Canadians say they need to be better after win over Puerto Rico at Pan Am Cup
Pan Am Cup men’s volleyball championships
Monday, June 13 th
11:45 Opening Ceremonies
12:30pm Canada def. Puerto Rico 25-17, 25-17, 25-17
3:00pm USA vs Bahamas
6:00pm Argentina vs Panama
8:00pm Brazil vs Mexico
Webcast
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ROUND ROBIN MATCH REPORTS FOR JUNE 13, 2011
Pool B Canada def. Puerto Rico 25-17, 25-17, 25-17
Canadians say they need to be better after win over Puerto Rico at Pan Am Cup
GATINEAU – Canada dominated Puerto Rico to open the Pan Am Cup men’s volleyball tournament but head coach Glenn Hoag and his players know they will have to play much better if they plan to go deep into tournament.
The Canadians won the tournament opener 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 in one hour and 17 minutes.
‘’There’s a lot of work to do and we are looking to get better,’’ said Hoag at a post match press conference. ‘’For us, this is a preparation for our Olympic qualifying tournaments later this year.’’
Gavin Schmitt of Saskatoon led the Canadian attack with 14 points while Nicholas Cundy of Edmonton added seven and Justin Duff of Winnipeg and Fred Winters of Victoria six each.
‘’It was great to be back in the Canadian uniform,’’ said Schmitt, who played professionally in South Korea this past winter. ‘’We are working on getting back into the system and right now we need to focus on execution and cohesion.’’
Ezequiel Cruz was the top scorer for Puerto Rico with 10 points while Ulises Maldonado added nine.
‘’We are here to obtain some valuable experience,’’ said Puerto Rico’s head coach Ariel Diaz. ‘’We have some young guys who have never played together before. We made a lot of mistakes while Canada served and blocked really well.’’
‘’We haven’t been practicing that long together and this was the first match for our group,’’ added Puerto Rico’s captain Eduardo Goas.
Puerto Rico plays the Dominican Republic Tuesday and Canada is back in action Wednesday against the Dominicans.
Canadian roster: Nicholas Cundy, Edmonton, Dan Lewis, Oakville, Ont.; Brock Davidiuk, Edmonton; Justin Duff, Winnipeg; Joel Schmuland, Edmonton; Steve Brinkman, Bowmanville, Ont.; Gavin Schmitt, Saskatoon; Olivier Faucher, Quebec City; Adam Kaminski, Chatham, Ont.; Fred Winters, Victoria; Steve Gotch, Okotoks, Alta.; John Gord Perrin, Creston, B.C.
Head coach: Glenn Hoag, Gatineau, Que.
Assistant coach: Vincent Pichette, Gatineau.
Remaining schedule
Monday, June 13 th
3:00pm USA vs Bahamas
6:00pm Argentina vs Panama
8:00pm Brazil vs Mexico
Tuesday, June 14 th
1:00pm Argentina vs Bahamas
3:00pm USA vs Panama
6:00pm Venezuela vs Mexico
8:00pm Dominincan Republic vs Puerto Rico
Wednesday June 15 th
1:00pm Panama vs Bahamas
3:00pm Brazil vs Venezuela
6:00pm USA vs Argentina
8:00pm Canada vs Dominican Republic
Thursday June 16th
1:00pm Consolation Quarter Final
3:00pm Consolation Quarter Final
6:00pm Championship Quarter Final
8:00pm Championship Quarter Final
Friday, June 17th
11:00am 9th place match
1:00pm Consolation Semi Final
3:00pm Consolation Semi Final
6:00pm Championship Semifinal
8:00pm Championship Semifinal
Saturday, June 18th
1:00pm 7th place match
3:00pm 5th place match
6:00pm Bronze medal match
8:00pm Gold medal match
Closing Ceremonies
(all matches at Centre Robert Guertin, Gatineau)
For more information on the Pan Am Cup visit:
http://www.volleyball.ca/content/vi-mens-pan-am-cup
