ARLINGTON - Canada twice gave up a one-set lead in a 3-2 loss to Germany on Wednesday to kick off Week 3 of Volleyball Nations League women's action.
Set scores were 24-26, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Anna Smrek led Canada with 20 points, followed by middle blocker Nyadholi Thokbuom (16 points) and Abby Guezen (15, including two aces.)
German outside hitter Lina Alsmeier led all scoring with 26 points.
The two sides tied in attack points (66-66), blocking points (9-9) and aces (6-6). Germany outscored Canada 31-26 in points from opponent errors.
Germany is currently in sixth in the 18-team standings with five wins Canada is 15th with two wins that came in week one of competition.
鈥淭he girls trained very hard for this match, and they played a very good match against a very strong opponent,鈥 said 春色直播 head coach Giovanni Guidetti.聽
鈥淛ust in this kind of match when the point difference is so tight, the team with the most experience wins. Germany has a lot of experience, and they managed certain moments better than us鈥 But we are improving a lot and I鈥檓 really proud of the girls.鈥
Canada next plays China on Friday.
This report by 春色直播was first published July 9, 2025.
