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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, September 19,
2021 - The host Dominican Republic won its fifth
gold medal in the history of the Women's Pan
American Volleyball Cup after beating Mexico in
consecutive sets 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-14) this
Sunday.
The Dominicans joined the 2005 Cuban team as the
only ones in history to have finished undefeated
in a cup without losing a single set.
It was fitting that in her retirement game their
captain Prisilla Rivera shared the lead in
scoring for the Dominicans with Jineiry
Martinez, both with 13 points. Yonkaira Peña and
Gaila Gonzalez contributed 10 and 9 points,
respectively.
Samantha Bricio led Mexico with 13 points and
Karina Flores chipped in with 9 points in the
loss.
Marcos Kwiek, Dominican Republic coach: “I am
very happy with this victory after a year
without playing with this crowd. We are not free
from the pandemic yet but at least we can enjoy
it and that they can see the girls on the field.
We had the game under control all the time. It
was not something random that was studied so
that the game was that way and we demonstrated
our value.”
Rafael Petry, coach of Mexico: "It was a very
well organized tournament and it served us as an
experience. Now what follows is to continue
preparing, that the players return to their
leagues and come back stronger to the next
tournament." |
