Cuba won its third bronze medal

LIMA, Peru, August 19, 2018 - Cuba defeated Mexico 3-1 (25-15, 25-23, 22-25, 28-26) and won their third bronze medal in the Pan American Cup U23.

Cuba had Laura Suárez (15), Ailama Cese (15), Jessica Aguilera (12) and Moreno Thalia (11) as main attackers. In Mexico Melanie Parra, 15 years old, was the top scorer with 17 points, followed by Sofia Maldonado who finished with 15 points and Grecia Castro with 12.

The team coached by Tomás Fernández overcame Mexico with advantage in attack (55-46) and service (9-5), but both got 12 points in blocking. The unforced errors were even, 26 the winner and 24 the loser.

Diaris Pérez, captain of Cuba: "This cup was a good experience for our next tournaments. Although we did not have much time to train as a team, we are happy to have won the bronze medal, and it motivates us to train harder to improve and keep adding medals for our country. "

Uxue Gareca, captain of Mexico: "We are not satisfied with the tournament because I feel we could have given more. In the most decisive moments we lacked determination and concentration to finish our plays. We are still calm because we gave our best effort and we took a great learning."