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August 21th.
2026
Dominican Republic Starts Strong at NORCECA
Women’s Championship
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 21,
2026.- The Dominican Republic opened its
participation in the 2026 NORCECA Women’s
Continental Championship with a straight-set 3-0
(25-11, 25-11, 25-10) victory over Costa Rica in
the match that closed the first day of
competition. In their next Pool B matches, host
Dominican Republic (1-0) will face Cuba (1-0),
while Costa Rica (0-1) will take on Puerto Rico
(0-1). The Dominican Republic controlled the
match with advantages in kills (44-12), blocks
(6-2) and aces (14-0). Costa Rica committed
fewer errors, 11 to the Dominican Republic’s 18.
Flormarie Heredia led the Dominican Republic
with 18 points, all on attacks, followed by
Alondra Tapia with 17 points on 11 attacks.
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August 21th.
2026
Cuba Defeats Puerto Rico in Five Sets to Open NORCECA Women’s
Championship
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 21, 2026.- Cuba
battled through five sets in its opening match of the 2026
NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship to defeat Puerto Rico
3-2 (25-11, 24-26, 25-15, 25-27, 15-9) in Pool B action on
Friday at the “Prof. Ricardo Gioriver Arias” National Volleyball
Palace. On the second day of Pool B competition, Cuba (1-0) will
face the Dominican Republic while Puerto Rico (0-1) will take on
Costa Rica. Cuba held the advantage in attacks (62-58), blocks
(18-4) and aces (3-1), with its commanding blocking advantage
making the biggest difference. The Cubans also scored 31 points
from Puerto Rico’s errors while conceding 25.
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