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Ponce claims second victory in quarterfinals

 

   

PONCE, Puerto Rico, April 9, 2015 – Ponce claimed its second victory in as many tries at the Puerto Rican Women’s League quarterfinals Series B by defeating Cataño 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16) at Salvador Dijols Gymnasium on Wednesday.

 

Ponce held a 10-6 advantage in the blocking category and also led in serving aces 5-2.

 

Haley Eckerman and Kelsey Robinson scored 24 and 20 points, respectively, to spearhead the winning offense while Legna Hernandez and Jetzabel del Valle contributed 14 and 11 in the victory.

 

Kristy Jaeckel led the defeated side with 17 points, followed by Shirley Ferrer and Tatiana Encarnacion with 16 and 10 points, respectively.

 

In the opening match of Series A, Caguas scored a straight-set (25-16, 25-13, 25-22) victory over Carolina.

 

Puerto Ricans Karina Ocasio and Stephanie Enright each had 17 points to lead the winners while Jessica Jones added 11 points. Rachel Kidder tallied 11 points in the losing cause.