Dominican Republic to Play for Fifth Place

at the U23 Women’s Pan Am Cup

LEÓN, Guanajuato, July 31, 2025. – Dominican Republic advanced to the match for fifth place at the U23 Women’s Pan American Cup after a convincing 3-0 (25-13, 25-5, 25-11) victory over Suriname at the Domo de la Feria in León, Guanajuato.

The Dominican team will conclude their participation facing the winner of the match between Costa Rica and Nicaragua in the final day of action, while Suriname will play for positions 7-8 against the loser.

This was the second time in the tournament that the Dominicans defeated Suriname, repeating the straight-set result from the preliminary round.

Dominican Republic dominated the match with a wide margin in attacks (45-13) and service points (4-0), while both teams scored three points from blocks. The Caribbean squad committed 13 unforced errors compared to Suriname’s 23.

Opposite hitter Katielle Alonzo led the Dominican offense with 16 points, all from attacks, the top scorer in the match and the only player to reach double digits.

Setter Selanny Puente expressed her satisfaction with the team’s performance: “I felt very excited to distribute the match. Today we came in determined to win, we didn’t care about the opponent. We planned for the game to be over in three sets and we achieved the goal. We’re going all out tomorrow as well.”