Canada sweeps Peru for seventh place

LIMA, Peru, June 16, 2013 – Canada swept past Peru 25-21, 25-14, 25-19 in the match for seventh place of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup on Saturday night at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum of Lima.

The Canadians dominated 11-2 in the blocking category and 5-2 in service winners while scoring on 20 errors by the opponents while committing 15.

Shanice Marcelle, Margaret Barclay and Kyla Richey finished with 13, 12 and 10 points for the winning side whileJaimie Thibeault had 9, with three blocks included. Raffaela Camet and Angelica Aquino finished with 10 and 9 points respectively in the losing cause.

Arnd Ludwig, coach of Canada: “it was a very strong tournament and the main thing was that we finished among the top seven. I am very glad with the performance of my team during the competition.”

Brittney Page, captain of Canada: “It was a difficult game but we were motivated point by point and were convinced about winning.”

Hung Song, coach of Peru: “It is the first time that I see my team playing a tournament. We have time to improve and I hope the progress will come soon in other competitions.”