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MIAMI, Florida, June 29, 2009.- Argentina
defeated Canada 25-16, 25-22, 23-25, 25-17 and
finished with a 2-2 win-loss record in Pool B of
the Eighth Women’s Pan American Cup. The victory
granted Argentina the group’s third position and
a ticket to the quarter finals phase.
Georgina Pineda led Argentina with 23 points and
Leticia Boscacci added 14 tallies. Tonya Mokelki
had 12 points for Canada and Tammy Mahon and
Nadine Alphonse each contributed eleven tallies.
“In every international competition we go, it’s
very important to test our team against teams
like Canada,” said Horacio Bastit, the coach of
Argentina. “We know they are in a renovation
process but it was good to see our team playing
with precision starting with our serves and
defense”.
“We came into the game a little bit late and
then made easy mistakes,” said Arnd Ludwig, the
Canadian coach. “We are at the beginning of a
long process and we will try to improve.”
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