Dominican Republic outlast Canada

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, September 15, 2011 – Bethania de la Cruz hammered 23 points to lead Dominican Republic to a 3-0 (25-27, 25-22, 25-21) victory over Canada and a ticket to the semifinals against Puerto Rico at the NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship.

Dominican’s Milagros Cabral and Annerys Vargas scored 10 and 8 points respectively while Canada’s Sarah Pavan collected 21 points. The winners had the edge the blocking category 10-9 and also in the aces charts 4-2.

“We are very happy with the victory and the chance to play in the semifinals against Puerto Rico,” Dominican Republic’s captain Milagros Cabral said. “We will be ready for the challenge.”

“It was a good match and Canada was a tough opponent,” Brazilian Marcos Kwiek said about the victory of his Dominican team. “We minimized our errors and all the players did their job.”