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TEPIC, Nayarit, Mexico, July 16, 2022.- Mexico
finished in fifth place at the Men's NORCECA
Final Six Pan American Cup defeating the
Dominican Republic 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-18,
26-24 ) on Saturday at the Amado Nervo
Auditorium in Tepic, Nayarit.
Host Mexico finished the event with a 2-4 record
and the Dominican Republic with 0-6; Mexico also
defeated the Dominican Republic in four sets in
the preliminary round.
Mexico held a comfortable 55-49 advantage in
spikes and a 6-3 margin in aces. The Dominicans
finished with one more point in blocking (8-7).
Mexico scored 29 points from Dominican errors
and conceded 27.
Corner hitter Mauro Fuentes led the Mexican
offense with 22 points from 19 kills, one block
and two aces, followed by opposite player Luis
Hernandez with 13 points from 12 kills and one
block. Also with double digits were attacker
Josué López and center back Jonathan Martínez
with 11 and 10 points respectively.
Leading the Dominicans was opposite player and
team captain Henry Tapia with 22 points from 17
kills, 3 blocks and 2 aces, outside hitter
Wilfredo Hernández with 17 points from 14 kills,
2 blocks and an ace, and outside hitter Héctor
Cruz contributed with 14 points from 13 attacks
and one block.
Mauro Fuentes, Mexico's Top Scorer:
“Realistically, the competition was tough, we
finished fifth out of six teams. We leave with a
good taste in our mouths because we closed with
a victory, but we have to put our feet on the
ground because we need to work hard to face the
teams that were superior to us. This has been a
great learning for our preparation for the world
championship in Poland.”
Henry Tapia, Captain of the Dominican Republic:
“We are sad because we couldn't reach the result
we were looking for. The tournament contributes
to our growth, the more we compete, the more we
improve”.
We are sad because we could not get the result
we were looking for. The tournament contributes
to our growth, the more we compete, the more we
improve”. |
