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Canadian women fall to Japan, have lost 6 straight sets in Volleyball Nations League

Japan recorded its fifth sweep in eight matches, beating the Canadians 25-16, 25-15, 25-15 in preliminary round play in Rimini, Italy.

Canadian women fall to Japan, have lost 6 straight sets in Volleyball Nations League

An up-and-down debut performance by Canada’s women in Volleyball Nations League continued with a second straight defeat on Monday.

Japan recorded its fifth sweep in eight matches, beating the Canadians 25-16, 25-15, 25-15 in preliminary round play in Rimini, Italy.

Japan prevailed 41-25 attacks and racked up six aces to Canada’s pair in improving to 6-2 and sits fourth among 16 teams.

Wing spiker Mayu Ishikawa and Ai Kurogo led the way with 13 points apiece.

WATCH | Japan sweeps Canada in preliminary round:

Japan quickly disposed of Canada in FIVB Women’s Nations League volleyball action Monday in Rimini, Italy with a straight sets 3-0 victory (16-25, 15-25, 15-25). 2:34

“Our performance today was good,” Ishikawa told Volleyball World. “We made less mistakes — some happened, but either way we managed to beat Canada 3-0, so this is very important for us.

“We have three match days and then three non-match days, it’s not a lot of time, but we try to improve and we focus on what we have to do.”

The 12th-place Canadians are 2-6 after being handed their second three-set loss. They appeared headed for a third consecutive victory on Sunday, taking the first two sets against Poland before losing three in a row just days after beating 2016 Olympic champions China and then Germany.

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“We have been dealing with a lot of teams that are very tall, especially when we played against Poland,” said Canada opposite hitter Shainah Joseph. “Having to switch over the next day and play shorter team, a team that has a very good block control, it was even tougher because we had to be more patient during the rallies.

Nationality
can Canada
Position
Opposite
Current Team
Canada Women
Height
185cm
Weight
76
Spike Touch
320cm
Block Touch
310cm
Birth Date
May 15, 1995
Home Town
Ottawa, Ontario
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“One of the positive things out of this game is that we had an opportunity to have some other girls that were on the bench to come in and see what they can bring.”

Canada registered nine blocks on Monday to Japan’s four but 24 errors over three sets was its downfall.

Opposite hitter Kiera van Ryk collected a team-high nine points after a 28-point performance on Sunday against Poland.

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can Canada
Position
Opposite
Current Team
Canada Women, Turk Hava Yollari Women
Past Teams
AKS Rzeszow, Bergamo Women, UBC Women
Height
6'2
Spike Touch
302
Block Touch
288
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The 15-match preliminary round runs until June 23 with the top four countries advancing to the semifinals and finals.

The Canadians return to the court Tuesday against the Netherlands (5-2) in a match CBCSports.ca will live stream at 7 a.m. ET. The Dutch blanked Japan 3-0 on Sunday and are fifth in the standings.


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