Canadian men’s volleyball team, which has already locked up a spot in Paris Olympics, beats Cuba in Volleyball Nations League
Canada opened the second week of men’s Volleyball Nations League action with a hard-fought victory over Cuba on Tuesday night at TD Place.
The 10th-ranked Canadian squad, coached by Tuomas Sammelvuo, has already qualified for next month’s Paris Olympics, but is trying to peak for the Summer Games by playing hard in Ottawa.Canada dominated Cuba on the block , but both teams made 25 errors. Eric Loeppky of Steinbach, Man., was Canada’s top scorer with 22 points, while Stephen Marr of Aurora, Ont., had 20 points.“This is the most organized Cuban team I’ve played in a long time. They have incredible spikers. They were missing some people at a stage at VNL where everybody is starting to hurt a little bit,” said Marr.
“For us, it’s super important to stay together. This is an example of when team organization generally beats gifted spikers. I am really happy how we came out against a strong team. With each match, we are starting to play better and better. It’s a good sign.”“We had 18 blocks against a very physical team and the guys executed well. Another key factor was the attack against a big block. We were very efficient, with a few mistakes.
Canada will play 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Argentina on Thursday, followed by matches against the United States and Serbia .VNL matches carry extra importance this year as teams who have qualified for Paris 2024 are preparing for that tournament and other teams are still competing for a berth via rankings.
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