Mets and Changos Advance to LVSM Semifinals, Caribes Continue to Dominate Gigantes de Carolina

CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, October 27, 2024.- While the Mets de Guaynabo and Changos de Naranjito completed their third quarterfinal victories to advance to the next stage of the Men’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSM), the Caribes de San Sebastián had to dig deep to defeat Gigantes at the Guillermo Angulo Coliseum in this municipality.

At the Mario Morales Coliseum in Guaynabo, the Mets triumphed 3-1 over the Indios de Mayagüez, closing out the quarterfinal series in three games and advancing to the LVSM semifinals.

The set scores were 27-25, 22-25, 25-19, and 25-12.

Hisham Yousri led Guaynabo’s offense with 19 points, while Ignacio Aldebol was the standout for Mayagüez with 23 points.

At the Gelito Ortega Coliseum in Naranjito, the Changos also advanced to the semifinals by defeating the Gigantes de Adjuntas 3-1.

The set scores were 21-25, 25-17, 25-14, and 25-17.

Félix Chapman led the victory with 18 points, while Heriberto Maldonado stood out for Adjuntas with 14 points. Both series ended with a 3-0 sweep by the winners.

Caribes Dig Deep

Meanwhile, Caribes de San Sebastián fought hard and prevailed in a fifth set to put their series against the Carolina Giants on the verge of completion, with a 2-0 lead.

The set scores were 25-19, 25-22, 22-25, 25-27, and 15-10.

With the match tied at two sets apiece, Caribes sealed the final set by pulling ahead 12-9 with a block from Ezequiel Cruz. They reached match point at 14-10 following a missed attack by Jan Solivan from position four and secured the 15-10 victory with another block, this time by Anthony Negrón on Kevin López.

Pelegrín Vargas led Caribes with 17 points, while Kevin López also contributed 17 points for Carolina. San Sebastián outblocked Carolina 12 to 11.

This series will resume on Tuesday, October 29, at the Luis Aymat Cardona arena, home of the Caribes de San Sebastián. The game is set to start at 8:00 pm.

Semifinal and Final Series Format

In the Semifinal Series, the winner of Quarterfinal Series A (Mets de Guaynabo - Winner) will face the winner of Series D (Cafeteros de Yauco vs. Plataneros de Corozal).

The winner of Quarterfinal Series B (Changos de Naranjito - Winner) will play against the winner of Series C (Caribes de San Sebastián vs. Carolina Giants).

The Semifinals will be played in a best-of-seven format, with the first team to win four games advancing.

The Final Series will begin on the court of the finalist team with the highest position from the Regular Season, regardless of whether they belong to the Island or Metro Section.

In both series, the prevailing point system will not be used; instead, a win-loss system will apply.

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