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LA PAZ, Baja California Sur, June 7, 2022.-
The United States overpowered Costa Rica 3-0
(25-8, 25-4, 25-8) in their debut at the sixth
edition of the Women’s U21 Pan American Cup at
the Arena La Paz in Baja California Sur.
The U.S. team grabbed their first win in pool C
of the event that grants two tickets to the 2023
FIVB World Championship using all their players
in a match short of one minute of an hour.
The Americans’ serves were too much for Costa
Rica, ending with an impressive 14-0 margin in
aces; they also were superior in attacks (39-10)
and blocks (7-0), and scored 75 points on
opponent errors against 20.
Outside hitter Chole Chicoine led the United
States with 13 points on 10 kills and 3 aces;
opposite hitter Merritt Beason and outside
hitter Raven Covin contributed with 8 and 6
points respectively.
Opposite hitter Angelica Rodriguez scored 5
points for Costa Rica as their leading scorer.
On day two of the event, the United States (1-0)
will face Canada (0-1) and Costa Rica (0-1)
meets Argentina (1-0).
Daniel Fisher, Head Coach of United States:
“We kept our service pressure strong the whole
match. It was a good opportunity for us to play
a lot of players, we are a new team together,
the hitter and setters are still learning from
each other, we’ve only trained for a week, so it
was a nice beginning for us”.
Nicole Mata, Captain of Costa Rica:
“This our first tournament together, our first
match and it was against a strong opponent. Many
of the players shook off their nerves and
anxiousness of the first match. We are not done
yet; we have two more pool matches and we are
turning the page”. |
