Canada 7th at Pan Am Cup
Sarah Pavan hitting against Dominican Republic
Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, produced a match-high 22 points on Saturday to lead Canada to a 25-18, 11-25, 25-14, 25-22 victory over Brazil at the Pan Am Cup women’s volleyball tournament in Tijuana, Mexico.
With the win, Canada places seventh at the 11-country meet with an overall record of two wins and five losses The Canadians went 0-4 in the round robin but rebounded with a strong consolation playoff defeating Trinidad and Tobago, dropping a close five-setter to Argentina, before bumping Brazil today. It was Canada’s first tournament this season.
Canada was also seventh at last year’s Pan Am Cup but head coach Arnd Ludwig, says this year’s schedule was much tougher with two matches against Argentina and Brazil, and one as well against the Dominican Republic and Cuba, all ahead of Canada in the world rankings.
