Russia beats Canada 3-0 in men’s volleyball quarter-final
Tyler Sanders, Lucas VanBerkel and John Perrin of Canada in action. Canada lost 3-0 to Russia on Aug. 3, 2021.On paper, Canada’s men’s volleyball team had the same result at the Tokyo Olympics as it did five years earlier in Rio: a 3-0 loss to Russians in the quarter-finals.
“We’ve had some big moments since Rio on the international stage,” said Perrin. “If you look at it, it’s not just about the Olympics. We played well at other tournaments.Ryan Sclater added 14 points for Canada, which opened the tournament with back-to-back losses to Italy and Japan before recovering with wins over Iran and Venezuela. A loss to Poland closed out the preliminary round for the Canadians.
The elder Hoag choked up when speaking about the players who had grown up under his tutelage, telling reporters he had been looking at photos from a decade ago to see how far the team had come. Canada mounted a late comeback in the first set on Tuesday to pull within three points, but a block on a Russian attack sent the ball out of bounds on set point for a 25-21 win.A joint block by Perrin, Lucas van Berkel and Tyler Sanders tied the middle set 25-25. After a quick Russian point, van Berkel spiked the ball to again tie the match.
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