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March
23,
2013
Mexican Isiordia named MVP of U-20 Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, March 23, 2013 – Mexican Alejandra Isiordia,
captain of the champion team at the U-20 Women’s Pan American
Cup, was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the competition
held at Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva in Havana.
Isiordia, the tallest player of her team, was a decisive factor
in the Mexican.
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March
23,
2013
Mexico grabs gold medal at U-20 Pan Am Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, March 23, 2013 – Mexico was crowned champions of
the U-20 Women' U-20 Pan American Cup after a 3-1 (25-23, 25-23,
14-25, 25-15) victory over Dominican Republic at Coliseo de
Ciudad Deportiva in Havana on Saturday.
Alejandra Isiordia capped an overall outstanding performance
contributing 26 points.
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March
23,
2013
Colombia
won
bronze medal
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 23,
2013
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Colombia
defeated Peru
in three sets
(25-22,
25-16,25-21)
to win
the bronze medal
in the
U20
Women's Pan
American
Cup.
The Colombians
were better
in attack
points
(35-30),
blocks (11-7)
and service winners
(6-2).
Melissa
Reid
(13),
Danna
Escobar
(11)
and Yvonne
Montano
(10)
were
the best
for
Colombia
while
Peruvians Andrea
Urrutia
and Angela
Leyva
each had 8 points.
The Brazilian
Mauro
Marasciulo.
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March
23,
2013
Puerto Rico
sweeps Cuba for
fifth place
HAVANA, Cuba, March
23, 2013 - Puerto Rico defated Cuba for the second time in the
competition on Saturday to claim fifth place in the Women's U-20
Pan American Cup after victory in straight sets 26-24, 25-21,
25-23. Although this time with more resistance from the local
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March
23,
2013
Chile
defeats Costa Rica for seventh place
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 23, 2013 - Chile
defeated Costa Rica
in consecutive sets (25-20,
26-24, 25-10) to
secure the seventh place in the
Women's U-20 Pan
American Cup that
concludes on Sunday
at Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva.
Catalina
Melo (21
points) and
Lucia Lozano
(15) led
the attack of
the South Americans,
who faced some difficulties in the
first two sets but
dominated with their
serves in the third set.
Costa Rica’s Daniela
Vargas (9).
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March
22,
2013
Mexico
advances to play
for gold
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 22, 2013
- Mexico
claimed the victory
following four
disputed sets with Peru
(23-25,
25-21, 25-22, 25-19) and will
play against Dominican Republic for the
gold medal of the U-20 Women's Pan American
Cup at the
Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva in Havana on Saturday.
The serves and the strong defense.
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March
22,
2013
Dominicans
overcame Colombia to
dispute the gold
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 22, 2013
- Dominican Republic defeated
Colombia in a close
match 3-1 (25-22,
25-21, 20-25, 25-16)
in one hour and 48 minutes and
now will battle for the gold medal of the U-20 Women’s Pan
American Cup on Saturday.
In
the fourth set, the
Dominicans arrived to the first
technical.
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March
22,
2013
Puerto Rico
crushes Costa Rica
and will play for
fifth
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 22, 2013.
- Puerto Rico
cruised easily
for 59 minutes to
crush Costa Rica 3-0
(25-10, 25-4, 25-18)
and now will face
Cuba for the fifth
place of the U-20 Women’s Pan American
Cup.
The
Puerto Rican captain
Daly Santana,
stood out with
their serves and
froze to Costa
Rica with 11
aces en route to
21 points as
the top scorer of the
game. Pilar
Victoria added 11.
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March
22,
2013
Cuba
beat Chile to battle
for fifth place
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 22, 2013
- Chile easily
defeated Cuba
3-0 (25-18, 25-19,
25-13) in 66 minutes
on Saturday to
dispute the fifth place or the Women’s
U-20 Pan American Cup.
