Cuba defeated Puerto Rico 3-1

 

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 14, 2007.- Cuba defeated Puerto Rico 3-1 in a women’s volleyball match of the Pan American Games at Maracanazinho Gymnasium. It was a tough battle for the last two sets of the Cuban victory by scores of 25-18, 25-17, 24-26 y 25-23.

 

“Our rivals made too many errors at the beginning and we took advantage of that,” said Yumilka Ruiz, the Cuban captain. “When they reacted it was a little bit too late.”

 

“We knew it was going to be a tough match, but we did not have good concentration at the start,” said Aury Cruz, the Puerto Rican captain.

 

Cuba had five players with double figures in scoring, led by Ruiz who had 18 points, Yanelys Santos contributed 15, Nancy Carrillo, 14 and  Daimi Ramírez and Zoila Barrios had 11 apiece. Sarai Alvarez was the best Puerto Rican with 14 tallies and Karina Ocasio added 13.