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GUANACASTE, Costa Rica, April 17, 2016 - Allison McColloch and
Kelly Reeves of United States-B claimed their second NORCECA
Gold at the fourth stage of the 2016 NORCECA Beach Volleyball
Tour in Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica, defeating Cubans
Yanisleidis Sánchez/Lidiannis Echeverría 2-0 (21-14,
21-18).
Reeves/McColloch had won their first gold in Guatemala City
beating Canada Julie Gordon/Brandie Wilkerson, and faced few
troubles overcoming the young Cuban couple, who were making
their debut in the 2016 circuit.
"I am extremely happy, we had an excellent tournament,” Reeves
said. “We worked great as a team with Allison. It was a very
tough tournament, the other couples played well and strong. The
heat, the sun and the wind were also factors in the tournament.”
Kelly said: "The key was to work on the passing and setting, all
were affected by the wind, but we learned to control the ball
and made good passes, that helped us better to finish the
moves.”
For the third place, Betsi Flint/Kelley Larsen, the United
States beat Karen Cope and Natalia Alfaro, of Costa Rica, with
double 21-16. Cope/Alfaro were also fourth in the stop of La
Paz, Baja California, Mexico.
To reach the final, Reeves/McColloch outscored their compatriots
Flint/Larsen 2-0 (21-17, 21-14) while the Cuban couple Sanchez/
Echeverria won in a disputed match (21-19, 21-23, 15-10) over
Cope / Alfaro local who had won their previous contest in the
group stage.
Final Positions:
1. USA-A; 2. CUB; 3. USA-B; 4. CRC-A; 5.MEX-A; 6.
CAN-A; 7.CAN-B; 8. CRC-B; 9. MEX-B; 10. ESA; 11. CAY; 12. NCA;
13. GUA; 14. HON; 15. ISV. 16. TRI.
Results of Sunday
Gold Medal:
USA-A d CUB 2-0 (21-14, 21-18) Bronze Medal: USA-B d CRC-A
2-0 (21-16, 21-16) Semifinals USA-A d USA-B 2-0 (21-17, 21-14);
CUB d CRC-A 2-1 (21-19, 21-23, 15-10); Positions 5-8: MEX-A
d CRC-B 2-0 (21-15, 23-21); CAN-A d CAN-B 2-0 (21-15, 21-19);
MEX-A d CAN-A (16-21, 21-19, 20-18); CAN-B d CRC-B 2-0 (21-12,
21-14).
Positions 9-12
MEX-B d ESA 2-0 (21-14, 21-12); CAY d NCA 2-0 (21-14, 21-16). |
