El Salvador Survives Five-Set Thriller over Honduras for

Fifth Place at Guatemala 2025 Central American Games

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, October 20, 2025.– El Salvador survived a five-set battle against Honduras, earning a 3-2 (22-25, 25-15, 19-25, 25-23, 15-8) victory to claim fifth place in the women’s volleyball tournament at the 12th Central American Games Guatemala 2025.

El Salvador finished in fifth position with a 1-2 record, while Honduras will face Panama on Tuesday for the 6th/7th place match.

The match was a true roller coaster, with both teams exchanging sets until El Salvador dominated the decisive fifth. Honduras lost one of its key offensive players, Cecille Johnson, who injured a finger during the first set, a setback that affected the team’s rhythm for the remainder of the match.

El Salvador led in attack (64-47), blocking (11-8), and serving (4-1), but committed more unforced errors (40-27).

Top scorers for El Salvador were Adriana Flores with 27 points, Gabriela Funes with 22, and Evelyn Ramírez with 14. For Honduras, Sasha Kawas scored 14 points, while Victoria Aparicio and Dazly Durán added 11 apiece.

El Salvador’s coach Dany Calderón said after the match: “It was a very difficult tournament. The girls fought hard. The competition format doesn’t favor the teams. We were in the toughest group, with only three teams, and Honduras came from playing very long matches. There isn’t enough time for teams to recover and have better chances to advance.”