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Showing posts with label Cuba.. Show all posts

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Canada celebrates 3-0 win over Cuba in Women's Pan American Cup - Volleyball News

The dynamic women's volleyball team from Canada had an impressive 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-21) victory over Cuban counterparts. The vicotry improved Canada to 3-0 in Pool A. The Mexico city hosted the match on Friday.

Canada's Kyla Richey and Lisa Barclay showed impressive performance and added 11 and 10 points, respectively. They were the top-scorers from Canadian side, while Lucille Charuk and Marissa Field each added eight tallies. Field had 3 blocks to lead Canada to a 6-3 margin in the blocking category.

Cuban Melissa Vargas put a great effort as she concluded with a match-high 20 points in the losing cause.

In the next run, Canada is scheduled to meet host Mexico on Saturday. The team spirits are high, but Mexico is likely to give Canada a tough competition.


Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Canada hammers Puerto Rico in the second match of 2012 NORCECA Olympic Qualifiers

Canadian men's national volleyball team defeated the archrival Puerto Rico in the second match of 2012 NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament on Tuesday.

Canada claimed 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-13) win in the match and sent Puerto Rico to its second loss in the competition. The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach California hosted the match, while large number of volleyball enthusiasts witnessed the heated competition.