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GATINEAU, August 14, 2022: Cuba went undefeated
and won the 15th Pan American Cup
gold medal today in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
The Cuban team swept home-crowd favourites 3-0
(25-17, 25-17, 25-23) fighting off a late
attempt by Canada to extend the match.
Cuba has the advantage in all skills – a strong
offense with 39 attack points (compared with 26
by Canada), 7-3 in blocking and 6-3 in service
points.
Canada gained 25 points from Cuban errors,
compared with 23 Canadian team errors.
Opposite Jesus Herrera of Cuba topped the score
sheet with 15 points and teammates Osniel
Hernandez and Miguel Angel Lopez scored 11
apiece.
Mathias Elser was top scorer for Canada with 8
points.
Cuba, a team that also recently earned a spot in
next year’s FIVB Volleyball Nations League, wins
the tournament and a berth to the 2023 Pan
American Games. |
