Canadian women earn sweep, defeat U.S. for first time at Volleyball Nations League
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QUÉBEC – Canada’s women’s volleyball team made some history of its own in FIVB Volleyball Nations League action on Thursday.
The Canadians defeated the United States for the first time in the tournament’s history, sweeping the Olympic silver medallists 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 30-28) at Centre Videotron.
Canada came back from a 20-14 deficit to take the third and final set.
Three Canadian players reached double digits in the win: Kiera Van Ryk (17 points), Alexa Gray (14) and Emily Maglio (13).
Canada was coming off a 3-1 (28-26, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18) loss to Germany in the tournament opener on Wednesday.
The Canadians will next play France on Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 4, 2026.