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Gatineau, 10 aug.- Canada rebounded from a
shocking five-set defeat in tournament debut and
dominated Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-17, 25-17 and
25-19) in Pool B action of the 15th Pan
American Cup.
Inspired by their four-set win over Brazil in
their first game, Puerto Rico kept the host team
at bay in the first third of the match (tied at
eight), but Canada soon moved away with a solid
spikes and blocks, combined with two aces by
Jordan Canham, to take the first set 25-17.
Puerto Rico tried to regain momentum and stayed
in contention in the second set until the second
technical time-out (14-16). From there, the
Canadian service and attack wreaked havoc on
their opponents as they cruised to an easy 25-17
win.
Both teams traded points early in the third set.
Samuel Cooper was lethal from the service line
as Canada led 16-10. Fynnian McCarthy and
Mathias Elser also added aces and the former
sealed a comfortable win with a solid attack.
Mathias Elser led the host team with 13 points,
followed by Jordan Schnitzer (11). Pedro Molina
was Puerto Rico’s top scorer with seven points.
Canada plays Brazil and Puerto Rico meets Mexico
on the final day of Pool B action on Thursday. |