The
home team devastated
its opponent
with strong and
effective serves
to dominate the game
from start to finish
with an outstanding work by
Meliza Vargas
with 15 points
followed by Sulian
Matienzo with 13.
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March
21,
2013
Peru edges Puerto Rico in five-set thriller
HAVANA, Cuba, March 21, 2013 – Peru won a thrilling match of
five sets over Puerto Rico by scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-15,
19-25, 15-13) to advance to the semifinals of the U-20 Women’s
Pan American Cup.
It was the first victory for the South Americans in the
tournament after going down with a 0-3 win-loss record. More Español
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March
21,
2013
Colombia
dominates Cuba in route to
semifinals
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 21, 2013.
– Colombia defeated
Cuba 3-1 (25-16,
25-21, 27-29, 25-13)
and advanced to the semifinals of the
Women's U-20 Pan American
Cup that concludes
on Saturday at Coliseo Ciudad Deportiva.
The
South Americans, who
had superiority
in the attack and the
serve, were led by
Maria Martinez's offense
with 23 points,
escorted by Danna
Escobar (18) and
Dianna Arrechea
(11). Cuba
had youngster Meliza
Vargas. More Español
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March
20,
2013
Puerto Rico
wins ticket to Czech Republic
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 20, 2013
- Puerto Rico
clinched the last berth
to the FIVB Women’s Junior
World Championship in
Czech Republic
by defeating Cuba
in straight sets
(25-23, 25-19, 25-18)
to conclude as leader of Pool B at the
U-20 Pan American Cup on Wednesday.
It was a
smooth victory
for the
Puerto Ricans where
Daly Santana
excelled with 14 points while the
Cuban Sulian
Matienzo had 12. More Español
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March
20,
2013
Mexico
tops Pool A into semifinals
HAVANA, Cuba, March 20, 2013 - Mexico defeated Peru
in three sets (25-18,
25-12, 28-26) and advanced undefeated
to the Friday’s semifinals
as leader of the Pool
A of the U-20
Women’s Pan American Cup.
In
their third victory
the Mexicans dominated
in all departments to
beat the
Peruvians in attack, block
and service.
Only
in the third set the
Mexicans lost their
concentration, and
the pupils of Natalia
Malaga tied the score
until point 26. More Español
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March
20,
2013
Chile
sinks Costa Rica to the basement
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 20, 2013
- Chile beat
Costa Rica in
straight sets (25-15, 25-16,
25-12) to secure third
place in Pool B of
the U-20 Women’s Pan American Cup,
which groups the
candidates to the only
ticket still
available for the World Championship
at Czech
Republic, in June.
The South Americans
had few problems to
beat the Central Americans,
who by his own
coach Eladio
Vargas arrived at
the tournament with
only six weeks of
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March
20,
2013
Dominicans
beat Colombia
to reach semifinals
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 20, 2013.
- Dominican Republic
scored its second win
by defeating Colombia
3-1 (25-10, 20-25,
25-17, 25-23) to
secured a place in
the semifinal of the U-20 Women’s Pan American
Cup at Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum on Wednesday.
The Dominicans
won with excellent
blocking and making
the most of the erratic serves
wrong of
their opponents, who
exhibited a good run of
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March
19,
2013
Cuba
and
Puerto Rico to decide ticket to Brno
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 19, 2013
- Cuba beat
Chile in consecutive frames
(25-20, 25-20, 25-22)
to collect its second triumph in Pool B of the U-20 Women’s Pan
American Cup on Tuesday.
The victory
sent to Cuba
to a battle with
Puerto Rico in a clash
on Wednesday to
decide who gets the ticket
to the World Championship
in Brno,
Czech Republic.
Despite their
failures in
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March
19,
2013
Second victory for Puerto Rico
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 19, 2013
- Puerto Rico
grabbed its second win by
easily defeating
Costa Rica in
straight sets (25-9, 25-5,
25-11) on Tuesday in
Group B of the
Women's U-20 Pan American Cup.
