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September 8, 2016
Natalia Martinez earns second MVP title of 2016
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 8, 2016 – Natalia Martinez of
Dominican Republic was named the Most Valuable Player of the NORCECA Girls’ U18 Volleyball Continental Championship won by
her team on Wednesday night.
Martinez, who was the overall best scorer of the event with 114
points, registered 33 and 29 points in the two matches of
five-sets played by the Dominican Republic against the United
States.
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September 7, 2016
Dominican Republic repeats as NORCECA U-18 champions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 7, 2016 - Dominican Republic
achieved its second consecutive U-18 continental title by
defeating the United States in dramatic fashion.
The Dominicans rallied from a 0-2 deficit to beat the United
States in five sets by scores of 18-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-20,
15-13. "I am thrilled to achieve this second consecutive title.
It was great match and we managed to recover to achieve victory"
said Alexandre Ceccato, coach of Dominican Republic. Natalie
Martinez was the best scorer with 29 points and Madeline Guillen
contributed 22.
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September 7, 2016
Third Place for Mexico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 7, 2016 - Mexico
defeated Puerto Rico 3-0 to finish in third place at the NORCECA
U-18 Continental Championship. Mexican controlled the
match from start to finish and achieved the victory with scores
25-20, 25-18, 25-19. Uxue Guereca led Mexico with 15 points,
followed by Daniela Siller and Karla Mireles who finished with
10 points each. "It was a great triumph. The group knew how
important was to win this game. Now we will try to qualify for
the World Championship at the Pan American Cup," said, Mexico
coach.
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September 7, 2016
Costa Rica finished in fifth place
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 7, 2016 - In a fought
match Costa Rica beat Guatemala 3-1 to claim the fifth place at
the NORCECA U-18 Continental Championship.
The Costa Ricans lost the first set 25-21 but then pressed with
their experience as Central American champions to prevail 25-15,
25-22, 25-23. Costa Rica finished in fifth place in the
tournament and qualified to 2017 U-18 Pan American Cup. Tamara Espinoza from Costa Rica again led the scoring with 21
points.
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September 7, 2016
Barbados wins Caribbean match
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 7, 2016 - Barbados
defeated French St. Martin in a Caribbean contest for seventh
place at the NORCECA U-18 Continental Championship. The CAZOVA
monarchs cruised to a victory by scores of 25-12, 25-4, 25-8.
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September 6, 2016
USA edges Puerto Rico in five sets
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 6, 2016 - United
States defeated Puerto Rico in five sets to advance to the
final of the NORCECA U18 Continental Championship and
qualify for the FIVB World Championship. The scores of the
match were 19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 20-25, 15-10. United States
will face Dominican Republic in the finals (20:00 - Local
Time) while Puerto Rico will play for third place against
Mexico at 18:00 (local time).
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September 6, 2016
Dominican Republic clinches spot in U18 World Championship
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 6, 2016 - Dominican
Republic qualified to its seventh FIVB U-18 World
Championship by beating Mexico 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-21) to
advance to the gold medal match at the NORCECA Continental
Championship. Natalia Martinez of Dominican Republic was the
best scorer of the match with 19 points. "We achieved the
first objective which was to qualify for the World
Championship and now celebrate a little in the clubhouse and
prepare the strategy.
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September 6, 2016
Guatemala to play for fifth place
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 6, 2016 - Guatemala
defeated French St. Maarten 3-0 and will face Costa Rica for
the fifth place in the Championship. Guatemala dominated
with scores of 25-10, 25-7, 25-7. Now they will define the
fifth place against Costa Rica, both teams played the final
of the Central American Championship last year.
"Now we will prepare to play against Costa Rica. Is we do
our job as it should be, we can get victory,” said
Guatemala’s coach Edgar Callejas. The best scorer for the
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September 6, 2016
Costa Rica scores easy win over Barbados
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 6, 2016 - Costa Rica had no
trouble beating Barbados 3-0 and will play for the fifth
place of U-18 Continental Championship. The Costa Ricans
controlled the match 25-10, 25-9, 25-12 with Tamara Espinoza
leading the scorers with 14 points.
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September 5, 2016
Puerto Rico complete the Norceca U-18 Final Four
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 5, 2016 - Puerto
Rico complete the U-18 Continental Championship Final Four.
The Puerto Rican beat Guatemala 3-0 (25-10, 25-21 ) to reach
the semifinal stage for the first time since Championship of
2010. "We fought against a team that has much more
experience than mine. These match the girls use to gain
experience", commented the Guatemala head coach, Edgar
Callejas.
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September 5, 2016
Dominican Republic advanced to the Semifinal
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 5, 2016 -Dominican
Republic advanced to the semifinal by defeating Costa Rica
3-0 in the action of the Quarterfinals of U-18 Continental
Championship. The Dominican squad controlled the match with
scores of 25-15, 25-11, and 25-17. "I could use all my
players, now concentrate to face Mexico in Semifinal, play
hard to qualify to the Final. That's our first goal," said,
Alexandre Ceccato.
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September 4, 2016
Mexico is the second semifinalist at NORCECA U18
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 4, 2016 - Mexico became the
second semifinalist of the U-18 Continental Championship
after beating Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 26-24) in the
last match of the preliminary round. Mexico joins the USA as
the first two semifinalists of the tournament. Puerto Rico
will face Guatemala in the quarter finals which will be
played on Monday.
"I am fvry pleased with the team's work, we were well
motivated, but not expected to achieve a 3-0.
