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PRESS RELEASE June/03/2008

Canada blanked Puerto Rico for their second win

WINNIPEG, Canada, June 3, 2008.- Canada achieved their second victory against Puerto Rico. The Canucks out-gamed the other squad for a win of 3-0. Set scores were 25-14, 25-15, 25-13.

 

Team Canada was all flames for this first game of the day. Performing in front of bleachers filled with school kids, they put up a great show for their young cheering crowd. The match ended is 63 minutes, sending the kids back on the school benches for the afternoon!

 

Dallas Soonias was the star of Canada with 13 attacks and 1 block, for a total of 14 points. His colleague Nicholas Cundy cumulated 11 points. On the Costa Rica side, Ulises Maldonado got a total of 10 points.

 

“We played very good volleyball and were linking our actions in a good way. The players subbing were also always ready to go on the court and did their job.” declared Glenn Hoag, Team Canada coach “The result was severe for the other team. They lost their concentration and missed a lot of serves”.

 

The captain of Puerto Rico, Julio Acevedo admitted the power of Team Canada: “Canada had a nice crowd cheering and it gave them a lift. They played well and we did a lot of mistakes. The tournament will get stronger and we need to be better prepared.”


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