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June 28,
2015
Brazilians lift Men’s U21 Pan American Cup trophy
GATINEAU, Canada, June 28, 2015 – Brazil has clinched the U21
Men’s Pan American Cup title on Sunday after posting a
convincing win over the USA in three sets (25-22, 25-23, 25-17)
at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau. Both teams, already qualified
for the World Championships this September in Mexico, played a
rematch of the preliminary duel earlier in the tournament.
Brazil had won 3-1. Showing a consistent level in the first set,
Brazil took the lead from the start and kept a narrow margin
16-13 at the second technical timeout. Despite the US pressure,
the South American squad went on to take the first set 25-22. In
the second set, the Brazilians continued.
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June 28,
2015
Canada wins U21 Men’s Pan Am Cup bronze
GATINEAU, Canada, June 28, 2015 – Canada clinched the bronze
medal of the U21 Men’s Pan Am Cup final after another thrilling
3-2 (25-23, 19-25, 20-25, 25-16 and 15-11) victory over Chile on
Sunday at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau. In another rematch
from the preliminary round, won by Canada 3-2, the host team got
off to a good start by taking a close first set 25-23. Chile
bounced back to even the match 25-19. The South American squad
took advantage of a slow start by their rivals and built a
comfortable lead at both technical timeouts 8-2 and 16-6.
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June 28,
2015
Barbados beats El Salvador 3-1 to finish sixth
GATINEAU, Canada, June 28, 2015 –
Barbados beat El Salvador 3-1 (25-11, 25-15, 21-25 and 25-18) on
Sunday to finish sixth at the U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the
Centre Sportif de Gatineau. In the rematch of their duel in the
preliminary round, the Caribbean squad dominated their Central
American rivals in attacks (46-24) and serving aces (12-1).
Andriy Stapleton and Jabarry Goodridge contributed to the
victory with 20 points each. Goodridge finished the tournament
with 85 points. Captain Ammuniki Wood and Ahkeem Mayers added 11
and 10, respectively. Captain Samuel Valdez was the top scorer
for El Salvador with 9 points.
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June 27,
2015
USA beats Canada 3-1 to reach the finals
GATINEAU, Canada, June 27, 2015 – The United States will meet
Brazil on Sunday in the U21 Men’s Pan Am Cup final after a
hard-fought 3-1 (25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 25-22) victory over Canada
at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau. Earlier on Sunday, Canada,
the silver medallist in the 2011 edition, will take on Chile for
bronze. The USA took the early lead and dominated the first two
sets. Canada responded in the third and moved to the lead for
the first time halfway through the third set. With the score
19-19, Brandon Koppers, Arthur Szwarc and captain Ryan Nickifor
showed a strong attack and blocking to lead the host team to a
25-20 victory. Canada started well again in the fourth set,
leading at the first technical timeout 8-6.
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June 27,
2015
Brazil to play the final of U21 Men’s Pan American Cup
GATINEAU, Canada, June 27, 2015 – Brazil will play the final of
the U21 Men’s Pan American Cup after defeating Chile 3-1 (25-17,
25-15, 22-25, 25-19) on Saturday at the Centre Sportif de
Gatineau. The South American squad, already qualified for the
World Championships this September in Mexico, showed their
powerful play across all aspects of the game to take the first
two sets. However, Chile never gave up and took advantage of
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June 27,
2015
Mexico secures fifth place at U21 Pan American Cup
GATINEAU, Canada, June 27, 2015 – Mexico finished fifth at the
U21 Men’s Pan Am Cup after a 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-19) win over
Barbados on Saturday at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau. The
hosts of the next World Championships achieved their first
victory in the tournament and forced their Caribbean rivals to
battle against El Salvador for the sixth place on Sunday.
Francisco Olvera led the Mexican attack with seven points, two
more than Alan Martinez. Injured captain Enrique Ugalde did not
play. Captain Ammuniki Wood was the top scorer for Barbados with
8 points.
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June 26,
2015
USA through to the semifinals after 3-0 win over Mexico
GATINEAU, Canada, June 26, 2015 – The United States are
through to the semifinals of the U21 Men’s Pan Am Cup after
a 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-12) win over Mexico Friday at the
Centre Sportif de Gatineau. The USA team dominated their
North American neighbours attacks (35-27) and blocks (13-1).
