{"id":17479,"date":"2014-06-29T12:57:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T04:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=17479"},"modified":"2014-06-29T12:05:16","modified_gmt":"2014-06-29T04:05:16","slug":"canadas-mens-volleyball-team-tops-finland-3-0-in-world-league-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/29\/canadas-mens-volleyball-team-tops-finland-3-0-in-world-league-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s men\u2019s volleyball team tops Finland 3-0 in World League action"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Azadi Indoor (Volleyball) Stadium, 2013 World League First Round. Photo by Tabarez2 \/ Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TAMPERE, Finland\u2014Less than 24 hours made a world of difference for Canada\u2019s men\u2019s volleyball team Saturday.<\/p>\n

Canada defeated Finland 3-0 (25-14, 26-24, 25-17) in World League pool play, a day after dropping a disappointing decision to the Finns.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think after (Friday) that anyone on our team was satisfied with our performance,\u201d said Canada\u2019s captain Fred Winters of Victoria, who had 10 points. \u201cWe should be kicking ourselves that we didn\u2019t play a lot better on Friday because we had a chance to earn some (World League) points.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gavin Schmitt of Saskatoon had 15 points, while Toontje Van Lankvelt of Rivers, Man., had 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came in a lot more focused and executed a game plan a lot better\u2014we were more mentally here today,\u201d said Schmitt, who contributed 15 points. \u201cWe had some guys step up. We are plagued with injuries, so the young guys did well\u2014TJ (Sanders) had a really good game today. I was really happy with the collective team effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s coach Glenn Hoag was much happier with Saturday\u2019s effort, but concerned over the toll that the tournament\u2019s travel schedule is taking on his team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very proud of the guys\u2014right now our team is really, really, tired and we are losing players to injury. The travel and the jet lag is starting to cost us,\u201d Hoag said. \u201cThe whole team played in the moment today, and stayed focused the whole time. It\u2019s been a long World League for everybody, and maybe that explains why the teams have been so irregular.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada is without setter Dustin Schneider, left side Gord Perrin, and middle Rudy Verhoeff, who are all back in Canada recovering from injuries.<\/p>\n

Belgium, which defeated Australia on Saturday, leads Pool C with 23 points, Canada has 17, the Finns have 12 and Australia, 8. The top team advances to the next round, with Australia getting a spot as the host country.<\/p>\n

The Canadians now head to Sydney now to take on the \u201cVolleyroos\u201d\u2014a team they faced in Edmonton last weekend, splitting their two games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to go and play the best volleyball we can against Australia. A good objective for this coming weekend is to win two consistent games,\u201d said Hoag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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