2026 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship

2026 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
Season2025–26
TeamsEight
Finals siteLangley Events Centre
Langley, British Columbia
ChampionsAlberta Pandas (8th title)
Runner-upSherbrooke Vert et Or
Winning coachCarolyn O'Dwyer (1st title)
Tournament MVPAbby Guezen (Alberta)
TelevisionCBC Gem

The 2026 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 13–15, 2026, in Langley, British Columbia, to determine a national champion for the 2025–26 U Sports women's volleyball season.[1][2] The first-seeded Canada West champion Alberta Pandas defeated the second-seeded RSEQ champion Sherbrooke Vert et Or 3–0 to win the eighth championship in program history.[3]

Host

The tournament was hosted by the Trinity Western University at the Langley Events Centre.[2] This was the first time that Trinity Western has hosted the tournament.[4]

Scheduled teams

Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1 Alberta Pandas Canada West Champion 18–2 2007 7
2 Sherbrooke Vert et Or RSEQ Champion 20–1 2005 2
3 Brock Badgers OUA Champion 17–3 None 0
4 Trinity Western Spartans Canada West Finalist (Host) 15–5 2014 7
5 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West Bronze 17–3 2024 14
6 Saint Mary's Huskies AUS Champion 10–10 None 0
7 Thompson Rivers WolfPack Canada West Semifinalist 14–6 None 0
8 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Finalist 13–8 None 0

[5][6][7]\

Championship bracket

First Round: March 13 Semi-Finals: March 14 Gold Medal Game: March 15
         
1 Alberta Pandas 3
8 Montreal Carabins 1
1 Alberta Pandas 3
4 Trinity Western Spartans 1
4 Trinity Western Spartans 3
5 UBC Thunderbirds 0
1 Alberta Pandas 3
2 Sherbrooke Vert et Or 0
2 Sherbrooke Vert et Or 3
7 Thompson Rivers WolfPack 2
2 Sherbrooke Vert et Or 3 Bronze Medal Game: March 15
3 Brock Badgers 2
3 Brock Badgers 3 3 Brock Badgers 3
6 Saint Mary's Huskies 0 4 Trinity Western Spartans 2

Bronze medal match

March 15, 2026 (2026-03-15)
2:00 p.m. PT 		(3) Brock Badgers 3–2 (4) Trinity Western Spartans Langley Events Centre
Langley, British Columbia
Attendance: 700
Referees: Nik Fuess, Ryan Bunyan
(25–17, 24–26, 24–26, 25–18, 15–11)
Boxscore

Gold medal match

March 15, 2026 (2026-03-15)
6:00 p.m. PT 		(1) Alberta Pandas 3–0 (2) Sherbrooke Vert et Or Langley Events Centre
Langley, British Columbia
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Samara Sevor, Steve Hewitson
(25–13, 25–23, 25–12)
Boxscore

Consolation bracket

Semi-Finals: March 14 Fifth Place Game: March 15
      
5 UBC Thunderbirds 3
8 Montreal Carabins 1
5 UBC Thunderbirds 3
6 Saint Mary's Huskies 2
6 Saint Mary's Huskies 3
7 Thompson Rivers WolfPack 2

Awards

Championship awards

  • Championship MVP – Abby Guezen, Alberta

[3]

Mikasa Players of the Game

  • Laila Johnston, Alberta
  • Danaé Vaillancourt, Sherbrooke

[3]

All-Star Team

  • Abby Guezen, Alberta
  • Mackenna Knox, Brock
  • Justine Kolody, Alberta
  • Laila Johnston, Alberta
  • Brittanie Maranda, Sherbrooke
  • Kaylee Plouffe, Trinity Western
  • Danaé Vaillancourt, Sherbrooke

[3]

R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award

  • Isabella Samadzadeh, Brock

[3]

References

  1. ^ "Championship Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship heading to Langley for the first time". U Sports. October 7, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Alberta sweeps Sherbrooke for first national title since 2007". usports.ca. U Sports. March 15, 2026.
  4. ^ "U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship coming to Langley for first time". usports.ca. U Sports. October 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. January 2024.
  6. ^ "Policies and Procedures 20 – Programs" (PDF). U Sports. August 2019.
  7. ^ "Pandas favoured once again in women's volleyball". U Sports. March 8, 2026.
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