Nicaragua sweeps El Salvador

CIUDAD QUESADA, Costa Rica, November 20, 2019 - Nicaragua defeated El Salvador 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-10) to start the third day of the 13th U18 Central American Women's Volleyball Championship.

The Nicaraguans had an inspired Roselyn Tobie who contributed 19 points, 13 in attacks and six in services, while her teammates Norma Brenes and Francesca Medrano added 9 and 8, respectively. Meanwhile, for El Salvador the captain Geannine Velásquez contributed 9 points.

Nicaragua's attack was better 39-17, with advantages of 4-1 in blocks and 10-3 in services, with 22 errors by Salvadorans and 21 by Nicaraguans.

Claudia Noguera, coach of Nicaragua: “This victory is important for Nicaragua, if we get the victories in the following games we can have the opportunity to be on the podium, all we need is the girls to concentrate and give the maximum in each game. We will try to work with them, today they came out more relaxed, it is important to have a good mood and today they came out very lively.”

Sady López, coach of El Salvador: “Today we made fewer mistakes, but the girls couldn't keep their concentration. It happened yesterday and today we repeated that we start well but fail to stay focused and then we cannot recover. When the opponents start to score points you pay the price, it's difficult, you can't keep the rhythm of the game.”

Nicaragua will play Costa Rica on Friday at 7:30 p.m., while El Salvador will face Honduras at 3:00 p.m.