LEÓN, Guanajuato, August 31, 2025.- Canada swept Colombia 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-14) to claim the bronze medal at the 18th Senior Men’s Pan American Cup, held at the Domo de la Feria in León, Guanajuato.
The Canadian team, the defending champion, was aiming for a historic three-peat. Although they fell short of reaching the final, they closed the tournament in third place with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss. In the history of the event, Canada now holds 2 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals.
Colombia finished in fourth place with a record of three wins and three losses, marking the first time in the history of the tournament that they reached a medal match.
The first set was the tightest, tied at 17 points. Colombia gained the lead with a block by Andrés Piza, but Canada quickly responded. After leveling the score at 22, Jonas Van Huizen spikes pushed Canada ahead in a dramatic finish to take the set 27-25.
In the second set, Canada pulled away 17-13 with strong plays from Cory Schoenherr and Erik Siksna. Piza and Miguel Martínez led the Colombian push late in the set, but a service error handed the North Americans the 25-22 win.
In the third set, powerful serves from Jordan Canham set the tone and paved the way for a wider lead. The blocking duo of Siksna and Matthew Duncanson sealed the sweep (25-14) and the bronze medal.
Canada outperformed in blocking (12-5), attacking (38-24), and serving (6-1). Colombia committed fewer errors (21 to Canada’s 31).
Jordan Canham led all scorers with 16 points (12 attacks, 1 block, 3 aces), followed by Erik Siksna with 13 (8 attacks, 4 blocks, 1 ace), and Jonas Van Huizen with 12 (11 attacks, 1 ace). For Colombia, Andrés Piza and Miguel “Amaranto” Martínez each contributed 8 points.
David Preston, Canada’s Coach: “We were prepared for this match. I am proud of the guys for the way they handled the disappointment form last night, adding to the fact it was a late night, we didn’t have much rest and there was a lot of reasons of not showing up today. We found a really good reason and finished well. Our block-defense was outstanding tonight, the whole tournament we struggled with our serving so we didn’t have enough chances to play block-defense, and today they figured it out”.
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