Puerto Rico wins Bronze in the XVII Pan American Men's Volleyball Cup
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 21, 2024.- Puerto Rico defeated
Cuba 3-1 (28-26, 25-17, 16-25, 25-22) to win the bronze medal in the
XVII Pan American Men's Volleyball Cup, an event that concluded on
Sunday at the National Volleyball Pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte
Olympic Center.
The Puerto Ricans dominated in attacks 44-42 and in blocks 14-12, while
Cuba was better in serves 8-6.
Puerto Rico's scoring was led by Klistan Lawrence with 22 points,
followed by Pedro Molina with 15 and Omar Hoyos with 11. Cuba's Carlos
Santana stood out with 16 points, Víctor Flores with 15 and Alexis
Wilson who contributed 13.
Alberto Torres, coach of Puerto Rico:
As I had said before, we were growing in the tournament, we were going
from less to more, the improvement of the boys was noticeable, they
believed and that was positive because they were playing against a Cuban
team that is very strong and big, so we are very happy because this
medal is very important for our program.
Mario Izquierdo, coach of Cuba:
It was a game where we did not know how to read what the opponent was
doing to us, we lost our aggressiveness at times, we only put it into
practice in the set that was won, the rest of all the technical elements
were below the appropriate levels to be able to achieve a victory, so
congratulations to Puerto Rico and enjoy your medal. |