Canada鈥檚 women鈥檚 sitting volleyball team will play for bronze against Brazil today (Saturday) at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

It was undefeated China with the win over Canada 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-15) Friday in the semifinals, and the U.S. beating Brazil in the other semi-final contest.

鈥淕rowth, that鈥檚 what this is all about,鈥� said Canada鈥檚 head coach Nicole Ban.

鈥淭onight, we had a chance to do something we鈥檝e never done before, play in a Paralympic semi-final. China鈥檚 experience showed out there, but we are close, so close. These are the matches that we want to play in, and we鈥檝e proven we can play against the top teams in the world. We aren鈥檛 done yet! It鈥檚 a quick turnaround but the team will be back to battle for a bronze medal tomorrow,鈥� said Ban.

During the matches on Friday Julie Kozun, of Melfort, Sask., was Canada鈥檚 top scorer with 11 points, with captain Danielle Ellis of 91原创 earning six.

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The team will now quickly regroup for the bronze match at 4:30 p.m. JST on Saturday.

鈥淚f you told me we would be playing for a medal, after just squeezing in with our last chance qualifier (in February 2020), I don鈥檛 think I would have believed you,鈥� said Ellis, a veteran player.

鈥淏ut this team has shown immense growth in the last two years and we鈥檙e ready to compete for a medal!鈥� she shared.

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