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González and Navas Aim for Their Seventh NORCECA Tour Final
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, November 29, 2025. – Puerto Rico’s María
González and Allanis Navas continue their dominant run in the 2025
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour and will aim to reach their seventh
final when they face the U.S. duo Katherine Reilly/Maya Gessner in
the semifinals at Paseo Xolotlán sports complex in Managua.
González/Navas have earned six gold medals and one bronze across the
nine stops held this year. On the opposite side, Reilly/Gessner
enter the semifinal boosted by their quarterfinal win over Canada’s
Darby Dunn/Alison McKay, champions in El Salvador and bronze
medalists in Punta Cana.
The
second semifinal will feature Mexico’s Susana Torres/Atenas
Gutiérrez, six-time medalists this season, against Canada’s Devin
Corah/Tiadora Miric.
In
the quarterfinals, González/Navas defeated Venezuela’s Sara López/Darlin
Rodríguez 2-1 (21-16, 24-22, 15-6), while Reilly/Gessner advanced
with a solid 2-0 (21-16, 21-14) victory over Dunn/McKay.
Meanwhile, Corah/Miric topped Costa Rica’s Sofía Vega/Valeria
Matarrita 2-0 (21-10, 21-8), and Torres/Gutiérrez beat Nicaragua’s
Socorro López/Lolette Rodríguez 2-0 (21-10, 21-13).
Earlier, to wrap up pool play, González/Navas finished second in
Pool B after falling 0-2 (26-28, 16-21) to Torres/Gutiérrez.
Meanwhile, Corah/Miric dominated Pool C with a convincing 2-0 (21-9,
21-12) victory over St. Kitts & Nevis’ Gumbs/Shanella. Rielly/Gessner
took second place defeating Dominicans se Paniagua/Infante 2-0
(21-14, 21-10).
Results Day 2
Pool
Play
Vernecia/Verneeci ISV def Hensley Philip/Pinney SKN 2-0 (21-5,
21-16) ; Sara/Rodríguez VEN def Lopez/LOLETTE NCA 2-0 (22-20,22-
20); Alvarado/Quiñónez GUA Quintero/Colmenares CRC; Torres/Gutierrez
MEX def Gonzalez/Navas PUR 2-0 (28-26, 21-16).
Quarterfinals: Torres/Gutierrez MEX def Lopez/Lolette NCA 2-0
(21-10, 21-13); Corah/Miric CAN def Sofi V/V Matarrita CRC 2-0
(21-10, 21-8); Reilly/Gessner USA def Dunn/McKay CAN 2-0 (21-16,
21-14); Gonzalez/Navas PUR def Sara/Rodríguez VEN 2-1 (21-16,
22-24,15-6).
Classif. 9/12: Paniagua/Infante DOM def Alvarado/Quiñónez GUA 2-0
(21-19, 21-13); Alvarado/RESAU NCA def Vernecia/Verneeci ISV 2-0
(11-21, 13-21);
Classif. 13/16: Quintero/Colmenares CRC def Gumbs/Shanella SKN 2-0
(21-19, 24-22). Gonzalez/Wilson PAN def Hensley Philip/Pinney SKN
2-0 (21-6-,21- 5). |