VANCOUVER, B.C. – The No. 3 seed Mount Royal Cougars defeated the fourth ranked UQAM Citadins 3-0 (25-10, 25-23, 25-19) within the comfort ultimate on the 2023 U SPORTS Women’s Volleyball Championship at War Memorial Gym in Vancouver, B.C.

The Cougars exploded out of the gate, taking the primary 4 factors of the match and continued to construct their lead en path to a dominant 25-10 first set win. The RSEQ champion Citadins discovered their legs within the second set, buying and selling factors with their opponents from Alberta in a battle that went right down to the wire. Tied at 23, MRU’s Nyadholi Thokbuom slammed dwelling what was then her match-leading eighth kill, earlier than a UQAM assault error sealed the set win for the Cougars. Mount Royal then rolled to a cushty 25-19 third set victory.

Thokboum led the best way for the Cougars with 11 kills and three blocks. Haley Roe additionally chipped in 10 kills for MRU, whereas setter Quinn Pelland had a match-high 33 assists to go together with 12 digs. UQAM’s Anica Pineault led all hitters with 12 kills, whereas libero Ariane Pelosse-Brunelle contributed a match-high 17 digs.

The Cougars’ comfort ultimate win implies that they end prime 5 within the nation for the second straight 12 months. The Citadins shut out their first ever RSEQ championship season because the quantity six crew in U SPORTS.