UNB Varsity Reds' 5 Julio Fernandez gets low to dig a McMaster attack. Already setter 9 Stephane Fontaine has transitioned to offence.Saturday March 5, 2011
Langley Events Centre
Langley, British Columbia
The Consolation Semi-Finals were played out on Saturday, to decide which two teams were to compete for fifth place overall in Men's CIS Volleyball. The two matches to be played on Saturday were McMaster vs. UNB, and Alberta vs. Sherbrooke. The winning teams will play on Sunday, March 5th, at 12:00 pm PST. All of the teams playing today had to deal with a first round elimination on Friday. The emotional drain of having to reassess your goals can often reak havoc on a teams performance. These four squads, each representing a different feeder league for the CIS, had to pull it together to represent their respective provinces appropriately.
Full breakdown and results for both matches after the jump:
The 2011 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship brackets powered by challonge.com
Fresh on the heels of the 2011 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship, the seeds have also been announced for the 2011 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship. The women's tournament will take place in Quebec City, Quebec hosted by Laval University. The seeds are as follows:
- UBC Thunderbirds
- Trinity Western Spartans
- Laval Rouge et Or
- Alberta Pandas
- Montreal Carabins
- UNB Varsity Reds
- Western Ontario Mustangs
- Sherbrooke Vert et Or
The tournament schedule has also been released. The schedule is:
More after the jump
CIS Men's Volleyball bracket image generated from challonge.comThe CIS has announced the seedings for the 2011 Men's Volleyball Championship. The seeds are as follows:
- Calgary Dinos
- Laval Rouge et Or
- Brandon Bobcats
- Trinity Western Spartans
- Alberta Golden Bears
- McMaster Marauders
- UNB Varsity Reds
- Sherbrooke Vert et Or
The CIS has also announced the schedule for the tournament for those looking to attend or follow games live. The schedule is:
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The Excalibur Classic continues today at York University.Day two of the Excalibur Classic brings an end to pool play and continues with playoffs. After the very surpirsing results of Day one, these eight teams will hit the court again to play their last pool play match at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.. Starting at 3:30 p.m. we have the first round of playoffs, starting with the consolation semifinal matches. The championship semifinal matches will take place at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
As always, we will be covering these events live. Check back for more scores and pictures after the jump.
Scoreboard
11 a.m.
York University. Photo: WikipediaThe annual York University Lion's Excalibur Tournament begins today up at the YorkU Keele Campus. With last year's winner, Laval, not in attendance, the championship will be undefended. Teams from the OUA, AUS, RSEQ and Japan will compete over the next three days. The teams attending the tournament are: York, Western, Windsor, Ryerson, Montreal, Sherbrooke, UNB and Budo.
We will be covering this tournament live so check back for score updates, photos and interviews.
Update: We have now posted a selection of images taken from Day 1 pool play. You can check out the images in our galleries section.
Scoreboard
12 p.m.