Jordan Schnitzer, left, and Stephen Maar prepare to block Chinese captain Jiang Chuan in Tuesday's pool match in Olympic volleyball qualifying. Schnitzer led the Canadians with two blocks in a three-set sweep while Maar had a game-high 20 points in Xi'an, China.
Canada scored a three-set win over China on Wednesday to improve to 3-1 at the men's volleyball Olympic qualification tournament.
"The guys stayed focused, despite being tired from the long and extensive [five-set] match against Poland [on Monday] We kept going back to the game plan and making those break points when we needed them most," Nicholas Hoag, Canada captain and two-time Olympian, told Volleyball Canada. "We knew it was going to be a difficult game because there was a different type of pressure as we knew we needed the win," said Canada head coach Tuomas Sammelvuo. "China caused us a lot of problems in attack, and we were just a little better and that was the key. And we were able to close the sets, so good work from the team.
Last month, Canada fell to the United States in the gold-medal match at the NORCECA Continental Championship in Charleston, W.Va.
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