Canada’s junior women’s team opened the NORCECA junior women’s championship on Tuesday with a narrow 25-15, 21-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-10 win over Costa Rica.
Canadian captain Sofie Schlagintweit of Abbotsford, B.C., led the attack from the outside, recording 16 points in the contest, while Calgary’s Caroline Jarmoc added 15 tallies.
Canada is competing in Group A in the preliminary round along with the United States, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico and host Mexico make up Group B.
The top three teams will qualify for the 2009 junior women’s world championships.
