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DURANGO, Mexico, August 21, 2021 - Puerto Rican
Pedro Nieves came close on Saturday of tying the
all-time blocking record in a match within the
NORCECA Men's Volleyball Continental
Championship.
Nieves scored 7 blocks in Puerto Rico's victory
over the Dominican Republic in the
quarterfinals, falling short of equaling the
record of 8 set by Mexican Tomás Aguilera
against Trinidad & Tobago in 2007 and then
equaled by Canadian Rudy Verhoeff in 2013 versus
Guatemala.
On the other hand, the 19 blocks that Puerto
Rico totaled as a team in that match tied for
the third most in a match in the history of the
continental event.
The NORCECA Championship record is 22 by Canada
against Guatemala in 2013 to break the mark of
21 set by the United States against Puerto Rico
in 2011.
The information was offered from Santo Domingo
by Roosevelt Comarazamy, director of press and
communications of the NORCECA Confederation. |
