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HAVANA, Cuba, June 7, 2015 – Puerto Rico did not give Canada any
breaks en route to a straight-set 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 26-24)
victory in the last day of the NORCECA Women’s Final Four
Champions Cup on Sunday.
With a solid block, the Puerto Ricans took the initiative all
the time and even in the third set they were able to come from a
two-point deficit at the set point (22-24) thanks to an
impressive 4-point rally.
The winning offense was distributed among Aurea Cruz (13), the
sibblings Karina (12) and Sheila Ocasio (12), and Stephany
Enright (10), while the only Canadians with a double-digit tally
were Tabitha Love and Jaimie Thibeault with 10 points apiece.
“I knew my team, in a decisive match as the one just played,
would show their maturity because it was necessary a resounding
victory. Now it only remains for us to wait for the result of
the game between Dominican Republic and Cuba”, commented José
Mieles, the Caribbean coach.
Captain, Yarimar Rosa, expressed: “We are quite happy for the
team’s performance today in addition to the triumphs clinched
versus Cuba and Canada. Therefore, so far, we have attained what
we needed.”
German, Arnd Ludwing, coach of the North Americans, rated this
match as probably the worst one in the event held at the Sport
City Coliseum.
“The Puerto Rican pass was really good. Our service did not get
its goal as we were not able to put pressure and subsequently
our rivals created different game situations. Moreover, we did
not make any damage with our block either; on the contrary,
theirs did get it and that’s why we lost the match”, he stated.
Their captain, Brittney Page, praised the Puerto Rican power.
“They have a good service and thus they could control the game.
Now we have to keep on preparing for Toronto as the upcoming Pan
American Games at home will be very exciting for the people in
our country.” |
