Canadian men’s volleyball team gets much-needed win over Venezuela

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Canadian men’s volleyball team sweeps Venezuela to even record at 2-2, improve chances of quarter-final berth

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Canada's Lucas VanBerkel spikes a ball past Venezuela's Lucas VanBerkel at the Tokyo Games. Canada beat Venezuela 3-0 on July 30, 2021.Canada has improved its chances of moving on to the quarter-finals in men’s volleyball with a much-needed win over Venezuela.

Canada won Friday’s match in convincing fashion, taking all three sets to improve its record to 2-2 in preliminary play. That means Canada joins fellow Pool A teams Poland, Japan, Iran and Italy with two wins apiece. Canada benefited from inspiring play from Stephen Maar, who scored eight points in the first set while replacing captain John Perrin.Venezuela tried to come back in the second, but never managed more than a two-point lead and eventually fell behind after a strong surge led by Quebec’s Nicholas Hoag, who finished with a total of 16 points.

The tough ending of the set appeared to exhaust Venezuela, who appeared flat in the third. Maar capped off his 15-point game with a winning serve.and follow all of the news, features and opinion in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Tokyo.

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