Canada completes comeback to defeat Germany at women's volleyball worlds

Canada's women's volleyball team fought back from being two sets down to defeat Germany in a five-set thriller at the FIVB women's volleyball world championships in Lodz, Poland, on Saturday.

Calgary's Alexa Gray scored 25 points as Canada closed out Pool C play with a 3-2 comeback victory (12-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-18, 15-9). Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C., added 19 points.

The Canadians (3-2), who had already booked their spot in the second round, finished third in the five-team group. Canada downed Kazakhstan (0-5) and Bulgaria (1-4) and fell to the U.S. (4-0) and Serbia (4-0) in previous games.

Canada started to pick up steam in the second set, playing their way up to a 16-11 lead before the Germans (2-3) surged late to grab a 2-0 advantage.

A hard fought win in the third set followed by dominant performances in the fourth frame and in the tie-breaker saw Canada walk out with the win.

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