Caribes, Mets, and Gigantes de Carolina Open

Second Week of LVSM with Victories

San Sebastián, Puerto Rico – October 28, 2025. – The second week of the Men’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSM) began with wins for the two-time defending champions Caribes de San Sebastián, the Mets de Guaynabo, and the Gigantes de Carolina.

At the Luis Aymat Cardona Coliseum in San Sebastián, the Caribes earned all three points available by defeating the Gigantes de Adjuntas in four sets, with scores of 25-22, 25-17, 20-25, and 25-17.

With a 2-1 set lead, the Caribes opened the fourth with a commanding 6-0 run that included a hitting error by Roberto Pérez, a block against Pérez, an attack out of bounds by William Rivera from zone two, and a successful spike by Pelegrín Vargas from zone four.

That streak allowed San Sebastián to maintain control throughout the set and secure all three points from the match. The Caribes reached set point with a comfortable 24-14 lead after a strong attack by Pedro Rosario from zone two. They sealed the set and the victory 25-17 thanks to a service error from the visitors.

San Sebastián now sits atop the standings with a 3-0 record and 9 points, while Adjuntas remains in eighth and last place with 0-3 and 1 point.

The Caribes outperformed Adjuntas in every statistical category: 51-32 in attacks, 11-8 in blocks, 5-4 in aces, 41-33 in digs, 32-30 in receptions, and 12-6 in assists.

Pelegrín Vargas Jr., named Most Valuable Player of the tournament’s first week, tallied 22 points tonight (19 attacks and 3 aces). For Adjuntas, Mark Olsen led with 13 points, followed by William Rivera with 12.

METS EARN THEIR FIRST WIN

At the Mario “Quijote” Morales Coliseum in Guaynabo, the Mets earned their first victory of the season after three outings, defeating the Naranjito Changos in four sets.
Set scores were 25-18, 30-28, 23-25, and 28-26.

Setter Víctor Vázquez efficiently distributed the offense, helping four players reach double digits in scoring.

The main spark was Gregory Torres, who led all scorers with 22 points (19 attacks, 1 block, and 2 aces). He was followed by Josué Rivera with 18, Inovel Romero with 17, Danny Martínez with 10, and Antonio Elías with 9 points.

For the Changos, reinforcements Clarke Godbold and Colton Cowell contributed 21 and 17 points respectively, while Luis Candelario added 11.

With the victory, the Mets move up to fourth place in the standings with a 1-2 record and 4 points, while Naranjito remains with the same record.

CAROLINA GIANTS PREVAIL OVER PLATANEROS

At the Guillermo Angulo Coliseum, the Gigantes de Carolina defeated the Plataneros de Corozal in a thrilling five-set match.

Set scores in favor of Carolina were 20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 18-25, and 15-13.

The Gigantes earned 2 points and improved their record to 2-1 with a total of 5 points, while the Plataneros collected 1 point in the loss, falling to 1-2 with 3 points.

Félix Chapman led Carolina’s offense with 25 points, followed by Geraldo Antonio Rivera with 23 and Cameron Milligan with 12.
For Corozal, Spencer Olivier scored 25 points, Joseph Oquendo 12, Eliam Rivera 11, and Julio Mercedes 10.