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USA and Dominican Republic win again at FIVB World Cup

 

HAMAMATSU, Japan, September 16, 2019 - The U.S. Women’s National Team remained undefeated in three outings in the FIVB World Cup after defeating Argentina 25-21, 25-18, 18-25, 25-11 on Monday in Hamamatsu, Japan.

 

In Yokohama, the Dominican Republic overcame a resurgent Cameroon to claim a five-set victory 25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 28-30, 15-10 improving to 2-1.

 

After an off day, the Americans challenge Netherlands while the Dominicans play China in the 12-team round robin World Cup.

 

Karsta Lowe and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley led Team USA with 22 and 19 points, respectively, while Tori Dixon added 13 of her own.

 

Brayelin Martinez and Yonkaira Peña were the best scorers for the Dominican Team with 23 and 20 points, respectively. Gaila Gonzalez contributed 16 points.

 

USA coach Karch Kiraly: "My compliments to the Argentina coach and team. They are clearly improving. They had a nice performance at the Pan American Games, so it’s a team that’s on the rise. And compliments to our team. They did a nice job after Argentina played strong in the third set. Our team had a nice response and came back strong and played all the phases of the game well.

 

Dominican Republic coach Marcos Kwiek: "We are happy to win. This is a long competition. The players have to be ready for each match. We were able to use all of our players today. Some played well, others not so well. It was a good opportunity for them."