Dominicans even up their record at 3-3 in World Cup

SAPPORO, Japan, September 22, 2019 – The Dominican Republic celebrated their straight-set win over Kenya in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, but are looking ahead to the important matches.

The Dominicans equaled their record at 3-3 after the 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-19) victory over the winless Kenyans (0-6).

Bethania de la Cruz, Brayelin Martinez and Prisilla Rivera spearheaded the Dominican attack with 16, 13 and 10 points, respectively. Annerys Vargas chipped in with 8 points.

Dominican Republic coach Marcos Kwiek: "We are happy to win today’s match and collect another three points. We have more important matches ahead and will prepare and practice for them to win."

Kenya coach Paul Bitok: "We are disappointed to lose. We started to make progress in our last match. We wanted to play better but lost 3-0. We want to improve our reception and play faster. Our aim here is to improve our quality. We have to think long-term."