Canada Sails Past Mexico And Into NORCECA Medal Contention

WINNIPEG, Canada, September 20, 2007.- The Canadian Women recovered from a slow start and routed Mexico 3-0 in their quarterfinal match up at the NORCECA Championship. Set scores were 25-17, 25-10, 25-16.
Tammy Mahon, Stacey Gordon and Tasha Holness all contributed equally, fronting the Canadian attack with 10 points apiece in the contest.  Emily Cordonier ended off the match with 9 points of her own, including 3 service aces.

Canada’s quest for a medal is still alive as their victory this evening advances them to the Semi-Finals tomorrow where they will find themselves across the court from neighbouring USA.  The first Semi-Final of the day sees a mighty Cuban squad face off with Dominican Republic.
 
"This was a very important game for us. We worked very hard to get to this point. Our goal in this tournament was to make it to the top four and we have accomplished that." Stated Canada’s Captain Emily Cordonier.  "I think Mexico came out very strong, I give them credit, they never stopped swinging and challenging our block.”