Jeffrey Jendryk II led the US attack with 13 points, two
more than Christopher Nugent. Captain Enrique Ugalde was
the top scorer for Mexico with eight points, two more than
Alan Martinez. The United States will take on hosts Canada
in a North American semifinal.
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June 26,
2015
Chile to semifinals with 3-0 victory over Barbados
GATINEAU,
Canada, June 26, 2015 – Chile blanked Barbados 3-0 (25-17,
25-10, 25-20) on Friday in just over one hour to advance to the
semifinals of the U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the Centre
Sportif de Gatineau. The South American squad dominated their
opponents in attacks (35-23) and blocks (12-7). Gianluca Boreli
led the winner’ attack with 14 points, five more than captain
Dusan Bonacic and Gabriel Araya. The tournament’s top scorer
Jabarry Goodridge led Barbados with nine points, three more than
captain Ammuniki Wood and Chioke Holder.
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June 25,
2015
Canada tops Chile in a five-set thriller to lead Pool A
GATINEAU, Canada, June 25, 2015 – Canada topped Chile in a
five-set thriller (25-21,25-22,21-25, 20-25, 15-11) on Thursday
to finish on top of Pool A and guarantee a spot in the
semifinals at the U21 Men’s Pan American Cup, held at the Centre
Sportif de Gatineau. With Canada’s Primer Minister Stephen
Harper and his wife Laureen watching from the stands, the host
team got off to a good start versus the combative South American
team.
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June 25,
2015
USA rolls past El Salvador 3-0 to finish second in Pool B
GATINEAU, Canada, June 25, 2015 - The United States rolled
past El Salvador 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-22) to finish second
in Pool B at the U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the Centre
Sportif de Gatineau. The North American team dominated their
Central American rivals in attacks (42-17), blocks (11-4)
and serving aces (3-0). Matthew Walsh Jr. led the American
attack with 14 points, two more than Andrew Benesh. Mauricio
Rivas was the top scorer for El Salvador with nine points.
John Hatch, captain of the United States: “I thought we
played a lot better as a team today. After the loss
yesterday I think we regrouped well. We came out and ran our
system. Game three got a little.
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June 25,
2015
Brazil sweeps Barbados and ends in top Group B
GATINEAU, Canada, June 25- Brazil swept Barbados 3-0 (25-13,
25-12, 25-8) in one hour to finish on top of Pool B at the U21
Men’s Pan American Cup at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau. Brazil
dominated their Caribbean rivals in attacks (24-15), blocks
(12-5) and serving aces (4-1) to seal a spot in the semifinals
on Saturday. Johan Marengoni led the South American squad with
13 points while Ammuniki
Wood and the tournament’s top scorer Jabarry Goodridge
contributed to Barbados with five points each. Fernando Kreling.
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June 24,
2015
Brazil beats USA 3-1 to lead Pool B in Gatineau
GATINEAU,
Canada, June 24, 2015 – Brazil has moved to the top of Pool B of
the U21 Men’s Pan American Cup as they posted a convincing 3-1
(25-23, 25-18, 13-25, 25-20) win over the United Sates on
Wednesday at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau.
The South American squad, already qualified for the World
Championships this September in Mexico, showed a very consistent
play in all aspects of the game. Trailing 21-23, Rodrigo Leao’s
lethal serve and attack proved crucial as Brazil took the
opening set 25-23.
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June 24,
2015
Chile wins against Mexico in Gatineau
GATINEAU, Canada, June 24, 2015 – Chile made a successful debut
in Pool A action of the U21 Men’s Pan American Cup by beating
Mexico 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-19) Wednesday at the Centre Sportif
de Gatineau. The South American squad dominated their opponents
in attacks (41-23), blocks (7-4) and serving aces (4-3).
Gianluca Boreli led the Chilean attack with 15 points, one more
than captain Dusan Bonacic. Alan Martinez (8) and Francisco
Olvera (7) were the top scorers for Mexico. Dusan Bonacic,
captain of Chile: “The final result may show that it was an easy
game for us, but Mexico put a lot of pressure on us. We defended
every ball.
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June 24,
2015
Barbados comes from behind to beat El Salvador
GATINEAU, Canada, June 24, 2015 – Barbados overcame a 0-2
deficit to beat El Salvador 3-2 (19-25, 24-26, 25-17, 25-21,
15-11) Wednesday in Pool B action of the U21 Men’s Pan American
Cup at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau.
