The United States improves 2-1 with

win over Dominican Republic

PONCE, Puerto Rico, October 8^th, 2025.- The United States bounced back after dropping the first set to the Dominican Republic, winning 3-1 (22-25, 30-28, 25-17, 25-20) to record their second victory on Day 3 of the NORCECA Men’s Final Six at the Juan “Pachín” Vicéns Auditorium.

Dominican Republic started dominating the match wining the first set 25-22. The United States started the second set with momentum, taking an early 7-4 lead. It wasn’t until point 11 that the Dominicans leveled the score, starting a back-and-forth battle for the lead until the United States pulled away by two points to claim the set 30-28. The United States then took control in the next two sets. Team USA closed out the third set 25-17 and maintained momentum through the fourth to win 25-20.

The United States outscored the Dominican Republic in attacks (60-45), blocks (9-5), and serves (8-4), but the Dominicans committed fewer unforced errors (25–36).

Opposite hitter Kyler Wade of the United States led all scorers with 21 points (16 attacks, 1 block, and 4 aces), followed by his teammate, outside hitter Sebastiano Sani, who contributed 16 points (14 attacks and 2 blocks). For the Dominican Republic, captain Wilfrido Hernández led the offense with 14 points (13 attacks and 1 block).

On day four of the NORCECA Men’s Final Six, The United States will play Suriname and Dominican Republic will face Mexico.

Kyler Wade, opposite of the United States: the first set we started a little slow, during the beginning of the second we started our momentum, and we serve very well throughout the match and did our business. Our serve and pass got better after the first set and it was a big difference for us. Now we need a good rest for the next match. If we play our game no one can beat us.

Adrian Figueroa, opposite of the Dominican Republic: We started the first and the second set well. We came out strong and eager to win. We could have won the second set, but it got away from us. The rest of the sets, we let our guard down and couldn't get back into the game. Now we have to move on and come back more prepared and stronger.