Canada won a five-setter and finished in seventh place

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July 6, 2006.- Canada edged Venezuela in a thrilling five-setter and finished in seventh place at the Women’s Pan American Cup. The Canadians had to battle against a brave Venezuelan side that came from behind to force the tie-breaker after losing the first two sets. The score was 25-17, 25-21, 21-25, 20-25, 19-17 and the match lasted 1 hour and 57 minutes. Stacey Gordon led four Canadians in double figures with 25 points. Tiffany Dodds, Shelley Chalmers and Lies Reimer had 12, 11 and 10 respectively. Jayce Andrade with 28 points and Desiree Glod, who added 22, carried out the load of the Venezuelan’s offense. Veronica Gomez added 13 points.