Puerto Rico’s young squad sweeps Barbados

BURNABY, Canada, May 16, 2026: Puerto Rico will have the opportunity to play for fifth place in the U19 NORCECA Boys’ Continental Volleyball Championship, held in Burnaby, British Columbia.

On Saturday, Puerto Rico swept Barbados 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-13) leading in attack points (48-32), aces (4-2) and making fewer errors (15-21). The advantage in blocking was held by Barbados 4-2.           

Opposite Lucas Colon Lecompte of Puerto Rico led scoring with 17 points for the winning side. Piere Gill of Barbados was next on the match scoresheet with 12 points.

Puerto Rico’s Head Coach, Herman Ommy Torres Calvo, expressed pride in today’s performance: “We have been happy even in defeat, as we know we are in a development process with the players we have. They are 15 years old, and we are working toward upcoming competitions and the World Championship so we can go into those events strong.”

Barbados will play for positions 7 and 8 against Dominican Republic tomorrow.