Dominicans add two more victories on opening day

ORLANDO, Florida, June 21, 2019 – Defending champions Dominican Republic continued on the right track at the AAU National Volleyball Championships winning two more matches on Friday at the ESPN World Wide of Sports Center in Orlando.

The Dominican girls, who had defeated Puerto Rico earlier on the day, added triumphs over Brazil and Germany to increase to 3-0

Flormarie Heredia notched 10 points as the Dominicans defeated Brazil 2-0 (25-17, 25-10) to claim their second win of day one. Heredia’s tally included 8 attacks and two blocks

Team’s captain Natalia Martinez contributed 2 aces and 2 blocks among her 8 points. Romina Cornelio and Geraldine Gonzalez added 6 and 5 with 2 aces and four blocks, respectively.

In the third and last match of the opening day, the Dominicans defeated the German side 2-0 (25-13, 25-12).

Madeline Guillen led with 12 points, including 2 aces and 2 blocks, Cornelio added 11 with three aces, Natalia also had 11 with three ace and Gonzalez had four blocks with 7 points.