The Canadian girls’s water polo workforce claimed a 12-10 win over Russia in its opening match on the World League Tremendous Closing on Monday in Athens, Greece.
Gurpreet Sohi of Delta, B.C., was named participant of the sport after main the workforce with a three-goal efficiency.
Pitt Meadows, B.C., native Monika Eggens and Calgary’s Kelly McKee every collected a pair of targets, whereas Claire Wright of Lindsay, Ont., picked up the win in aim with seven saves.
Montreal natives Axelle Crevier and Elyse Lemay-Lavoie each contributed a aim every.
The Canadians began sturdy, getting out to a 5-1 lead within the first quarter, however Russia battled again to chop Canada’s result in 9-8 heading into the ultimate quarter.
Canada is amongst robust competitors in Group A with Russia, Hungary and Japan, who the Canadians face subsequent on Tuesday. Hungary at the moment sits atop Group A after opening the match with a dominant 26-10 win over Japan earlier on Monday.
Group B consists of hosts Greece, Spain, Kazakhstan and america, the reigning Olympic champions. Every squad performs three group video games earlier than crossing over for the quarter-finals, semifinals and closing.
The Canadians have already certified for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
