Argentina resets itself quickly in victory over Bahamas

GATINEAU, Canada, June 14, 2011 - Argentina clinched a playoff berth on Tuesday at the Pan Am Cup men’s volleyball tournament following a 25-20, 25-16, 25-9 victory over the Bahamas in Pool C on Tuesday.

The Argentineans improved their record to two wins and no losses while the Bahamas, making its Pan Am Cup debut, dropped to 0-2. Argentina needed to press the reset button after a slow start to the match.

Federico Franetovich led Argentina with 12 points while Federico Martina added 11. Top scorers for Bahamas were team captain Renaldo Knowles with 11 and Byron Ferguson with eight.

‘’Bahamas plays a different system from us,’’ said Argentina’s head coach Juan Manuel Cichello.  ‘’I was upset about our start but we made the necessary adjustments to play our game.  We made the playoffs and that was our goal coming into this tournament.’’

‘’We played better than in our first match,’’ said Argentina’s captain Juan Ignacio Finoli.  ‘’We were tougher.’’

‘’We have some talented players,’’ added Bahamas’ head coach Raymond Wilson.  ‘’At this level you have to also be resilient and have consistency.’’

‘’We started alright but coming down to the end of the match we made some simple mistakes,’’ said Knowles.  ‘’That just took us out.’’