WINNIPEG, Canada, June 4, 2008.- Canada did not
disappointed their fans as they finished first of
their pool. They achieved their second win against
the Dominican Republic, outscoring their opponent
3-0. Set scores were 25-19, 25-20, 25-22.
Host team Canada had more trouble against
Dominican Republic team than any other opponent so
far. But Nicholas Cundy cemented their path to the
victory with a big kill to end the match.
Cundy acted as the leader of the Canadian squad
tonight. He cumulated 14 points, featuring 11
attacks, 2 blocks and 1 ace. The captain of the
Dominican team, Elvis Contreras got 13 points and
Jose Caceras Gomez got 11 points.
While the Dominican Republic coach, Jacinto
Campechano congratulated Team Canada, Canadian
Coach Glenn Hoag declared: “Dominican Republic was
the best team we met so far. We did not play our
best volleyball but it was still a good victory”.
The captain Jeremy Wilcox added: “We lost a bit of
focus in some sequences and at the end of the
match but we got back on track fast enough.”
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