TIJUANA, Baja California, June 3, 2008.- Canada
used its best weapon to claim a 3-0 victory over
Peru securing a second place in Pool B of the
Women’s Pan American Cup. The score was 25-20,
25-12, 25-18.
The match was one-sided since the beginning with
Canada establishing its strong blocking led by
Sherline Holness, Tiffany Dodds and Nadine
Alphonse.
Tammy Mahon led Canada with 17 points, Holness had
13 and Ashley Voth added 11. Patricia Soto was the
best Peruvian with 8 tallies.
The Peruvians battled for moments thanks to the
offense of Soto and Yesenia Uceda, but the game of
Canada did not let them many opportunities.
The victory gave Canada a 4-1 record in the
preliminary phase finishing second in Pool B and
facing the third placed team of Pool A in the
quarterfinals on Thursday. Meanwhile, Peru ended
with a 2-3 mark and will play for the 6 to 12
positions. |