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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, April 23, 2015 – Costa Rica
defeated Nicaragua 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-20) in a match between
Central American teams who entered the match winless at the U20
Women’s Pan American Cup in Santo Domingo.
These two teams will meet again on Friday for the fifth position
of the six-team tournament.
Tania Carazo and Tatiana Sayles were the best scorers for Costa
Rica with 12 and 11 points, respectively, while Allison Font
added 10. Ericka Conto and Eugenia Sequeira each had 11 points
for Nicaragua.
The Costa Ricans outscored their opponents in attacks (33-27)
while the Nicaraguans held slight advantages in blocks (6-5) and
aces (9-7). The winners gave away 22 points with unforced errors
to 30 by the defeated side.
“We had some bad moments when allowed Nicaragua to narrow the
margin but we kept the concentration in the crucial moments,”
the Costa Rican Sayles said.
“Tomorrow we need to work on avoiding those mental lapses at the
end of the sets,” the Nicaraguan Sequeiras said.
“The important thing is that our team finally got a victory,”
Costa Rican coach Andres Lopez said. “The real match is tomorrow
but winning today is good for their confidence. We are the
rivals from Central America so the matches between Nicaragua and
Costa Rica are always important for both teams.”
“The problems of our girls is the anxiety and the lack of
concentration in the crucial moments,” Nicaraguan coach Claudia
Noguera said. “But we will see them tomorrow again in the most
important match.” |
