Canada crushes Dominican in three sets 

PANAMA CITY, Panama, June 25, 2011 – Canada outplayed Dominican Republic in straight sets (25-17, 25-14, 25-16) to reach the semifinals at the U-21 Men’s Volleyball Pan American Cup.

The Canadians applied a lot of pressure with their serves and their offense was far better than the Caribbean’s.

Nicholas Hoag was the most outstanding Canadian with 14 points while Dominican Ricardo Rijo finished with 10 tallies.

Canada’s coach Georges Laplante said that his team finally worked together, and took advantage of the breaks, improved the serves and made things better.

Laplante said in the semifinals they will meet again with Chile and predicted a great match-up. “It will be a chance to defeat them, now that they know them from the pool play,” he said.

Dominican Republic’s coach Osiel Vasquez and captain Kelvyn Campechano both agreed on that the Canadian team was superior and deserved the victory.