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CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, July 3, 2015 – Puerto Rico recorded a
home victory with a 3-1 (25-18, 25-10, 24-26, 25-14) win over
Canada in Pool K of FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix on Friday.
Puerto Rico outscored Canada in attack 56-33 and serve 6-0, but
Canada showed better net defense with a 12-6 margin in blocks.
Sheila Ocasio and Aurea Cruz led Puerto Rico with 16 and 15
points, respectively. Canada’s Tabitha Love had 13 and Shanice
Marcelle scored 11 points.
In Group 3, Cuba overcame Kazakhstan 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-23)
in a Pool P match in Trujillo, Peru on Friday.
Cuba won the spiking competition 43-27, had a superior block
(5-4) and dominated service (12-2).
Cuba’s Melissa Vargas was the top scorer in the match with 23
points, including five aces, while teammate Jennifer Alvarez
contributed 16 points with seven aces.
Also in Group 3, defeated Mexico 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-22) in
Cheraga, Argelia. Mercy Moin topped the charts with 17 points
for Kenya. Mexico’s top scorer was Dulce Carranza, who managed
15 points for her team. |
