Canada West conference maintained its supremacy at volleyball nationals

The closing weekend of the U Sports championship schedule didn't disappoint.

On the ice, the Mount Royal Cougars women's hockey team upset the defending champion Concordia Stingers, and the UNB Reds came out out on top of the Alberta Golden Bears in a matchup between two of the most decorated programs in men's university hockey history.

Elsewhere, the Canada West (CW) conference maintained its supremacy in volleyball, and two curling teams executed a pair of delayed repeats.

On Sunday at the 2023 U Sports men's volleyball championship in Hamilton, Ont., the Spartans needed just three sets to dispatch the No. 4 seed Sherbrooke Vert et Or (25-16, 25-20, 25-15) — Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) champion.

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The victory secured the Spartans their fourth national championship in the last six tournaments dating back to 2017 (nationals weren't held in 2020 or 2021 due to COVID-19), and Sunday's game marked the seventh consecutive championship final that Trinity Western has played in.

The road to the final began on Friday with a tight three-set win over the No. 6 Montreal Carabins (26-24, 25-19, 29-27), with a kill by fourth-year Brodie Hofer securing the win.

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