set sweep over #6 seed Dalhousie (25-22, 25-13, 25-21) in Saturday's semifinal match at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport.
The win secured Manitoba a ticket to the championship finals where they will meet the winner of the UBC/Laval semifinal to be held later on Saturday night. Manitoba remains undefeated against Dalhousie in CIS Championship play, as the Bisons are now 6-0 all-time against the Tigers.
Mariel Garcia helped the Bisons with a .556 hitting percentage, going 10-for-18 with no errors and adding eight digs. Taylor Pischke added 12 kills and had just two errors while hitting .370, while libero Caleigh Dobie had a team-leading nine digs for Manitoba.
Dalhousie's defence ended up with a total of 43 digs and 11 blocks, with Katherine Ryan leading the way with 13 digs. Desiree Nouwen led all players with 17 kills.
The bronze medal match will serve at 3 p.m. tomorrow, while the championship final is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Consolation Semifinal: Regina 3 McMaster 0
Marauders-Cougars Stats
REGINA (CIS) – The Regina Cougars won in three straight sets over the #5 seed McMaster in a CIS championship consolation semifinal on Saturday at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.
The win for Regina means a ticket to the fifth-place match scheduled for 1 p.m. CST in front of a home crowd at the CKHS. The Cougars will be meeting third-seeded Trinity Western University, which won earlier in the day against Ottawa.
Cougars' Desiree Ates helped her team's offence with 16 kills and added to their defence with 11 digs. Megan Semeniuk topped the match with 13 digs.
The Marauders couldn't get their offense going with Sophie Bukovec getting the team high of only five kills.
Consolation Semfinal: Trinity Western 3 Ottawa 0
Spartans-Gee-Gees Stats
REGINA (CIS) – The Trinity Western Spartans swept the Ottawa Gee-Gees (25-14, 25-22, 25-15) in Saturday's 2014 CIS women's volleyball consolation semifinal action at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport in Regina.
The Trinity Western Spartans bounced back from their loss Friday to Dalhousie University with a straight-sets victory (25-14, 25-22, 25-15) over the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees in Saturday's first match at the CKHS in Regina.
With the win, the Spartans advance to the fifth-place game where they will meet the winner of the other consolation semifinal between the host Regina Cougars and the McMaster Marauders. The fifth-place match is scheduled for Sunday, 1 p.m., live on www.CIS-SIC.tv.
Sophie Carpentier had another stellar game for the Spartans, registering 14 kills, nine digs and a match-high three service aces. Alicia Perrin chipped in with nine kills for TWU.
Kelsie English was the kill leader for the Gee-Gees with 10.
Ottawa's season is now complete; the OUA finalists and No. 7 seed in the tournament finished 0-2 and did not win a set this weekend at the CKHS.
FRIDAY QUARTER-FINALS
UBC 3 Regina 1
Thunderbirds-Cougars Stats
YouTube Video
REGINA (CIS) – The UBC Thunderbirds defeat the Regina Cougars three sets to one (22-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-16) during the CIS championship quarter-finals at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport on Friday.
The heavily favoured UBC Thunderbirds secured their place in a semifinal match with a 3-1 win over the hometown Regina Cougars. Losing the first set, the Canada West champion T-Birds were able to take three in a row, knocking Regina down to the consolation semifinal in the CIS women's volleyball championship.
The Thunderbirds will continue on their road into the record books as they look towards their seventh straight banner win. They will take on the Laval Rouge during Saturday's semifinal match scheduled for 8 p.m. at CKHS.
The top seed coming into the tournament, UBC had to battle the No. 8 Cougars and their home crowd. But the host team ended up being no match for Lisa Barclay, who topped the game with 20 kills on 42 attempts and 13 digs, Mariah Bruinsma, with a game high eight blocks, and Briana Liau Kent who added ten digs for the T-Birds.
Regina was able to hold their own but it proved to be not enough in the challenge against the No. 1 Thunderbirds. Desiree Ates topped her teammates with 14 digs, 14 kills and three service aces, while Michelle Sweeting added to the team with 12 kills.
The Cougars will now meet the McMaster marauders in Saturday's 3 p.m. consolation semifinal.
Manitoba 3 Ottawa 0
Gee-Gees-Bisons Stats
REGINA (CIS) – The Manitoba Bisons defeated the Ottawa Gee-Gees in three sets (25-17, 25-23, 25-16) at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport in Regina on Friday to advance to the semifinal round.
The Bisons will meet the Dalhousie University Tigers in Saturday's semifinal, 6 p.m. at the CKHS in Regina. The game will be broadcasted live on www.CIS-SIC.tv.
Rachel Cockrell led Manitoba with 16 kills on 34 attempts. Taylor Pischke added 11 kills for the Bisons to go along with three service aces and seven digs. Brittany Habing recorded 30 assists for Manitoba.
Myriam English was the kill leader for the Gee-Gees with seven, followed by Kaly Soro who had six. Kira Tome pitched in with 19 assists and 11 digs.
Ottawa will now meet the Trinity Western Spartans in a consolation semifinal, which is scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday at the CKHS. Video and live stats will be available at www.CIS-SIC.tv.
Dalhousie 3 Trinity Western 1
Tigers-Spartans Stats
REGINA (CIS) – The Dalhousie Tigers advanced to the 2014 CIS women's volleyball semifinal round with a four set victory (25-21, 15-25, 25-19, 25-23) over the Trinity Western Spartans at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport in Regina on Friday.
With their upset of the #3 Trinity Western Spartans, Dalhousie became the first Atlantic University Sport team to reach the CIS women's volleyball semifinal round since 1984, when the Tigers won silver. Dalhousie is also the only AUS team to win the CIS women's volleyball championship, when they did so in 1982.
Dalhousie will play in the first semifinal on Saturday, which is set for 6 p.m., live on www.CIS-SIC.tv.
Desiree Nouwen, in her first year with the Tigers, led the team with 15 kills to go along with 14 digs.
Sophie Carpentier was kill leader for the Spartans with 19, followed by Alicia Perrin with 10. Carperntier also added 12 digs. Casie Gano was in on nine blocks for TWU.
Trinity Western will play a Saturday consolation semifinal slated for 1 p.m.
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