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GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, May 27, 2022.- The
United States reached the U19 Pan American Cup
Gold Medal Match defeating Chile 3-0 (25-18,
25-18, 25-20) in Friday’s semifinals at
Guatemala City.
The United States will play the title match
against the winner between Puerto Rico and
Mexico on Saturday at 6:00pm (local time). This
was the second time the U.S. beat Chile in the
event, they met in pool-play with a 3-0 (26-24,
25-16, 25-11) victory.
The U.S. beat Chile with a huge 36-16 margin in
attacks, a 9-6 advantage in blocks and an 8-0 in
serves. Chile allowed fewer points (22-34) from
unforced errors than the United States.
Outside hitter Sean Kelly led the American team
with a match-high of 21 points on 16 kills and a
match-high of 5 blocks. Outside hitter Sterling
Foley contributed with 11 points on 6 kills and
a match-high of 5 aces.
Charles Sullivan, Head Coach United States:
“Chile has a good program, they are really
dedicated to play at a high level, so we knew
they would make some changes from our first
encounter, they would have some new strategy for
us; we were prepared to face anything and make
adjustments when we needed to”.
Kellen Larson, Libero United States:
“We had a few mistakes but we didn’t dwell on it
and we didn’t let it change the way we play. We
came together as a team and played the best we
could. For tomorrow we´ll bring energy,
positivity, loudness and hard work”. |
