June 13, 2024: Canada's women’s sitting volleyball team is in France this week for the World ParaVolley Super Six, held until June 16 in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy.

This high-level tournament features six of the eight women’s teams set to compete in Paris at the Paralympic Games in August, providing a preview of the competition between hosts France, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy and United States.

So far Canada is 1-1 after a loss to China 0-3 (19-25, 13-25, 16-25) in the opener; and a decisive win over host France 0-3 (9-25, 8-25, 11-25).

Team Captain Danielle Ellis (White Rock, BC) said: "It was a tough loss in our first match against China on Tuesday, but we are trusting the process and it was really exciting to be able to work through some things in our match against France last night that will help us on our path to the podium in Paris later this summer."

Canada next plays Italy on Thursday.

The sitting volleyball events at Paris 2024 will take place between August 29 and September 7, 2024.

Schedule and Tournament Information: https://worldparavolley.org/2024-wpv-womens-super-6/

Canada's Schedule (CEST local time)
June 11 6:00pm CAN vs CHN (0-3)
June 12 8:00pm CAN vs FRA (3-0)
June 13 4:00pm CAN vs ITA (0-3)
June 14 8:00pm CAN vs BRA
June 15 8:00pm CAN vs USA
June 16 11:00am 5th vs 6th
1:00pm Bronze Medal Game
3:00pm Gold Medal Game

Canada’s Roster:
#2 Julie Kozun
#3 Danielle Ellis (captain)
#4 Jennifer Oakes
#6 Angelena Dolezar
#7 Anne Fergusson
#8 Jolan Wong
#9 Sarah Melenka
#11 Heidi Peters
#14 Katelyn Wright
#15 Felicia Voss-Shafiq
#16 Jennifer McCreesh
#17 Allison Lang

Head Coach: Nicole Ban
Assistant Coach: Chelsea Hobbs
Assistant Coach: Kate Rozendaal
Mental Performance Consultant: Onika Green
Physiotherapist: Yung Wong
Team Manager/ Strength and Conditioning: Molly Henneberry
Analyst: Jason Haldane
High Performance Director: Ian Halliday

Webcast info:
World ParaVolley YouTube Channel

Volleyball Canada Media Contact:
Jackie Skender
jskender@volleyball.ca
Mobile: 613-794-7676