June 21, 2026: Canada’s women’s team ended Volleyball Nations League week two with a dramatic five-set win in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday.

Punctuated by a final-point ace by team captain Emily Maglio (Coquitlam, BC), Canada beat Poland 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 25-16, 11-25, 15-13).

Yesterday, Thailand beat Canada 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 25-20), but earlier this week Canada recorded two four-set wins to end the week with a 3-1 record.

Coach Giovanni Guidetti congratulated his team on coming back after a loss on Saturday : "After yesterday I saw a team that entered in the court hungry and they wanted to win so much! This is the victory of a team that wanted to change the mood from yesterday and they did it.”

Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C. again led Canada with 26 points (20 kills, two blocks and four aces); Maglio ended up with 13 points (six attack points, six blocks and one ace).

“We all knew that we had to come out strong in the fifth – they battled and we battled,” Van Ryk told VBTV after the match. “It’s so great to see how many people could come in (to the game) today and really make a difference and that was a really big team win.”

Canada led in most stats, but still gave up more points to errors than Poland (29-16).

Overall in VNL this year, Canada has five wins (two at home in Quebec during week one) and 15 points. Women’s week three of VNL for Canada takes place in Hong Kong.

• Standings here
  Matches are streamed by CBC, Radio-Canada and VBTV worldwide.
  Video highlights on YouTube
  
  Week 2 – Thailand
  June 17, 2 am EDT Canada - Netherlands
  June 19, 9:30 am EDT Canada - Bulgaria
  June 20, 9:30 am EDT Canada - Thailand
  June 21, 6 am EDT Canada – Poland

See tournament website for match details and local times: https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/volleyball-nations-league

Week 2 Roster
Emily Maglio (C), Coquitlam, BC
Brie Fransen, Langley, BC
Alexa Gray, Calgary, AB
Quinn Pelland, Wanham, AB
Hilary Johnson, Calgary, AB
Andrea Mitrovic, Etobicoke, ON
Abby Guezen, Sherwood Park, AB
Kiera Van Ryk, Surrey, BC
Anna Smrek, Welland, ON
Jazmine White, Oshawa, ON
Nyadholi (Dholi) Thokbuom, Calgary, AB
Jessica Andrews, Guelph, ON
Kacey Jost, St. Albert, AB
Kat Georgiadis, Toronto, ON
Olivia Andulajevic, Victoria, BC

Staff:
Head Coach: Giovanni Guidetti
Assistant Coach: Vincenzo Mallia
Assistant Coach: Carolyn O’Dwyer
Assistant Coach: TJ Sanders
Scout/Analyst: Fatih Yagci
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Giovanni Miale
Lead Physiotherapist: Kevin Valcke
Physiotherapist: Sandy Heming
Team Lead: Kelvin Ma
High Performance Director: Shannon Winzer

Tournament website: https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/volleyball-nations-league

Photo: Volleyball World

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