Chile beat Guatemala to reach the quarterfinals

LIMA, Peru, August 16, 2018 - Chile ended the losing streak and got its first triumph at the Manuel Bonilla Coliseum in Miraflores after defeating the Guatemala team 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-19) in his last match of Pool A of the IV U23 Pan American Cup.

The Chileans achieved their qualification to the quarterfinals controlling the match from the serving area, marking a huge advantage in the fundament of service 14 to 1, also doubled their opponent in attacks (39-17) and blocking (5-2).

Beatriz Novoa and opposite Maike Bertens were the top scorers for Chile with 16 and 10 points, respectively. The best for Guatemala was Maria Garcia with 6 points.

The top scorer of Chile, Beatriz Novoa: "We knew that this match was key to be able to continue in the competition. I think that in the matches with Peru and Cuba we played a good game and today we are finally happy to have achieved the goal.

The top scorer of Guatemala, María García: "This Cup serves us a lot of experience because it allows us to play with South American teams like Chile, on Saturday we will go out with everything to stay with the victory, we know we have to learn to control the pressure because the concentration will be a key to be able to win."