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September 4, 2016
USA advance to semis with epic victory
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 4, 2016 - The definition
of Pool B in the U-18 Continental Championship turned into
an epic battle between the two major powerhouses in the
region. United States defeated Dominican Republic 3-2
(25-23, 14-25, 23-25, 25-23, and 16-14) to advance to the
semifinals to be played on Tuesday. Erin Virtue, USA coach
commented: "It was a great match between two great teams.
Dominican Republic played.
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September 4, 2016
Cardona and Juarez lead Guatemala’s comeback
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 4, 2016 - Kimberly Cardona
and Maria Juarez led the resurging of Guatemala to beat
Barbados in the closing day of Pool phase. The Guatemalan
dominated Barbados by scores of 16-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-18.
Cardona and Juarez totalized 16 and 12 points, respectively,
in the victory of the Central American squad. "It was a good
game. We had studied Barbados and knew they could.
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September 4, 2016
Costa Rica secures spot in quarterfinals
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 4, 2016 - Costa
Rica advanced to the quarterfinals of the NORCECA U-18
Continental Championship after defeating French St. Martin.
The Costa Ricans dominated the match with scores of 25-8,
25-7, 25-8.
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September 3, 2016
Puerto Rico improves record to 2-0 at NORCECA U18
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 3, 2016 -
Puerto Rico remained unbeaten by beating Costa Rica 3-0
(25-10, 25-3, 27-25) in Pool A action of the NORCECA U-18
Championship. The host team made only 4 unforced errors in
the two first sets, besides dominating the Costa Ricans in
all the game fundaments. "We had a good performance in the
first two sets, but I used the reserve in the third set ,
did not work ,"
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September 3, 2016
Dominicans continue strong showing at NORCECA U18
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 3, 2016 – The Dominican
Republic continued en route to the defense of their U-18
Continental title after beating Guatemala (25-7, 25- 9, 25-11)
on Saturday.
The Dominican side easily controlled all game fundamentals and
was strong with its offense.
Natalia Martinez with 19 points, Madeline Guillen with 14 and Jazmin Feliz with 12, were the best scorers for the Dominican
Republic.
“We came here for the experience.
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September 3, 2016
Mexico wins in just 58 minutes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 3, 2016 - Mexico
needed only 58 minutes to beat French St Marten 3-0 (25-1, 25-6,
25-2) for his second win of the NORCECA U-18 Championship.
Mexico head coach, Ricardo Naranjo said, “This was a loose game;
every player had the chance to participate. We will perform more
aggressive services and improve the blocking for further games.”
“We played better than yesterday. Our purpose is to improve in
performance and gain experience for next year,”
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September 3, 2016
USA register second win at NORCECA U18
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 3, 2016 – USA
team used all the players in roster to defeat Barbados 3-0 in
Pool B match of the NORCECA U-18 Championship.
The Americans dominated with scores of 25-13, 25-8, 25-11for
their second win of the championship.
Haley Warner and Skylar Fields with 9 and 8 points were the best
scorers for the United States. Ashley Jordan led the Caribbean
side with seven points.
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September 2, 2016
Puerto Rico
sprays 31 aces in first win
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico,
September 2, 2016 - Puerto Rico recorded 31 aces in a quick
victory 3-0 over French St. Maarten in the nightcap of first
day at the NORCECA U-18 Championship . Puerto Rico dominated
the match (25-5, 25-4, 25-4) against an inexperienced
Caribbean squad that was making their first appearance at
this level. "I expected a quick game, they are a developing
team. We have more strength in our game, I hope the group
will continue raising its competitive level, because we
need to play more in this level”, explained Puerto Rican
coach, Ariel Ortiz Morell.
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September 2, 2016
Four players in double digits in Dominican triumph
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 2, 2016 - Defending
champions Dominican Republic had four players in double
digits to beat Barbados 3-0 in the Pool B action of NORCECA
U-18 Championship. Dominican Republic who won the title two
years ago in Costa Rica defeated the monarchs of CAZOVA
(25-10, 25-13, 25-13). Alexadre Ceccato, Dominican
Republic’s coach said: "First match, the girls were nervous
committing some errors.
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September 2, 2016
USA scores 19 aces against Guatemala
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 2, 2016 –
With powerful service and offense the United States beat
Guatemala (25-12, 25-12, 25-10) in Pool B action at the
NORCECA U-18 Continental Championship. United States spoiled
Guatemalan reception achieving 19 aces and also controlled
the offensive attacks 34-9. USA’s Brooklyn Schirmer was the
best scorer with 13 points, Kendall Kipp added 10. For
Guatemala, Arianne Tenabaum had four points.
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September 2, 2016
Mexico starts with victory at NORCECA U18
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 2, 2016 -
Mexico opened the NORCECA U-18 Championship beating Costa
Rica in Pool A action. Mexico controlled the match (25-20,
25-16, 25-16) needing only 78 minutes for their first win of
the tournament. "It was a very elaborate game, many unforced
errors, the girls looked nervous for being their.
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September 1, 2016
Eight NORCECA’s teams battle for two tickets to U18 WCH
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 1, 2016 – The coaches of the
eight teams taking part in the NORCECA U18 Championship were
enthusiastic about the intentions of good performances by their
sides, especially when only two tickets are available to the
2017 World Championship.
The other two NORCECA’s tickets to FIVB U-18 World Championship
defined in the 2017.
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August
31, 2016
NORCECA Girls’ U18 ready to start in San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, August 31, 2016 – Defending champions
Dominican Republic and seven-time champions United States
alongside Barbados and Guatemala will be competing in the
same Pool B as the NORCECA Girls’ U18 Continental
Championship gets underway on August 2 at Pedrin Zorrilla
Coliseum in San Juan. Hosts Puerto Rico, the only other
champions in the history of the biennial competition.
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