Las
Criollas One Win Away from the Final
and
Santurce Wins Semifinal Series B
Puerto Rico, April 12, 2025. – The Criollas de Caguas are now just
one win away from the Final after defeating the Mets de Guaynabo in
Semifinal A, while the Cangrejeras de Santurce swept the Atenienses
de Manatí on Saturday in Semifinal B of the Women’s Superior
Volleyball League (LVSF) of Puerto Rico.
Home
teams continue to dominate in Semifinal Series A of the LVSF. On
Saturday night, the Criollas de Caguas moved one step closer to the
Final with a straight-sets victory (25-23, 29-27, 25-13) over the
Mets de Guaynabo at the Roger Mendoza Coliseum in Caguas.
The
Criollas’ offense was led by Diana Reyes and Kristin Lux, who both
scored 15 points. They were followed by Sofía Victoria and Stephanie
Enright, who each added 11 points.
For
Guaynabo, Rebecca Latham led the scoring with 13 points, while Paola
Santiago contributed 10.
The
series will continue on Wednesday, April 16, at the Mario "Quijote"
Morales Coliseum in Guaynabo, starting at 7:00 p.m.
Meanwhile, the Cangrejeras de Santurce swept the Atenienses de
Manatí in Semifinal B on Saturday with another dominant 3-0 victory
(25-15, 25-17, 25-18) at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. With this
win, the Cangrejeras advance to their third consecutive final.
Santurce faced the Pinkin de Corozal in the 2023 final, where
Corozal came out on top. In 2024, Santurce defeated the Atenienses
de Manatí, and now they await the winner of Caguas vs. Guaynabo.
The
Cangrejeras had three players in double digits: Andrea Rangel (16),
Tamara Otene (14), and Kara McGhee (10).
For
Manatí, last season’s runners-up, Karla Santos and Jovyrelis Ayala
scored 14 and 10 points, respectively. |