Canada's Brandie Wilkerson attacks the net against Spain's Daniela Alvarez during the Olympic women's beach volleyball quarterfinals on Wednesday at Eiffel Tower Stadium.
Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson defeated Spain's Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno 21-18, 21-18 in women's beach volleyball quarterfinal play at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.The Canadian PressCanada's Brandie Wilkerson attacks the net against Spain's Daniela Alvarez during the Olympic women's beach volleyball quarterfinals on Wednesday at Eiffel Tower Stadium.
Wilkerson led the way with 14 attack points and a match-high three block points against Spain, while Humana-Paredes had 13 attack points. They advanced to the knockout stage with a straight-sets win in the "lucky loser" round over Barbora Hermannova and Marie-Sara Stochlova of the Czech Republic after finishing third in their group with a 1-2 record.
"I am so proud of our team and our resilience and grit and promises we have made to each other to continuously show up."Women's beach volleyball quarterfinals: Canada Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson vs. Spain Alvarez/MorenoWatch women's beach volleyball quarterfinal action as Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson take on Spain's Daniela Alvarez Mendoza and Tania Moreno Matveeva at Paris 2024.
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