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MIAMI, Florida, June 29, 2009.- Mexico
(1-3) topped Guatemala (0-4) 25-23, 25-12, 25-21
Monday afternoon during the Eighth Women’s Pan
American Cup at the University of Miami’s
BankUnited Center.
Mexico captain Migdalel Ruiz came off the bench
to score a match-high 17 points with 11 kills,
three blocks and three aces. Martha Revuelta
added 13 points and Olivia Meza chipped in 11.
Maria A. Estrada Santizo and Rut Beatriz Gomes
Guzman tallied eight points for Guatemala, while
Silvia C. Herrera Juarez contributed six points
in the loss.
Mexico held an 11-5 advantage in blocks and
out-served its opponents 7-1 in the ace
department.
“Today was a hard match as Guatemala played
hard,” Mexico Head Coach Samuel Cibrian said.
“We improved our play today and we are preparing
for our next match to finish the preliminary
round on a good not. I am optimistic about
team’s performance.”
“Guatemala played well today,” Ruiz said. “We
need to do a better job at focusing during the
match. Now we will look at our mistakes from
today and improve for tomorrow.”
“I feel really good about today’s match,”
Guatemala Head Coach Julio Dominguez said. “At
different times I thought we were going to come
back, but our lack of experience showed.
Overall, I am happy with my team’s play.”
“Our defense helped us stay in the match as we
know that our block is not as effective,”
Guatemala captain Aneliesse Burmester said.
“Going into today we decided that we need to
play a little faster tempo of a game.” |
