The 2012 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 2, 2012 to March 4, 2012, in

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, to determine a national champion for the 2011–12 CIS women's volleyball season. The tournament was played at the Burridge Gymnasium at

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. It was the second time that McMaster had hosted the tournament with the first time occurring in 1979. The second-seeded

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won their fifth consecutive national championship in their five-set win over the top-seeded Alberta Pandas. The gold medal game was a rematch of the

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finals that had also gone to five sets, but eventually was won by the Pandas.

Participating teams

Championship bracket

Consolation bracket

Awards

Championship awards

*CIS Tournament MVP – Lisa Barclay, UBC *R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Briana Liau Kent, UBC

All-Star Team

* Lisa Barclay, UBC *

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, UBC *Brina Derksen-Bergen, UBC * Alena Omelchenko, Alberta *Jaki Ellis, Alberta *Geneviève Plante, McGill *Marie-Sophie Nadeau, Montreal

References

External links

Tournament Web Site
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