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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, September 17,
2021 – Mexico edged Canada in five sets 3-2
(26-24, 22-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-12) to claim
third place at the end of the preliminary round
at the Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup.
The terrific duel ended when Canadian Hilary
Howe, the top scorer of the match with 27
points, crashed her serve at the top of the net.
Maria Rodriguez led Mexico with 23 points,
including five blocks, followed by Grecia Castro
and Ana Patricia Valle with 13 and 10 points,
respectively.
Howe, the leading scorer of the competition,
landed a tournament-high 7 aces. Melissa
Langegger (15), Natasha Calkins (12) and
Nyadholi Thokbuom (10) also finished in double
figures for the defeated side.
Rafael Petry, coach of Mexico: “Our serve was
very good and the team played very well
together. Now we are going to focus on the
semifinals because Mexico came for a medal and
we are going to look for it.”
Shannon Winzer, coach of Canada: “Well, when a
team fails more than 28 serves it is very
difficult for it to win. The girls gave
everything they could on the court but the
victory could not be achieved.” |
