Caribes and Gigantes Win Quickly on Opening Night of the LVSM

San Sebastián, Puerto Rico – October 24, 2025 – Unlike the opening night of the Men’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSM) season, when matches extended to decisive fifth sets, Friday’s games — the second day of this young season — were decided in straight sets.

At the Luis Aymat Cardona Coliseum in San Sebastián, the two-time defending champions, Caribes, had little trouble defeating the Plataneros de Corozal by scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-15.

Throughout the night, San Sebastián pressured with strong serves, earning positive results. In the first set, the home team dominated comfortably.

In the second set, the Caribes maintained their rhythm from the service line, holding a steady 4- to 5-point advantage. A block against Spencer Olivier made it 22-17, securing the set. Then, an attack from Pelegrín Vargas off the opponent’s block put the score at 24-20, and a service error by Elian Rivera closed it at 25-22.

The third set was a copy-paste of the previous one, as San Sebastián continued to apply service pressure, causing problems for the Plataneros’ reception.

An attack error by Olivier and a block against Rivera extended the lead to 22-13. An attack from Ezequiel Cruz from position two made it 24-14, and another block against Rivera sealed the 25-15 set and the match.

The Caribes dominated in all aspects of the game: 36-35 in attacks, 12-3 in blocks, 7-2 in aces, 32-30 in digs, and 29-25 in passes. Both teams finished with eight assists each.

Pelegrín Vargas led the Caribes with 18 points, followed by Corey Chavers with 12 and Mark Frazier with 10. For the Plataneros, Spencer Olivier contributed 13 points, all on attacks.

San Sebastián earned the full three points from the match, securing their first win of the season. Corozal drops to 0-1 with no points.

IN THREE: GIGANTES DE CAROLINA OVER METS

At the Guillermo Angulo Coliseum in Carolina, the Gigantes defeated last season’s runners-up, the Mets de Guaynabo, in straight sets (25-23, 25-22, 25-22), claiming the full three points from the match.

Cuban standout Félix Chapman led Carolina’s double-digit offense with 26 points (22 attacks, 3 blocks, 1 ace), followed by Luis Vega with 10.

For Guaynabo, Inovel Romero scored 13 points, all on attacks, and Gregory Torres added 12.

Carolina held the edge in attacks (44-39), blocks (6-1), passes (35-34), and assists (26-16). The Mets led in aces (3-1) and digs (36-35).

With the victory, Carolina improves to 1-0 with 3 points, while the Mets de Guaynabo begin the season 0-1 with no points.