Canadian men lose 5th game in a row at Volleyball Nations League
Canada lost for the fifth consecutive time in the Men’s Volleyball Nations League in Orléans, France on Wednesday.
The Canadians were swept by Slovenia (25-23, 25-22, 25-14) and fell to 1-5 on the season after starting their campaign with a win. However, Canada has since won only three sets in total.
The stop in France is the second of the season after play started in Ottawa. Canada returns to court on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. ET for a tilt with Bulgaria with live coverage available on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app, and CBC Gem.
Toronto’s Arthur Szwarc was Canada’s leading scorer for the second game in a row with 11 points, 10 of which were on bouts.
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Despite a strong start, Canada’s men’s volleyball team lost in straight sets (25-23,25-22,25-14) to a dominant Slovenian squad at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League stopper in Orleans, France. Canada’s record is now 1-5.
But the Canadians trailed Slovenia, who improved to 5-1 with the win, in every team statistic, scoring fewer points on offenses, serves and blocks, while also committing more fouls.
Rok Možič led Slovenia with 19 points.
Canada closes out the second leg with a game against hosts France on Saturday at 3pm ET.
