Mexico beat Dominican Republic and finished fifth

 

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, January 11, 2008.- Mexico recovered from losing the first set and went on to beat Dominican Republic in four sets to finish fifth at the NORCECA Men’s Olympic Qualifier. The score was 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-20.

 

Once again veteran Ivan Contreras topped the Mexican offense with 21 points. Four other team mates had double figures: Gustavo Meyer and Irving Bricio added 13 apiece while Juan Garcia and Tomas Aguilera contributed 12 and 10 respectively. Victor Batista and Jose Caceres had 25 and 20 for the Dominican Republic.

 

“We went to the court with the right mentality of playing hard,” said Jorge Azair, the Mexican coach. “We wanted to finish among the top four teams, but we are content with this victory. Now, it is time to continue working.”