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SUMMERSIDE, Canada, June 14, 2015 - Canada
came back after Friday’s five-set loss to triumph over Bulgaria
3-1 (25-18, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20) in FIVB World League
Intercontinental Round Pool C play in Prince Edward Island on
Saturday.
Gordon Perrin led scoring for Canada with 17 points. Perrin had
a scoring contest with Bulgaria’s Miroslav Gradinarov, who
finished with a match high of 18 points. Steven Marshall and Max
Burt scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Canadian
side.
In Hoffman Estates, United States, Aaron Russell fired 20 points
to guide USA in their 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-17) victory
over Poland at the Sear’s Centre Arena on Saturday, and pick up
their sixth victory in Pool C of the FIVB Volleyball World
League.
Russell outduelled Poland’s Bartosz Kurek in scoring. The Polish
scoring giant was limited to 13 points. USA’s Matthew Anderson
scored 14 points and Murphy Troy charted 10 markers.
In Havana, Cuba, Argentina dominated Cuba 3-0 (25-23, 25-18,
25-21) to split victories at the Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum in
Pool C.
Argentina’s Jose Luis Gonzalez and Cuba’s Osmany Santiago
Uriarte shared the scoring limelight with 12 points apiece.
Argentina slightly edged Cuba in attacks 39-35 but the former
had lesser errors in the match.
In Podgorica, Montenegro, A loud crowd cheered Montenegro past
Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-21) in their FIVB World League
match on Saturday.
Puerto Rico struggled to receive
Marko Bojic’s dominating serve. He won seven serve points, which
was more than Puerto Rico and the rest of Montenegro combined.
Bojic finished with a match-high 17 points. Vojin Cacic and
Milos Culafic each added 11 points for Montenegro. Puerto Rico
was led by Maurice Torres, who recorded 12
points. Steven Morales added 11
points for the visitors.
In Tepic, Mexico, Emanuel Kohut and Milan Bencz combined for 24
points in Slovakia’s 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 25-19) win over Mexico
in Pool G.
Kohut scored 14 points, while Bencz contributed 10 points to
lead Slovakia, while Daniel Vargas scored 13 points for Mexico
on a losing effort. |
