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CBC
4 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
Canada falls to Serbia in men's Volleyball Nations League, ending quarterfinal hopes
Social Sharing The Canadian men's volleyball team fell 3-1 to a Serbian team desperate to avoid relegation in Volleyball Nations League on Saturday in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Serbia's (15-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-22) victory over the Canadians assured the Serbians a berth in next year's Nations League with a ranking of 15th out of 18 participating countries. Canada, ranked 14th with a record of 4-7, will also return to Nations League in 2026. The Canadians wrap the VNL preliminary round Sunday against Ukraine. Serbia ends Canada's hopes of reaching the Volleyball Nations League quarterfinals 4 hours ago Canada dominated the Serbians in the first set, but the latter adjusted to pull out the victory. Serbia led in attack points (53-50), aces (4-3) and made fewer errors (26-29). Canada had the more effective block (8-4). WATCH | Full match replay — Serbia vs. Canada: "We have to execute at a higher level if we want to be able to compete internationally," observed Canadian head coach Dan Lewis. "The statistics in general were not that bad, plus minus was good overall, but we didn't have enough serving pressure on them and our attack dropped to a level that's not sufficient enough to compete at a high level. "We're not digging enough balls and we're not presenting ourselves with enough block positive and slow down transition opportunities and this has been a theme for some of our matches. We need to improve on this if we're going to win." Brodie Hofer of Langley, B.C., (15 points), Isaac Heslinga of Orangeville, Ont., (14 points), and Toronto's Xander Wassenaar Ketrzynski (11) led scoring for Canada. Serbia's Drazen Luburic led all scorers with 20 points (18 kills and 2 aces) Watch live coverage of Canada's final preliminary-round match on and CBC Gem, starting Sunday at 7 a.m. ET. For a full streaming schedule of volleyball events this season, click here.
Hamilton Spectator
4 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Canada falls to Serbia in men's Volleyball Nations League
LJUBLJANA - The Canadian men's volleyball team fell 3-1 to a Serbian team desperate to avoid relegation in Volleyball Nations League on Saturday. Serbia's (15-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-22) victory over the Canadians assured the Serbians a berth in next year's Nations League with a ranking of 15th out of 18 participating countries. Canada, ranked 14th with a record of 4-7, will also return to Nations League in 2026. The Canadians wrap the VNL preliminary round Sunday against Ukraine. Canada dominated the Serbians in the first set, but the latter adjusted to pull out the victory. Serbia led in attack points (53-50), aces (4-3) and made fewer errors (26-29). Canada had the more effective block (8-4). 'We have to execute at a higher level if we want to be able to compete internationally,' observed Canadian head coach Dan Lewis. 'The statistics in general were not that bad, plus minus was good overall, but we didn't have enough serving pressure on them and our attack dropped to a level that's not sufficient enough to compete at a high level. 'We're not digging enough balls and we're not presenting ourselves with enough block positive and slow down transition opportunities and this has been a theme for some of our matches. We need to improve on this if we're going to win.' Brodie Hofer of Langley, B.C., (15 points), Isaac Heslinga of Orangeville, Ont., (14 points), and Toronto's Xander Wassenaar Ketrzynski (11) led scoring for Canada. Serbia's Drazen Luburić led all scorers with 20 points (18 kills and 2 aces) This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 19, 2025.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Canada falls to Serbia in men's Volleyball Nations League
LJUBLJANA — The Canadian men's volleyball team fell 3-1 to a Serbian team desperate to avoid relegation in Volleyball Nations League on Saturday. Serbia's (15-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-22) victory over the Canadians assured the Serbians a berth in next year's Nations League with a ranking of 15th out of 18 participating countries. Canada, ranked 14th with a record of 4-7, will also return to Nations League in 2026. The Canadians wrap the VNL preliminary round Sunday against Ukraine. Canada dominated the Serbians in the first set, but the latter adjusted to pull out the victory. Serbia led in attack points (53-50), aces (4-3) and made fewer errors (26-29). Canada had the more effective block (8-4). "We have to execute at a higher level if we want to be able to compete internationally,' observed Canadian head coach Dan Lewis. "The statistics in general were not that bad, plus minus was good overall, but we didn't have enough serving pressure on them and our attack dropped to a level that's not sufficient enough to compete at a high level. "We're not digging enough balls and we're not presenting ourselves with enough block positive and slow down transition opportunities and this has been a theme for some of our matches. We need to improve on this if we're going to win.' Brodie Hofer of Langley, B.C., (15 points), Isaac Heslinga of Orangeville, Ont., (14 points), and Toronto's Xander Wassenaar Ketrzynski (11) led scoring for Canada. Serbia's Drazen Luburić led all scorers with 20 points (18 kills and 2 aces) This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 19, 2025. The Canadian Press
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Canada falls to Serbia in men's Volleyball Nations League
LJUBLJANA – The Canadian men's volleyball team fell 3-1 to a Serbian team desperate to avoid relegation in Volleyball Nations League on Saturday. Serbia's (15-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-22) victory over the Canadians assured the Serbians a berth in next year's Nations League with a ranking of 15th out of 18 participating countries. Canada, ranked 14th with a record of 4-7, will also return to Nations League in 2026. The Canadians wrap the VNL preliminary round Sunday against Ukraine. Canada dominated the Serbians in the first set, but the latter adjusted to pull out the victory. Serbia led in attack points (53-50), aces (4-3) and made fewer errors (26-29). Canada had the more effective block (8-4). 'We have to execute at a higher level if we want to be able to compete internationally,' observed Canadian head coach Dan Lewis. 'The statistics in general were not that bad, plus minus was good overall, but we didn't have enough serving pressure on them and our attack dropped to a level that's not sufficient enough to compete at a high level. 'We're not digging enough balls and we're not presenting ourselves with enough block positive and slow down transition opportunities and this has been a theme for some of our matches. We need to improve on this if we're going to win.' Brodie Hofer of Langley, B.C., (15 points), Isaac Heslinga of Orangeville, Ont., (14 points), and Toronto's Xander Wassenaar Ketrzynski (11) led scoring for Canada. Serbia's Drazen Luburić led all scorers with 20 points (18 kills and 2 aces) This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 19, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
7 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Canada opens Week 3 of men's Volleyball Nations League with loss to Slovenia
LJUBLJANA – Canada lost 3-1 to host Slovenia on Wednesday as men's Volleyball Nations League action kicked off its third week. Set scores were 21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-21. Brodie Hofer led the way for the Canadians with 11 points, including three from blocking. Xander Ketrzynski had 10 points and captain Fynn McCarthy added nine. Toncek Stern had a match-high 21 points for Slovenia. Canada's next match is Friday against the Netherlands. Through nine games, Canada has a 3-6 record and sits 14th in the tournament standings. The top eight teams move on to the elimination round and the team that finishes last (18th) will be relegated. 'This is the first time (in VNL 2025) we had a longer travel schedule, so it was a good test for our guys,' Canada coach Dan Lewis said. 'They did pretty well, but you could see that when the game opened up, we looked a bit out of system and a bit disorganized. But the guys were able to bring it back every time so I'm happy for that.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 16, 2025.
