Unbeaten Canada bumps off Puerto Rico in men’s continental volleyball championship
Canada dominated Puerto Rico in attacks, blocks and aces, with Eric Loeppky scoring 15 points in the straight-sets win.
- On Saturday, Team Canada defeated Puerto Rico 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 at the Avenir Centre in Moncton, improving their Group A record to 2-0 at the NORCECA Men's Continental Championship.
- Eight teams are competing in the nine-day tournament running through September 19, which determines three berths to the 2027 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup and advances teams toward the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
- Canada led in attacks , blocks , and aces , with top scorers Eric Loeppky , Sharone Vernon-Evans , and Stephen Maar and Jackson Howe contributing 12 each.
- Head coach Dan Lewis said maintaining intensity is critical to winning the pool, as the team prepares to face Mexico on Sunday in the final Group A matchup.
- Libero Landon Currie emphasized the need to "come out swinging" against Mexico, using home crowd support as the tournament continues toward the final qualification stage for the 2028 Olympic Games.
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Cuba won its second victory this Saturday in Group B of the NORCECA Men’s Championship at the Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Guatemala was imposed 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-10). Cubans dominated in all fundamentals: 43-23 in attacks, 11-1 in blockades and 6-1 in direct services. Cuba also made fewer mistakes, 12-15. The post Cuba beats Guatemala 3-0 and adds its second victory in the NORCECA Championship 2026 first appeared on Cuba…
Cuba beat Guatemala 3-0 in Men's Norceca 2026 and leads Group B with perfect pace after two consecutive victories in Moncton, Canada.
Moncton, Canada, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba today maintained its undefeated step in group B of the Continental Norceca Men's Volleyball Championship 2026, defeating 3-0 Guatemala with partials of 25-13, 25-14 and 25-10. The post Cuba remains undefeated in the Norceca men's volleyball first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
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