Women's Volleyball

Nipissing University welcomes the best in Women's Volleyball

(Cornwall, Ont. - March 5th, 2009)   The country’s best female collegiate volleyball players will travel to North Bay, Ontario for the 2009 CCAA Women’s National Volleyball Championship hosted by Nipissing University from March 12-14th. 

"Nipissing University and Lakers Athletics are delighted the CCAA/ACSC Women's National Volleyball Championships are being hosted by our school, showcasing some of Canada’s top women’s college volleyball players," says Vito Castigilione, Tournament Chair and Athletic Director of Nipissing University.  

The 2009 CCAA Women’s National Volleyball Championship features the top eight women’s volleyball teams in Canada, seeding in the following order.

1.UBC Okanagan
2.Red Deer College
3.Vancouver Island University
4.Cégep FX Garneau
5.Humber College
6.MacEwan College
7.Nipissing University
8.Mount Allison University


The CCAA All Canadian Awards Banquet will precede the competition, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11th. The competition will begin on the following day, March 12th, and will run through Saturday, March 14th. The schedule is as follows: 

 Thursday March 12th

Game #1              1pm – UBCO vs. Mount Allison

Game # 2             3pm – FX Garneau vs. Humber

Game # 3             6pm – Vancouver Island vs. MacEwan

Game # 4             8pm – Red Deer vs. Nipissing

Friday March 13th

Game # 5               1pm - Losers of games 1&2                                                                              

Game # 6             3pm – Losers of games 3 & 4

Game # 7             6pm – Winners of games 1 & 2 (semi-final)

Game # 8             8pm – Winners of games 3 & 4 (semi-final)


Saturday March 14th

Game # 9             10am – Loser of game 7 vs Winner of game 6

Game # 10          Noon – Loser of game 8 vs Winner of game 5

Game # 11          2:30 pm – Losers of games 5 & 6 (7th/8th place)

Game # 12          5pm – Winners of game 9 & 10 (Bronze Medal)

Game # 13          7pm – Winners of games 7 & 8 (Gold Medal)

 

The Closing Ceremony and Awards Presentation will take place immediately following the final match. 

Nipissing is pleased to bring you the latest news, results and developments within the 2009 CCAA Women’s National Volleyball Championship on their official website – http://www.nipissingathletics.ca/wvbstats/index.html Make sure to visit their website and add the link to your Favourites page! 

The CCAA and the Host Organizing Committee would like to thank our national sponsors for their support and efforts in making this Championship possible, including Baden Sports – Official Volleyball (Perfection VX5EC) Supplier of the CCAA, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, WestJet and Sport Canada. 


The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association is a national sport organization that enriches the lives of student-athletes through intercollegiate competition.

Colette Struthers                                                                  
CCAA Communications and Events Coordinator               
Tel: 613.933.6080 ext. 2211/ Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it      

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