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CALLAO, Peru, June 14, 2015 – United States defeated Colombia
3-1 (25-21, 25-9, 23-25, 25-16) for their second victory in Pool
A at the XVI Women’s Pan American Cup being played at Miguel
Grau Coliseum of Callao. Colombia dropped to 0-2.
In a game of ups and downs the American needed four sets to
prevail against an inconsistent Colombian side. Despite losing
injured middle blocker Oyinkansola Ajanaku, USA dominated at the
net with a 13-6 advantage in the blocking category and also led
in attacks 57-41.
USA’s Krista Vansant was the top scorer of the match with 18
points, including 13 attacks, three blocks and two aces. For
Colombia, once again Amanda Coneo topped the scoring with 16
points.
Alejandra Marin, captain of Colombia, said: “We need to play
against teams like United States to continue improving. We
didn’t play thinking about them but focused on our game. That’s
why we won the third set, and we feel about it.”
Kristin Hildebrand, captain of United States, said: “Colombia
team is improving a lot and worked very well on defense which
contributed to an intense match; we won it and feel happy
because of that.”
Eduardo Guillaume, coach of Colombia: “Despite the loss, I feel
glad about the performance of my team. The inconsistency we
showed is because of the inexperience of my athletes; we need to
face more rivals of this level to be able to improve.”
David Hunt, coach of United States: “Yesterday we saw Colombia
playing Mexico and knew that the match was not going to be
simple. Today we have been able to win despite some injuries in
our team and we hope the girls can recover quickly.” |
