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MIAMI, Florida, June 29, 2009.- Brazil defeated
Trinidad and Tobago in straight sets 25-11,
25-14, 25-9 to tie with Dominican Republic for
first place in Pool B of the Eighth Women’s Pan
American Cup. The winner of Tuesday’s match
between these two teams will decide the winner
of the group and the automatic ticket to the
semi final round.
Brazil (3-0) out-blocked its opponent 13-2
during the match which lasted 57 minutes.
Caroline Gattaz led Brazil with 13 points,
including six blocks and Adenizia Silva added 11
with three blocks. Regiane Bidias, Joyce Da
Silva and Welissa Gonzaga each contributed 9
points to the victory.
“Tomorrow’s game against Dominican Republic will
be an important one to decide the group”, said
Roberto Guimaraes, the Brazilian coach. “They
always play strong against us with good serves
and good blocking. It should be a very an
interesting match.”
“I am very happy about playing against Brazil
and scoring many points,” said Nicholson Drakes,
the coach of Trinidad and Tobago. “I am very
proud of their great effort and I hope they can
learn from this experience.” |
