Australia's women finished their first leg of this year's World Volleyball Grand Prix series without a win, but confident of better results next weekend.
The Australians lost to Algeria 3-0 in Kazakhstan on Sunday, after losing to Kazakhstan and Cuba by the same scoreline in the opening matches.
Sophie Godfrey was once again the stand-out performer for the Volleyroos, finishing with nine points, including several blocks in a tight opening set that Australia controlled for long periods.
The final score was 25-19, 25-22, 25-13.
"They played a very good game, they kept the ball on us, and we unfortunately made just too many errors to keep within their pace," coach Mark Barnard said.
The Australians play in Algeria next weekend to take on the host nation, Kenya and Mexico, before heading home to Canberra to host the group three finals.
Captain Shae Sloane says they need to be realistic about the challenges.
"It was a really good game, and they were too strong for us in the end," she said.
"We were disappointed with how we played in the last set and I think it only shows we have a lot of work to do between now and our matches in Algeria next weekend."
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