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HERMOSILLO, Mexico, August 24, 2022.- Canada
grabbed their first win beating Nicaragua 3-0
(25-10, 25-19, 25-19) in pool B of the Women’s
Pan American Cup being held at the Sonora Arena
in Hermosillo.
Despite Nicaragua’s good fight in the last two
sets, Canada improved their record 1-2 and will
face Mexico (2-1) in their last match of the
preliminary round. Nicaragua (0-3) closes with
Colombia (2-0).
Canada topped all stats with an impressive 46-29
in kills, a huge 11-0 margin in aces and a
comfortable 8-4 advantage in blocks.
Canada’s team captain, outside hitter Melissa
Langegger led with 12 points on 11 kills and one
block, middle blocker Avery Heppell also
contributed with 12 points on 8 kills, 2 blocks
and 2 aces, joined by middle blocker Layne Van
Buskirk with 11 points on 8 kills and a
match-high in blocks (4) and aces (4).
Nicaraguan Hellen Traña led all scorers with 14
points on 13 kills and one block.
Caroly O’Dwyer, head coach of Canada:
“As we found out so far in the tournament,
winning is hard, so getting this win under our
belt feels nice. We moved our serving and put in
trouble our opponent, defensively we did a
better job by hitting different angles and
finding different ways to score. We close with
Mexico, it will be exciting, tough to face them
in front of a full crowd but it’s a good chance
to feel the pressure and try to use it to our
advantage”.
René Quintana, head coach of Nicaragua:
“My team did their best effort, I am optimistic,
we have a great spectacle despite the
differences in practice, experience, and force.
What’s important is that Central American
volleyball does not look bad in these
competitions”. |
