Cangrejeras Force a Three-Way Tie, Valencianas

Defeat Changas

March 3, 2025.– Over the weekend in the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF), the Cangrejeras de Santurce caused a three-way tie, while the Valencianas de Juncos defeated the Changas de Naranjito.

On Sunday, the Cangrejeras secured a 3-1 victory (25-22, 25-17, 19-25, 25-22) over the Atenienses de Manatí at the Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu Coliseum, creating a three-way tie with the Mets de Guaynabo and the Changas de Naranjito. Each team now has 18 accumulated points.

Santurce holds a record of 6-7 with 18 points. Manatí did not add any points and remains in second place with a record of 8-7 and 26 points.

The Cangrejeras’ offensive effort was evenly distributed, with Kara McGhee scoring 14 points, while Tamara Otene and Helena Grozer contributed 13 points each, and Neira Ortiz added 12.

For Manatí, Dariana Hollingsworth and Karla Santos each recorded 20 points.

Santurce dominated in blocks (12-6), while Manatí led in attacks (52-48), aces (7-4), digs (72-65), and receptions (51-41). Both teams ended with 17 assists.

On Saturday, the Valencianas de Juncos fought hard to defeat the Changas de Naranjito in a five-set thriller (25-21, 15-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-6).

With this result, both teams earned points. The Valencianas claimed two points, breaking a four-game losing streak. Despite still being at the bottom of the standings, they improved their record to 3-10 with 9 points.

This victory marked the first win for their new head coach, Juan “Juanchi” Figueroa, who replaced Gerardo De Jesús following his resignation. Figueroa now holds a 1-1 record.

Juncos had not won since February 9, when they defeated the Atenienses de Manatí at their home court, the Rafael G. Amalbert Coliseum. All of the Valencianas’ victories have come at home.

The Changas earned one point and now stand at 6-9 with 18 points, tying for third place with the Mets de Guaynabo. Naranjito has yet to win an away game.

Juncos’ offensive leaders were Jaylen Hodge with 32 points (31 in attacks and one ace), followed by Emily Elliott with 23 points and Adriana Rodríguez with 12. For the Changas, Adanna Rollins led with 21 points, while Génesis Collazo contributed 18.

Juncos outperformed Naranjito in attacks (67-49), digs (81-49), receptions (51-34), and assists (17-15). Both teams registered 10 successful blocks, while Naranjito had the edge in aces (7-6).

LVSF action continues on Wednesday, March 5, with two matches: the Criollas de Caguas will visit the Valencianas de Juncos at 8:30 p.m., while Santurce will host the Mets de Guaynabo in a match set to begin at 8:12 p.m.