Criollas secure second place; Cangrejeras close

regular season undefeated

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, March 18, 2026. – While the Cangrejeras de Santurce defeated the Atenienses de Manatí in four sets at Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz to finish the Women’s Volleyball Superior League (LVSF) regular season undefeated, at Coliseo Roger Mendoza Vidal the Criollas de Caguas did their part and earned the points needed to secure second place in the standings heading into the Quarterfinals.

In Caguas, the Criollas came from behind and pushed the match to a decisive fifth set to defeat the Valencianas de Juncos with scores of 17-25, 19-25, 25-15, 25-15, 15-10, earning two of the three available points.

With the win, Caguas finishes the regular season in second place with a 10-10 record and 31 total points. Juncos, meanwhile, earned one point in the loss and ended with a 6-14 record and 19 points.

The regular season concludes this Thursday, March 19, with the match between the Leonas de Ponce and the Pinkin de Corozal at the Carmen Z. Figueroa court. Regardless of the result, the Quarterfinals will be divided into two groups:

- Section A: Cangrejeras de Santurce, Pinkin de Corozal, Valencianas de Juncos

- Section B: Criollas de Caguas, Atenienses de Manatí, Leonas de Ponce

Manatí enters the final day with a 7-13 record and 22 points.

Ponce holds a 7-12 record with 21 points, still in fifth place, while the Pinkin de Corozal sits in third place with a 9-10 record and 27 points.

This Thursday, March 19, the Leonas de Ponce visits the Pinkin de Corozal, and the result of this match will determine the fourth and fifth positions in the standings.

In the Criollas’ victory, Jenaisya Moore led with 22 points (18 kills, 1 block, and 3 aces), followed by Valeria Flores and Alexandra Sczech with 12 points each. Genesis Collazo and Alba Hernández added 10 points apiece.

For Juncos, Kelly Sánchez scored 14 points, while Marcelle Báez and Haley Busch contributed 11 each.

The Criollas outperformed the Valencianas 66-58 in attacks, 73-71 in digs, and 18-16 in assists. Juncos held the edge in blocks (14-11) and receptions (36-31).

In the other match of the night, the Cangrejeras de Santurce closed the regular season undefeated (20-0, 57 total points) after defeating the Atenienses de Manatí on the road in four sets.

The set scores were 25-22, 25-21, 21-25, 25-20. This feat of completing a regular season without losses had not been achieved since the 2005 season, when Caguas also accomplished it.

For Santurce, Kara McGhee led with 19 points, followed by Tamara Otene with 14, Helena Grozer with 13, and Neira Ortiz with 12.

For Manatí, Emily Elliot led with 17 points, followed by Karla Santos with 16 and Elise Goetzinger with 10.