Dominican Republic stops Trinidad & Tobago

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 11, 2014 – Dominican Republic beat Trinidad & Tobago in a lopsided match (25-12, 25-11, 25-16) in Pool A of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Wednesday.

The solid blocking earned the Dominican Republic a 10-4 margin in the blocking category, including three by Annerys Vargas and Brayelin Martinez.

Yonkaira Peña topped the Dominicans with 15 points, followed by Vargas and Bethania De la Cruz with 9 and 8, respectively. Channon Thompson had 8 for the defeated side.

“We are very pleased after dominating the whole match as we did all we know,” De la Cruz said. “We can’t celebrate too much because this is a short tournament and need to prepare for tomorrow’s match.”

“It was our first match but I am glad with the way we played,” Dominican Republic’s coach Marcos Kwiek said. “This is a first step for us but we did a lot of things well in the first match. I liked our defense and our blocking and serving were good also.”