2011 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

The 2011 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 4, 2011 to March 6, 2011, in Quebec City, Quebec, to determine a national champion for the 2010–11 CIS women's volleyball season.^[1] The tournament was played at PEPS at Université Laval.^[2] It was the sixth time that Laval had hosted the tournament and the first time since hosting back-to-back tournaments in 2002 and 2003.^[3]

2011 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

Season	2010–11
Teams	Eight
Finals site	PEPS Quebec City, Quebec
Champions	UBC Thunderbirds (8th title)
Runner-up	Laval Rouge et Or
Winning coach	Doug Reimer (5th title)
Championship MVP	Shanice Marcelle (UBC Thunderbirds)
← 2010 Volleyball Championship 2012 →

The top-seeded UBC Thunderbirds won their fourth consecutive national championship following their sweep of the host Laval Rouge et Or.^[1][3] With the victory, the Thunderbirds set a CIS record with the eighth championship win in program history, which broke a three-way tie with the Winnipeg Wesmen and Alberta Pandas who had won seven each.^[1]

Participating teams

Seed	Team	Qualified	Record	Last	Total
1	UBC Thunderbirds	Canada West Champion	15–3	2010	7
2	Trinity Western Spartans	Canada West Finalist	15–3	None	0
3	Laval Rouge et Or	RSEQ Champion (Host)	17–3	2006	1
4	Alberta Pandas	Canada West Bronze	11–7	2007	7
5	Montreal Carabins	RSEQ Finalist	17–3	None	0
6	UNB Varsity Reds	AUS Champion	11–7	None	0
7	Western Ontario Mustangs	OUA Champion	15–4	1976	3
8	Sherbrooke Vert et Or	RSEQ Bronze	11–7	2005	2

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Championship bracket

	First Round: March 4					Semi-Finals: March 5					Gold Medal Game: March 6
	1	UBC Thunderbirds	3
	8	Sherbrooke Vert et Or	1
						1	UBC Thunderbirds	3
						4	Alberta Pandas	0
	4	Alberta Pandas	3
	5	Montreal Carabins	1
											1	UBC Thunderbirds	3
											3	Laval Rouge et Or	0
	2	Trinity Western Spartans	3
	7	Western Ontario Mustangs	2
						2	Trinity Western Spartans	1			Bronze Medal Game: March 6
						3	Laval Rouge et Or	3
	3	Laval Rouge et Or	3								2	Trinity Western Spartans	3
	6	UNB Varsity Reds	1								4	Alberta Pandas	1

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Consolation bracket

	Semi-Finals: March 5					Fifth Place Game: March 6
	5	Montreal Carabins	3
	8	Sherbrooke Vert et Or	0
						5	Montreal Carabins	3
						7	Western Ontario Mustangs	1
	6	UNB Varsity Reds	0
	7	Western Ontario Mustangs	3

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Awards

Championship awards

• CIS Tournament MVP – Shanice Marcelle, UBC
• R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Brina Derksen-Bergen, UBC

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All-Star Team

• Jaki Ellis, Alberta
• Lauren O'Reilly, Trinity Western
• Mélanie Savoie, Laval
• Shanice Marcelle, UBC
• Marie-Christine Mondor, Laval
• Jen Hinze, UBC
• Kyla Richey, UBC

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