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TUCUMAN, Argentina, June 4, 2016 - Bethania De La Cruz saved an
almost sealed match against Argentina with an incredible strike
to earn the Dominican Republic’s first victory in the 2016 FIVB
Volleyball World Grand Prix, 3-2 (22-25, 25-16, 25-15, 23-25,
16-14). The Dominican captain scored 25 points and completed a
magical night in Tucuman.
De La Cruz, one of the top prolific scorers in women’s
volleyball, finally looked completely recovered mentally and
physically from a right shoulder surgery and a long process of
rehabilitation.
Argentina entered the match against the Dominican Republic
having lost four of the two teams previous six meetings at major
tournaments, and the Dominican Republic was hungry was a win
after losing to Bulgaria in their opening 2016 World Grand Prix
match.
De la Cruz and Brayelin Martinez each registered 25 points while
Gina Mambru contributed 12 points in the victory. Sol Picciolo
and Emilce Sosa finished with 12 points apiece for Argentina.
In the last episode, Argentina had a good beginning with an
awesome Piccolo and even got a four point lead in the final
stages. However, De La Cruz made her own personal show and
spiked six consecutive balls to take the lead 14-12. Even
Argentina tied one more time De La Cruz smashed the ball in the
court and ended the game, 16-14. |
