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LA PAZ, Baja California, June 8, 2022.-
Argentina beat Costa Rica 3-0 (25-12, 25-12,
25-11) to claim their second win at the Women’s
U21 Pan American Cup being held at La Paz Arena
in Baja California Sur.
With 2-0 record and 10 points in pool C,
Argentina is guaranteed at least second place
resuming pool-play against the United States.
Costa Rica has 0-2 record and will face Canada.
Argentina held advantage over Costa Rica with
overwhelming margins, 24-15 in attacks, 11-2 in
aces and 9-3 in blocks, and committing fewer
errors (15-21).
Opposite hitter Constanza Perez led Argentina
scoring 11 points on 7 kills and 3 aces, outside
hitter Milena Margaria and middle blocker
Josefina Ossvald tallied 8 points apiece.
From Costa Rica, opposite hitter Angelica
Rodriguez scored 9 points all on kills.
Juana Giardini, Setter of Argentina: “We always
battled and gave our all, it was a nice match,
we had fun and the result is very important for
our objective. The game was smooth, we put
pressure with our serves, and we looked to score
every possible point in attacks, but never
forgetting our defense”.
Marcelo Silva, Head Coach of Argentina: “I was
able to play with everyone because we need to be
prepared for tomorrow and play our best against
the United States that has a higher level than
the two opponents we’ve faced here”.
Angélica Rodríguez, Top Scorer of Costa Rica:
“We weren’t afraid of Argentina, we were
standing well on the court, we gave a good
performance. Today our attitude improved, and we
closed our blocking, following our coaches’
instructions”.
Henry Rodríguez, Head Coach of Costa Rica:
“Today our performance was good for a young
team, this is the base of our U18 team,
comparing to yesterday’s performance against a
tough opponent, with good tactics and who I
consider to be one of the finalists of the
tournament (United States). The team was settled
on the court, they received more and we scored
good points over Argentina that has better
height”. |
