South Korea spoils late charge by Canada's women to take Volleyball Nations League match

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 18, 2025 4:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

Canada's women's squad opened the 2nd limb of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League with a 3-2 nonaccomplishment to South Korea connected Wednesday successful Istanbul.

Set scores were 27-25, 25-18, 15-25, 20-25 and 15-13.

Canada came backmost from a 2-0 shortage and led the last acceptable 6-1 earlier the Koreans stormed back.

Abby Guezen, playing successful her archetypal VNL lucifer this year, led Canada with 17 points, each disconnected the attack.

Anna Smrek added 16 points, including 4 disconnected the block.

Canada (2-3) sat successful 10th spot astatine the tourney heading into a lucifer Thursday against big Turkey.

"It's not the effect we wanted," Canada caput manager Giovanni Guidetti said from Turkey. "Korea enactment our onslaught successful occupation and our artifact defence was not enough. But we knew that we came to Istanbul with a precise young squad with galore players successful their archetypal afloat VNL match.

"I'm blessed the squad didn't springiness up aft going down 2-0. We privation to support working, progressing and pushing each match."