MANILA — The Canadian men's volleyball team is on an impressive roll as the Paris Olympics approach. Eric Loeppky had a match-high 21 points as Canada qualified for the Volleyball Nations League quarterfinals by stunning Brazil 3-0 on Friday.
Eric Loeppky had a match-high 21 points as Canada qualified for the Volleyball Nations League quarterfinals by stunning Brazil 3-0 on Friday. Canada had not advanced out of the preliminary round in five previous VNL appearances.
The win moved Canada into fourth place in the tournament standings, with the top eight qualifying for the quarterfinals in Lodz, Poland. "There was a lot of pressure from the service line and we managed to handle that well. We attacked with very few mistakes and then in important moments, we made some very good decisions on attack."
Darlan Souza had a team-high 12 points for Brazil. The 2016 Olympic gold medallists and 2021 VNL champions dropped to seventh heading into a final preliminary-round game against world No. 4 Japan.
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