August 28, 2021 – Canada won Pool A defeating Puerto Rico 3-1 (25-17, 25-22, 24-26, 25-14) to reach the semifinals of the Women’s NORCECA Continental Championship in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Saturday evening.
All three teams in pool A finished with a 1-1 win-loss record, with top-ranked Canada earning a direct spot into semifinals, followed by United States and Puerto Rico respectively. In the quarterfinals, United States plays Costa Rica and Puerto Rico will play Mexico. Dominican Republic won Pool B to also advance to the semis.
Five players from Canada scored double-digits, led by outside hitter Hilary Howe with a match-high of 19 points, with 4 points as top server, outside hitter Vicky Savard followed with 16 points, middle blocker Alicia Ogoms added 13 points and outside hitter Kiera Van Ryk tallied 12.
Puerto Rico’s top scorers were outside hitters Stephanie Enright and Marie Victoria with 12 and 11 points respectively.
“We played really well, we controlled from first contact and Brie (King) set an excellent game. We used our middles far more than we did last night and they were very effective, that freed up our outsides a little more and we were able to rely on multiple hitters rather than just one or two,” said Canada’s head coach Shannon Winzer in the post-match interview (www.norceca.net).
Canada has a day off on Sunday and will play in the semifinals on Monday. The top two teams will earn berths to the 2022 FIVB World Championship.
Event web site: www.norceca.net
Live stream: https://www.facebook.com/code.jalisco
Media contact: Jackie Skender Photo: NORCECA
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