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HERMOSILLO, Mexico, August 22, 2022.- The United
States improved 2-0 in pool A of the Women’s Pan
American Cup after defeating Puerto Rico 3-0
(25-19, 25-16, 25-22) at the Sonora Arena of
Hermosillo.
The U. S. had to work harder in the third set
trailing on four-point run (11-15) moving ahead
sweeping Puerto Rico in their tournament
debut.
The United States held a huge 43-26 advantage in
attacks and an 11-8 margin in blocks; Puerto
Rico had a slim 5-4 margin in aces. Both teams
committed a similar number of unforced errors,
Puerto Rico a total of 17 and the United States
18.
Outside hitter Avery Skinner of the United
States scored a match-high of 15 points all on
kills, middle blocker Brionne Butler contributed
with 10 points, including the most blocks with 5
points and opposite hitter Nia Reed added 9
points on 7 kills and 2 blocks.
Middle blocker Paola Rojas led Puerto Rico’s
offense with 11 points on 5 kills, 3 blocks and
3 aces; opposite hitter Genesis Collazo and
outside hitter Pilar Victoria registered 8
points each.
The U.S. (2-0) will have the day off on Tuesday
and Puerto Rico (0-1) faces the Dominican
Republic (2-0).
Bradley Rostratter, head coach of United
States: “It
was a fun match, Puerto Rico played well and for
us it’s really about our side of the net; us
learning, gluing together, and getting better
with what we do, with our USA volleyball.
Tomorrow, we will rest, but we will be here in
the gym watching volleyball”.
Hector Soto, head coach of Puerto Rico: “We
are OK and satisfied with the girls’
performance, this is our first match together,
we didn’t have any practice matches. This is an
evaluation for some of the players. We saw good
things, such as the confidence they went on
growing to improve their offense which started a
bit off, they committed errors and went on
improving, in addition to fighting up to the
end”. |
