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HERMOSILLO, Mexico, August 25, 2022.-
Puerto Rico defeated Costa Rica 3-0 (25-12,
25-14, 25-12) to advance to quarterfinals of the
19th Women’s Pan American Cup at the
Sonora Arena in Hermosillo.
Puerto Rico finished the preliminary round with
a 2-2 win-loss record for third place in pool A,
waiting for their opponent in the next round.
Costa Rica will play classification matches for
positions 7 to 10.
Puerto Rico outnumbered Costa Rica with a huge
41-17 advantage in attacks, 9-5 in blocks and
6-2 in aces, allowing 14 points from errors
against 19.
Outside hitter and team captain Pilar Victoria
led Puerto Rico with 13 points on 10 kills, two
blocks and one ace. Setter Wilmarie Rivera and
opposite hitter Genesis Collazo tallied 10 and 9
points respectively.
Opposite hitter Angelica Rodriguez topped Costa
Rica with 11 points from 8 kills, two blocks and
one ace.
Wilmarie Rivera, setter of Puerto Rico:
“We are glad to move into the next round, I
think we’ve improved from the beginning of the
tournament and yesterdays and today’s victories
were crucial to advance, which is good for the
team and continue improving. Our expectations in
the competition are continuing to work hard and
advance the most because we are a young group.
Today I liked our team’s unity, energy, and
communication. No matter who we face tomorrow,
first we will study our game and focus on our
side of the court, continue with effort, energy,
and communication, all the positive we’ve been
doing”.
Angélica Rodríguez, top scorer of Costa Rica:
“We’ve played against strong opponents, but we
haven’t stayed behind, we’ve been growing as a
team. We’ve improved in technique and following
our coaches’ instructions. For what’s left of
the tournament we hope to play with more
intelligence and with confidence”.
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