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CBC
09-07-2025
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- CBC
Germany takes tiebreaker in win over Canada at women's Volleyball Nations League
Social Sharing Canada twice gave up a one-set lead in a 3-2 loss to Germany on Wednesday to kick off Week 3 of Volleyball Nations League women's action. Set scores were 24-26, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13. Anna Smrek led Canada with 20 points, followed by middle blocker Nyadholi Thokbuom (16 points) and Abby Guezen (15, including two aces.) German outside hitter Lina Alsmeier led all scoring with 26 points. WATCH | Canadian women's team edged by Germany in 5-set defeat: Canadian women fall in 5 sets to Germany in Volleyball Nations League 2 hours ago Duration 2:47 The two sides tied in attack points (66-66), blocking points (9-9) and aces (6-6). Germany outscored Canada 31-26 in points from opponent errors. "The girls trained very hard for this match, and they played a very good match against a very strong opponent," said Canadian head coach Giovanni Guidetti. "Just in this kind of match when the point difference is so tight, the team with the most experience wins. Germany has a lot of experience, and they managed certain moments better than us. But we are improving a lot and I'm really proud of the girls."
CBC
18-06-2025
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- CBC
South Korea spoils late charge by Canada's women to take Volleyball Nations League match
Social Sharing Canada's women's team opened the second leg of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League with a 3-2 loss to South Korea on Wednesday in Istanbul. Set scores were 27-25, 25-18, 15-25, 20-25 and 15-13. Canada came back from a 2-0 deficit and led the final set 6-1 before the Koreans stormed back. Abby Guezen, playing in her first VNL match this year, led Canada with 17 points, all off the attack. Anna Smrek added 16 points, including four off the block. Canada (2-3) sat in 10th place at the tournament heading into a match Thursday against host Turkey. "It's not the result we wanted," Canada head coach Giovanni Guidetti said from Turkey. "Korea put our attack in trouble and our block defence was not enough. But we knew that we came to Istanbul with a very young team with many players in their first full VNL match. "I'm happy the team didn't give up after going down 2-0. We want to keep working, progressing and pushing every match."
