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HERMOSILLO, Mexico, August 22, 2022.- Mexico
dominated Cuba 3-1 (24-26, 25-16, 25-16, 25-18)
for their second victory in pool B of the
Women’s Pan American Cup on Monday night at the
Sonora Arena of Hermosillo.
Mexico came back from losing a tough first, with
a stronger support from its fans and coming out
on top by a comfortable 50-40 advantage in
attacks, 13-9 margin in blocks and a 7-5 lead in
aces.
The host benefited from 29 Cuban errors while
handing out 22 points on their errors.
Samantha Bricio’s offensive power was crucial in
her team’s victory, scoring a match-high of 22
points on 19 kills, 2 blocks and one ace.
Outside hitters Aime Topete and Grecia Castro
contributed with 13 and 11 points respectively.
Cuba had two players scoring double-figures, led
by opposite hitter Dezirett Madan with 13 points
all from kills and outside hitter Sulian
Matienzo with 11 points, including the most aces
with 4 points.
On day three Cuba (1-1) plays against Nicaragua
(0-1) and host Mexico (2-0) faces Colombia
(1-0).
Samantha Bricio, top scorer of México:
“I feel good after this victory, we adjusted
after the first set and I think we were able to
settle, without allowing Cuba to get into their
rhythm of play. This win helps us mentally and
physically to get into a better rhythm. There is
always room for improvement, today we failed
some serves, and we will work on them for our
next matches”.
Rafael Petry, head coach of Mexico:
“Our serves were our best weapon. Our reception
could have been of better quality, but we
adjusted our blocking, overcoming Cuba in that
category. We are going to enjoy today’s victory
and tomorrow we will focus on Colombia, which I
consider a classic and an important game for the
qualification we want to reach in this
tournament”. |
