2013 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship
# 2013 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

The 2013 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held February 28, 2013 to March 2, 2013, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, to determine a national champion for the 2012–13 CIS women's volleyball season. The tournament was played at the Univestrie Pavilion at the Université de Sherbrooke. It was the second time that Sherbrooke had hosted the tournament with the first time occurring in 1988.

The gold medal match featured a rematch of the previous year's final, which had not occurred since the 1995 and 1996 games between the Pandas and the Rouge et Or. In this match, the top-seeded UBC Thunderbirds won their sixth consecutive national championship in their 3–0 match victory over the Alberta Pandas. This tied the record for consecutive national championships with the Winnipeg Wesmen (1983-1988) and Alberta Pandas (1995-2000). The Thunderbirds finished the season on a 25-game winning streak and the gold medal win was the program's CIS-leading 10th national championship.

## Participating teams

| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Champion | 21–1 | 2012 | 9 |
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Champion | 14–6 | None | 0 |
| 3 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | OUA Champion | 16–2 | None | 0 |
| 4 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Finalist | 19–3 | None | 0 |
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion | 16–2 | 1982 | 1 |
| 6 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | RSEQ Finalist (Host) | 15–5 | 2005 | 2 |
| 7 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Bronze | 15–7 | 2007 | 7 |
| 8 | Laval Rouge et Or | RSEQ Bronze | 15–5 | 2006 | 1 |

## Championship bracket

| First Round: February 28 | First Round: February 28 | First Round: February 28 | Semi-Finals: March 1 | Semi-Finals: March 1 | Semi-Finals: March 1 | Gold Medal Game: March 2 | Gold Medal Game: March 2 | Gold Medal Game: March 2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Laval Rouge et Or | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Laval Rouge et Or | 0 | 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Trinity Western Spartans | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | 4 | Trinity Western Spartans | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | | | | 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Alberta Pandas | 0 |
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | Alberta Pandas | 0 |
| 7 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | 7 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | Bronze Medal Game: March 2 | Bronze Medal Game: March 2 | Bronze Medal Game: March 2 |
| | | | 3 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 2 |
| 3 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 3 | 3 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 2 | 3 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 0 |
| 6 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 0 | | | | 4 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 |

## Consolation bracket

| Semi-Finals: March 1 | Semi-Finals: March 1 | Semi-Finals: March 1 | Fifth Place Game: March 2 | Fifth Place Game: March 2 | Fifth Place Game: March 2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 3 | 6 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | 3 |
| | | | 8 | Laval Rouge et Or | 0 |
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 1 | 8 | Laval Rouge et Or | 0 |
| 8 | Laval Rouge et Or | 3 | | | |

## Awards

### Championship awards

* CIS Tournament MVP – Lisa Barclay, UBC
* R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Krista Zubick, Alberta

### All-Star Team

* Lisa Barclay, UBC
* Shanice Marcelle, UBC
* Brina Derksen-Bergen, UBC
* Jaki Ellis, Alberta
* Amy Ott, Trinity Western
* Kelci French, Trinity Western
* Karina Krueger Schwanke, Ottawa
