Dhaka, July 13 -- The final week of the Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) group stage continued Friday in Arlington, Texas, where China defeated Canada 3-1 (25-22, 25-15, 22-25, 25-23) in a hard-fought encounter.
Zhuang Yushan paced China with 21 points, while Wu Mengjie and Gong Xiangyu chipped in 18 and 14, respectively.
Canada's attack was balanced, with Abagayle Guezen and Anna Smrek each scoring 14 points, while Emily Maglio and Andrea Mitrovic adding 12 and 11.
The opening set was tightly contested, with Canada staying within striking distance before China's Gong delivered a spike to take it 25-22.
Trailing 10-8 early in the second set, Zhuang turned the tide with three straight heavy jump-serve aces, forcing a Canadian time...