Saskatoon product Gavin Schmitt sparked the Canadian men’s volleyball team to a 3-0 upset win over top-ranked Brazil in F-I-V-B Nations League play Friday in Bulgaria.
Schmitt, a 6-foot-10 outside hitter who is a U of S grad, had a team-high 16 spikes to guide Canada to a 25-22, 34-32, 25-23 win over the 2016 Olympic champions. It was just the fifth time that sixth-ranked Canada has beaten Brazil at the world level in 27 attempts.