Dominican Republic Defeats Belize and Remains Undefeated

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, July 30, 2025.- Dominican Republic earned its second victory in as many matches at the U23 Men’s Pan American Cup being held at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City.

The Dominicans defeated Belize 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-23) to keep their unbeaten streak alive in Pool B. Belize, on the other hand, suffered its second loss. On Thursday, July 31, the group stage concludes with Dominican Republic facing Mexico at 2:00 p.m. and Belize taking on the United States at 4:00 p.m.

Dominican Republic managed to stay a couple of points ahead throughout the first set to close it out. The second set was much more comfortable for the Caribbean team, who built a solid lead early on. The third set was the most contested, but in the end, the Dominicans prevailed.

The Caribbean squad dominated in every skill of the game, leading in attacks (41-35), blocks (8-4), and aces (5-2).

José Figueroa stood out for the Dominican side with a total of 16 points (15 on attacks). Albert Molina contributed 12 points and Antonio de Jesús added 10.

For Belize, captain Kaelen Ingram earned top honors as the match’s leading scorer with 18 points, all on attacks. Eleazar Mejía followed with 11 points.

Dominican captain Luther Rosario said, “We are a team that has been working hard for a long time, and we feel very good and proud to represent our country. We are very happy to have won our second match and tomorrow we will aim to secure first place to go straight to the semifinals. We are staying focused, taking it one match at a time.”

Belize’s captain Kaelen Ingram shared, “Honestly, I’m very happy with the results in this tournament, but at the end of the day, if the guys gave everything they could on the court.  There was passion, sweat, and hard work, then I’m satisfied with my team and I’m satisfied with myself.”