Volleyball News: After its defeat against Poland on Thursday (06/15), Turkey bounced back with a 3-0 victory (25-15, 25-22, 25-20) against Canada in Hong Kong on Friday (06/16). ). to move up to third place in the current Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2023 rankings.
In VNL 2023, Turkey now has a win-loss record of 5-2 and 16 points, just behind Poland and the United States. Canada, meanwhile, is eighth with a 3-4 record and nine points.
Melissa Vargas and Canadian captain Alexa Gray shared the status of top scorers of the match with 17 points each.
Ebrar Karakurt scored 12 more points, while Turkish captain Eda Erdem had 11 points, including the winning point.
From the Canadian camp, Kiera Van Ryk was the only other player to reach double figures by scoring 10 points.
“We approached our game very strongly today. We talked and met some good people about Canada. They are very dangerous. “They have a good striker like Gray, so we have to serve well and play good defense,” Eda Erdem said after the match, as quoted by Volley World.
“And our break points were the key to the match. After yesterday’s defeat against Poland, this match became even more important for us, so we are very happy to have won 3-0.”
Article Tag: VNL 2023, Türkiye, Canada
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