MEXICALI, Baja California, June 7, 2008.- Peru edged a resilient Canada team in five sets in the match for the seventh position of the Women’s Pan American Cup. The score was 26-24, 25-12, 23-25, 18-25, 15-6.

Patricia Soto was the best Peruvian scorer with 16 points. Four more players of the South American squad ended with double-digits: Carla Rueda and Mirtha Uribe with 13 apiece, and Yulissa Zamudio and Jessenia Uceda with 12 and 11 respectively.

Dayna Van Doorn and Tiffany Dodds led Canada with 13 apiece, Ashley Voth had 11 and Tonya Mokelkin and Nadine Alphonse each contributed 10 tallies.

“It has been a great experience for our team which is in a renovation process,” said Peruvian Soto. “Playing against some good teams here give us a clear idea about what our needs are.”

“Today was a good day to give our younger players a chance to test what international volleyball is,” said Tammy Mahon of Canada. “Their performance says a lot about their promising careers and about the depth of our program.”