Mexico dominant over Suriname in Pan American Cup

LEÓN, Mexico, August 18, 2024. - Mexico was dominant over Suriname, winning 3-0 (25-6, 25-12, 25-10) in Pool A of the XXI Senior Women's Pan American Volleyball Cup, which began simultaneously on Sunday in León and Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Mexico (1-0) will face the Dominican Republic (0-1) in their second match on Monday at 8:00 p.m. (local time). Suriname (0-1) will face Colombia (1-0) at 2:00 p.m.

Mexico dominated in attack (43-6), in blocking (5-1), and in service aces (9-2). Suriname committed one less unforced error than Mexico (18-19).

Opposite María Fernanda Rodríguez and outside hitter Garciglia Bañuelos were Mexico’s top scorers with 11 points each. Rodríguez scored a match-high of 4 service points.

Janneke Tammenga scored 4 points for Suriname as their leading scorer.

The hosts had no complications in their debut, starting the first set with a huge 13-0 lead and finishing with total dominance. Suriname managed to contain the Mexican ambush, achieving longer rallies in the next two sets, but the home team controlled the action.

Jocelyn Urías, Captain of Mexico: “We came in strong. Regardless of the opponent, we will maintain our strength and try to execute our game plan without inventing anything new. Our goal was to finish 3-0 and as quickly as possible. Tomorrow will be tougher against the Dominican Republic, but today Peru beat them, so anything can happen.”

Janneke Tammenga, Captain of Suriname: “We are excited to be here with a new team and we are looking forward to how to play better, knowing the competition is really strong. Today was a hard game and we have to adapt to the strong spikes. We must improve our service and we must be faster in our attack”.