Canada loses in five sets to Argentina to open men’s Pan Am Cup
SANTO DOMINGO (July 9, 2012) – Canada’s national B team opened the eight-country men’s volleyball Pan Am Cup tournament on Monday with a five-set loss to Argentina 25-20, 18-25, 23-25, 25-19, 16-14.Dane Pischke of Winnipeg led the Canadian attack with 22 points – 17 on kills, three on blocks and two service aces. Steve Marshall of Abbotsford, B.C., added 19, Max Burt of Gander, N.L., 13 and Lucas Van Berkel of Edmonton 11.
Canada is in Group A with Argentina, the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago. Group B teams are the U.S., Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela.
The Canadians continue round robin play July 10 against the Dominican and July 11 versus Trinidad and Tobago. The first place team in each group gets a bye to the semifinals while second and third advance to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals are July 12, the semis July 13 and the medal matches July 14.
At last year’s Pan Am Cup in Gatineau, Que., Canada won the bronze medal while Brazil defeated the U.S., for gold.
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Canadian team for the Pan American Cup men’s volleyball tournament July 9-14 in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic (name, school or club, hometown)
Alberta
Lucas Van Berkel, Trinity Western University, Edmonton
Ciaran McGovern, National Training Centre, Grande Prairie
Jay Blankeneau, University of Calgary, Calgary
Blair Bann, National Training Centre, Edmonton
British Columbia
Steven Marshall, Trinity Western University, Abbotsford
Manitoba
Dane Pischke, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
New Brunswick
Jacob Kilpatrick, National Training Centre, St. John
Newfoundland and Labrador
Max Burt, National Training Centre, Gander
Ontario
Sander Ratsep, National Training Centre, London
Reid Halpeny, National Training Centre, Grand Bend
Quebec
Chris Hoag, University of Calgary, Sherbrooke
Saskatchewan
Braden McLean, University of Saskatchewan, Birch Hills
Staff:
Head coach: Lawrence McKay
Assistant coach: Stephen Michael Leknois assistant-coach
Assistant coach: Tilen Kozamernik
Athletic therapist: Luc Campbell
Team manager: Sophie Gadoury