After losing to the United Sates on Tuesday, Barbados has higher
hopes of qualifying to the quarterfinal stage. With two
defeats, El Salvador now sits last in Pool B.
The Central American squad got off to a good start by taking the
first two sets 25-19 and 26-24. But they lost steam and the
Caribbean team started controlling the game and took the two
subsequent sets to set the stage for the tie-breaker.
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June 23,
2015
Canada prevails over Mexico at U21 Pan Am Cup
GATINEAU, Canada, June 23, 2015 – Canada took the lead in Pool A
of the U21 Men’s Pan American Cup with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-23,
25-14) victory over Mexico Tuesday at the Centre Sportif de
Gatineau. Both teams, who will play at the World Championships
next September in Mexico, played very evenly in the first two
sets. Mexico overcame a 13-16 deficit taking advantage of some
mistakes by the host team to get the lead 19-17. With the score
23-23, Canada sealed the victory following a failed serve by
their opponents and an ace by Blake Scheerhoorn. Both teams
continued to play at a similar level, but Canada finished strong
25-23 with an ace by Arthur Szwarc.
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June 23,
2015
USA rolls past Barbados in Gatineau
GATINEAU, Canada, June 23, 2015 – The United States opened
their U21 Men’s Pan Am Cup campaign in Pool B with an easy
victory over Barbados 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-18) Tuesday at
the Centre Sportif de Gatineau. The North American team
prevailed over their Caribbean opponents in attacks (39-20),
blocks (7-5) and serving aces (6-0). Captain John Hatch led
the US attack with 11 points, one more than Brenden Sander,
who played the first two sets only. Jabarry Goodridge was
the top scorer for Barbados with nine points, three more
than the captain Ammuniki Wood. Ammuniki Wood, captain of
Barbados: "We need to work on our passing. We started the
game with a few jitters, but then we realized that all
players are human.
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June 23,
2015
Brazil
takes first victory at U21 Men’s Pan Am Cup
GATINEAU, Canada, June 23, 2015 – Brazil swept El Salvador 3-0
(25-11, 25-11, 25-14) to take their first victory in Pool B
action of the U21 Men’s Pan American Cup, which got underway
Tuesday at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau. The South American
squad, already qualified for the World Championships next
September in Mexico, dominated their opponents in attacks
(34-13), blocks (4-2) and serving aces (6-0). Caio Oliveira and
Lucas Madaloz were the top scorers for Brazil with eight points
each. Mauricio Rivas led El Salvador with five points. Samuel
Valdez, captain of El Salvador: “I think we started really
nervous and we were thinking about playing against the name
‘Brazil’ having the tradition of being number one. So that’s the
truth.
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June 22,
2015
U21 Men’s Pan Am Cup Set to Begin in Canada
GATINEAU, Canada, June 22, 2015 - The U21 Men’s Pan Am Cup is
ready to begin on Tuesday, June 23, at the Centre Sportif de
Gatineau, in Quebec, Canada.
Matches begin on Tuesday, with El Salvador facing the
tournament's top-ranked Brazil at 4 pm. Canada’s first match is
at 8 pm, also on the 23rd, against Mexico; with Barbados taking
on the U.S. at 6 pm. Seven teams will compete in two pools.
Medal rounds will be held on the weekend. Coaches
quotes:
John Stuart, Barbados: “We are looking forward to this level of
competition. It is very important for our players to have this
experience. The tournament is very important for our team.”
Leonardo Carvalho, Brazil: “This is our first international
competition of the year. We have been preparing for four weeks.
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June 22,
2015
Teams from seven countries to compete in U21 Cup
GATINEAU, Canada, June 22, 2015 – Teams from seven countries
divided into two pools will compete at the U21 Men’s Pan
American Cup at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau from June 23 to
28.
The teams taking part in the competition are hosts Canada, Chile
and Mexico in Pool A and Barbados, Brazil, El Salvador and
United States in Pool B.
A preliminary round-robin will be played from June 23 to 25 with
the top two teams from each pool advancing directly to the
semifinal phase. The quarterfinals will be disputed in crossed
matches between the teams placed second and third. Inspection of
team rosters, hotels, and playing and training facilities by the
members of the.
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