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Two University of Queensland teams have won medals at the inaugural event on the Gold Coast.

The ΢Åĸ£Àûwomen’s volleyball side won gold, defeating Flinders University 3-2 in the final,  securing promotion to Nationals Div 1 next year.

The squad won nine of its 10 matches, including a dramatic 3-2 semi-final victory over Queensland rivals Griffith University.

΢Åĸ£Àûcaptain Michaela Shuttleworth said the side performed consistently over the four days of competition.

“We faced some stiff competition from a number of universities, particularly Griffith and Deakin, but our team rose to the challenge on every occasion,” Ms Shuttleworth said.

“The sideline support we received from our fellow ΢Åĸ£Àûteammates was incredible and certainly drove us to achieve our goal of finishing top two.”

In the women’s basketball, ΢Åĸ£Àûwas defeated 70-64 by QUT in a close gold medal contest .

The silver medal result means ΢Åĸ£Àûis also eligible to compete in women’s basketball at Nationals Div 1 next year.

The push for promotion by the ΢Åĸ£Àûmen’s basketball team ended with an after-the-buzzer 36-35 quarter-final loss to Swinburne University of Technology.

΢Åĸ£Àûthen defeated Griffith University 35-33 to finish fifth overall.

UQ’s touch football team recovered from a winless opening day to finish fifth, following a 7-3 victory over University of Canberra.

Event highlights will be broadcast on Fox Sports throughout September and October.

More than 400 ΢Åĸ£Àûstudents are expected to compete in 24 sports at September’s Nationals Div 1 event from 22 to 27 September.

Women’s Volleyball – 1^st

Gold medal match: ΢Åĸ£Àûdefeated Flinders University  3-2

Women’s Basketball – 2^nd

Gold medal match: QUT defeated ΢Åĸ£Àû 70-64

Men’s Basketball – 5^th

5^th / 6^th playoff: ΢Åĸ£Àûdefeated Griffith University  35-33

Men’s Touch Football – 5^th

5^th / 6^th playoff: ΢Åĸ£Àûdefeated University of Canberra  7-3

Media: Jamie Mitchell, ΢Åĸ£ÀûSport, JamieM@uqsport.com.au, 0423 785 752.