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.

Mexican National Boys U19 Team gears up for the World Championship – Volleyball News

The 2013 FIVB World Championship is just around the corner. The competition is scheduled to kick off on Wednesday, March 27 in Tijuana, Mexico. A total of 20 teams from across the globe will be on board to contest their skills.

In the wake of this great event, the National Boys U-19 Team of Mexico has started preparation at the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation High Performance Centre in Saquarema.

Mexican squad will be headed by experienced coach Oscar Licea. The coach of host team has high hopes to please the local volleyball fans with a display of great performance. Speaking of the upcoming tournament, he said, “This is a great opportunity and we will try to get the best out of it.” He further added, “We have worked hard in every training session in Baja and have also achieved some goals in our preparation for the international stage.”

Mexico wins the U-20 Women’s Pan American Cup – Volleyball News

Women’s National U-20 Volleyball Team from Mexico made it to the top at the Pan American Cup, which completed its run from March 16-23 in Cuba.

The final showdown of the tournament took place on Saturday, while teams from Mexico and Dominican Republic came into a head-to-head battle. Mexican musketeers managed to dismiss the opposite side in a four-set affair. They dropped only one set and won the match by taking three frames. The match was closed with final score of 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 14-25, 25-15). 

Coliseo de Ciudad Deportiva in Havana, Cuba provided the backdrop for the match.

Mexican victory was very much credited to Alejandra Isiordia, who helped the team with match-high 26 points.  Brayelin Martinez fought for Dominican Republic and ended up with 25 points.

The head coach of Team Mexico Estanislado Vachino was totally delighted about the overall performance of his girls. He stated: “My team was not prepared to reach the finals but played with a lot of heart. Now we have to enjoy the victory and continue our preparation towards the world championship.”

His counterpart Wagner Pacheco also expressed his thoughts about the match. “The cup is in the hands of the team that deserved it the most, they knew how to play against each team of its own pool neutralized my players and is a great champion,” said the coach.

Recap of women’s final four of Toluca Beach Volleyball Tournament – Volleyball news

The Mexican city Toluca recently hosted the 6th NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Tournament, which completed its run from May 25-27.

The Toluca Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament featured thrilling action of beach volleyball at the State of Mexico University Campus. Three-day competition attracted large number of fans and especially the turn-out was great on the final day of the campaign. The tournament came to an end on Sunday and featured the most influential ‘final four’ matches.

The final day of the Toluca Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament was opened with two semi-finals, the final showdown, and classification match for third position.

In the all-Mexican final match, Garcia/Candelas outclassed compatriots Revuelta/Virgen, 2-0 (21-15, 21-11). The former duo staged better action on the net and finished the match in just two sets. The dream came true for Revuelta and Virgen as they got their hands on the title trophy of the NORCECA Beach Circuit Tournament.

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