VALLEDUPAR, Colombia, July 2, 2022 – Colombia
claimed its second victory in as many tries at
the women-s volleyball tournament of the Juegos
Bolivarianos following a straight-set win over
Venezuela 3-0 (25-6, 25-16, 25-19) on Saturday
night.
Laura Pascua paced the offense of the home girls
by scoring 8 points in the lopsided first set.
The Venezuelans reacted and played solid
volleyball after the disaster of the opening set
when they could not rival with the Colombians.
In the first match of Saturday, Peru used its
strong service game to trounce Bolivia 3-0
(25-11, 25-14, 25-11) with Alondra Alarcon as
the most outstanding player for the Peruvians.
Peru was playing for the first time in the
five-team tournament. Bolivia suffered its
second loss after falling to Colombia on Friday
night. |