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Canada's women's volleyball team falls to Serbia at Volleyball Nations League

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The Canadian women's volleyball team fell short in its comeback bid in a 3-1 defeat to Serbia in Volleyball Nations League preliminary round action on Friday in Calgary.

After dropping the first two sets 25-20 and 25-14, the hosts bounced back by taking the third set 25-20. Canada kept putting up a challenge to World No.

7 Serbia, but the visiting side managed to close out the fourth set at 25-22 with three consecutive points. Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C., had 19 points to lead Canada (4-6), ranked 15th in the world.

Playing in her hometown, Emily Maglio came right behind with 16. "After the 2-0, I think we were too calm," said Serbia's Jovana Stevanovic, who had seven points, in a post-match interview. "They used our moment and there was panic inside our team.

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