Honduras wins over Nicaragua to remain undefeated

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. August 28, 2018 - Honduras continues with perfect march (2-0) after defeating Nicaragua 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-12) in the last game of the second day of the Norceca U-18 Championship of female volleyball.

Andrea Aceituno with 13 points was the top scorer of Honduras and Rocío Durán contributed 12 points. María Belén Arcia scored 6 for Nicaragua, which was outscored in attacks 32-16, serves 7-5, but was better in blocking 5-2.

Rocío Durón of Honduras, said "I am excited, anxious and very happy to have achieved a victory, something we have been looking to advance from our group. We are going to do what we know how to do, how to fight and play hard. "

Osiel Vasquez, coach of Honduras: "Satisfied with the work of the girls, they did everything we set out to do in the pre-match meeting. They played very well, excellent, we knew we could win the game in three sets, we instilled it several times and the girls responded."

"There is a problem in Central America, they have a lot of respect for Costa Rica or Nicaragua and we are working on that basis with these new generations to get Honduras to be at the top of the region."

María Belén Arcia, captain of Nicaragua: "Yesterday's match (against the United States) we took as a warm up because we did not have much preparation, obviously for today the goal was to win, but it was not possible. We were affected by the attitude, that's something that we always have to improve."

Claudia Noguera, coach of Nicaragua: "Honduras dominated completely from the beginning, they concentrated more, and it was something that we talked with the girls, that if they wanted to do a good job they had to concentrate. In this game we made many errors in reception and that did not allow to create attack plays. "