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Volero Zurich overcomes Mirador

 

   

ZURICH, Switzerland, May 6, 2015 - Mirador Santo Domingo took Volero Zurich by surprise in the first set but the hosts convincingly came back to open their 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship campaign with a 3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-15 victory).

And Rachel Sanchez coming in the second set didn't hurt, either. The 26-year-old, Cuban-born middle blocker helped turn the tide, adding 16 points to her Olesia Rykhliuk's 20 as Volero pulled together to take a huge step towards a semi-final berth - which would be their third in as many appearances in the competition.

 

Gina Mambru and Candida Arias had 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Mirador, while Marianne Fersola had 9 in the loss.

 

Eventually it was consistency on the part of the hosts after the first set that got them the well-earned victory.

 

Mirador Santo Domingo coach Marcos Kwiek: “We played a really great first set against Volero Zurich, but started to struggle afterwards though. We couldn’t keep our receiving game at a high level, what resulted in fewer opportunities in our offensive game.”