Dominicans vs Puerto Rico for AAU International Title

ORLANDO, Florida, June 27, 2018 – The Dominican Republic will meet Puerto Rico for the title on Thursday morning at the Girls’ 18 International Group of the 45th AAU National Volleyball Championships held in Orlando.

The Dominicans arrived into the final day of the round robin competition with an undefeated 6-0 win-loss record and went on to defeat Brazil 2-0 (25-17, 25-23) and Australia also 2-0 (25-7 25-12) to finish with an unblemished mark.

Erika Asencio and Natalia Martinez contributed with the heaviest load of the Dominican offense with 9 and 8 points, respectively, against Brazil.

Yanlis Feliz had 7 points for the Dominican Republic while Asencio and Flormarie Colon each chipped in with 5 points against Australia.

Meanwhile, Puerto Rico finished second in the pool with a 7-1 record following their victories over Colombia (Sport Voyager) 2-0 (25-17, 25-12) and Slovenia 2-0 (25-14, 25-13).

Brazil concluded in third place with a 6-2 mark after winning two matches on Wednesday against Australia 2-0 (25-10, 25-12) and over Colombia (Pony’s Club) 2-0 (25-16, 25-15). The Brazilians will play China in the consolation round.

As the top ranked team of the International Group will face the top ranked team of the United States Group for the overall title of the age-group division on Thursday.