Led by 91原创鈥檚 Danielle Ellis, Team Canada will play in the semifinals of the women鈥檚 sitting volleyball events at the Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru, along with the Canadian men today (Tuesday, Aug. 27)

Both Canadian teams played the U.S. Monday (Aug. 26), losing in three sets.

鈥淚t was a tough match,鈥� Ellis commented.

鈥淚t鈥檚 always a hard match against the USA. They are ranked number one in the world, so we knew it was going to be tough coming in. It was exciting, and it鈥檚 always great to be able to play against a fast, aggressive team, so for us to get in a little more against them, it was great. We didn鈥檛 play our best so we鈥檙e ready to come back and fight for the semi-final match. We know what we鈥檝e got to do, stay aggressive at the net and just follow our game plan.鈥�

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In order to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, the women must finish first or second to the USA, while the men need to win the tournament in Peru.

The men play at 11 a.m. local time (12 noon ET) against the U.S. Brazil plays Colombia in the other men鈥檚 semi.

The women take on Brazil at 5 p.m. local (6 pm ET), a match that will decide Paralympic qualification. The U.S. and Peru play in the other semi on Tuesday evening in Peru.

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