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Costa Rica returns to throne at AFECAVOL U20

 

   

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, December 13, 2015 – Costa Rica relied on defense and concentration to defeat Guatemala 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20) to claim the title at the XVI Women’s U20 Central American Championship.

 

Costa Rica returns to the throne occupied by Guatemala since 2011 and now has 8 gold medals overall to four by the Guatemalans, who now have four silver medals.

 

Edya Espinoza was the top scorers for the new monarchs with 22 points followed by Isla Johnson and Allison Font, with 13 and 11 points. Guatemala’s captain Maria Renee García finished with 25 points, her top production in the tournament, and Sofia Gordillo had 11.

 

The match was pretty even, with Guatemala dominating the attack 46-42 and 6-5 in the blocking category, but Costa Rica was better in serves 10-3. The winners took advantage of 41 points from opponents’ errors while committing 30.

 

The final ranking was as follows: 1- Costa Rica, 2- Guatemala,  3- Honduras, 4- El Salvador, 5- Belize, 6- Nicaragua, 7- Panamá.