(Rimini, Italy) June 16, 2021: Canada swept Germany today in Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-21) in the second match of the men’s fourth phase of the tournament.
“We are happy with the win,” said head coach Glenn Hoag. “We have had many ups and downs (during VNL) and we are trying to work on stabilizing our game and getting all our players healthy and functional before Tokyo. This win is good for team moral. We played well, but we still have to perfect many small aspects of our game.”
Canada capitalized on Germany’s 30 errors as well as scoring from Sharone Vernon-Evans (Scarborough, ON) 15 pts, Stephen Maar (Aurora, ON) (11 pts) followed by Nick Hoag (Sherbrooke, QC) with 10.
Yesterday, Canada fell to Poland, currently the top team in men’s VNL. On Thursday, the men play Japan.
- Women’s update is here.
In Canada, matches are live online and select matches are on CBC TV: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/broadcast
Recap of recent results:
Week 4 (Men) – in progress
June 16
CAN vs GER 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-21)
June 15
CAN vs POL 0-3 (22-25, 23-25, 19-25)
Week 4 (Women)
June 14
KOR vs CAN 3-2 (15-25, 25-18, 27-29, 25-20, 21-19)
June 13
RUS vs CAN 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-14)
June 12
CAN vs SRB 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18)
Week 3 (Men)
June 11
CAN vs FRA 1-3 (25-20, 21-25, 22-25, 17-25)
June 10
RUS vs CAN 3-1 (25-18, 25-18, 23-25, 25-23)
June 09
SLO vs CAN 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-22)
Week 3 (Women)
June 08
CAN vs NED 0-3 (19-25,12-25, 21-25)
June 07
CAN vs JPN 0-3 (16-25, 15-25, 15-25)
June 06
CAN vs POL 2-3 (25-22, 25-21, 21-25, 17-25, 7-15)
For full VNL results and updates, see the event web site:
https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/vnl-2021/
Photo: FIVB
Volleyball Canada media contact:
Jackie Skender
Mobile: 613.794.7676