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CBC
3 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
Canadian women lose tough Volleyball Nations League match to unbeaten Japan in Ottawa
Social Sharing Canada will be aiming to level its record at 2-2 when it plays Serbia on Sunday to cap off the first week of women's Volleyball Nations League action. Canada slipped to 1-2 with a 3-0 loss to Japan in a best-of-five match played Saturday in front of more than 5,100 spectators at the Arena at TD Place in Ottawa. Canada dropped the match to Japan 24-26, 20-25, 19-25. The unbeaten Japan squad led in attack points (39-33), serving (7-3) and made fewer errors 19-30). "Japan is really tough to play against, and we were right there with them," said Canadian setter Brie O'Reilly of Langley, B.C. "We're just missing those after-20 [points] plays and finishing sets. "We need to stay aggressive and take confidence that there was a lot of our game that was really great." WATCH l Canadian women fall to Japan in straight sets: Canadian women's volleyball team falls to Japan in straight sets 16 hours ago Duration 1:02 O'Reilly said the Canadians need to server more aggressively against Serbia and "just keep our block defence systems working a bit more cohesively." Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C., led the scoring for Canada with 13 points and also set a personal best with a serve clocked at 113 kilometres per hour. Yukiko Wada of Japan led her team with 20 points. Canada opened the VNL schedule with a win over Bulgaria and then lost a Thursday match to Netherlands. Watch live coverage of Canada's match against Serbia on and CBC Gem, starting at 6 p.m. ET. For a full streaming schedule of volleyball events this season, click here. WATCH | Full match replay — Japan vs. Canada: FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League Ottawa: Japan @ Canada 16 hours ago Duration 1:55:50 Watch Canada face Japan in FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League action from TD Place in Ottawa. Canada roster Brie O'Reilly — Langley, B.C. Quinn Pelland — Wanham, Alta. Anna Smrek — Welland, Ont. Kiera Van Ryk — Surrey, B.C. Emily Maglio — Coquitlam, B.C. Jazmine White — Oshawa, Ont. Jessica Andrews — Guelph, Ont. Nyadholi Thokbuom — Calgary Abby Guezen — Sherwood Park, Alta. Andrea Mitrovic — Mississauga, Ont. Hilary Johnson — Calgary Lucy Borowski — Vancouver Raya Surinx — Winnipeg Delaney Watson — St. Jacobs, Ont. Julia Murmann — Toronto Kacey Jost — St. Albert, Alta.
Hamilton Spectator
5 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Canadian women's volleyball team falls to the Netherlands in Nations League
OTTAWA - The Canadian women's volleyball team dropped to 1-1 in Nations League action with a loss to the Netherlands on Thursday. The hosts fell 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 25-23) to the Dutch at the Arena at TD Place in Ottawa after opening with a five-sets victory over Bulgaria. The Netherlands, ranked eighth in the world to Canada's ninth, dominated at the net with 13 blocks to Canada's three. 'Of course, we wanted to come out stronger today,' Canadian captain Kiera Van Ryk said after the match. 'Playing against this team has always been a battle. We're very close in the way that we play and our rankings in the world. … We're fighting for that 8-9 spot most of the time. So it's always a battle with them. 'We have a lot of new players and we're still trying to find our system. I think tonight really showed that. I am sure we're going to do a lot of learning over the next day, really try to prepare ourselves, to reconnect with each other, and to become more of a team.' Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C., led Canada with 17 points, including 15 off the attack. Veteran Emily Maglio of Coquitlam, B.C. had nine points. Canada faces world No. 7 Japan on Saturday. The 18 participating countries aim to be among the eight that reach the quarterfinals. 'I'm hoping that we can take what we did wrong today and grow from that for our next game,' said Van Ryk. 'I think if we can continue to have a good mentality and still have more fight in us – I think that's one thing that we lacked today – if we can fight a little bit more together, I'm so hopeful for us in the future.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian women's volleyball team falls to the Netherlands in Nations League
OTTAWA – The Canadian women's volleyball team dropped to 1-1 in Nations League action with a loss to the Netherlands on Thursday. The hosts fell 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 25-23) to the Dutch at the Arena at TD Place in Ottawa after opening with a five-sets victory over Bulgaria. The Netherlands, ranked eighth in the world to Canada's ninth, dominated at the net with 13 blocks to Canada's three. 'Of course, we wanted to come out stronger today,' Canadian captain Kiera Van Ryk said after the match. 'Playing against this team has always been a battle. We're very close in the way that we play and our rankings in the world. … We're fighting for that 8-9 spot most of the time. So it's always a battle with them. 'We have a lot of new players and we're still trying to find our system. I think tonight really showed that. I am sure we're going to do a lot of learning over the next day, really try to prepare ourselves, to reconnect with each other, and to become more of a team.' Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C., led Canada with 17 points, including 15 off the attack. Veteran Emily Maglio of Coquitlam, B.C. had nine points. Canada faces world No. 7 Japan on Saturday. The 18 participating countries aim to be among the eight that reach the quarterfinals. 'I'm hoping that we can take what we did wrong today and grow from that for our next game,' said Van Ryk. 'I think if we can continue to have a good mentality and still have more fight in us – I think that's one thing that we lacked today – if we can fight a little bit more together, I'm so hopeful for us in the future.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2025.
