Women’s Volleyball
Santo Domingo, Jun 27 (PL).- The Cuban women’s volleyball team lost three sets to zero against the Dominican Republic team in the opening match of the Panam Cup Norceca Final Six, which will continue today in this capital.
The so-called Queens of the Caribbean defeated the Cubans 25-22, 25-14 and 25-18 in the presence of a large crowd that gathered at the Ricardo Gioriver-Arias Volleyball Palace to support their compatriots.
The offensive attack of the winners was led by Brayelin Martínez with 13 points, followed by Alondra Tapia with 11 and Bethania de la Cruz with eight.
The Creoles showed superiority in all three sets, as they had more experienced players on the court, while Cuba has a squad of very young athletes with great potential for the future.
The Dominican team will take Thursday off and will return to the field tomorrow when they face the Puerto Rican team.
The first match today will be between the teams from Canada and Mexico, and at the end of the match Puerto Rico and Cuba will face each other.
The day before, the United States team defeated Mexico three sets to zero.
The Norceca Women’s Final Six tournament began yesterday and will continue until next Sunday.
According to the organizers, the event is part of the qualification process for the Norceca 2025 Women’s Pan American Cup and for the 2025 Panam Cup Norceca Final Six Women’s Continental Championship.
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