Honduras will play for the fifth after win over Barbados

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. August 31, 2018 - Honduras relied on its main weapon the service and with 18 aces won 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-16) over Barbados and will play tomorrow for the fifth place of the NORCECA Continental Championship U18 women's against Costa Rica.

Rocío Durón with 14 and Andrea Aceituno with 12, were the best scorers for Honduras, and for Barbados, Tennelie Chapman was 12. Aceituno got 8 "aces", while Isabella Rosa contributed six for the locals.

Honduras made the difference with the service (18-4) and in the attack (23-20), in addition to Barbados committed 31 unforced errors, by 15 of the Honduran. Barbados was better in blocking (7-3).

Nathaly Pérez, captain of Honduras: "I told my teammates, I told them we do not have to enter the court with fear, although the other team is superior, that we are in our country, we are in our court, with our public" .

"We have been training for more than a year, we have to play with confidence because of what we have worked in. Despite my injury it was not possible to play, but I am always with them and I am totally ready for any advice."

Osiel Vasquez, coach of Honduras: "We are in the second phase of the competition and tomorrow", for the fifth place against Costa Rica which is the potential of Central America, where we think it is a good match, very demanding for the teams and we will try to obtain the victory ".

"The Costa Rican team is tall, well organized and with good reception, attack well directed, but treatable to do the best possible".

Anthazia Mason, Barbados coach: "As you said it is a young team, it needs more games, it has been a great experience to be here because it is its first international competition, I am very happy with what I have done with my times with little time and few warm-ups, playing these gives us motivation to keep working ".