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Nicholas Hoag tops with five aces in

Canadian victory over Honduras

 

   

CORDOBA, Mexico, October 5, 2015 - Canada defeated Honduras 3-0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-10) with a solid serving and blocking performance to clinch their first victory in Pool A at the Norceca Men’s Continental Championship.

 

Nicholas Hoag tallied 17 points, including five aces, for Canada that also overcame Honduras in blocks (11-3) and in services (11-1). Daniel Cornelius Jansen Vandoorn also contributed with 8 points for the team coached by Glenn Hoag.

 

Honduras, that compete at this Continental Championship thanks to the support of the Olympic Solidarity Fund, had their best man in captain Luis Salgado, who scored 9 points. He served the only ace for the Central American team coached by Marcos Antonio Tejeda.

 

“We faced a World League caliber team, a high level one. We had no previous experience and no preparation matches. Despite this was a difficult match, it has been a priviledge for us to play against Canada,” said coach Tejeda.

 

“We struggled with the reception, they served very well. We knew this was going to be tough, but we tried to get on the court and play. It was a good experience to open against them,” Luis Salgado remarked.

 

For Glenn Hoag it was a good surprise to match a young team. “We knew it was going to be a good start for us. But when you play against a Central American team with very young players like them there were some interesting things we saw. The way they spiked and try to go for the points. They showed a good plan, and showed concentration, despite this was a very difficult match for them”. Fred Winters, the Canadian captain, remarked: “We did very well our job and worked hard with our serve and block. It was a good start and now we have to focus on Puerto Rico as our next opponent .”