Dominican Republic advances to semi final phase

TIJUANA, Mexico, July 8, 2010 – Dominican Republic advanced to the semifinal round of the NORCECA Women’s Junior Volleyball Championship after scoring one convincing straight-sets (25-22, 25-18, 25-22) victory over Canada on Thursday. The winners put a lot of pressure on the Canadian side with their strong and well placed serves.

One again Ana Yorkira Binet, the scoring leader of the tournament, led Dominican Republic with 17 points and now has 60 points in three matches. Candida Arias and Alicia Moreno charted 10 apiece for the winners. Meaghan Robertson topped Canada with 12 points.

“The difference today was the job by our middle players who contributed in the attack and we didn’t have to go to the corners all the time,” Dominican Republic’s Coach Wagner Pacheco said. “They played well focused and served very well.”

“Everyone contributed to the victory and played with a lot of concentration,” Dominican Captain Yennifer Ramirez said.  “I am happy about advancing to the semi finals.”