Chile Defeats Costa Rica to Advance to the

U21 Pan American Cup Final

ALAJUELA, Costa Rica, July 26, 2025.- Chile defeated Costa Rica 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-23) to advance to the final of the U21 Women’s Pan American Cup, held at the Profesor Jorge Luis Solera Gymnasium of the Monserrat Sports Complex in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

The Chilean team overcame the pressure of a packed crowd at the Sports Complex, taking control of the match from the start. By the time they reached the second technical timeout of the first set, Chile already held a comfortable lead (16-10).

In the second set, Costa Rica pushed back, but after tying the score at 14 points, Chile regained control and did not allow the hosts to score again. The third set was the most contested, but in the end, the South Americans’ experience prevailed as they came from behind to seal the victory.

Dominga Aylwin had an outstanding performance for Chile, scoring 20 points, including 15 kills, 4 blocks, and 1 ace. Francisca Vásquez added 11 points, 3 of them on aces. For Costa Rica, Angelica Rodríguez led the scoring with 11 points.

Chile outperformed Costa Rica in every category of the game: attacks (39-30), blocks (10-4) with Aylwin and Nielsen standing out with 4 and 3 respectively and serves (7-2).

Chile will face the United States in the gold medal match at 5:00 p.m., while Costa Rica will play for the bronze at 3:00 p.m. against Canada.

Eduardo Guillaume, head coach of Chile, said, “I am incredibly happy. We are a country that has been growing in volleyball, and these results are very encouraging to keep working hard and pushing forward. I believe this is the first time Chile plays the final of a Pan American Cup, regardless of the category, just as it was the first time that we beat Canada, so these are things that show we are improving.”

“That makes me and the whole team extremely happy,” he concluded.