Canada beats Dominican Republic at Final 6

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 21, 2024: Canada won its second match in a row at the NORCECA Men’s Final 6 in Gatineau, Quebec, with a 3-0 (32-30, 25-19, 27-25) win over Dominican Republic.

The match was a back-and-forth battle, with Canada ultimately able to close each set for the sweep. Canada led in attack points (54-43), blocks were even at eight each team, and Canada made more errors 23-15.  Canada dominated from the service line with 7-0 in aces.

Isaac Heslinga and Reeve Gingera led Canada’s scoring with 18 points apiece – both including two aces.

Adrián Figueroa Lantigua and Héctor Alexis Cruz each scored 18 points towards the Dominican team total.

Canada is 2-0, and Dominican Republic is 0-2 so far.

Canada’s head coach Glenn Hoag commented: “They played pretty inspired, but we lacked focus a bit today. We didn’t play as well as we did yesterday. So, we need to talk, watch some video and make some improvements. This group is very young and lacks the capacity to adjust quickly to different situations. But this is something we will talk about and work on.”