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Criollas
dominate the fifth set and prevail in Corozal
COROZAL, Puerto Rico, January 24, 2026.– In the only match on the
Women’s Volleyball Superior League (LVSF) schedule held at the
Carmen Z. Figueroa court, the visiting Criollas de Caguas defeated
the Pinkin de Corozal in five sets, 3-2 (25-23, 15-25, 25-18, 24-26,
15-3).
With
the victory, both teams split the available points from the match.
The Criollas earned two points to improve their record to 4-1 and
moved into first place with 10 accumulated points, a position they
now share with the Pinkin, who added one point and stand at 3-1 with
10 points.
With
the match tied at two sets apiece and the fifth set even at 1-1, the
Criollas went on “automatic pilot,” unleashing a 10-0 run that began
with a middle attack error by Dayan Malavé and was capped by two
cross-court kills from Alexandra Sczech out of zone two.
Caguas reached set point at 14-3 following an attack error by Jordan
Illiff and sealed the set and the victory with a service ace by
Jangeliz Ramírez.
Caguas’ offense was well balanced, led by Jenaisya Moore with 19
points, followed by Alexandra Sczech with 14, Stephanie Enright with
13, and Alba Hernández with 10.
For
Corozal, Lindsay Krause was the top scorer with 34 points, supported
by Adriana Rodríguez with 13 and Illiff with 11.
In
team statistics, Caguas held a 14-8 advantage in blocks. The Pinkin
led in attacks (63-54), service aces (4-2), digs (99-98), receptions
(54-32), and assists (17-16).
LVSF
action continues this Sunday, January 25, when the Leonas de Ponce
visit the Valencianas de Juncos at the Rafael G. Amalbert court
starting at 7:00 p.m. |