In
the match that lasted
just 61 minutes,
Daly Santana
and Pilar Victoria
were the top scorers
for the winners with
17 and 11 points
respectively.
Eladio
Vargas, coach of
Costa Rica, said
that in six weeks
you can’t achieve the
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March
19,
2013
Mexico
overcomes
Dominican Republic
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 19,
2013.
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Mexico achieved an
important victory
over Dominican
Republic
in four sets
(19-25,
25-21, 25-21, 25-15)
in Pool
A of
the Women's U-20
Pan American
Cup on Tuesday.
The Dominicans dominated
in the first set
but failed
serves
at key moments,
while
the
Mexican
caused
cracks in
their reception
which allowed.
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March
19,
2013
Colombia
achieves first
victory against Peru
HAVANA, Cuba, March 19, 2013 – Colombia equalized its win-loss
record at 1-1 by defeating Peru 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 25-21)
in the second round of Group A of the U-20 Women's Pan American
Cup. The losers are 0-2. The biggest damage was produced by the
attack of Diana Arrechea Diana (22) and Mary Martinez (20) to
prevail in tough contested game that extended to almost two
hours. More Español
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March
18,
2013
Easy
win for Cuba over
Costa Rica
HAVANA, Cuba, March 18, 2013
- Cuba beat
Costa Rica 3-0 (25-14,
25-13, 25-19) in Group
B to the start
with an important
step in their quest
to qualify for the
world in that category.
It was evident the
physical superiority
and technical-tactical of the home team,
mainly because of its
attack, with few
actions in
the net
and could not do
damage with their services. More Español
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March
18,
2013
Dominican Republic
comfortably wins over
Peru
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 18, 2013
- Dominican Republic
was far superior than
Peru and claimed a
victory in consecutive sets
(25-20, 25-16 and
25-13) in opening day of Pool A the
U-20 Women's Pan American
Cup, which
groups teams already
qualified for the World Championship in
Czech Republic
next June.
The
youngsters showed a lot of personality
on the court despite
his limited experience. More Español
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March
18,
2013
Mexico
beat Colombia
in straight sets
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 18, 2013.
- Mexico
stopped a reaction of
Colombia in the third
set and clamed a victory
in straight sets
(25-22, 25-20, 30-28) in Group
A of
the Women’s U-20 Volleyball Pan American Cup.
The
top scorer of the
game was the
Mexican Alejandra
Isiordia with 19,
followed by Lisbeth
Sainz with 14. More Español
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March
18,
2013
Puerto Rico
rallies to beat
Chile
HAVANA,
Cuba, March 18, 2013
- Puerto Rico
came from behind to beat
Chile in five sets
and scored an opening day victory
in Pool
B of Women's U-20 Pan
American Cup.
The South Americans
dominated the first
two sets, but the
Puerto Rican
team-effort, led by
their captain Daly
Santana, who finished
with 27 points,
and the response of
the bench led them
to the victory 22-25,
24-26, 25-21, 25 -16
and 15-13.
The
young coach Carlos
Cruz. More Español
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March
18,
2013
Eight teams compete in Havana at U-20 Pan Am Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, March 18, 2013 – The U-20 Women’s Pan American Cup
is set to begin at Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum on Monday with four
teams battling for one last vacancy to the age-group FIVB World
Championship and four others continuing with their preparations
for the event to take place in the Czech Republic. More Español
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March
14,
2013
U-20 Pan Am Cup in Havana next Monday
HAVANA, Cuba, March 14, 2013 – The Women’s U-20 Pan American
Cup, where one last ticket to the FIVB Junior World Championship
is available, will take place at Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum from
March 18 to 23.
Four teams already qualified to the world event in Czech
Republic next June –Colombia, Peru, Dominican Republic and
Mexico- are grouped in Pool A while the non-qualified Chile,
Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and hosts Cuba compose Pool B. More Español
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