Dominican Republic wins seventh Gold at Pan American Cup

COLIMA, Mexico, August 10, 2025 – The Dominican Republic outclassed Colombia during the gold medal match to claim its seventh title in the history of the Senior Women's Pan American Volleyball Cup by defeating Colombia 3-0 (25-21, 29-27, 25-22) at the Multifunctional Auditorium of the Morelos Sports Complex in Colima, Mexico.

It was the twentieth medal overall for the Dominicans, who have also collected ten silver medals and three bronze. Colombia earned its second silver medal, adding to its two bronze medals.

The Dominicans led the attack 47-40, Colombia was superior in blocks 14-13, while the two teams tied in serves at one.

Gaila González led the champions with 20 points, followed by sisters Brayelin and Jineiry Martínez with 16 and 14 points, respectively.

For Colombia, Laura Grajales and Ana Karina Olaya each scored 18 points, followed by Karen Rentería with 12.

Marcos Kwiek, coach of the Dominican Republic: "Well, I think we met our objective, it wasn't a great match, we made a lot of mistakes, but we knew how to play the final set and close it out, that was important, there are a few things to correct for the World Cup, we have that time now, we're going to travel, it will be a long trip, and we'll have a training base there to study and correct our mistakes."

Guilherme Schmitz, coach of Colombia: "It was a good match, the Dominican Republic is a very strong team, we had opportunities but didn't know how to take advantage of them, but I'm satisfied with what we achieved. We only have two months of work, and we came away with a silver medal."